Scribe Publications UK

24/08/2023

We're delighted to have PINK SLIME author visit some lovely London bookshops while she's in the UK this week.

Signed copies of Fernanda's striking and atmospheric novel (translated by ) are now available in store from , , , and – grab yours while stocks last!🖊️📚

If you're in Edinburgh, you can find Fernanda in conversation with Samanta Schweblin this weekend at . Click the Events link in our bio for more information.

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13/07/2023

Happy publication day to these four new gripping, dazzling, revelatory and incredible new titles out today! 🎉

📙BIRTH CANAL is 's dazzling novella that follows the interwoven stories of four women across time and locations, exploring what it means to be a woman — whoever you are, wherever you are, and whenever it is in history and time.

📘 THE DREAM BUILDERS is a brilliant, multi-perspective debut novel set across a scorching hot summer in the fictional Indian city of Hrishipur by that examines class division, the constraints of gender roles, and the history of India.

📕 From author , WOMEN WE BURIED, WOMEN WE BURNED is a piercing account of the author’s childhood in an evangelical Christian community, her escape, and her career as a reporter at the frontline of the global epidemic of violence against women.

📗 's CHAOS KINGS is a fascinating deep dive into the world of billion-dollar traders and an expose of how traders on Wall Street benefit from unexpected crises.

📚 Shop them now on uk.bookshop.org/lists/newest-titles

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13/07/2023

Introducing . . . BIRD LIFE, the follow-up to the Booker Prize-longlisted novel from author .

In Ueno Park, Tokyo, as workers and tourists gather for lunch, the pollen blows, a fountain erupts, pigeons scatter, and two women meet, changing the course of one another’s lives.

This lyrical and ambitious novel beautifully explores mental illness and what it's like to experience the world differently.

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🇬🇧 UK 9 Nov 2023: scribepublications.co.uk/bird-life

🇺🇸 US 2 Jan 2024: scribepublications.com/bird-life

🇦🇺 AU 3 Jan 2024: scribepublications.com.au/bird-life

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Cover designed by Luke Bird ()
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30/06/2023

Happy birthday to us! 🥳✨Last night we celebrated our 10th birthday here in the UK, with a whole host of friends, former colleagues, and authors. And today, we’re celebrating with you! If you’d like to win one of 10 goody bags featuring a new Scribe tote, 2 of our most exciting autumn titles, and a bar of chocolate from .
To enter, simply follow, like, and tag a friend who you chat books with!

30/06/2023

Happy birthday to us! 🥳✨Last night we celebrated our 10th birthday here in the UK with a whole host of friends, former colleagues, and authors. And today, we’re celebrating with you! If you’d like to win one of 10 goody bags featuring a new Scribe tote, 2 of our most exciting autumn titles, and a bar of chocolate from .
To enter, simply follow, like, and tag a friend who you chat books with!

11/05/2023

Happy May publication day! 🎉📚 We're thrilled to be releasing these five compelling, pertinent, and brilliant new titles out in to the world today:

📕 Featuring new material as well as fan favourites, DEAR PRUDENCE is the collected works of one of the internet’s best-loved advice columnists .

📗 ABORTION is a personal and political reflection on abortion rights by , author of I Hate Men.

📙 In RETHINKING OUR WORLD, economist Maja Göpel (trans. David Shaw) offers a radical vision for a better world, illustrating how we can leave behind our familiar ways of living to achieve a better future.

📘 THE SECRET GATE by is the incredible story of a breathtaking rescue in the frenzied final hours of the US evacuation of Afghanistan.

📔 MATER 2-10 is an epic, multi-generational tale that threads together a century of Korean history from the International Booker–longlisted author of and , Hwang Sok-yong (trans. Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae).

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10/05/2023

Join NO SEASON BUT THE SUMMER author next week on Wednesday 17 May at from 7PM for a talk and signing of her incredible new novel 🍂 ✨

Visit the Events link in our bio for tickets and more information.
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20/04/2023

GIVEAWAY! 🪴
Last week we published Miki Sakamoto's ZEN IN THE GARDEN (trans. Catherine Venner), a beautiful meditation on gardening, life and mindfulness.

ZEN IN THE GARDEN shows us that you can create zen in your life, wherever you live and whatever form your outdoor space takes and so we're thrilled to be collaborating with small space garden expert to give away a copy of this gorgeous book along with a custom calendar, a National Garden gift voucher, and a succulent terrarium!

For a chance to win, make sure you’re following and , and comment to let us know how you find zen 🌱

Please note this giveaway is open to UK residents only. Entries close Monday 24 April.

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13/04/2023

Our favourite day of the month is here – happy publication day to these four incredible new titles! 📚🎉

🌱ZEN IN THE GARDEN by Miki Sakamoto (trans. Catherine Zenner) is a beautiful book that combines the art of gardening and mindfulness, encouraging us to live a more zen life.

🧹A LITTLE GIVE is the latest instalment in Marina Benjamin's midlife trilogy which examines the domestic labour of women.

🍂Matilda Leyser's debut novel NO SEASON BUT THE SUMMER is a masterful reimagining of the Persephone myth for a world in crisis. Head to our stories to read an extract!

🔍Lynne Olson's EMPRESS OF THE NILE is the riveting true story of the female Indiana Jones: an archaeologist who survived the N***s and then saved Egypt’s ancient temples.

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27/03/2023

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE Are we free to create our own destinies or are we just part of a system beyond our control? A joyful family saga about free will, forgiveness, and how we are all interconnected. In October 1989, a set of triplets is born, and it is this moment their fath...

23/03/2023

‘The Zen consciousness tells me to embrace the day, the time, and the changes.’ 🌸🐝

Spring is finally in the air and this season we’re looking forward to publishing ZEN IN THE GARDEN, Miki Sakamoto’s beautiful book on the Japanese art of peaceful gardening, translated by Catherine Venner.

From rising early to walk barefoot on the grass each morning, to afternoons and evenings spent sipping tea in her gazebo or watching fireflies as she recalls her childhood in Japan, in ZEN IN THE GARDEN, Sakamoto shares observations from a life spent in contemplation — and cultivation — of nature.

She shows us that you can create Zen in your life, wherever you live and whatever form your outdoor space takes.

Out next month 👩‍🌾🍃

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09/03/2023

Our favourite day of the month is here! Today we're celebrating the publication of three incredible new titles:

📘BLUE HUNGER by (trans. Jamie Richards) is an electrifying novel about an all-consuming love affair set against the backdrop of Shanghai. View our stories to read an extract.

📗RECLAIM by is a groundbreaking, beautifully written book that seeks to expand the way we think about trauma and abuse.

📙TAKING SIDES is the deeply moving memoir from award-winning war correspondent turned activist Sherine Tadros.

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02/03/2023

Final copies of NO SEASON BUT THE SUMMER have landed at Scribe HQ and we can’t get over how stunning they look! 😍💫

Taking the Greek myth of Persephone and completely spinning it on its head, Matilda Leyser’s incredible debut is a novel about mothers, daughters and finding your own agency.

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Cover designed by Jo Thomson.
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01/02/2023

It’s LGBT+ History Month! 🏳️‍🌈

To celebrate, we’re giving away a bundle of these brilliant recently and soon-to-be published books that highlight the stories and experiences of the LGBTQI+ community:

MARLO by is a gorgeous historical coming-of-age story about two gay men in 1950s Australia.

FEVER by (trans. Alice Whitmore) is a bold and original debut that offers a contemporary perspective on living with HIV today.

CELLS by unspools the intimate story of his upbringing and early adulthood, the homophobic bullying he suffered at school, his struggles and triumphs as a writer, and his relationship with this mother.

MEN I TRUST is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel about the messiness of modern relationships by .

For a chance to win, make sure you’re following us, like this post, and tag a friend!

Entries close Friday 10 February. Please note the giveaway is only open to UK residents.

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05/08/2021

Have you ever considered just how much of an influence maths has on our everyday lives? From Dr Michael Brooks comes The Art of More; a fascinating journey on how mathematics shaped the world around us.

Out 9th September. Follow the link to pre-order: http://bit.ly/379alTq

30/06/2021

We are thrilled to share that Laura Jean McKay's stunning debut has been shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for science fiction book of the year. Congratulations to Laura and the entire shortlist!

24/06/2021

We're so excited to share that TWO of our remarkably powerful books have been longlisted for the The Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global Conservation! 🌍✨ Fathoms: The World in the Whale by Rebecca Giggs and The New Climate War by Michael E Mann. Congratulations to Rebecca and Michael!

The prize shortlist will be announced on August 4th and the winners' announcement will be made live on September 7th.

24/06/2021

We're absolutely thrilled to announce that Laura Jean McKay's strikingly original debut, The Animals In That Country, has been shortlisted for the The Kitschies Gold Te****le Award!

Congratulations to Laura and the entire shortlist 🎉

19/06/2021

Celebrate the start of this weekend and pop in to your local indie bookshop: https://buff.ly/2XMAFwe

25/06/2020

There's an exciting new podcast coming from BookBlast limited writing agency! Their weekly podcast series, starting in July, will champion independent publishers committed to publishing writing in translation. They’ll be chatting with Tommy Wieringa about his new book followed by an interview with former Scriber Philip Gwyn Jones, on 17 Sept.

https://bookblast.com/blog/news-the-bookblast-podcast-2020-series-bridging-the-divide/

The BookBlast® Podcast 2020 | Bridging the Divide: Translation & the Art of Empathy | 30 July to 05 November Thursday 30 July, 5 pm: A ground-breaking weekly podcast series kicks off, championing independent publishers committed to publishing writing in translation; their authors and translators; i...

25/05/2020

Copies of Extraordinary Parenting by Eloise Rickman are making their way to you now! They have been delivered to our warehouse and will be going out to retailers and customers this week. Thanks for your patience, we’re so excited for readers to get their hands on their copies and to see the response to this wonderful book ✨

https://scribepublications.co.uk/books-authors/books/extraordinary-parenting

14/05/2020

The eBook of Extraordinary Parenting by Eloise Rickman is out now! This is a warm, beautiful, accessible book, that we hope will be a huge help to parents who have unexpectedly found themselves teaching their kids from home and for those looking to make a permanent move to homeschooling. Based on years of hands-on work with parents, this book will reassure you that, whilst extraordinary times call for extraordinary parenting, you can be sure that you are up to the challenge. The paperback will be released on 25 May and is a available to preorder now 🍎

Do you want to transform your relationship with your child, engage their curiosity, and make your home the best place for them to learn?In this warm, accessible book, experienced…

27/04/2020

Some very exciting news! We are over the moon to be publishing Eloise Rickman's essential guide to homeschooling ‘Extraordinary Parenting’ next month.

The book shows parents, with comforting and practical advice, how to transform their relationships with their children and engage kids' curiosity in order to make the home the best place for them to learn. Eloise is a parent educator who works with clients around the world through online courses and coaching, and this book is based on years of research and hands-on work with parents. Extraordinary Parenting will be released in eBook on May 14 and in print on May 25, and is available for preorder now. Watch this space!

07/04/2020

'Make a list of businesses that do well – or maybe even do better – if we’re all living indoors: the delivery services, video streaming platforms, childhood education products, home fitness, and many more. Which one makes the most sense for you? Where can you help?'

Alexa Shoen, careers expert and author of shares her advice on the job hunt during Coronavirus with Stylist.

A careers coach offers her advice on how to keep aiming for your dream job during the pandemic.

02/04/2020

Some good news – we've launched a new bi-weekly newsletter called Stay at Home with Scribe. During the lockdown we'll be offering 50% off of our most helpful books, new and special content on our website, and an ebook for just £1.99. This week it's some of our best parenting and kids books. Click below for more information and to sign up.

Introducing Stay at Home with Scribe This is a stressful time for everyone, with new, unforeseen challenges. Thankfully, here at Scribe we've published tons of books…

01/04/2020

Fantastic to see Ellena Savage's debut essay collection Blueberries included in Stylist's best new books to read in April. Blueberries is published on Thursday 9 April, keep your eyes peeled!

Biographies, memoirs, fiction and more for your reading time.

18/03/2020

Wondering where to buy books from in this difficult time? The The Booksellers Association bookshop finder is what you need. An amazing resource to locate your nearest bookshop, please support them by buying online or ordering by phone https://booksellers.org.uk/bookshopsearch

The Bookseller's Association of the UK and Ireland is a trade body founded to promote retail bookselling in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It operates the National Book Token scheme in the UK and sponsors the Whitbread Award The BA represents 95% of British retail booksellers. The BA operate the Ba...

31/12/2019

How South American drug cartels created a narco-state in West Africa

We're publishing 'Pills, Powder and Smoke', an investigation into the bloody war on drugs by Antony Loewenstein on 9th Jan. Read an extract in British GQ now:

Ever since an eleven-year civil war resulted in independence in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has been stricken by poverty, organised crime and international indifference. The lack of governmental authority, plus the country’s convenient location midway between Central America and Europe, caught the eye of ...

02/12/2019

Controversial atheist to secular saint: Writing a novel about George Eliot’s life

'A biography tells a story, but is constrained by fact, give or take an interpretation or two. A novel also tells a story, but aims for truth of another kind. What happens when you put the two together?'

Kathy O'Shaughnessy writes about the making of her novel in The Irish Times

The life of novelist Marian Evans offers opportunities for drama and entertainment

18/11/2019

Why mushroom-picking is the best form of mindfulness

A beautiful piece about the magic of mushrooms and The Way Through The Woods https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/nov/17/why-mushroom-picking-is-the-best-form-of-mindfulness?CMP=share_btn_tw

From the concentration of looking for them and the care of picking them to the delight of eating them, mushroom foraging is a balm for life

08/11/2019

I lived with depression for decades – until my Asperger's diagnosis explained it all

Tom Cutler, author of Keep Clear, on why being diagnosed with Asperger's was the happiest day of his life. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/nov/08/depression-asperger-s-diagnosis-tom-cutler-keep-clear

After a lifetime of saying the wrong thing and obsessing over road signs, author Tom Cutler finally received a medical opinion that made sense

04/11/2019

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06/10/2019

‪‘They quickly went from being “our girls” – 15-year-olds who had been groomed by sophisticated predators – to “brides of jihad”.’

Read all about Azadeh Moaveni’s encounters with the girls who ran away to join ISIS in today’s Observer Magazine: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/06/how-bright-successful-british-muslim-girls-were-lured-into-joining-isis‬