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Sarah Rose Etter’s THE BOOK OF X is out now in eBook in the UK!Twining the drama of the everyday - school-age crushes, p...
08/08/2024

Sarah Rose Etter’s THE BOOK OF X is out now in eBook in the UK!

Twining the drama of the everyday - school-age crushes, paying bills, the sickness of parents - with the surreal - rivers of thighs, men for sale, and fields of throats - Cassie’s realities alternate to create a blurred, fantastic world of haunting beauty.

Finished copies of this fearless, timely and honestly portrayal of Black motherhood have finally arrived. If this lyrica...
07/08/2024

Finished copies of this fearless, timely and honestly portrayal of Black motherhood have finally arrived. If this lyrical debut isn’t on your TBR list, what are you waiting for?

05/08/2024
Click the link in our bio and check out ’s list for the top 5 best books to read about art!
02/08/2024

Click the link in our bio and check out ’s list for the top 5 best books to read about art!

Set in an eerie coastal town where secrets don’t stay hidden for long, Bird Spotting in a Small Town is the perfect read...
01/08/2024

Set in an eerie coastal town where secrets don’t stay hidden for long, Bird Spotting in a Small Town is the perfect read for anyone wanting to be psychologically unsettled this summer.

Only 1 week until you can read THE BOOK OF X on ebook! If you’re a fan of RIPE then this sad girl surrealism will be per...
01/08/2024

Only 1 week until you can read THE BOOK OF X on ebook! If you’re a fan of RIPE then this sad girl surrealism will be perfect for you ❤️

Congratulations to Uche Okonkwo for her short story ‘Animals’ being shortlisted for this year’s Caine Prize for African ...
31/07/2024

Congratulations to Uche Okonkwo for her short story ‘Animals’ being shortlisted for this year’s Caine Prize for African Writing! We cannot wait for you all to read her short story collection and experience the mundane madness within these pages 🐊

More exciting news! SUNBURN has been longlisted for The Diverse Book Awards 🧡 We’re so glad that SUNBURN is seen as a no...
31/07/2024

More exciting news! SUNBURN has been longlisted for The Diverse Book Awards 🧡 We’re so glad that SUNBURN is seen as a novel that champions marginalised voices! Please continue to support x

You can also vote for SUNBURN in The People’s Choice Award too! The link is in our bio, so go show SUNBURN more love xx

Happy publication day to THE N**E by . This gripping, provocative and sensual debut set on a Greek Island is perfect for...
30/07/2024

Happy publication day to THE N**E by . This gripping, provocative and sensual debut set on a Greek Island is perfect for fans of Lisa Taddeo’s ANIMAL and Deborah Levy’s HOT MILK. Do yourself a favour and buy this fever-dream experience NOW!

Ahead of THE N**E’s publication,  has penned an article listing the best reads set on Greek islands! For those of you wh...
29/07/2024

Ahead of THE N**E’s publication, has penned an article listing the best reads set on Greek islands! For those of you who are looking for a Grecian getaway click the link in our bio for Lindley’s recs!

SUNBURN is on the Polari Prize longlist! We cannot stress enough how much of an honour it is to be included on the longl...
26/07/2024

SUNBURN is on the Polari Prize longlist! We cannot stress enough how much of an honour it is to be included on the longlist alongside some big titles!

The shortlist will be announced on Monday 30th September so please have your fingers crossed and wish luck!

To celebrate the publication of HOW CAN I HELP YOU, Laura Sims has written a blog post giving insight into what it’s lik...
25/07/2024

To celebrate the publication of HOW CAN I HELP YOU, Laura Sims has written a blog post giving insight into what it’s like to be a librarian and what inspired her novel! Click the link in our bio to take a look 👀

Happy pub day to HOW CAN I HELP YOU by Laura Sims! Get your copy of this razor-sharp suspense about two librarians now 💛...
25/07/2024

Happy pub day to HOW CAN I HELP YOU by Laura Sims! Get your copy of this razor-sharp suspense about two librarians now 💛

Today also marks the start of our blog tour, so go check out these bloggers and see what they think!


We’re excited to announce that James Roseman’s debut novel PLACEHOLDERS has been shortlisted for the First Novel Prize! ...
24/07/2024

We’re excited to announce that James Roseman’s debut novel PLACEHOLDERS has been shortlisted for the First Novel Prize! The winner will be announced on the 31st August 2024 so keep your fingers crossed for James!

jumping on the   train 💚 click the link in our bio for more book recs from our editor jenna x
24/07/2024

jumping on the train 💚 click the link in our bio for more book recs from our editor jenna x

Happy ebook publication day to THE N**E by ! Did you know you can read an excerpt of THE N**E on  right now? Go check it...
23/07/2024

Happy ebook publication day to THE N**E by !

Did you know you can read an excerpt of THE N**E on right now? Go check it out!

Feminist film directed by Sofia Coppola, anyone? Picture this fever dream set on a Greek island on your screens 😍       ...
19/07/2024

Feminist film directed by Sofia Coppola, anyone? Picture this fever dream set on a Greek island on your screens 😍

Definitely the most Gen Z post we’ve done to date! But what pop girl are you dancing to this summer?
18/07/2024

Definitely the most Gen Z post we’ve done to date! But what pop girl are you dancing to this summer?

Love books? Why not get 3 books and a VERVE tote bag for just £10 in our mystery bundle! Click the link for more info (U...
17/07/2024

Love books? Why not get 3 books and a VERVE tote bag for just £10 in our mystery bundle! Click the link for more info (UK delivery only) -

For just £10 including postage, we'll send you a Mystery Box with three randomly selected titles from our current publications - PLUS a treasured VERVE Books Tote bag!

Have you seen our news? We’re changing offices so we need to get rid of all our books! For just £10 (including delivery,...
17/07/2024

Have you seen our news? We’re changing offices so we need to get rid of all our books! For just £10 (including delivery, UK only) you can get 3 VERVE books. We’ll be sending out proofs and special edition copies but there’s only a limited number to grab your bundle now!

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Have you experienced this ‘nasty, spiteful book that has a soft edge’ yet? If so, do you agree with ’s review? We couldn...
16/07/2024

Have you experienced this ‘nasty, spiteful book that has a soft edge’ yet? If so, do you agree with ’s review? We couldn’t have summarised it better ourselves 🧡

‘Openly indebted to Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith, this is a terrific two-handed’ -  If you haven’t had a chanc...
15/07/2024

‘Openly indebted to Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith, this is a terrific two-handed’ -

If you haven’t had a chance to preorder HOW CAN I HELP YOU, this is your sign to do it. Don’t miss this excellent cat-and-mouse chase.

Vibrant. Vital. Valiant. Blue’s portrayal of the Black British experience is filled with a fresh honesty. If you’re a fa...
11/07/2024

Vibrant. Vital. Valiant. Blue’s portrayal of the Black British experience is filled with a fresh honesty. If you’re a fan of Queenie by Candace Carty Williams or Anna Hope’s Expectation, then THE REST OF YOU is everything you’ve been looking for and more.

09/07/2024

📻💕 Tonight's Scots Whay Hae! Show on CamGlen Radio (7-9pm) has two hours of the best music, an interview with Olivia McCosh & Cameron Robertson from artist of the week Majesty Palm, the featured EP is Fergus McNeill's - 'Johnny Blue’s Well' + books (Elle Nash - 'Deliver Me' - Verve Books), TV ('Orphans' - Channel 4), podcast (Some Laugh Podcast) & gig recommendations for the coming week. 📚📺🎙️🎶

There's also music from Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Cloud House, Alice Faye, Community Swimming Pool, Andrew Pattie, Chiara Berardelli, Frankie Miller, RememberRemember, Talking About Ray, Nightshift, Makushin, Theo Bleak ft. James Graham from The Twilight Sad, Indoor Foxes, Gurry Wurry, Katie Gregson-MacLeod, Phillip Jon Taylor, Jimmy Somerville + Bronski Beat and more...🎙🎧

Listen in live 7-9pm 👉 camglenradio.org/live and 107.9FM....or catch up later 👉 camglenradio.org/listen-again

09/07/2024

Writing about Scottish Culture so that you don't have to.

The news is out! We’re publishing our first ever short story collection with the incredible Uche Okonkwo’s debut, A KIND...
08/07/2024

The news is out! We’re publishing our first ever short story collection with the incredible Uche Okonkwo’s debut, A KIND OF MADNESS 🐊

A KIND OF MADNESS Is a searing, unflinching collection of stories set in Nigeria that explores community expectations, familial strife and the struggle for survival. These bites of mundane madness mark the arrival of an extraordinary new talent in fiction and will leave you hungering for more…

COMING JANUARY 2025

Happy Film Friday🧡 Today we’re bringing you HOW CAN I HELP YOU as a Netflix movie. What do you think? Would you give it ...
05/07/2024

Happy Film Friday🧡 Today we’re bringing you HOW CAN I HELP YOU as a Netflix movie. What do you think? Would you give it a try?

Special shoutout to for doing this really cool and fun idea first!

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 included C. Michelle Lindley’s THE N**E in their top 10 books they’re excited to read this July! With just 26 days left...
04/07/2024

included C. Michelle Lindley’s THE N**E in their top 10 books they’re excited to read this July! With just 26 days left until its pub day, make sure you have THE N**E on your tbr 👀

Did you hear that Erin McCabe is one of the beet fictional detectives around according to ? If you haven’t read this ser...
04/07/2024

Did you hear that Erin McCabe is one of the beet fictional detectives around according to ? If you haven’t read this series yet, what’re you waiting for?

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