Floodlit Dreams

18/05/2024

Most football fans who grew up loving the game in the hooliganism-blighted 1970s probably experienced running from opposition fans at some point. For Shekhar Bhatia, the menacing enemy was within – the nastier, right-wing elements among fans of his own team. Taken to West Ham by his father, who ar...

18/12/2023

Football writing legend Julie Welch in conversation with Theo Delaney from the Spurs show about her new book, Double Acts

06/12/2023

SPECIAL 3 FOR 2 CHRISTMAS OFFER

Blue was the Colour by Andy Hamilton, The Homecoming by Jane Purdon and Pantomime Hero by Ian Ridley – for just £20 until Christmas (+£3.99 p&p). Big-value gift! http://football-shorts.co.uk

08/11/2023

Cover reveal! Double Acts, book four in our Football Shorts series with Floodlit Dreams, is a personal, revealing and exquisitely written account of Spurs' trademark twosomes by doyenne Julie Welch. Out 22 January. Pre-order via Amazon, Waterstones, etc.

Get your signed copy here: http://www.football-shorts.co.uk

30/06/2023

COVER REVEAL... Comedy genius Andy Hamilton's warm, witty and and wise memoir of supporting Chelsea, published in the series by Pitch Publishing and Floodlit Dreams, is out on September 25. Pre-order at Amazon, Waterstones etc, or signed copies www.football-shorts.co.uk/store

10/03/2023

Now that we've seen the cover, we're even more excited about the book! The Homecoming: The Lionesses and Beyond, by our director Jane Purdon, is out on 22 May from Floodlit Dreams with Pitch Publishing and we can't wait to read it. Pre-orders are open now at https://t.co/NHqLx6y1AB

10/03/2023

COVER REVEAL: Book two in the series with Floodlit Dreams - The Homecoming by the brilliant Jane Purdon. It's a riveting, rollercoaster of a personal story of a woman in football to mirror that of our Lionesses. Out May 22. Pre-order now: https://tinyurl.com/yuv2hjjc

09/02/2023

News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

20/10/2022

An innovative book series all about the beautiful game of football by top writers.

05/01/2022

Resolution to read more? We've got you covered.

For a limited time only, all Floodlit Dreams books are available for half price on our website.

http://floodlitdreams.com/shop

16/12/2021

Football, She Wrote is going on tour! Join us across a series of book blogs this January.

08/12/2021

seems as good a time as any to celebrate Neil Beasley's wonderful book Football's Coming Out. Neil tells honestly of the pains of growing up gay in the sport and fighting for his right to enjoy the game he loves without prejudice.

https://www.floodlitdreams.com/product/footballs-coming-out/

Being gay in football - as fan or player - is to risk the homophobia that has run through the game for years. But things are changing. Gradually a few brave professional players have come out. And someone like NEIL BEASLEY now feels able to tell his poignant and uplifting story in Football's Coming....

06/12/2021

All our titles are available for Christmas delivery through our shop. We also offer signed copies. Simply leave a note requesting a dedication in the book when purchasing. View our offering below.

floodlitdreams.com/shop

08/10/2021

We love these graphics from the National Football Museum to promote Football, She Wrote's appearance at the Football Writing Festival. Join a panel of our authors from the book on Monday 1 November.

22/09/2021

PUBLICATION DAY! is now officially released and available from all good booksellers, as well as direct from our website, floodlitdreams.com/shop. We're so proud of this groundbreaking book, and grateful to Women in Football for partnering with us.

18/09/2021

We're excited for the week ahead 🥳

https://www.floodlitdreams.com/big-week-ahead-for-floodlit-dreams/

The following week promises much excitement for us at Floodlit Dreams, starting on Monday with the Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2021. We’ll be attending the star-studded event at the Oval with our fingers crossed for Ian Ridley’s The Breath of Sadness, which is shortlisted in the Best Sports Wri...

17/09/2021

Football, She Wrote featured in the Herts Advertiser thanks to brilliant contributor Tracy Light.

A St Albans businesswoman has told the story of how St Albans City Football Club provided a welcoming sporting environment for her disabled son.

17/09/2021

We're delighted to be publishing Football, She Wrote next Wednesday in conjunction with Women in Football. Here's our follow-up pledge to .

28/07/2021

We're delighted that The Breath of Sadness by Ian Ridley has been shortlisted for the Best Sports Writing Award at the Sports Book Awards.

09/07/2021

Announcing Football, She Wrote, an anthology of women's football writing developed in collaboration with Women in Football. Pre-order available now for release on 22 September. https://www.floodlitdreams.com/football-she-wrote/.

Floodlit Dreams and Women in Football are delighted to reveal the title and cover for the forthcoming anthology of women’s football writing on which they are collaborating. The book will be called Football, She Wrote and will be published in paperback on Wednesday September 22nd, priced at £14.99...

07/05/2021

The 10 new writers for our anthology of women's football writing with Women in Football have been named.

https://www.floodlitdreams.com/top-10-named-for-womens-football-writing-anthology-2/

FLOODLIT DREAMS are delighted to announce the successful new writers whose submissions have been selected for the forthcoming anthology of women’s football writing to be published in collaboration with Women in Football. After a judging session last week, the panel chaired by the book’s editor C...