Coverstory books invites submissions for the fifth edition of our New Contexts anthology which we are aiming to publish early in the fourth quarter of 2023. The volume seeks to showcase quality contemporary poetry and fiction, and will be made available worldwide in both Paperback and ebook formats via internet retailers and on order from [...]
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New books coming soon!
Coverstory books is delighted to announce these publications for 21st May: Praise for Once Significant Others: “Sally Rooney meets Henry James” – Jim Friedman “this honest exploration of human nature helped me understand myself better” – Ann Pelletier-Topping “a story that questions the whole idea of friendship and the notion that we can ever really [...]
Spring publishing bonanza!
We are delighted to announce a Spring bonanza from Ian Gouge, the founder of Coverstory books. The culmination of a number of years' work, we are publishing: Once Significant Others - a novel An Irregular Piece of Sky - a collection of short stories Tilt - a novel not the Sonnets - a large sonnet [...]
Would you like a unique & customised book?
For a limited period, Coverstory books is offering readers the chance to purchase a unique, one-off copy of a couple of our books. Buy one, and your copy will be the only one of its kind in the world! Here's how it works. You specify the words you would like to appear on your 'special [...]
Updated edition of “The Opposite of Remembering” now available
A very slightly updated version of The Opposite of Remembering is now available from on-line retailers - Waterstones, Amazon, Barnes & Noble - and on order from bookshops. The edits are all relatively minor (the odd word here and there). If you liked At Maunston Quay, then you'll like this! Last week the author posted an extract [...]
This quarter’s newsletter now available
The second issue of our quarterly newsletter is now available. The four-page newsletter contains a general update, a look into the future, highlights three of our publications, and has a full catalogue of all our books. It comes in .pdf format and is emailed to those who have contributed to our books, competitions, anthologies etc. [...]
Facebook’s a nightmare… I’m off!
All Coverstory books posts - as well as those from my personal website - are queued to automatically be posted onto my Facebook pages. However, Facebook has not been posting these since mid-November, and I discover today that I have been blocked by Meta for apparently contravening some random and ignorant algorithmic rule. This happened [...]
Updated editions of two novels now available
Slightly updated editions of two of our novels are now available: On Parliament Hill and A Pattern of Sorts, both by Ian Gouge. These follow on from updated editions of both Secrets & Wisdom and Degrees of Separation. In the next 24-48 hours a new edition of Graeme Ryan's Valley of the Kings will also [...]
Published today! – “Degrees of Separation” by Ian Gouge
Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication of a slightly updated edition of Degrees of Separation by Ian Gouge. Degrees of Separation was first published in 2018. This new edition has been reformatted to fit our house style; and although it contains a few stylistic changes and corrections, the collection remains true to the [...]
Coming soon – “Edge & Cusp” by Richard Lister
We are delighted to announce the upcoming publication of Edge & Cusp by Richard Lister What lies beyond the familiar and tangible? In this collection Richard Lister explores what happens at life's edges. He reflects on how we respond to loss, vulnerability and hope and considers themes of perseverance and grace. Eileen Casey describes his work as 'rich in [...]
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