Fiction

  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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.…

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  • 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…

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  • “New Contexts: 4” – Submissions close tomorrow!

    With a deadline of tomorrow, 1st October (end of day, UK-time), Coverstory books invites submissions for a literary compendium aiming to publish in December 2022. The volume – “New Contexts: 4” – seeks to showcase contemporary work, both poetry and fiction, and will be made available in both Paperback and ebook formats. Poetry: please submit…

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  • “New Contexts: 4” – Submissions close 1st October

    With a deadline of 1st October (end of day, UK-time), Coverstory books invites submissions for a literary compendium aiming to publish in December 2022. The volume – “New Contexts: 4” – seeks to showcase contemporary work, both poetry and fiction, and will be made available in both Paperback and ebook formats. Poetry: please submit up…

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  • “New Contexts: 4” – Submissions Reminder

    With a deadline of 1st October, Coverstory books invites submissions for a literary compendium aiming to publish in December 2022. The volume – “New Contexts: 4” – seeks to showcase contemporary work, both poetry and fiction, and will be made available in both Paperback and ebook formats. Poetry: please submit up to two unpublished pieces,…

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