Redesigned website!

Redesigned website!

We have redesigned the Coverstory books website - why not take a look? There is a new homepage.A page of Testimonials.And we've revamped the pages for our Fiction, Poetry, and Plays/Non-fiction. We hope you'll like the improvements we have made!

The New Year starts here!

Forget 1st January; it's only when the holidays end and people go back to work / school and the 9-to-5 starts in earnest that we truly get a sense of the New Year beginning. And with that, it already looks as if the first quarter is going to be very busy for Coverstory books! What [...]

Published today: “Shrapnel from a Writing Life”

Published today: “Shrapnel from a Writing Life”

Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication of Ian Gouge's latest work "Shrapnel from a Writing Life". Above all else, this is the story of a journey.Over the last thirty-seven years or so, across a number of hand-written books, I have been keeping what might be termed a record; although on reflection, even the [...]

“New Contexts: 3” – Open for Submissions

“New Contexts: 3” – Open for Submissions

Coverstory books invites submissions for a literary compendium aiming to publish in the Spring 2022. The volume - “New Contexts: 3” - seeks to showcase contemporary work, both poetry and fiction, and will be made available in both Paperback and ebook formats. The first two volumes in the series were published during 2021. Poetry: please [...]

Coming soon: “Shrapnel from a Writing Life”

Coming soon: “Shrapnel from a Writing Life”

Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication in January of Ian Gouge's latest work "Shrapnel from a Writing Life". Above all else, this is the story of a journey.Over the last thirty-seven years or so, across a number of hand-written books, I have been keeping what might be termed a record; although on reflection, [...]

Line Breaks: 2 – March 2022

Line Breaks: 2 – March 2022

We are aiming for the second issue of our on-line poetry anthology, Line Breaks, to be published in March 2022. As with Line Breaks: 1, the second collection will have its own dedicated page on this site and will be available free to read - though obviously subject to all the usual copyright rules! We [...]

Line Breaks: 1 – live today!

Line Breaks: 1 – live today!

The first issue of our on-line poetry anthology, Line Breaks, is now live on the website here. The collection, containing twenty poems from twelve poets, is available free to read - though obviously subject to all the usual copyright rules! We are delighted to have made this new work public, and hope it will be [...]

“Only Rumour Survives” – published today!

“Only Rumour Survives” – published today!

Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication of David Smith's fourth poetry collection "Only Rumour Survives". This eclectic collection sings with melancholy, humour, wistful reflection and evocative insight. Written in a concise style that makes for rare accessibility to inner meaning, this is a thought-provoking and original collection of poems. David Smith is also [...]

Contextual – a great success!

Our first 'Contextual' poetry reading, held last night, was unanimously agreed a great success! This was, of course, thanks to our super readers and the contributions of all who attended the virtual event. Our main reader was Simon French whose collection Joyriding Down Utopia Avenue was published by Coverstory books earlier this year. He was [...]

Line Breaks: 1 – publication date

Line Breaks: 1 – publication date

The first issue of our on-line poetry anthology, Line Breaks, will be published on 1st December 2021. The collection, containing twenty poems from twelve poets, will have its own dedicated page on this site and will be available free to read - though obviously subject to all the usual copyright rules! We are very much [...]