"The ride may be occasionally bumpy but French has a firm grasp of his wheel. His forms are spare, pared down, and his sensuous descriptive skills and playful wit excite the ear. He has a beady eye for focussing on details that make his places and subjects become vividly present. Happiness may be rare, hard-won, [...]
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“New Contexts: 2” – Publication date confirmed
Coverstory books is delighted to confirm that its latest anthology of poetry and prose, “New Contexts: 2”, will be published on 1st October 2021. It is particularly pleasing to be able to bring together the work of forty-seven talented writers - from the UK, the USA, Australia and New Zealand - to create what is [...]
Published today! “On Parliament Hill” by Ian Gouge
Coverstory books is pleased to announce the publication of Ian Gouge's latest novel, On Parliament Hill. Her voice is a trigger; a voice which forces Neil to relive the crises and failures of his past, and which offers him the possibility of a positive new future. But before he can decide on what he wants [...]
Published today! “The Homelessness of a Child”
Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication of Ian Gouge's latest poetry collection "The Homelessness of a Child". By the time Ian Gouge went to university he had already lived in seventeen different places - houses, pre-fabs, flats, rooms of one sort or another - and all within the environs of the same two [...]
A productive four months!
It has been a very productive four months for Coverstory books with a new publication just about every four or five weeks: December: Pins and Feathers - a collection of plays by Kate MillerJanuary: New Contexts: 1 - an anthology from various authorsFebruary: She Who Sings Is Not Always Happy - a debut poetry collection [...]
Published today! “Joyriding Down Utopia Avenue”
Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication of Simon French's debut poetry collection "Joyriding Down Utopia Avenue". Praise for "Joyriding Down Utopia Avenue": Readers of Simon French’s debut collection Joyriding Down Utopia Avenue are in a for a delightfully jolt-filled, dodgem-car ride. People search for thrills, only to find them deflating into disillusionment. Yet [...]
Coming soon: “The Homelessness of a Child”
Coverstory books is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of Ian Gouge's latest poetry collection "The Homelessness of a Child". Publication date is 1st April. By the time Ian Gouge went to university he had already lived in seventeen different places - houses, pre-fabs, flats, rooms of one sort or another - and all within [...]
Published today! – “She Who Sings Is Not Always Happy”
Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication of Julia Usman's debut poetry collection "She Who Sings Is Not Always Happy". Julia was brought up on a farm in North Yorkshire and now lives in Swaledale. She has had numerous articles and poems published. After gaining an MA in Victorian Literature at the University of [...]
Publication dates!
Upcoming publications from Coverstory books: "She Who Sings Is Not Always Happy" - a debut poetry collection from Julia Usman - 28th February "Joyriding Down Utopia Avenue" - a debut poetry collection from Simon French - 14th March
Coming soon: “Joyriding Down Utopia Avenue”
Coverstory books is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of Simon French's debut poetry collection "Joyriding Down Utopia Avenue". Praise for "Joyriding Down Utopia Avenue": Readers of Simon French’s debut collection Joyriding Down Utopia Avenue are in a for a delightfully jolt-filled, dodgem-car ride. People search for thrills, only to find them deflating into disillusionment. [...]
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