Claret Press
@claretpress.bsky.social
An award-winning traditional indie publisher based in London. We love a great read about our shared world, about politics, people and places.
Great storytelling doesn’t just entertain, it energises
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Great storytelling doesn’t just entertain, it energises
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Claret Press
@claretpress.bsky.social
· Sep 30
Hello all!
We’re Claret Press, an indie publisher of engrossing books which engage with the issues of the day
As we believe everything is political, we publish across a wide range of genres, fiction and non-fiction
We look forward to talking about our books, literature and more with you all
We’re Claret Press, an indie publisher of engrossing books which engage with the issues of the day
As we believe everything is political, we publish across a wide range of genres, fiction and non-fiction
We look forward to talking about our books, literature and more with you all
Or they could just join the creative industry.
January 21, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Or they could just join the creative industry.
"Nostalgia is not a strategy"
January 20, 2026 at 7:51 PM
"Nostalgia is not a strategy"
Do as they say- or else.
January 20, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Do as they say- or else.
Our new overlord leaves a certain something to be desired.
January 20, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Our new overlord leaves a certain something to be desired.
January 20, 2026 at 11:21 AM
A really intense read about bubbles, AI, the creative arts, and how tech works. Highly recommended.
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:17 AM
A really intense read about bubbles, AI, the creative arts, and how tech works. Highly recommended.
The Grim Toucher. Women are familiar with him.
January 16, 2026 at 10:59 AM
The Grim Toucher. Women are familiar with him.
January 16, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Life goes on. This is a sad realisation.
I am reminded of a quote from Lenin when he examined Czarist Russia and asked, "What is to be done?"
(Lenin had rather a different response than Keillor's.)
I am reminded of a quote from Lenin when he examined Czarist Russia and asked, "What is to be done?"
(Lenin had rather a different response than Keillor's.)
Watching the world fall apart
The Column: 01.09.26
garrisonkeillor.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Life goes on. This is a sad realisation.
I am reminded of a quote from Lenin when he examined Czarist Russia and asked, "What is to be done?"
(Lenin had rather a different response than Keillor's.)
I am reminded of a quote from Lenin when he examined Czarist Russia and asked, "What is to be done?"
(Lenin had rather a different response than Keillor's.)
Working hard on our next promo campaign.
January 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Working hard on our next promo campaign.
January 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Forewarned is forearmed.
Secrets, Blurred Lines and Outright Lies: Getting Published in the 21st Century
Understanding the Dirty Underbelly of the Industry
claretpress.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Forewarned is forearmed.
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How are the Davids of publishing slaying the giants?
It's a mystery that I solve for you.
Click the link to learn more.
#indiepublishing #ampublishing #smallindiepublisher #indie
How are the Davids of publishing slaying the giants?
It's a mystery that I solve for you.
Click the link to learn more.
#indiepublishing #ampublishing #smallindiepublisher #indie
January 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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How are the Davids of publishing slaying the giants?
It's a mystery that I solve for you.
Click the link to learn more.
#indiepublishing #ampublishing #smallindiepublisher #indie
How are the Davids of publishing slaying the giants?
It's a mystery that I solve for you.
Click the link to learn more.
#indiepublishing #ampublishing #smallindiepublisher #indie
Hmmm.
Women dominate buying & engaging with books, dominate the publishing industry, dominate the bestseller lists.
Yet, men are on parity re awards and household name recognition.
It's almost as if there's a different standard being applied to male writers.
Hard to imagine that.
Women dominate buying & engaging with books, dominate the publishing industry, dominate the bestseller lists.
Yet, men are on parity re awards and household name recognition.
It's almost as if there's a different standard being applied to male writers.
Hard to imagine that.
Are men being 'pushed out of publishing'? Industry insiders discuss
Commentators are debating whether "men are being pushed out of publishing" amid discussion of groupthink, editorial turnover and the gender split of book-prize recipients.
www.thebookseller.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Hmmm.
Women dominate buying & engaging with books, dominate the publishing industry, dominate the bestseller lists.
Yet, men are on parity re awards and household name recognition.
It's almost as if there's a different standard being applied to male writers.
Hard to imagine that.
Women dominate buying & engaging with books, dominate the publishing industry, dominate the bestseller lists.
Yet, men are on parity re awards and household name recognition.
It's almost as if there's a different standard being applied to male writers.
Hard to imagine that.
It's good to start the new year with the right attitude.
January 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It's good to start the new year with the right attitude.
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Ever wonder how the Davids of publishing are slaying the Goliaths? It's about championing rather than optimising.
Read my blog to learn more. Link above.
#slayingthegiant #davidvgoliath #smallindiepublishing #indiepublishing #indie #ampublishing
Ever wonder how the Davids of publishing are slaying the Goliaths? It's about championing rather than optimising.
Read my blog to learn more. Link above.
#slayingthegiant #davidvgoliath #smallindiepublishing #indiepublishing #indie #ampublishing
January 1, 2026 at 4:40 PM
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Ever wonder how the Davids of publishing are slaying the Goliaths? It's about championing rather than optimising.
Read my blog to learn more. Link above.
#slayingthegiant #davidvgoliath #smallindiepublishing #indiepublishing #indie #ampublishing
Ever wonder how the Davids of publishing are slaying the Goliaths? It's about championing rather than optimising.
Read my blog to learn more. Link above.
#slayingthegiant #davidvgoliath #smallindiepublishing #indiepublishing #indie #ampublishing
Although Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year, after Christmas is the most dangerous time of the year.
All chocolates and cookies are on sale in Every Single Store for 80% off.
Help.
All chocolates and cookies are on sale in Every Single Store for 80% off.
Help.
December 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Although Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year, after Christmas is the most dangerous time of the year.
All chocolates and cookies are on sale in Every Single Store for 80% off.
Help.
All chocolates and cookies are on sale in Every Single Store for 80% off.
Help.
I hope you all had a lovely celebration with good food and good friends and good laughter. And also chance to relax and recover.
A post about one of the hidden gifts of being a small indie publisher: other people and their projects.
claretpress.substack.com/p/a-christma...
#gifts #indiepublisher
A post about one of the hidden gifts of being a small indie publisher: other people and their projects.
claretpress.substack.com/p/a-christma...
#gifts #indiepublisher
December 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I hope you all had a lovely celebration with good food and good friends and good laughter. And also chance to relax and recover.
A post about one of the hidden gifts of being a small indie publisher: other people and their projects.
claretpress.substack.com/p/a-christma...
#gifts #indiepublisher
A post about one of the hidden gifts of being a small indie publisher: other people and their projects.
claretpress.substack.com/p/a-christma...
#gifts #indiepublisher
"Man's got an eye for talent."
America's great again!
YouTube video by MobergsR
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Man's got an eye for talent."
Christmas came early to Claret Press!
Evening Standard's best books 2025, awarded novelist @evesmithauthor.bsky.social chose White Road:
"A compelling eco-thriller with big themes and an unforgiving icescape that’s a character in itself.”
Thank you Eve!
To buy:
www.claretpress.com/book/white-r...
Evening Standard's best books 2025, awarded novelist @evesmithauthor.bsky.social chose White Road:
"A compelling eco-thriller with big themes and an unforgiving icescape that’s a character in itself.”
Thank you Eve!
To buy:
www.claretpress.com/book/white-r...
December 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Christmas came early to Claret Press!
Evening Standard's best books 2025, awarded novelist @evesmithauthor.bsky.social chose White Road:
"A compelling eco-thriller with big themes and an unforgiving icescape that’s a character in itself.”
Thank you Eve!
To buy:
www.claretpress.com/book/white-r...
Evening Standard's best books 2025, awarded novelist @evesmithauthor.bsky.social chose White Road:
"A compelling eco-thriller with big themes and an unforgiving icescape that’s a character in itself.”
Thank you Eve!
To buy:
www.claretpress.com/book/white-r...
Fabulous work by students, tracing persistent violations of German territory. All fingers point to Russia.
Not sure why our govts aren't taking this on and responding accordingly. And why is our best intel coming from students?
Not sure why our govts aren't taking this on and responding accordingly. And why is our best intel coming from students?
They Droned Back
Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast
www.digitaldigging.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Fabulous work by students, tracing persistent violations of German territory. All fingers point to Russia.
Not sure why our govts aren't taking this on and responding accordingly. And why is our best intel coming from students?
Not sure why our govts aren't taking this on and responding accordingly. And why is our best intel coming from students?
No right to block Amazon from "reading" your books. I don't get why this isn't considered to be piracy. I don't get why the reader can't go back a few pages to remind themself of characters and plotting. #AIpiracy #bookpiracy #creativerights
Kindle's New Gen AI-Powered "Ask This Book" Feature Raises Rights Concerns - Writer Beware
In a recent press release, Amazon noted that some new features were coming to Kindle. We’re adding new AI-powered reading features that preserve the magic of reading on Kindle. Story So Far lets you c...
writerbeware.blog
December 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
No right to block Amazon from "reading" your books. I don't get why this isn't considered to be piracy. I don't get why the reader can't go back a few pages to remind themself of characters and plotting. #AIpiracy #bookpiracy #creativerights