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British Library Publishing - bringing you the very best incredible classic literature, republished for readers new and old. Plus bold new non-fiction for everyone. 📚
Cursed shelves and ghoulish libraries... 👻
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Cursed shelves and ghoulish libraries... 👻
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
Murder in a West End boutique? 🛍️👠 Inspector Charlesworth’s on the case. This month’s Crime Classic, Death in High Heels, dives into fashion, ambition, and fatal secrets.
Available today: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-high-heels
Ed: @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
Available today: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-high-heels
Ed: @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Murder in a West End boutique? 🛍️👠 Inspector Charlesworth’s on the case. This month’s Crime Classic, Death in High Heels, dives into fashion, ambition, and fatal secrets.
Available today: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-high-heels
Ed: @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
Available today: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-high-heels
Ed: @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
Great to see our books in the Halloween window of Browser Books in Dartmouth 👻
October 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Great to see our books in the Halloween window of Browser Books in Dartmouth 👻
🗺️ Secret Maps: How they Conceal and Reveal the World, explores 600 years of cartographic intrigue, danger, and the unique thrill of seeing the world in miniature.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/secret-maps-how-they-conceal-and-reveal-the-world
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/secret-maps-how-they-conceal-and-reveal-the-world
October 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🗺️ Secret Maps: How they Conceal and Reveal the World, explores 600 years of cartographic intrigue, danger, and the unique thrill of seeing the world in miniature.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/secret-maps-how-they-conceal-and-reveal-the-world
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/secret-maps-how-they-conceal-and-reveal-the-world
🎲 From chess to Monopoly, The Philosophy of Boardgames explores the history, culture & addictive appeal of games, including ancient rituals and family favourites. It's a must-read for board gamers♟️
Shop now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-philosophy-of-board-games
Shop now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-philosophy-of-board-games
October 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🎲 From chess to Monopoly, The Philosophy of Boardgames explores the history, culture & addictive appeal of games, including ancient rituals and family favourites. It's a must-read for board gamers♟️
Shop now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-philosophy-of-board-games
Shop now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-philosophy-of-board-games
🌟 Journey through the myths and legends that shaped Britain.
Land of Mist and Magic retells stories of saints, ghosts, changelings, giants, demon dogs and everything in between.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/land-of-mist-and-magic-the-myths-and-legends-that-shaped-britain
Land of Mist and Magic retells stories of saints, ghosts, changelings, giants, demon dogs and everything in between.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/land-of-mist-and-magic-the-myths-and-legends-that-shaped-britain
October 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🌟 Journey through the myths and legends that shaped Britain.
Land of Mist and Magic retells stories of saints, ghosts, changelings, giants, demon dogs and everything in between.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/land-of-mist-and-magic-the-myths-and-legends-that-shaped-britain
Land of Mist and Magic retells stories of saints, ghosts, changelings, giants, demon dogs and everything in between.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/land-of-mist-and-magic-the-myths-and-legends-that-shaped-britain
Sneak preview just for you of the November Crime Classic! It’s Death in High Heels by Christianna Brand. Featuring a new introduction by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social, publishing 10/11. Who’s looking forward to this one?
October 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Sneak preview just for you of the November Crime Classic! It’s Death in High Heels by Christianna Brand. Featuring a new introduction by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social, publishing 10/11. Who’s looking forward to this one?
More pictures from our stand at Frankfurt Book Fair, including books about books, exhibition books, trolls, dragons… ❤️ @shedworking.bsky.social @patricialovett.bsky.social @profcarolyne.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
More pictures from our stand at Frankfurt Book Fair, including books about books, exhibition books, trolls, dragons… ❤️ @shedworking.bsky.social @patricialovett.bsky.social @profcarolyne.bsky.social
Step into a haunted Christmas... Illusions of Presence revives 15 lost tales of festive fear, Victorian séances, spectral nights & supernatural chills. A perfect spooky seasonal read, available online today.
🎁 shop.bl.uk/products/illusions-of-presence-lost-christmas-ghost-stories
🎁 shop.bl.uk/products/illusions-of-presence-lost-christmas-ghost-stories
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Step into a haunted Christmas... Illusions of Presence revives 15 lost tales of festive fear, Victorian séances, spectral nights & supernatural chills. A perfect spooky seasonal read, available online today.
🎁 shop.bl.uk/products/illusions-of-presence-lost-christmas-ghost-stories
🎁 shop.bl.uk/products/illusions-of-presence-lost-christmas-ghost-stories
Here’s the Women Writers series looking glorious at Frankfurt Book Fair! @stuckinabook.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Here’s the Women Writers series looking glorious at Frankfurt Book Fair! @stuckinabook.bsky.social
When Books go Bad dives into the messy side of book history, unveiling the chaos beyond the covers with anecdotes of publishing mishaps and stories that take a look at a whole range of book-related bad behaviour. 👀
Available online: shop.bl.uk/products/when-books-go-bad
Available online: shop.bl.uk/products/when-books-go-bad
October 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
When Books go Bad dives into the messy side of book history, unveiling the chaos beyond the covers with anecdotes of publishing mishaps and stories that take a look at a whole range of book-related bad behaviour. 👀
Available online: shop.bl.uk/products/when-books-go-bad
Available online: shop.bl.uk/products/when-books-go-bad
For all you Crime Classic fans here is our display at Frankfurt Book Fair!
October 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
For all you Crime Classic fans here is our display at Frankfurt Book Fair!
🎪 Roll up, roll up! The circus of horrors has arrived... From Aickman to Bradbury, explore sinister sideshows & dark fairgrounds in All the Fear of the Fair, the latest Tale of the Weird.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/all-the-fear-of-the-fair-uncanny-tales-of-circus-and-sideshow
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/all-the-fear-of-the-fair-uncanny-tales-of-circus-and-sideshow
October 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🎪 Roll up, roll up! The circus of horrors has arrived... From Aickman to Bradbury, explore sinister sideshows & dark fairgrounds in All the Fear of the Fair, the latest Tale of the Weird.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/all-the-fear-of-the-fair-uncanny-tales-of-circus-and-sideshow
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/all-the-fear-of-the-fair-uncanny-tales-of-circus-and-sideshow
Day 1 of Frankfurt Book Fair, here’s a picture for @johnnymains.co.uk & all our other lovely Weird editors (& all you Weird fans).
October 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Day 1 of Frankfurt Book Fair, here’s a picture for @johnnymains.co.uk & all our other lovely Weird editors (& all you Weird fans).
We are at Frankfurt Book Fair this week (6.1 C88), here is our stand before & after! More pics to follow…
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We are at Frankfurt Book Fair this week (6.1 C88), here is our stand before & after! More pics to follow…
❄️🚂 A snowbound train. An empty house. A murder.
Mystery in White, the 1930s crime novel, is back in stunning foiled hardback. It's the perfect gift for festive crime lovers.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/mystery-in-white-a-christmas-crime-story-special-edition
Mystery in White, the 1930s crime novel, is back in stunning foiled hardback. It's the perfect gift for festive crime lovers.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/mystery-in-white-a-christmas-crime-story-special-edition
October 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
❄️🚂 A snowbound train. An empty house. A murder.
Mystery in White, the 1930s crime novel, is back in stunning foiled hardback. It's the perfect gift for festive crime lovers.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/mystery-in-white-a-christmas-crime-story-special-edition
Mystery in White, the 1930s crime novel, is back in stunning foiled hardback. It's the perfect gift for festive crime lovers.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/mystery-in-white-a-christmas-crime-story-special-edition
📢 Weird Wears is here!
Custom tees, totes, hats & bags inspired by our Tales of the Weird series. Think bold prints, eerie vibes and cosmic dread. 😱
👉 shop.bl.uk/collections/weird-wear
Custom tees, totes, hats & bags inspired by our Tales of the Weird series. Think bold prints, eerie vibes and cosmic dread. 😱
👉 shop.bl.uk/collections/weird-wear
October 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
📢 Weird Wears is here!
Custom tees, totes, hats & bags inspired by our Tales of the Weird series. Think bold prints, eerie vibes and cosmic dread. 😱
👉 shop.bl.uk/collections/weird-wear
Custom tees, totes, hats & bags inspired by our Tales of the Weird series. Think bold prints, eerie vibes and cosmic dread. 😱
👉 shop.bl.uk/collections/weird-wear
🎄 Bringing together murder, mystery and Christmas cheer, this festive crime story has been republished for the first time in over 70 years. 'Death in Ambush' is the perfect winter-y read for fans of golden age crime.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-ambush-a-lost-christmas-murder-mystery
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-ambush-a-lost-christmas-murder-mystery
October 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🎄 Bringing together murder, mystery and Christmas cheer, this festive crime story has been republished for the first time in over 70 years. 'Death in Ambush' is the perfect winter-y read for fans of golden age crime.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-ambush-a-lost-christmas-murder-mystery
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-ambush-a-lost-christmas-murder-mystery
🌊 Dive into myths and folklore of the sea. Serpent, Siren, Maelstrom & Myth explores ancient stories from Polynesia to Scandinavia, alongside stunning British Library illustrations.
Out now in paperback shop.bl.uk/products/ser....
Out now in paperback shop.bl.uk/products/ser....
October 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🌊 Dive into myths and folklore of the sea. Serpent, Siren, Maelstrom & Myth explores ancient stories from Polynesia to Scandinavia, alongside stunning British Library illustrations.
Out now in paperback shop.bl.uk/products/ser....
Out now in paperback shop.bl.uk/products/ser....
Mystery in White was the cosy crime that kickstarted our Crime Classics series in 2014, becoming an instant Sunday Times bestseller. Get this dazzling special edition with new introduction by Martin Edwards.
Pre-order: shop.bl.uk/products/mystery-in-white-a-christmas-crime-story-special-edition
Pre-order: shop.bl.uk/products/mystery-in-white-a-christmas-crime-story-special-edition
September 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Mystery in White was the cosy crime that kickstarted our Crime Classics series in 2014, becoming an instant Sunday Times bestseller. Get this dazzling special edition with new introduction by Martin Edwards.
Pre-order: shop.bl.uk/products/mystery-in-white-a-christmas-crime-story-special-edition
Pre-order: shop.bl.uk/products/mystery-in-white-a-christmas-crime-story-special-edition
🎶🎷 The Philosophy of Jazz explores a vibrant music genre that has captured audiences for over a century. Explore what it means to be a jazz musician and the alchemy between audience and player, through history to the current jazz scene.
Available online today: shop.bl.uk/products/the...
Available online today: shop.bl.uk/products/the...
September 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🎶🎷 The Philosophy of Jazz explores a vibrant music genre that has captured audiences for over a century. Explore what it means to be a jazz musician and the alchemy between audience and player, through history to the current jazz scene.
Available online today: shop.bl.uk/products/the...
Available online today: shop.bl.uk/products/the...
The Tiger Skin: And Other Tales of the Uneasy is a collection of uncanny and supernatural stories by the famed literary salon hostess, writer, and feminist Violet Hunt. Available online today: shop.bl.uk/products/the...
Ed:@melissae.bsky.social
Ed:@melissae.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Tiger Skin: And Other Tales of the Uneasy is a collection of uncanny and supernatural stories by the famed literary salon hostess, writer, and feminist Violet Hunt. Available online today: shop.bl.uk/products/the...
Ed:@melissae.bsky.social
Ed:@melissae.bsky.social
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Pride and Prejudice first edition facsimile is stunning - and also out TODAY! Read Darcy and Elizabeth's story as the first ever readers would have in 1813.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Pride and Prejudice first edition facsimile is stunning - and also out TODAY! Read Darcy and Elizabeth's story as the first ever readers would have in 1813.
tinyurl.com/PridePrejudi...
tinyurl.com/PridePrejudi...
Announcing the cover for our Christmas Crime Classic, Death in Ambush: A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery. This rediscovered tale is a country-house murder with a clever mystery at its heart. Originally published in 1952, it will be an instant festive favourite.
Pre-order:🌨️ shop.bl.uk/products/dea...
Pre-order:🌨️ shop.bl.uk/products/dea...
September 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Announcing the cover for our Christmas Crime Classic, Death in Ambush: A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery. This rediscovered tale is a country-house murder with a clever mystery at its heart. Originally published in 1952, it will be an instant festive favourite.
Pre-order:🌨️ shop.bl.uk/products/dea...
Pre-order:🌨️ shop.bl.uk/products/dea...
Locked room mysteries, confounding puzzles, crimes that happen as if by magic... award-winning crime writer @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social brings together a casebook of mystifying crime fiction, from the Golden Age of Crime.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/as-...
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/as-...
September 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Locked room mysteries, confounding puzzles, crimes that happen as if by magic... award-winning crime writer @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social brings together a casebook of mystifying crime fiction, from the Golden Age of Crime.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/as-...
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/as-...