Dead Ink Books
@deadinkbooks.bsky.social
Independent publisher of bold new fiction and non-fiction, based in Liverpool
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Wouldst thou step across the threshold, and dwell where walls do whisper and shadows keep their counsel?
These pages do not comfort. Ten voices, dark and diabolical, do bid thee enter… and once thou art inside, thou shalt not depart unchanged.
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These pages do not comfort. Ten voices, dark and diabolical, do bid thee enter… and once thou art inside, thou shalt not depart unchanged.
deadinkbooks.com/product/unqu...
October 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Wouldst thou step across the threshold, and dwell where walls do whisper and shadows keep their counsel?
These pages do not comfort. Ten voices, dark and diabolical, do bid thee enter… and once thou art inside, thou shalt not depart unchanged.
deadinkbooks.com/product/unqu...
These pages do not comfort. Ten voices, dark and diabolical, do bid thee enter… and once thou art inside, thou shalt not depart unchanged.
deadinkbooks.com/product/unqu...
Happy publication day to this wild, punkish, narcotic-fuelled trip of a novel!
Big Time is a riotous delight from start to finish with an ending that made me say, out loud, "that was DIABOLICAL" [complimentary]. I cannot WAIT for you lot to get your hands on it.
Big Time is a riotous delight from start to finish with an ending that made me say, out loud, "that was DIABOLICAL" [complimentary]. I cannot WAIT for you lot to get your hands on it.
September 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy publication day to this wild, punkish, narcotic-fuelled trip of a novel!
Big Time is a riotous delight from start to finish with an ending that made me say, out loud, "that was DIABOLICAL" [complimentary]. I cannot WAIT for you lot to get your hands on it.
Big Time is a riotous delight from start to finish with an ending that made me say, out loud, "that was DIABOLICAL" [complimentary]. I cannot WAIT for you lot to get your hands on it.
Hey up, that's our Matt Greene! Come to visit us in Liverpool for our general charm and stimulating conversation, but also to sign a great big pile of The Definitions for our Patreon subscribers.
It's such a delicious, wickedly clever little book. Cannot WAIT for you to read it!
It's such a delicious, wickedly clever little book. Cannot WAIT for you to read it!
September 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hey up, that's our Matt Greene! Come to visit us in Liverpool for our general charm and stimulating conversation, but also to sign a great big pile of The Definitions for our Patreon subscribers.
It's such a delicious, wickedly clever little book. Cannot WAIT for you to read it!
It's such a delicious, wickedly clever little book. Cannot WAIT for you to read it!
A BEAST SLINKS TOWARDS BEIJING 🐇 by Alice Evelyn Yang is coming 19.02.26 and is available to pre-order now!
A dark, magical realist family saga of war and revolution told amidst stunningly rendered folklore, this is a completely unforgettable debut novel.
Cover 🎨 Luke Bird & Cindy Luan
A dark, magical realist family saga of war and revolution told amidst stunningly rendered folklore, this is a completely unforgettable debut novel.
Cover 🎨 Luke Bird & Cindy Luan
August 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A BEAST SLINKS TOWARDS BEIJING 🐇 by Alice Evelyn Yang is coming 19.02.26 and is available to pre-order now!
A dark, magical realist family saga of war and revolution told amidst stunningly rendered folklore, this is a completely unforgettable debut novel.
Cover 🎨 Luke Bird & Cindy Luan
A dark, magical realist family saga of war and revolution told amidst stunningly rendered folklore, this is a completely unforgettable debut novel.
Cover 🎨 Luke Bird & Cindy Luan
Introducing the next title under our new imprint Outsider Classics — Gillian Freeman's THE LEATHER BOYS 🏍️
A novel originally published in 1962 that played a key part in liberalising British society's regard of homosexuality, about queer, working class lads and motorcycle gangs.
Cover 🎨 Luke Bird
A novel originally published in 1962 that played a key part in liberalising British society's regard of homosexuality, about queer, working class lads and motorcycle gangs.
Cover 🎨 Luke Bird
August 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Introducing the next title under our new imprint Outsider Classics — Gillian Freeman's THE LEATHER BOYS 🏍️
A novel originally published in 1962 that played a key part in liberalising British society's regard of homosexuality, about queer, working class lads and motorcycle gangs.
Cover 🎨 Luke Bird
A novel originally published in 1962 that played a key part in liberalising British society's regard of homosexuality, about queer, working class lads and motorcycle gangs.
Cover 🎨 Luke Bird
Available to pre-order now! Our first title on Outsider Classics, Jan Kerouac's semi-autobiographical novel BABY DRIVER 📚
Jan lived a spirited and colourful but tragically short life. We're publishing Baby Driver to keep her legacy and her story, both of which she defined on her own terms, alive.
Jan lived a spirited and colourful but tragically short life. We're publishing Baby Driver to keep her legacy and her story, both of which she defined on her own terms, alive.
August 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Available to pre-order now! Our first title on Outsider Classics, Jan Kerouac's semi-autobiographical novel BABY DRIVER 📚
Jan lived a spirited and colourful but tragically short life. We're publishing Baby Driver to keep her legacy and her story, both of which she defined on her own terms, alive.
Jan lived a spirited and colourful but tragically short life. We're publishing Baby Driver to keep her legacy and her story, both of which she defined on her own terms, alive.
Happy Publication Day to Tess Sharpe and NO BODY, NO CRIME! 🥳 🎉
It's been a real delight seeing this sapphic, heart-pounding riot of a thriller find its readers and I can't wait to see her out in the wild.
It's been a real delight seeing this sapphic, heart-pounding riot of a thriller find its readers and I can't wait to see her out in the wild.
August 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Happy Publication Day to Tess Sharpe and NO BODY, NO CRIME! 🥳 🎉
It's been a real delight seeing this sapphic, heart-pounding riot of a thriller find its readers and I can't wait to see her out in the wild.
It's been a real delight seeing this sapphic, heart-pounding riot of a thriller find its readers and I can't wait to see her out in the wild.
We've been sitting on a secret...
Delighted to announce our brand-new imprint, Outsider Classics 📚 Books for readers pursuing stories fallen by the wayside, from the voices history left in the margins.
Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/news/dead-in...
Delighted to announce our brand-new imprint, Outsider Classics 📚 Books for readers pursuing stories fallen by the wayside, from the voices history left in the margins.
Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/news/dead-in...
August 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We've been sitting on a secret...
Delighted to announce our brand-new imprint, Outsider Classics 📚 Books for readers pursuing stories fallen by the wayside, from the voices history left in the margins.
Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/news/dead-in...
Delighted to announce our brand-new imprint, Outsider Classics 📚 Books for readers pursuing stories fallen by the wayside, from the voices history left in the margins.
Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/news/dead-in...
As if having cigarette butts manifest on her tongue and grotesque creatures lurking beneath her bed wasn't enough, Madeline Carroll is thrust into the centre of an ongoing murder investigation...
CHOKING HAZARDS by Michael Sellars, coming 2027
Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/rights/dead-...
CHOKING HAZARDS by Michael Sellars, coming 2027
Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/rights/dead-...
August 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
As if having cigarette butts manifest on her tongue and grotesque creatures lurking beneath her bed wasn't enough, Madeline Carroll is thrust into the centre of an ongoing murder investigation...
CHOKING HAZARDS by Michael Sellars, coming 2027
Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/rights/dead-...
CHOKING HAZARDS by Michael Sellars, coming 2027
Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/rights/dead-...
As if reading Lost in the Garden wasn't enough of a feverish, all-encompassing experience as it was — author Adam S. Leslie has orchestrated a soundtrack made to be paired with the book 🌸
Listen here! 🎶 berlinhorse.bandcamp.com/album/lost-i...
Listen here! 🎶 berlinhorse.bandcamp.com/album/lost-i...
July 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
As if reading Lost in the Garden wasn't enough of a feverish, all-encompassing experience as it was — author Adam S. Leslie has orchestrated a soundtrack made to be paired with the book 🌸
Listen here! 🎶 berlinhorse.bandcamp.com/album/lost-i...
Listen here! 🎶 berlinhorse.bandcamp.com/album/lost-i...
Have you heard? @waterstones.bsky.social is running a summer pre-order deal where you can get 25% off upcoming titles! So if you've been waiting to pre-order your next Dead Ink book then there's no time like the present — I'll even do the hard bit, links in thread 🧵
July 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Have you heard? @waterstones.bsky.social is running a summer pre-order deal where you can get 25% off upcoming titles! So if you've been waiting to pre-order your next Dead Ink book then there's no time like the present — I'll even do the hard bit, links in thread 🧵
THE WINDHOVER 🪶 by Lorna Elcock, publishing 23 July 2026
A stunning and devastating story about one family's haunted legacy, and the vastness of what it takes to forgive and live on.
Read more and pre-order your copy here: deadinkbooks.com/product/the-...
A stunning and devastating story about one family's haunted legacy, and the vastness of what it takes to forgive and live on.
Read more and pre-order your copy here: deadinkbooks.com/product/the-...
July 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
THE WINDHOVER 🪶 by Lorna Elcock, publishing 23 July 2026
A stunning and devastating story about one family's haunted legacy, and the vastness of what it takes to forgive and live on.
Read more and pre-order your copy here: deadinkbooks.com/product/the-...
A stunning and devastating story about one family's haunted legacy, and the vastness of what it takes to forgive and live on.
Read more and pre-order your copy here: deadinkbooks.com/product/the-...
London! Don't forget to get yourself a ticket for next Wednesday - Vanessa Santos and Alison Rumfitt at @waterstones.bsky.social Tottenham Court Road. An UNREAL pairing!!
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...
July 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
London! Don't forget to get yourself a ticket for next Wednesday - Vanessa Santos and Alison Rumfitt at @waterstones.bsky.social Tottenham Court Road. An UNREAL pairing!!
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...
Fancy 50% off all our published books?
Because we're a "real" company, urgh, we've got to do some market research. So here's the deal, fill in our survey and in return we'll give you a 50% off code.
It should take like five minutes. Deal?
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Because we're a "real" company, urgh, we've got to do some market research. So here's the deal, fill in our survey and in return we'll give you a 50% off code.
It should take like five minutes. Deal?
us6.list-manage.com/survey?u=12c...
June 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Fancy 50% off all our published books?
Because we're a "real" company, urgh, we've got to do some market research. So here's the deal, fill in our survey and in return we'll give you a 50% off code.
It should take like five minutes. Deal?
us6.list-manage.com/survey?u=12c...
Because we're a "real" company, urgh, we've got to do some market research. So here's the deal, fill in our survey and in return we'll give you a 50% off code.
It should take like five minutes. Deal?
us6.list-manage.com/survey?u=12c...
It's publication day! 🥳
Happiest of releases to the haunting-est of books 👻 Congratulations to Vanessa Santos and her incredible debut fiction collection MAKE A HOME OF ME!
Available now from your favourite bookshop or direct from us:
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Happiest of releases to the haunting-est of books 👻 Congratulations to Vanessa Santos and her incredible debut fiction collection MAKE A HOME OF ME!
Available now from your favourite bookshop or direct from us:
deadinkbooks.com/product/make...
June 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It's publication day! 🥳
Happiest of releases to the haunting-est of books 👻 Congratulations to Vanessa Santos and her incredible debut fiction collection MAKE A HOME OF ME!
Available now from your favourite bookshop or direct from us:
deadinkbooks.com/product/make...
Happiest of releases to the haunting-est of books 👻 Congratulations to Vanessa Santos and her incredible debut fiction collection MAKE A HOME OF ME!
Available now from your favourite bookshop or direct from us:
deadinkbooks.com/product/make...
The Eden Book Society Kickstarter ends today. Your last chance to back 100 years of unseen horror before the vaults close for another year.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
June 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The Eden Book Society Kickstarter ends today. Your last chance to back 100 years of unseen horror before the vaults close for another year.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
The Eden Book Society archives close in 48 hours. Join now to unearth 100 years of unseen horror.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
June 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The Eden Book Society archives close in 48 hours. Join now to unearth 100 years of unseen horror.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
A very special book for this year’s spooky season in a very beautiful edition. Unquiet Guests:
Chuck Palahniuk
Grady Hendrix
Kirsty Logan
Matthew Holness
Claire Fuller
Irenosen Okojie
Will Maclean
Ally Wilkes
Clay McLeod Chapman
Alison Moore
Pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/unquiet...
Chuck Palahniuk
Grady Hendrix
Kirsty Logan
Matthew Holness
Claire Fuller
Irenosen Okojie
Will Maclean
Ally Wilkes
Clay McLeod Chapman
Alison Moore
Pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/unquiet...
June 7, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A very special book for this year’s spooky season in a very beautiful edition. Unquiet Guests:
Chuck Palahniuk
Grady Hendrix
Kirsty Logan
Matthew Holness
Claire Fuller
Irenosen Okojie
Will Maclean
Ally Wilkes
Clay McLeod Chapman
Alison Moore
Pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/unquiet...
Chuck Palahniuk
Grady Hendrix
Kirsty Logan
Matthew Holness
Claire Fuller
Irenosen Okojie
Will Maclean
Ally Wilkes
Clay McLeod Chapman
Alison Moore
Pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/unquiet...
Connie’s Ambient Reading Tape is now available as an add-on when you back the Eden Book Society. Composed by Michael Lacey, Craig Sinclair (Flower Show), and Ben Hanson Fair (Ex-Easter Island Head).
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
June 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Connie’s Ambient Reading Tape is now available as an add-on when you back the Eden Book Society. Composed by Michael Lacey, Craig Sinclair (Flower Show), and Ben Hanson Fair (Ex-Easter Island Head).
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
Incredible book news — delighted and honoured to announce that Dead Ink will be publishing A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn Yang in 2026 📚 ✨
Mythology, folklore, family, and the devastating legacy of war; add this to your wishlist IMMEDIATELY
Mythology, folklore, family, and the devastating legacy of war; add this to your wishlist IMMEDIATELY
June 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Incredible book news — delighted and honoured to announce that Dead Ink will be publishing A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn Yang in 2026 📚 ✨
Mythology, folklore, family, and the devastating legacy of war; add this to your wishlist IMMEDIATELY
Mythology, folklore, family, and the devastating legacy of war; add this to your wishlist IMMEDIATELY
The final week of the Eden Book Society begins. 7 days until the vault closes. Join the society today to unearth 100 years of unseen horror.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
#horror #horrorbooks #edenbooksociety
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
#horror #horrorbooks #edenbooksociety
June 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The final week of the Eden Book Society begins. 7 days until the vault closes. Join the society today to unearth 100 years of unseen horror.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
#horror #horrorbooks #edenbooksociety
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
#horror #horrorbooks #edenbooksociety
The Eden Book Society flew past the first stretch goal we set. Each new goal enables us to descend deeper into the archive. Check out our roadmap for rewards.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
#edenbooksociety #horrorbooks
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
#edenbooksociety #horrorbooks
May 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The Eden Book Society flew past the first stretch goal we set. Each new goal enables us to descend deeper into the archive. Check out our roadmap for rewards.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
#edenbooksociety #horrorbooks
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
#edenbooksociety #horrorbooks
There is always a deeper chamber. A locked drawer. A page torn out.” — Constance 'Connie' Eden, 1993
We’ve crossed the £20,000 mark. The Society thanks you — each and every one of you who stepped forward, signed your name in the ledger, and joined us in reviving this long-lost institution of horror.
We’ve crossed the £20,000 mark. The Society thanks you — each and every one of you who stepped forward, signed your name in the ledger, and joined us in reviving this long-lost institution of horror.
May 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
There is always a deeper chamber. A locked drawer. A page torn out.” — Constance 'Connie' Eden, 1993
We’ve crossed the £20,000 mark. The Society thanks you — each and every one of you who stepped forward, signed your name in the ledger, and joined us in reviving this long-lost institution of horror.
We’ve crossed the £20,000 mark. The Society thanks you — each and every one of you who stepped forward, signed your name in the ledger, and joined us in reviving this long-lost institution of horror.
The Eden Book Society just passed our £20,000 target only a week after launch. We've just added some exciting stretch goals that include an exclusive short story, embossed ex libris plates and, in a first for us, an audio drama!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
#edenbooksociety
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
#edenbooksociety
May 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The Eden Book Society just passed our £20,000 target only a week after launch. We've just added some exciting stretch goals that include an exclusive short story, embossed ex libris plates and, in a first for us, an audio drama!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
#edenbooksociety
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
#edenbooksociety
The Eden Book Society is crowdfunding on Kickstarter now — featuring Grady Hendrix John Darnielle, Alison Rumfitt, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Nina Allan, and Chikodili Emelumadu.
Unearthing 100 years of unseen horror.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
Unearthing 100 years of unseen horror.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
May 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Eden Book Society is crowdfunding on Kickstarter now — featuring Grady Hendrix John Darnielle, Alison Rumfitt, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Nina Allan, and Chikodili Emelumadu.
Unearthing 100 years of unseen horror.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
Unearthing 100 years of unseen horror.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...