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Get your hands on copies of the 2nd print run of Steve's book here! 👇
bigstevepoet.bsky.social Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 11d
This Saturday afternoon, I'm gigging with @emmapurshouse.bsky.social in Wolverhampton city centre. A free gig celebrating the launch of Emma's fantastic new collection 'Unsung' and the 2nd print run of my book 'snapshots'. Great coffee and cake available too! Come along if you're in the area. 😊
A poster with two b&w images (one of Steve, one of Emma). Text reads: 'An hour of top-notch spoken word from two of the Black Country's finest. KTeas Cakes,, 4 St George's Parade, Wolverhampton. WV2 1BA. 3pm, Saturday 8th November. Free entry.'
November 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Morning, folks! It's been a while.... What have you been up to? 😊
November 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Wow. Our authors, doing what they do.
November 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Get 'em while they're hot!
bigstevepoet.bsky.social Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 17d
Whoop! The 2nd print run of 'snapshots from the fall of home' has finally been delivered (a story in itself) and is now available at @ignitebooks.bsky.social online shop. ignitebooks.co.uk/product/snap...
An image of brand-new copies of poetry book 'snapshots from the fall of home' in a cardboard box.
November 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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And that's another copy of Scrubber on its way from our online shop to a shrewd and discerning customer. You, too, can be like them. ignitebooks.co.uk/shop/ 😎
A black-and-white photo of a beared man wearing a flat cap. He is gazing into the camera. Gold text says simply: SCRUBBER
July 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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This world is yours hers, his, theirs and everyone else's too 🌈

We believe in a world where everyone’s treated fairly. Where no one is left behind. Because happiness, safety and a life free from poverty is for everyone – no matter who you are.

Find out more ➡ bit.ly/3T6cIy8
Pride rainbow colours with text in black and white that reads; “This world is for you, me, her, him, them, all of us. A fairer world includes everyone.” In the bottom right corner is the Oxfam logo.
June 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Leeds folk, this'll be worth going to...
simonprice.bsky.social Simon Price @simonprice.bsky.social · Jun 3
Is Leeds the spiritual home of Goth? If not there, then where? (Northampton? Soho? Crawley? Transylvania?) We'll be debating this and more at Leeds Lit Fest on Mon 16 Jun. Come along!

www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/goth-...
June 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Today, we're sharing the love readers have for 'Dogged' the incredible debut novel from @emmapurshouse.bsky.social. Set in Wolverhampton, focussing on two pensioners, a bingo win, and a tartan shopping trolley. Here's what readers have to say...
The front cover of 'Dogged'. A bright red background, the title 'Dogged' in black with white outline, 'Emma Purshouse' in white, and the silhouettes of two dogs lower on the cover. Black, white, and red: the colours of the Black Country flag.
May 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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A message to our author Ian Elmslie from someone who's just finished reading A Marvellous Party...

"I loved your book... I especially enjoy how you write with your heart on your sleeve... the purpose of this message is just to say thank you – your work is inspiring." ❤️
Image of the cover or A Marvellous Party. Drawing of a man in a tuxedo leaning against a grand piano, and holding a glass of champagne. Text reads 'A Marvellous Party. Ian Elmslie'
May 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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I'm late to this, but a great thread, well worth reading.
soozuk.bsky.social Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · Apr 20
🧵NOT BY ME, this is a post from someone who wants to remain anonymous but works extensively with trans people pre-transition. They were asked by someone “why do you think that’s so much [coverage of trans people] in the news at the moment?”

This was their response:
April 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Thanks to everyone who’s already visited our relaunched online bookshop, and taken advantage of the special low prices on many of our titles. We’ve a range of great books with something for everyone. Head over to buff.ly/42yaFJk and fill yer boots!
April 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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We've a new blog, about challenges and how we rise to them.
ignitebooks.co.uk/shaking-it-up/
shaking it up – Ignite Books
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April 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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And that’s a wrap. Safe journey home, everybody! 😊
ignitebooks.bsky.social Ignite Books @ignitebooks.bsky.social · Apr 12
We’re all set up at Stafford Publishers Fair in Rising Brook library. Come and see us for special offers on wonderful writing! 😊
An image of a table set up with all the Ignite titles on display
April 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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We’re all set up at Stafford Publishers Fair in Rising Brook library. Come and see us for special offers on wonderful writing! 😊
An image of a table set up with all the Ignite titles on display
April 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Thanks to everyone who bought a copy of 'snapshots from the fall of home' last night in Ludlow. It appears that @ignitebooks.bsky.social now have fewer than twenty copies left. Whoop! Want one? Just follow the link... ignitebooks.co.uk/product/snap... 😊
Snapshots from the fall… – Ignite Books
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April 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Congratulations to @emmapurshouse.bsky.social and @bigstevepoet.bsky.social on selling plenty of books last night in Ludlow when they supported @holliemcnish.bsky.social 😊
Image of the front cover of the novel 'Dogged' by Emma Purshouse. The cover is red. Text reads 'dogged' 'Emma Purshouse. There is the silhouette of two dogs. Image of the front cover of 'snapshots from the fall of home' by Steve Pottinger. A black cover, with the author's name and title in a yellow font.
April 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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This Saturday, we'll be at Stafford Publishing Fair in Risingmill Library. Come along and say hi – we'll have some special offers which won't be available anywhere else!! 😎
On a background of a row of books, text reads 'Stafford Publishing Fair. 11am: opening 11.15: welcome talk and reading from poet laureate Scarlett Ward 11.30: Mel Woodend reading 11.45: Carol Forrester reading !2pm: talk and Q&A 12.30: poets against racism collective 1.30: writer types collective 2.30: Lichfield Poets collective
April 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Gentle reminder to people who don't want writing advice: it's just advice. You don't have to take it.
April 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The Spring edition of The Blackcountryman is now out and about, and has been dropped at all the places that sell it on behalf of @blackcountrysoc.bsky.social including Dudley Canal Trust, Black Country Living Museum, the Black Country Hub at the Merry Hill Centre amongst other places.
Cover of The Blackcountryman magazine. Showing a list of articles and a photo of the tower on top of Sedgley Beacon.
April 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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I'm slightly amazed (and thoroughly delighted) to find that the memoir Ross and I worked together on is still selling, ten years on....
ignitebooks.bsky.social Ignite Books @ignitebooks.bsky.social · Mar 31
City Baby is now back in stock and on sale in our online shop!! 😎
An image of the front cover of 'City Baby' set on a green background. Text reads: 'Unmissable...fascinating...essential' Louder Than War 'Always compelling' Record Collector magazine 'Absolutely captivating' Vive le Rock on sale now at ignitebooks.co.uk
March 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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City Baby is now back in stock and on sale in our online shop!! 😎
An image of the front cover of 'City Baby' set on a green background. Text reads: 'Unmissable...fascinating...essential' Louder Than War 'Always compelling' Record Collector magazine 'Absolutely captivating' Vive le Rock on sale now at ignitebooks.co.uk
March 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Thanks to those of you who've pre-ordered a copy! ❤️
ignitebooks.bsky.social Ignite Books @ignitebooks.bsky.social · Mar 24
The re-print of City Baby will be with us by the end of the month. 😎 Want to know more? Here you go...
ignitebooks.co.uk/lucky-number...
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March 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Pre-order your copy now!! 😊
ignitebooks.bsky.social Ignite Books @ignitebooks.bsky.social · Mar 24
The re-print of City Baby will be with us by the end of the month. 😎 Want to know more? Here you go...
ignitebooks.co.uk/lucky-number...
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March 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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During the Vietnam War, a man stood outside the White House every night, for years, holding a candle in solitary protest. One night a reporter finally approached him and asked, "Sir, do you really think you are going to change the policies of this country by standing out here alone every night with a candle?" "Oh," the man is said to have replied, "I don't do this to change the country. I do this so the country won't change me."
March 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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The re-print of City Baby will be with us by the end of the month. 😎 Want to know more? Here you go...
ignitebooks.co.uk/lucky-number...
Text on a black background. Text reads Ignite Books. Ignite is in red-orange; Books in white
March 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM