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Saraband Books
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Award-winning independent publisher of distinctive, unforgettable fiction and outstanding non-fiction.

Visit our website https://saraband.net/
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Sharing this again! I've since added the @saraband-books.bsky.social book 'Peat and Whisky: The Unbreakable Bond' by Mike Billett to this list, as well as 'The Zebra and Lord Jones' by Anna Vaught (and @renardpress.com )😍
franmoldaschl.bsky.social Fran Moldaschl - When The Giants Passed Through @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · 10d
As we're coming up to Christmas 🎄 I thought I'd highlight some indie-published books 📚 that I've loved this year, in case you'd like some recommendations for gifts. 🎁

I'll tag the publisher in each one, and then list some indie bookshops at the end.

Please, please add to this 🧵
November 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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junegemmell.bsky.social
I‘m recommending Sea Marked by Linda Cracknell. Creative non-fiction by a tremendously skilled writer. I loved it. ❤️ If you love the sea, you’ll love it too. 🌊
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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The clocks have gone back, lights are twinkling, mince pies are filling supermarket aisles and Mariah is making her way up the music charts...

It’s time to launch our Christmas shop 🎄✨

saraband.net/2025/11/12/c...

#Booksky
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Christmas at Saraband 2025 - Saraband
The clocks have gone back, lights are twinkling, mince pies are filling supermarket aisles and Mariah is making her way up the music charts. It’s time to launch our Christmas shop! We have a range of ...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’

We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Country diary: The muted beauty of moth-trapping in November by Susie White

Susie's latest book, The Gardener and the Moth: Planting for Moths and Butterflies, is available to order now! Details in the link below 🦋

#booksky #naturewriting
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Country diary: The muted beauty of moth-trapping in November | Susie White
Allendale, Northumberland: It’s not too late to set the trap for some wonderful species – not least the remarkable angle shades moth
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November 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Two weeks to go! We hope to see you there - there will be lots and lots of booky goodies!
publishingscotland.bsky.social Publishing Scotland @publishingscotland.bsky.social · 17d
Announcing the Scottish Christmas Book Fair!

* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping

* All your favourite genres for adults & children

* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors

See below for who'll be there!

www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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'Beach objects in the sand begin to read like words on a page, fragments of stories ready to be pieced together.'

Read an extract from @christinariley.bsky.social’s ‘Looking Down at the Stars’ — our November Book of the Month (@saraband-books.bsky.social) www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/look...
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Happy publication day to @christinariley.bsky.social and Looking Down at the Stars ✨

Discover the wonder of marine life seen up close in these joyous and sparkling essays 🪸

Visit our blog to read a guest post by Christina!

saraband.net/2025/11/03/l...

#booksky
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Looking Down at the Stars - guest post by Christina Riley - Saraband
When I applied to be an underwater artist-in-residence at the Argyll Hope Spot my plan wasn’t to write, but to look. I’d been taking underwater photographs with various waterproof 35mm cameras, either...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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We're excited to be taking part in @publishingscotland.bsky.social's first Scottish Christmas Book Fair, with Saraband authors:

✨ Caroline Young
✨ @christinariley.bsky.social
✨ @olgawojtas.bsky.social
✨ Graeme Macrae Burnet
✨ @writercatherine.bsky.social

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Scottish Christmas Book Fair | Publishing Scotland
Publishing Scotland will host a Scottish Christmas Book Fair during Book Week Scotland. You have the chance to speak to publishers, meet authors, get your books signed, and enjoy FREE mulled wine and ...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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We are proud to announce the Jamie Normington Memorial Sponsorship

The sponsorship will be awarded to ten aspiring or established nature writers for whom the cost of entry is a bar

To qualify – on a first come first served basis – please contact christine@naturechroniclesprize.com

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Jamie Normington Memorial Sponsorship. Jamie Normington Memorial Sponsorship. Jamie Normington Memorial Sponsorship.
November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Wonderful to welcome Sue Lawrence for a flying visit - always great to catch up about next books ... and shortbread of course! Signed copies of Whispers in the Glen now on stock! @saraband-books.bsky.social #whispersintheglen #booksigning
November 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Thank you @psychologytoday.com for interviewing Francis Sanzaro about his new book The Zen of the Wild 🍃

"A wonderful guide to rewilding our hearts."

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...

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"The Zen of the Wild": Discovering the Wild Within Ourselves
A new book offers a manifesto for a new approach to connecting meaningfully with the wildness around and within us.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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We're delighted to reveal the cover and announce @dsmurray.bsky.social's forthcoming book The Loch of the Bees

Continuing his elegiac Lewis novels, Murray serves up a remarkable new work that sweeps across time from the eighth century to the present day

saraband.net/sb-title/the...

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October 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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publishingscotland.bsky.social
Announcing the Scottish Christmas Book Fair!

* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping

* All your favourite genres for adults & children

* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors

See below for who'll be there!

www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
October 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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"Underwater artist captures beautiful and rare marine life of Argyll coast" 🪸

Thank you Sally McDonald and the @sundaypost.com for this lovely feature with @christinariley.bsky.social

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Underwater artist Christina Riley captures marine life of Argyll coast
Christina Riley snorkels in shallow waters, her eyes trained on pink and yellow tinged coral reefs and an ocean floor carpeted with starfish.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Arrived home to a surprise! Looking Down at the Stars is here. I personally think it looks great but then I love the sea and coral pink. I hope you do too.

Out from @saraband-books.bsky.social on Nov 6 and available to preorder www.waterstones.com/book/looking...
October 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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We had a visit from Caroline Young, who kindly signed copies of her new book Single & Psycho, published by the nice gang at @saraband-books.bsky.social

#books #livres
Author Caroline Young holding up her new book, Single & Psycho, in the Edinburgh Bookshop Author Caroline Young signing her new book, Single & Psycho, in the Edinburgh Bookshop Author Caroline Young signing her new book, Single & Psycho, in the Edinburgh Bookshop
October 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Lovely to see an extract from Looking Down at the Stars by @christinariley.bsky.social included in the latest @booksfromscotland.bsky.social issue!

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October 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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The launch is Nov 13 at @portybooks.bsky.social, in conversation with weaver of words and light Roxani Krystalli. More events to come and if you want to plan something, get in touch.

www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/chris...

Truly can't wait to put these stars and worms into the world.
October 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Somehow Looking Down at the Stars is out in less than two weeks from @saraband-books.bsky.social. I’ve been on holiday and not promoting it much but maybe I should! It’s about my time as an underwater artist in residence in Argyll. Non fiction plus imagined realities of sea slugs and barnacles, etc.
October 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Looking for a new book this spooky season? We've got you covered for thrillers, chillers and cosy crime 🧛‍♂️

There's also a handy It Came From the Closet official film watchlist ... if you're feeling brave enough!

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October 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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A reminder of our key dates 🗓️

🍃 Entries are open now!

🍃 31st January 2026 - Closing date

🍃 1st August 2026 - Longlist

🍃 1st September 2026 - Shortlist

🍃 November 2026 - Prize-giving and book launch

For more information and how to submit, please visit our website:

naturechroniclesprize.com
Key dates to enter the 2025/26 Nature Chronicles Prize. Entries are open now and close on the 31st January 2026. 1st August 2026 longlist announced. 1st September 2026 shortlist announced. November 2026, prize-giving and book launch.
October 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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"Sea Marked by Linda Cracknell is a beguiling and inspirational book that succeeds in bringing the author's experiences to life on the page."

Thank you @undisscot.bsky.social for this lovely review 🌊

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Sea Marked: Throwing a Line to a Coastal Past by Linda Cracknell: Undiscovered Scotland Book Review
Sea Marked: Throwing a Line to a Coastal Past by Linda Cracknell: Undiscovered Scotland Book Review.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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British anthropologist and playwright Naomi Westerman will be at Caversham this Sunday, October 26 to talk about her new book of essays, Happy Death Club.

Join us at 3 pm in our new space at 262b Geary Ave. for an open discussion with Naomi about death and grief.
Event flyer: Anthropologist Naomi Westerman was studying death rituals around the world -- when her whole family died. Please join us Sunday, Oct 26 at 3 pm for the launch of her new book. 262b Geary Ave., Toronto. Naomi will be facilitating an open discussion space to talk about death and grief. Image: Cover of the book Happy Death Club: essays on death, grief and bereavement across cultures, with an illustration of a skull in a party hat. Image: Black and white headshot of Naomi Westerman
October 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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We're delighted to reveal the cover for @karenllo.bsky.social latest book, Earthworks: Land and Nature in Uncertain Times 🍃

Publishing on the 2nd April 2026, this collection is a rallying call for all who care about Earth’s future.

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#booksky #nature#conservation
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October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM