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Inpress Publishers Publicity Updates Early August 2023

by Lucy Rose

General Inpress

It was great to see books from Prototype, Charco and Valley Press featured in the Bookshop.org newsletter last Friday!

Ze Books

  • The War is Here 9781736309360:
    • Featured in The New Yorker.
    • The Daily News -  Ran an online feature last week here 
    • Now Habersham - Ran an online feature today here
    • Metro - Ran a picture gallery on The War is Here online here
    • Huck - Ran a feature online here
    • The Gentleman's Journal (Romania) - Ran a feature online here
  • Twist: An American Girl 9781736309339:
    • Daily Mail Ireland - Ran an essay by Adele Bertei on Sinead O'Connor online here with a mention of Twist
    • Times Radio - Interviewed Adele on Monday 24th July. Listen online here from 00:39:04
    • The Advocate - Ran a filmed interview with Adele online here. Watch from 2:19
    • The Wire - Ran a review in their June issue here

And Other Stories

  • You Bleeding Childhood 9781913505684 has had some great coverage:
    • New Yorker, Serialisation and interview,  (US)
    • American Short Fiction, Serialisation (US)
    • Sheffield Telegraph, Serialisation (UK)
    • Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review (US): ‘Short stories from an Italian maestro finally translated into English [...] Amusing, disturbing, intoxicating tales of childhood terrors and obsessions.’ 
    • Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review (US): ‘Mari makes his English-language debut with a dazzling and sometimes surreal collection of reminiscences on childhood obsessions. [...] Mari delivers trenchant satires of nostalgia with deadpan grace and wit, resulting in stories that are as heartfelt as they are humorous, with great care given to descriptions of the characters’ foibles and idiosyncrasies. This is not to be missed.’
    • The Irish Times, review: 'The translation by Brian Robert Moore is a gem ... A delightful collection that pops with idiosyncrasy.'
    • The Spectator, review: ‘Mari inhabits Borges’s labyrinthine territory. His prose style shares the gleaming formality of Nabokov, but he’s his own man, nonchalantly mixing high and low culture: the literary canon and classic comic books, Dante and pulp. The book gains something in translation: an afterword by Brian Robert Moore, who provides the English version, gives us a lucid, elegant tour of the author’s mind and oeuvre… We all have our obsessions, private fetishes and secrets. Mari throws open the doors to his, to reveal a dazzling cabinet of curiosities.’
    • The Guardian, review: ‘There’s a Calvino-esque blend of the playful and the rigorous to this collection...[a] uniquely refreshing book.. idiosyncratic, amusing and moving.’
    • The Skinny, review 'A love letter to a childhood told through literature’
  • Ten Planets 9781913505608 has been featured in the latest issue of The London Book Review.

Les Fugitives

  • 91/92: Notes on a Parisian Commute 9781838014186 was featured in the Foyles Newsletter!
  • Portrait Tales 9781739778330 has a great review in Rough Ghosts. 

Scotland Street Press

  • A great review for Don Roberto 9781910895764 on Bella Caledonia.
  • A Song to Keep 9781910895535 also received a great review from Kirk Centre.

Fly on the Wall

  • A great Waterstones review from the Douglas branch for The Finery 9781915789037.
    • “Never pick a fight with an old lady.”
    • I was fortunate enough to get an advanced copy of this. The story is, despite the dark undertones and strong authoritarian themes, an entertaining read. It strikes a fine balance between keeping elements of comedy, character development and tragedies to produce an engaging highly readable narrative. Those looking for a dystopian tale that won’t leave you depressed at the end, look no further! If delves deep enough to establish the world, the stakes, and the motivations without languishing in too deep detail to keep the pace even. I would highly recommend it.

Neem Tree Press

  • Clytemnestra’s Bind 9781911107590 has had some great endorsements.
    • MARK KNOWLES: "Visceral and tense (...) One of the most vivid retellings I've had the privilege to read: a brilliant achievement."
    • ELIZABETH LEE: "a bold and brave retelling"
    • HANNAH LYNN: "raw emotion to every page (...) A truly heart-wrenching read"
    • NIKKI MARMERY: "bold, brilliant and brutal"
  • Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon 9781911107705 also has some excellent praise:
    • CARLA POWER: "A novel with an epic sweep"
    • MUNEEZA SHAMSIE: "The work of an innate storyteller, a riveting and moving tale"
    • DAISY ROCKWELL: "a compelling narrative of friendship, memory and identity"
    • CHERIE JONES: "addresses themes of loss, family, womanhood and friendship with sensitivity, grace and an enduring love for Pakistan"
  • Sylvia 9781915584038:
    • MARK CHADBOURNE: "Lyrically written and deeply profound"
    • HUMA QURESHI: "(...) Enchanting, surprising at every turn. An immensely original piece of work"

Lantana

  • Rajiv's Starry Feelings 9781915244574 has gained a star review from Kirkus.

Valley Press

  • There has been some exciting press for Attention Seekers 9781915606280:

The Emma Press

  • How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart 9781915628008 has been chosen as Jen Campbell’s favourite nonfiction book of the year in her recent round up on best books of 2023 so far.
  • More on that here. Also including the still image.

Arachne

  • Two Arachne authors are taking part in Edinburgh BookFringe: Jane Aldous, More Patina than Gleam 9781913665784 and Melissa Davies The Arctic Diaries 9781913665746.

Dinosaur Books

  • Last Girl In 9781999336370 is getting great ratings as part of being selected for the Summer Reading Challenge (the Reading Agency) and Cheryl is doing an author reading next week on Tuesday 8th August at East Ham Library in London.

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