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Welcome to my review of #IceFlowerHerbarium by Džena Andersone, tns Žanete Vevere Pasqualini. Out 20th Oct from @fly_press My first Latvian novel, and a chance to dip my toe in the chilly waters of Baltic Noir! brownflopsy.blogspot.com/202…
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✨✨ NEW ARC ✨✨ A murder mystery where the people are just as intriguing as the crime. ❄️ Ice, Flower, Herbarium takes us to a remote Latvian town where the discovery of a body forces long-buried secrets into the open. ❄️ Psychological crime fiction 🌲 Atmospheric rural setting 🧩 Slow-burn mystery 👥 Complex, character-driven story 🖤 Themes of family trauma and isolation Thank you @fly_press! Full review⬇️ thesecretbookreview.co.uk/ic… Purchase link⬇️ uk.bookshop.org/a/13594/9781… 👏🏻👏🏼 👏🏽 👏🏾 👏🏿 #IceFlowerHerbarium #DzenaAndersone #PsychologicalCrime #CrimeFiction #thesecretbookreview
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Thanks Tracy Fahey for this lovely praise for Nice Things! Tracy’s story collection, Women Changing, is available to preorder from Fly On The Wall Press, as is my upcoming collection, Nice Things, which she enjoyed so much! Peachy! @fly_press
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Here are some excerpts from a review of Nice Things by Matts_Shelflife over on Instagram! If it inspires you to preorder a copy to make sure you get to read it at the start of December, you can do so on @fly_press website, bookshops or online retailers flyonthewallpress.co.uk/prod…
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The next #northernpublishersfair takes place on Saturday 14th November. A great way to find new publishers and books, more details and tickets can be found at: fly-on-the-wall-press.eventc… @fly_press
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We are extremely excited to be back at the Northern Publishers' Fair in Manchester this November, hosted by our friends @fly_press 😍 It's a brilliant day out and being a bit later this year, it may help with Christmas present ideas! Tickets: fly-on-the-wall-press.eventc…
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Ma is loving and present, two things their parents are not. But one night during Ramadan—and on subsequent nights after—their childhood innocence is shattered into a million tiny pieces… hararereview.com/2026/09/13/…
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Looking forward to this 😊
INSTA LIVE! Brian @readwithkapz will be talking to author Zahirra Dayal @Zahirrawrites on 11th September at 5pm! Tune in and hear all about Zahirra's debut book, 'The Whispering Jacarandas' 🌳 Save the date!
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John Ironmonger's latest book The Angel of St Piran, was a very eagerly awaited pleasure which I started knowing only that it featured a young researcher living within a troop of chimpanzees. It is another entertaining delight from @fly_press fantasy-reviews.co.uk/2026/0…
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Guest John Ironmonger on his new novel THE ANGEL OF ST PIRAN - an eco-thriller with animal communication, sentience & exploitation at its heart partly inspired by the work of @JaneGoodallInst. Recommended! reviewsbywriters.blogspot.co… @jwironmonger @fly_press #clifi #QandA #authortalk
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At @WritersReview1: John Ironmonger on his new novel, animal communication, trophy hunting & #clifi. "Fiction is all I know, so it is my way of railing against fossil fuel apologists and the forces of climate denial." reviewsbywriters.blogspot.co… @jwironmonger @fly_press #greatreads
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Start September with a new book that boosts school libraries. From the latest in a beloved series to captivating romance and non-fiction treasures, shop this week's #StaffPicks and save 10%. lovereading.co.uk/genres/lrw… @AbacusBooks @fly_press @BatsfordBooks @TheMirrorBooks @gollancz
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Thank you @fly_press for this fab proof of #IceFlowerHerbarium by Latvian author Džena Andersone, tns by Žanete Vēvere Pasqualini, which is out 24th October. I love translated fiction, and am really looking forward to reading this one. Sounds intriguing!
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In this week's Observer 'The New Review' interview with John Ironmonger, a positive shout-out for the small press @fly_press
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Finished copies of The Whispering Jacarandas 💜💛 @fly_press
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A WEEK TODAY! Zahirra Dayal joins us in Stockport to discuss her incredible debut novel THE WHISPERING JACARANDAS - a compelling, character-driven story set in post-independence Zimbabwe that explores themes of colourism, mixed-race identity and sisterhood. 🎫👇🏻
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