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Our short story of the week is a story about a musician by David Horn. David Horn was born and raised behind the twitchy net curtains of suburban England. Giving up on office cubicles and turning instead to the wilds of Fermanagh, he has taken to writing. Flash fiction, short stories, and the inevitable novel in progress fall within hi

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Our short story of the week is a story about cheating by Jane Copland. Jane Copland is from Wellington, New Zealand. After spending her early years almost entirely underwater, she broke a national record in the 200m breaststroke at eighteen and moved to Pullman, Washington to take up a swimming scholarship at Washington State Universit

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At Fairlight, books are close to our heart and we are always excited to share news from like-minded people. That’s why we’d like to bring attention to the Shelter Book Club, a new project whose aim is to bring together book lovers with a shared passion for social justice and a deep love of reading. [caption id="attachment_501543" a

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It might seem an odd thing for a leftie, Guardian-reading republican to do. I’d just written one historical novel about a member of the royal family only to find myself writing a second. The first book, The Prince of Mirrors, was about the ‘bad boy’ Prince Eddy, the Duke of Clarence. I’d written that novel because, despite the vas

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Published on 1 October 2020, The Fairlight Book of Short Stories (Volume 1) is an anthology celebrating the short story form. Comprised of twenty-four stories, there is sure to be something for everyone, from the strange and supernatural, to the dark, poignant and even humorous. We asked its twenty-four authors what inspired them to write

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Saturday 3 October 2020 is Bookshop Day across the nation, a time when many show their love for their local bookshop. To celebrate, we have teamed up with some amazing independent bookshops which we want to highlight. One of our bookshop partners is Pen’rallt Gallery Bookshop, or galeri a siop lyfrau pen’rallt in its native welsh.

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Saturday 3 October 2020 is Bookshop Day across the nation. To celebrate, we have teamed up with some amazing independent bookshops which we want to highlight. One of our bookshop partners is Mostly Books, Abingdon. We interviewed owner Sarah Dennis about the team's experiences during lockdown and reopening. As a bookseller, I imagine t

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Emma Rogers is the designer behind the cover of Valhalla. We’ve talked to her about her path into graphic designing and her creative process. How did you get into the arts and what led you to book design? I always had a passion for drawing and being creative as a child. I loved knitting and making my own clothes, all influenced

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