The Bluestocking society started with small casual meetings. A collection of men and women discussed ideas, seeking to improve themselves through the art of conversation. Nowadays this wouldn’t raise so much as an eyebrow. However, in the 1750s women were very much discouraged from pursuing intellectual endeavours let alone organising a
Read MoreIn the aftermath of World Book Night, as we all wake with books still clutched in our hands and dark circles under our eyes, we’ll be exploring the different book selecting strategies used for a tiring but satisfying night of reading. Short but powerful We spent our World Book Night reading novellas, well, novella submissions, hop
Read MoreLast week the Fairlight Books team went to the London Book Fair. There is nothing quite like two halls overflowing with book lovers - we’re a passionate bunch. It was three days packed full of meetings, exploration, and lots of excitement. We had the great pleasure of meeting some of our authors, and quite a few new writers. The Fairli
Read MoreThe London Book Fair (LBF 2018) is here! After weeks spent preparing, the time has finally come to gather our beautiful titles and head to London. We absolutely can't wait to see our well-known and new writers and authors, meet booksellers and fellow publishers, and showcase our upcoming books. If you're at the LBF 2018, please, come a
Read MoreTo celebrate the London Book Fair we're holding three giveaways, one each on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! Twitter LBF Giveaway The prize for this giveaway is a Fairlight Modern of your choosing. To enter, simply retweet the indicated tweet and follow us on Twitter @FairlightBooks on Tuesday the 10th before midnight. This givea
Read MoreI recently took a trip to Australia and after thoroughly enjoying my London Bookshop Crawl I eagerly planned one for Sydney. I visited a selection of indies and chain booksellers for a thorough investigation of Australian bookshops. One thing I noticed was the prevalence of paperbacks. Very few books were available as hardbacks, despite m
Read MoreDo you ever decide to read or steer clear of a book just because it’s a translation? While in the UK bookstores both translated and original literature is displayed together on the shelves, there’s still some vigilance regarding translations. For some of us, a good book is a good book, no matter what language it was written in, but ot
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