Michael Walmer

21/01/2025

Just letting all followers here know: as Facebook is becoming a toxically ad-laden, effectively unusable platform, this page will be going dormant for the present, as the Twitter one has. I've signed up to Bluesky however, so we'll see how that goes! Please feel free to connect there if interested. Thanks for all interest shown in the past.🙏

09/01/2025

Another great review of the latest Charteris, this time from Rob Spence on Shiny New Books. Thankyou to Rob.

Review by Rob Spence, 9 Jan 2025 This book, by the strangely neglected author of a number of novels in the fifties and sixties, is another welcome publication from the UK’s northernmost publisher, …

08/01/2025

Splendid coverage from David Platzer for the most recent Charteris reissues. Thanks to him.

David Platzer on recent reissues of “The Lifeline” & “Pictures on the Wall” by Hugo Charteris.

15/11/2024

The first review of the new era is from an old friend, Karen of Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings, celebrating May Sinclair's first book from 1886, Nakiketas and other poems. Thankyou Karen.

It’s been a little while since I reviewed any releases from Michael Walmer’s imprint, and indeed I believe Mike has been spending some time sorting out distribution for his titles. Howe…

29/10/2024

another wonderful contribution. Robert Olen Butler has provided a pithy and spirited defence of Janet Burroway's second novel, The Dancer from the Dance, 1965, which will be republished on November 25. Thanks to Robert for generosity and fighting ethos!

08/09/2024

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14/07/2024

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18/05/2024

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15/02/2024

Just a small announcement to break the silence. The last eight months have been about working toward representation and distribution in the UK book trade. Relying on Ingram alone has meant very quiet sales. I felt the need to step that up a bit, and wanted the books to achieve a bit more sales-wise, and be seen in discerning bookshops

So, from March 1, Michael Walmer will be represented to UK bookshops by Signature Book Representation, and distributed by Central Books. The rest of the world will continue, for the moment, to have availability through Ingram.

Personal perspective: treating this cautiously, wondering if it will work....but enthusiastic all the same....

04/11/2023

Wonderful first review for my reprint of Charlotte Smith's Emmeline from Rob Spence on his blog. Esp: Smith's overlaps and otherwise with Ann Radcliffe and Jane Austen. Thanks to him.

Review: Emmeline November 4, 2023By Rob Spence • Posted in Uncategorized Tags: – femalegothic, Review • 1 Comment Emmeline, by Charlotte Smith (Walmer Classics, 978-0-6457519-0-1 paperback) A novel with the title Emmeline: The Orphan of the Castle, published in 1787, immediately suggests that ...

29/08/2023

splendid second review of the Benson, this time on Shiny New Books, and from a good new friend of the company, Helen Parry. My thanks to her.

Review by Helen Parry Mrs Hinds beamed at Ipsie through pince-nez and bubbled her joy through thin lips, but Ipsie made no reply. Americans see English people always reduced to dumbness on first in…

18/08/2023

a great first review for Pipers and a Dancer from Liz at Adventures in Reading. Thanks to her.

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