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Poetry, fiction, non-fiction and everything in-between. Boiler House Press is part of UEA Publishing Project at The University of East Anglia.

18/11/2025

On the hunt for a new read?

'Quarry' by Jane White, one of the titles in our Recovered Books series, might be just what you’re looking for. Gripping; complex symbolism; cooly realistic prose, and utterly shocking… you’re in for a wild ride…

Order now: https://www.boilerhouse.press/product-page/quarry-by-jane-white.

10/11/2025

📚Monday got you feeling blue? We've got something to cheer you up...

Did you know that you can get three Boiler House Press poetry books of your choice for only £25? Talk about a steal. Get one for yourself, one for your friend, and one for a family member. Or just get all three for yourself – you deserve it.

Only available through our website: https://www.boilerhouse.press/product-page/any-3-boiler-house-poets-1

04/11/2025

✍️Glowing reviews of 'Makeshift' by Sarah Campion, publishing on the 30th of November!

Available to preorder NOW here: https://www.boilerhouse.press/product-page/makeshift #:~:text=A%20fascinating%20and%20long%2Dneglected,a%20home%20as%20a%20refugee.

29/10/2025

We publish ‘Makeshift’ by Sarah Campion at the end of next month! Pre-order NOW here: https://www.boilerhouse.press/product-page/makeshift

‘Makeshift’ is a fascinating and long-neglected novel about the struggle to establish an identity in an unstable and intolerant world, told in an unforgettable voice.

Here’s what critics have said about this incredible publication:

"High praise is due to Miss Campion's gift of descriptive writing. Charlotte Herz is a completely consistent character, intensely interesting and absolutely alive." — Times Literary Supplement
"Here is a writer with the drive of a steam engine, a writer never content with compromise. A splendid and disturbing novel." — New Statesman

The novel traces the story of Charlotte Herz, a German Jewish woman, from the end of the First World War and the time of the Weimar Republic to the rise of Na**sm and Hitler's takeover as Reichs Chancellor.

Finally, driven into exile, she roams from England to South Africa and Australia before settling, uneasily, in New Zealand. Charlotte is a caustic and often bitingly funny observer with an irresistible narrative voice.

The Neglected Books Page

24/10/2025

🎅Announcing a very exciting upcoming title – 'Searching for Santa Claus' by Thomas Ruys Smith. You can pre-order NOW here: https://www.boilerhouse.press/product-page/searching-for-santa-claus-by-thomas-ruys-smith

🎄Santa Claus appears throughout popular culture, captivating the imaginations and shaping the wishes of millions of children across the world – but he only came into focus as a social and cultural icon relatively recently, in the nineteenth century.

📖This landmark anthology, the first of its kind, traces his evolution. For the first time, it brings together the most influential and pivotal portraits of Santa Claus, revealing how a simple gift-giver developed into one of the most recognised global figures. Through its ground-breaking exploration of stories, poems, and images, it shines a light on the cultivation of Santa as both a vitally important literary figure and a powerful cultural touchstone who stands at the heart of our seasonal celebrations.

✍️Professor Thomas Ruys Smith specialises in the study of nineteenth-century literature and culture. He is the author and editor of a wide range of books including, most recently, The Last Gift: The Christmas Stories of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (Louisiana State University Press, 2023).

Beautiful cover design by Studio GRRR!

22/10/2025

🍂It’s getting colder, damper, and darker, which can only mean one thing… it’s time to re-read Kate Bolton Bonnici’s A TRUE & JUST RECORD! This stunning collection of experimental poems weaves together archival materials from the English witch trials, 20th-century poets and philosophers, and her own family.

Order your copy here: https://www.boilerhouse.press/product-page/a-true-just-record-by-kate-bolton-bonnici

15/10/2025

If you like the genre-bending work of writers like Annie Ernaux and Deborah Levy, we think you'll like this book!

Order now through our website: https://www.boilerhouse.press/product-page/and-so-did-i-by-malachi-whitaker

With an introduction by Catherine Taylor and an afterword by Valerie Waterhouse.

01/10/2025

🐇A poem taken from 'Rabbit' – Sophie Robinson's sparkling, brilliant collection.

Order here: https://www.boilerhouse.press/product-page/rabbit

30/09/2025

🚀LAUNCH DAY! And So Did I by Malachi Whitaker, with an introduction from Catherine Taylor and an afterword by Valerie Waterhouse, publishes today!

You can order your copy here: https://www.boilerhouse.press/product-page/and-so-did-i-by-malachi-whitaker OR ask your local bookseller to order one for you!

⏮️In 1939, Malachi Whitaker was living with her family in Yorkshire. After years of poverty, her life of comfort — and success as a writer — had been hard-won. With war looming in Europe and worried about her ability to continue writing, she feared that this pleasant existence could vanish overnight. Aiming to capture the moment, she began keeping the journal that would become And So Did I.

📖Spanning the years 1937-1938, And So Did I is both a record of daily existence and an impressionistic account of Whitaker’s life told through memories, speculations, and daydreams. Decades ahead of its time, it is a precursor to the genre-bending work of writers like Annie Ernaux and Deborah Levy.

24/09/2025

🎉Not long now until the publication of And So Did I by Malachi Whitaker!

You can pre-order your copy here: https://www.boilerhouse.press/product-page/and-so-did-i-by-malachi-whitaker

and sign up to the virtual launch here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-of-and-so-did-i-by-malachi-whitaker-tickets-1669960620169

This incredible memoir was rediscovered by The Neglected Books Page and has been reissued by us with an introduction from Catherine Taylor and an afterword by Valerie Waterhouse!

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