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A brand new publishing house set up to showcase a limited number of exceptional writers each year.

Fairlight Books has one aim – to celebrate quality writing and promote the best of new and contemporary literary fiction. Based in the thriving and dynamic publishing hub of Oxford, we’re a young, dynamic team wanting to do things a little differently. For us, it’s about a wider community coming together to celebrate and promote quality writing. Find our literary short story blog at: www.fairlight

books.co.uk

Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/fairlightbooks
and Instagram: Instagram.com/fairlightbooks

01/12/2025

We’re kicking off December by discounting Winter Lights on Kindle!
The perfect collection of cosy, wintry short stories sure to keep you warm this festive season. Discounted for just one week, so you’d best be quick!

https://amzn.eu/d/ffi4u8J

25/11/2025

With Christmas not too far away, we’d love to know what books are on your this year? 👀🎄

23/11/2025

How time flies… It’s already been a month since Before the Leaves Fall was published!

Have you had the chance to read it yet? Let us know your thoughts! 🌿🩵

13/11/2025

Happy publication day to Blurred Faces! 🩵💜

‘I mean, it’s nothing really. An old face from the past.’

Two men meet on a dating app. It’s supposed to be a casual encounter between strangers. Jordan is only back in Edinburgh to visit his complicated family, and Davie is reeling from a painful breakup.

Yet Davie recognises Jordan as someone he knew long ago, when they were both closeted teenagers at the same school. Back then, Jordan was relentlessly bullied – and Davie was one of the bullies. But Jordan doesn’t remember him at all.
Against the backdrop of a city steeped in memories, Davie and Jordan find themselves drawn together again and again. A fragile intimacy blossoms between them, but can anyone ever be free of their past?

Now available in all good bookstores!

11/11/2025

Some wonderful coverage for Blurred Faces! Thank you to everyone who has shared their early reviews so far.

Blurred Faces hits shelves in just a couple of days on 13th November – be sure to grab a copy and let us know your thoughts!

06/11/2025

Just 1 week to go until Blurred Faces’ publication!

Two men meet on a dating app. It’s supposed to be a casual encounter between strangers yet Davie recognises Jordan as someone he knew long ago, when they were both closeted teenagers. Set in a city steeped in memories, Davie and Jordan find themselves drawn together again and again. A fragile intimacy blossoms between them, but can anyone ever be free of their past?

29/10/2025

Happy National Cat Day, from our Purrblicity Assistant!

27/10/2025

Blurred Faces is publishing in just a couple of weeks and we're hosting a giveaway for one lucky winner for an early copy! Visit our Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fairlightbooks) for instructions on how to enter.

UK only. Ends 3 November 2025, 11:59 p.m. GMT.

23/10/2025

Happy publication day to Before the Leaves Fall! 🌿

This moving read follows Swiss widower Ruedi, who signs up to work with Depart, an assisted dying organisation. His role is to spend time with those who have sought out Depart’s services, acting as a guide and companion in their final weeks.
Margrit, his crotchety first client, wants only to get on with things. Marking time in a care home, with poor health weighing down on her, she has decided it’s time to go. Her family are upset by her choice, but she is determined. By the end of the summer, she’ll have left the world behind – and on her own terms.

Yet when she and Ruedi realise their paths have crossed once before, an unexpected bond forms. One that will illuminate both their lives.

Now available in all good bookstores!

16/10/2025

Just one week to go until Before the Leaves Fall hits shelves! 🍂

Seeking a new purpose, Swiss widower Ruedi signs up to work with Depart, an assisted dying organisation. He is assigned as a companion to Margrit: stuck in a care home with poor health weighing down on her, she has decided it’s time to go. Yet when she and Ruedi realise their paths have crossed before, an unexpected bond forms.

11/10/2025

Happy Bookshop Day! What better way to celebrate than by using Louise Boland’s Bookshop Tours of Britain to tour the country via indie bookshops?

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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Website

http://www.fairlightbooks.co.uk/

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Fairlight Books has one aim – to celebrate quality writing and promote the best of new and contemporary literary fiction.

Based in the thriving and dynamic publishing hub of Oxford, we’re a young, dynamic team wanting to do things a little differently. For us, it’s about a wider community coming together to celebrate and promote quality writing. Find our literary short story blog at www.fairlightbooks.co.uk Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/fairlightbooks and Instagram: Instagram.com/fairlightbooks