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18/06/2026

Check out our new short story by Nomi McLeod! 🩵

'Blue' is a story about loss and grief, following a woman who can suddenly no longer see the colour blue.

A story about loss and grief, 'Blue' by Nomi McLeod follows a woman who can suddenly no longer see the colour blue.

18/06/2026

It's ! 📚

What better way to celebrate than reading The Hometown Bookshop, or perhaps spending the weekend following a tour from Bookshop Tours of Britain?

https://www.fairlightbooks.co.uk/books/the-hometown-bookshop/
https://www.fairlightbooks.co.uk/books/bookshop-tours-of-britain/

Bookshop Tours of Britain is a slow-travel guide to Britain, navigating bookshop to bookshop based on author Louise Boland’s own...

07/06/2026

Tote bags were made for the sole purpose of carrying books, right? 📚

04/06/2026

Check out our new short story by Tom Harvey! 🚴‍♂️

'A Bridge Across' follows a father and son cycling through a village in the morning, pondering the events of the previous night.

'A Bridge Across' by Tom Harvey follows a father and son cycling through a village in the morning, pondering the events of the previous night.

01/06/2026

Happy pride month! Here are some of our LGBTQ+ titles that are the perfect additions for your TBR:

❤️ The Fish - Joanne Stubbs
🧡 The Old Haunts - Allan Radcliffe
💛 The Prince of Mirrors – Alan Robert Clark
💚 A Good Year - Polis Loizou
🩵 The Hometown Bookshop - Jenna Warren
💜 Blurred Faces - Allan Radcliffe

26/05/2026

In case you missed it… Our short story submissions are open again! All guidelines can be found here: https://www.fairlightbooks.co.uk/submissions/

21/05/2026

Check out our new by Saket Tagade! 🚬

'Last Pack of Ci******es' is a story about a , where someone on their lost .

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19/05/2026

Enter for the chance to win a copy! Closes on 18th June 📚

The Hometown Bookshop: https://app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/797a8dd0-25b2-4cb7-adb9-1589396f113e

Beyond Kidding: https://app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/819d096d-2f04-4f07-88ef-f21837adedc5

19/05/2026

Fairlight Books has acquired the “wonderfully weird, darkly funny” second novel by award-winning author Lynda Clark. 👇

18/05/2026

Secrets. Deception. Constant surveillance. 👁️📸

Chief Whip Esme Kanha decides to investigate the death of the Minister for Personal Information, suspecting foul play. But in a world where ‘what can see watches and what can hear listens’, she must tread carefully in a deadly game against political corruption.

Find the Kanha and Colbey trilogy in all good book stores!