Aurora Metro Books

Aurora Metro Books Award winning indie publisher based in London, UK finalist Small Press of the Year British Book Awards.

Finalist IPG National Diversity Awards.Finalist ITV National Diversity Awards. The home of quality fiction and intelligent non-fiction, we publish Drama (new, adaptations, collections), Fiction (Crime, Literary, YA, in Translation, historical) & Non-Fiction (film, theatre, music, arts & pop culture) http://bit.ly/iscat16

In 2020 we celebrated 30 years of publishing with a fine list of almost 300

international authors including Germaine Greer, Benjamin Zephaniah, Meera Syal, Jean-Claude Carriere, Nawal el Saadawi and Mihail Sebastian. Fiction is the life-blood of the publishing industry and we believe it’s essential to find new voices. We are developing an enviable stable of new fiction talent including: Fiona Rintoul, Louise Soraya Black, Mary Hamer, Sandro Martini, Avi Sirlin, David Chadwick and Dipika Mukherjee. In 2009, we launched The Virginia Prize for Fiction to discover and help promote new women novelists. In recognition of the company’s work, our titles have been awarded The Raymond Williams Prize, The Pandora Award and the Gourmand World Cookbook Special Jury Prize for Peace and Best Innovative Food book as well as being shortlisted for many others including National Diversity Awards. If you’d like to join us, pitch an idea, say hello, buy our books, download our catalogue, or anything else, visit our website for further details.

11/01/2026

Join us at Books on the Rise as we celebrate the life and legacy of David Bowie with composer Sefi Carmel who worked with the icon!

Caught between the cliffs and an unforgiving storm, Rosalie’s fight for survival becomes a reckoning with her troubled p...
07/01/2026

Caught between the cliffs and an unforgiving storm, Rosalie’s fight for survival becomes a reckoning with her troubled past. Trapped in a cave overlooking the roiling sea, Rosalie is forced to confront the storms within, as much as those outside. With time slipping through her fingers and danger closing in, she faces the ultimate question: can she find a way back not just to safety, but to herself? Link to order: buff.ly/kXLVuS

Discover the hidden lives of diverse women who harbor secrets who engage in subterfuge, mystery, or deception. Covering...
06/01/2026

Discover the hidden lives of diverse women who harbor secrets who engage in subterfuge, mystery, or deception. Covering topics from Freemasonry to fetishism and Wiccan followers to espionage, it reveals diverse reasons for secrecy. Each story reveals unique reasons for their mystery and deception.
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Tune in to BBC radio Devon to listen to our author talk about the Incel movement.
05/01/2026

Tune in to BBC radio Devon to listen to our author talk about the Incel movement.

Caroline gets Devon talking and celebrates the best of what's going on in the county.

05/01/2026

Happy new year!

Resolution
Oil on linen
46x62cm

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#2026

Katherine Denkinson explores the people behind the movement and the misconceptions surrounding them. Incels are not just...
04/01/2026

Katherine Denkinson explores the people behind the movement and the misconceptions surrounding them. Incels are not just online agitators; they are real individuals. The internet has provided them a platform for discussion and connection, but it has also played a role in their mythologisation .
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Get your copy of "Encounter with Jane Austen" This anthology features a captivating variety of short stories, essays, in...
03/01/2026

Get your copy of "Encounter with Jane Austen"

This anthology features a captivating variety of short stories, essays, interviews, and poetry from over 30 different writers and creatives. Presenting an enchanting blend of contemporary and traditional works, accompanied by entertaining illustrations and timeless quotations from Jane Austen herself.
The link to order:https://buff.ly/RZCJ8Ew

Agnès Varda pioneer in French cinema who made a lasting impact with her films, captivating audiences with her artistic i...
02/01/2026

Agnès Varda pioneer in French cinema who made a lasting impact with her films, captivating audiences with her artistic insight, intellectual exploration, and compassionate worldview. This book explores Varda's life and works, key films in relation to her personal experiences, cultural context, and central themes.

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01/01/2026

Happy New Year!🎆

Ring in 2026! 🎊 Welcome the new year with optimism and joy. Here's to making lasting memories!

30/12/2025

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Publisher of quality fiction and intelligent non-fiction, we also publish Drama, Cookery and Biography too. http://aurorametro.com In 2020, we will celebrate 30 years of independent publishing. We have created a fine list of around 200 authors including Germaine Greer, Benjamin Zephaniah, Meera Syal, Tom McNab, Jean-Claude Carriere, and Nawal el Saadawi. Our titles have won Blue Stars and been voted Best Indie Books in 2015 and 2017 from Kirkus Reviews. We are developing an enviable stable of new fiction talent including: Suchen Christine Lim, Fiona Rintoul, Sandro Martini, Avi Sirlin and Dipika Mukherjee.

In 2009, we launched The Virginia Prize for Fiction to discover and help promote new women novelists and so far we have published 6 new women novelists. We are planning to launch a prize for women playwrights in 2021 called The Aphra Award. Our titles have been awarded The Raymond Williams Prize, The Pandora Award and the Gourmand World Cookbook Special Jury Prize for Peace and Best Innovative Food book as well as being shortlisted for many others.

Our imprint Supernova Books publishes non-fiction books on arts and culture, specialising in film, music and new media. Two of our titles have been voted by others as Best Book on the Blues (The British Beat Explosion) and Best Book on silent film (Silent Women: pioneers of Cinema.) If you’d like to join us, pitch an idea, say hello, buy our books, download our catalogue, or anything else, visit our website for further details. Or contact us on [email protected]

http://aurorametro.com