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Run by women, for women: Website www.linen-press.com and Twitter https://twitter.com/LinenPressBooks Linen Press is small, new, bold and inspiring.

Run by women, for women, it publishes writers with innovative voices who inspire readers with their wisdom, integrity, distinctive style and beautifully crafted writing.

29/07/2025

The cover for our upcoming novel Broken Horses by Kate Beales is here🐴✨

A perfect, beautiful storm of a novel which brings together the wild backcloth of Patagonia in the 1920s, unrest and revolution amongst the workers, straight-jacketed colonialism, a poignant love story and horses broken and unbroken galloping across the wind-torn plains. The relationship between the horse breaker and the governess steals our hearts. Both epic and intimate, Kate Beales pulls off a tense, filmic narrative that will keep you hooked until the last page.

Publication date is the 17th September 2025!✨

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24/07/2025

The selection process for our upcoming anthology of poems and short-prose has been completed.

If you haven’t received a response, unfortunately this means that your submission has not been selected, the bar was very high and we want to thank you for the impressive quality of submissions.

The anthology will be published on 21st September✨

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11/07/2025

Ali Bacon is back with another gripping biographical fiction, ‘In The Blink of an Eye’. Inspired by the life and photography of David Octavius Hill, this novel is a re-imagining of Hill’s life in the words of those who knew and sat for him creating a story of art, friendship, love and loss.

In 1843, Edinburgh artist, David Octavius Hill meets Robert Adamson from St Andrews and an iconic partnership is born. Hill is already a popular and charismatic figure in the art world. Adamson is a technical genius in the new science of photography. The magic they create with their camera soon makes them the darlings of society.

In this moving and original approach, Ali Bacon uncovers the human stories behind the Hill and Adamson partnership, focusing on the women whose narratives are woven into his: a young girl torn between her dreams and her family expectations; an architect’s wife imprisoned in a fairy-tale castle; a fisherwoman whose life changes in the blink of the camera’s eye. Hill emerges as a man of charm and integrity, conscientious and devout but also flirtatious. When tested by the ultimate personal tragedy, he is saved by the redeeming power of love.

This photo, taken by Ali, holds a beautiful story in itself for these damask linen napkins passed through generations interlink with her novel. Dunfermline, was a linen producing town and Joseph Paton (a figure who briefly appears in the novel) was one of the most well-known designers of jacquard patterns like in this napkin. The beautiful book cover that evokes a style of dress reminiscent to the Victorian era and reflects ‘The Absent Heart’ was designed by

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25/06/2025

Join our author Kavita Jindal in celebrating the release of her upcoming book ‘The Planet Spinning on its Axis, Regardless’ on the 2nd July 7pm-9pm at ✨

All are welcome but an RSVP is essential, if you also have any questions send them over to Kavita ([email protected])

There have already been lovely reviews for Jindal’s upcoming release, one being from Gabrielle Barnby:

“If the skill of constructing a short story
can be tested anywhere it is in its final line, and Jindal has us right in the palm of her hand until the end.”

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15/06/2025

We are celebrating a huge achievement for one of our authors Hema Macherla, her novel ‘Blue Eyes’ (in French ‘Le destin d’Anjali’) has been entered for the French Booksellers’ Prize, Prix des Libraires.

This novel is both personal, political, feminist, and epic on a grand scale. We are delighted to hear that this novel has been chosen for such a prestigious French literary award. Moreover, how readers have resonated so deeply with this poignant novel inspiring rich discussions confirming the lasting impression it has had on readers.

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01/06/2025

Today marks the one year anniversary of Born To Croft by Ena MacDonald, one of Linen Press’s best selling books.

Ena MacDonald has become one of the most revered crofter in Scotland. Born in 1949, Ena is known for her lifetime’s dedication to traditional crofting methods and advocacy of sustainability when it comes to the landscape, and farming practices. She has recorded a way of life that has since changed dramatically and is perhaps gone forever.

In these selection of pictures you will find Ena both younger and older in her natural habitat beholding exceptional skills, as well as a photo of Ena’s parents outside their cottage where she still lives today.

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12/05/2025

Let’s mark the start of International ME Awareness Week, 12th - 18th May, with International ME/CFS Awareness Day being today💙

It is time to raise awareness about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and support those affected by this debilitating disease.

Jess Watts and her incredibly personal memoir The Sun Room is a testament to how exhausting mentally and physically living with ME truly is. Watts focuses on the perspective of loss alongside the act of grieving her past self leading to a range of emotions, whether that is rage, peace, or yearning. Watts is not afraid to express the full experience of ME/CFS. Instead she helps to make the invisible visible for anyone that feels like they have lost themselves to this illness, as well as raise important awareness to reduce stigma and help those affected find support and validation.

You are not alone💙

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21/04/2025

We have a brand new beautifully designed website! A place where you can easily locate our books, information about us, and the authors we work with.

Linen Press is the only UK-wide independent women’s press and it shows in our mission statement and policy to promote and encourage all women from around the globe.

We hope you enjoy exploring the new and updated website🫶🏻

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15/04/2025

This is the fourth instalment in our ‘Wonderful Women’ series where we showcase quotes by influential women; modern and throughout history. Audre Lorde was a trailblazing poet and intersectional feminist who believed that women in solidarity, regardless of their differences, could triumph over systemic discrimination🤍📖

Tell us your favourite quote!
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09/04/2025

Looking to participate in the this month? Our latest release ‘The Sun-Room’ by chronically ill, disabled author Jess Watts is the perfect choice, available as a paperback and ebook now!💞

Users of The Storygraph can find ‘The Sun-Room’ under the Poetry Collection prompt 🐝🌸

03/04/2025

☀️✨Happy Publication Day to The Sun-Room!

We are so utterly proud of Jess for this achievement, her book is beautiful and already has reviews on Goodreads! Two glowing 4🌟 and 5🌟 reviews for such a unique book

Head to Amazon or the Linen Press Website to get your own copy🫵🏻📖

30/03/2025

Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible mums out there, your efforts do not go unnoticed💐

Thinking of those who may have lost their mothers or find this day particularly difficult for other reasons💌

At Linen Press we hope your day is a little easier🫶🏻

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