HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Five Different Stories About One Thing by @elizabethbaines.bsky.social, with images by Laura Scott – the 7th in our series of collaborations between writers & artists. Available from our online shop for the special price of £7 (+ p&p) till midnight: www.confingopublishing.uk
On the Ramblings today for #ReadIndies, a stunning short story collection by @nicholasroyle.bsky.social from @confingopublishing.bsky.social "Paris Fantastique" - so good! More here: kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/i...
Sonya Moor reads from her translation of The Crib and Other Stories by Albertine Sarrazin at Desperate Literature bookshop in Madrid. Published by Confingo in 2025, the book is available from our online shop (www.confingopublishing.uk/shop) and Greenhouse Books, Stockport. @desperatelit.bsky.social
The 7th book in our series of collaborations between writers and artists will be published on 26 March. Five Different Stories About One Thing by @elizabethbaines.bsky.social features 5 brand new stories, with accompanying images by Laura Scott. Available to pre-order: www.confingopublishing.uk/shop
‘“The Hands” moves from the slightly mysterious to the downright sinister’ - Anna Aslanyan reviews Paris Fantastique by @nicholasroyle.bsky.social for @thetls.bsky.social
Lisa Tuttle has made my day. My week, in fact. Actually, probably my month @confingopublishing.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
Strawberry and the Big Apple, Grace Jones in Stockport, 1080, by Dave Haslam. In ‘Strawberry and the Big Apple’, the eighth short-format book in his acclaimed Art Decades series, Dave Haslam explains a seemingly unlikely scenario: the day in November 1980 when Grace Jones – a spectacularly glamorous jet-setting singer living and working in Paris and New York, and recording in the Bahamas – pays a visit to Stockport (a post-industrial town seven miles south of Manchester, with crumbling infrastructure and rising unemployment). Her quest that day? To meet A Certain Ratio, a group then signed to Factory Records. This tale of worlds colliding includes Tony Wilson’s fascination with New York; an intriguing portrait of the early life of Grace Jones; a twist in the tale, and more than a couple of mysteries; plus walk-on parts for 10cc, Robert De Niro and Jerry Hall.
Sat down and read this fantastic little book from @confingopublishing.bsky.social this morning. Ranging from Jamaica to New York to Paris to Manchester and its near neighbour, the old industrial town of Stockport, this is an amazing tale of cultural connections. Almost flawless.
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‘There are stories of great tenderness alongside others which have the macabre strain of Roald Dahl’s adult stories’ – Imogen Tomlinson reviews Sightings by David Bevan (with images by Maya Sharp). substack.com/home/post/p-180534430
Thank you to Jonathan Coe (The Proof of My Innocence) for selecting Paris Fantastique by Nicholas Royle for the Observer’s ‘Writers recommend: the best books of 2025’ feature: observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/writers-recommend-the-best-books-of-2025
Join us this Thursday for the launch of Paris Fantastique by Nicholas Royle, the final volume in his city-based story collections. Date: 13 November. Time: 7 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. Venue: Pizza Express, Corn Exchange, Manchester. Free entry but RSVP.
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HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Paris Fantastique by Nicholas Royle, the third and final volume in his series of story collections inspired by cities in which he has lived. Fourteen stories, including eleven that are brand new. Available for £9.50 (plus p&p): www.confingopublishing.uk/shop
‘I stand there, as still as a fixed camera, for four minutes, as long as the equivalent shot in the film’ – Michael Haneke’s Films Ranked, from Paris Fantastique, the final volume in Nicholas Royle's city-based story collections. Out 6 November. Order for £9.50 + p&p: www.confingopublishing.uk/shop
CŌNFINGŌ MAGAZINE – ISSUE 24. John Saul reviews Herscht 07769 by László Krasznahorkai – and Imogen Tomlinson discusses the controversial posthumous publication of Notes to John by Joan Didion. Plus stories, poems and photography. Available for £7 plus p&p: www.confingopublishing.uk/shop
Confingo 24 features fiction by Lucy Thynne, Nathan Bailey, Lee Ashworth, Rose Lennard, Cliff McNish; poetry by Lauren McLean, Stephanie Staab, Jake Reynolds; reviews by John Saul, Imogen Tomlinson; photography by David Chlebicki. Available for £7 plus p&p: www.confingopublishing.uk/shop
Thanks to all who came to the launch of The Garden by Maya Sharp on Wednesday evening. Thanks, too, to Nicholas Royle for chairing it and to the Saul Hay gallery for hosting it. We hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we did.
Tonight! join us at the Saul Hay gallery for the launch of Maya Sharp's debut novel, The Garden. Maya will discuss the novel and her interest in folklore with the writer and publisher Nicholas Royle. 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. Free entry/wine/juice but RSVP: www.confingopublishing.uk/event-list
Happy publication day to The Garden, the eagerly anticipated debut novel from Maya Sharp – “A truly evocative book”; “The Garden is not merely read; it takes root. Once it blooms inside you, it will not let go.” Available from our online shop for the special price of £7 (plus p&p).
A week tonight - join us at the Saul Hay gallery for the launch of Maya Sharp's debut novel, The Garden. Maya will discuss the novel and her interest in folklore with the writer and publisher Nicholas Royle. 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. Free entry/wine/juice but RSVP: www.confingopublishing.uk/event-list
Huge thanks to the wonderful @amantineb.bsky.social for the chance to talk stories in her From the Heart series. Thanks too for her quiet, sensitive reading of an extract from my collection Things Grown Distant, published by @confingopublishing.bsky.social www.amantinebrodeur.com/post/taking-...
‘Darling, he said, I have to go, but I’ll be back, I promise. Uwe must be free. Wait for me. Watch for me at the window’ - Beethoven, from Paris Fantastique, the final volume in Nicholas Royle's city-based story collections. Out 6 November. Pre-order for £9.50 + p&p: www.confingopublishing.uk/shop
On 18 September Confingo will publish The Garden, Maya Sharp's eagerly awaited debut novel. 'Fascinated by folklore, [Sharp's] writing always hinges on the fantastical and the terrible.' Available to pre-order for the special price of £7 (plus p&p): www.confingopublishing.uk/shop
‘It’s difficult to tell them apart by colour and Philippe wants to know what he’s picking up’ – The Tunnel, from Paris Fantastique, the final volume in Nicholas Royle's city-based story collections. Publication 6 November. Pre-order for £9.50 + p&p: www.confingopublishing.uk/shop
Join us at the Saul Hay gallery on 24 September for the launch of Maya Sharp's debut novel, The Garden. Maya will discuss the novel and her fascination with folklore with the writer and publisher Nicholas Royle. 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. Free entry but RSVP: www.confingopublishing.uk/event-list
'The photo booth appeared in the park the same way the blossom appeared on the trees – overnight' - Photo Booth, from Paris Fantastique, the final volume in Nicholas Royle's city-based story collections. Publication 6 November. Pre-order for £9.50 + p&p: www.confingopublishing.uk/shop.
We're delighted to announce that Paris Fantastique, the final volume in Nicholas Royle's city-based story collections, will be published on 6 November. Pre-order for £9.50 (+ p&p): www.confingopublishing.uk/shop. Each order will be sent with 3 photos of Paris taken by the author during his research.
Thanks to all who came to the launch of A love the weight of an animal, Elizabeth Gibson's debut collection of poetry, on Wednesday. Thanks, too, to guest poets Amy L. King, Rachael Hill, Katrina Moinet, illustrator Michelle Freeman, Tom England and Seesaw for making it such a memorable evening.
Tomorrow... Join us for the launch of Elizabeth Gibson's debut collection of poetry, A love the weight of an animal. Also featuring guest poets Amy L. King, Rachael Hill and Katrina Moinet. Venue: Seesaw. 7.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. Free entry/free canapés. Paid bar. confingopublishing.uk/event-list
A new story by David Gaffney is always something to celebrate. Flight Paths, published by @nightjarpress.bsky.social, is one of his most intriguing – tautly edgy, deftly organised. nightjarpress.weebly.com/flight-paths.html
One week today... Help us celebrate the launch of Elizabeth Gibson's debut collection of poetry, A love the weight of an animal, the first publication from Confingo's new poetry imprint, Carmenta. Venue: Seesaw. 7.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. Free entry but RSVP. confingopublishing.uk/event-list
Thank you to everyone who came along to the Saul Hay gallery on Wednesday to celebrate the launch of Sightings by David Bevan, with images by Maya Sharp. Thanks, too, to Ian Hay for hosting the event and @nicholasroyle.bsky.social for chairing it. Photo by David Gaffney.