Ortac Press
@ortacpress
Independent publisher of non-fiction and novels #MDANT ortacpress.com/shop
It's incredibly exciting to see Keshed by Stu Hennigan included in so many Booker Prize longlist predictions. For a tiny indie like Ortac, even being part of the conversation feels a bit surreal... @stuhennigan.bsky.social @turnarounduk.bsky.social @indiepressnetwork.bsky.social
KESHED DEEP DIVE with @stuhennigan.bsky.social and @heidijames.bsky.social Thursday 2nd July at 7pm - Online event Email getkeshed@gmail.com for an invite
We published The Fugitive of Gezi Park by Deniz Goran three years ago. Set between the London art world and anti-government protests in Turkey, it’s a love story of art, exile and political struggle. May-Lan Tan called it ‘an elegant and incisive novel from an incandescent talent’.
A lovely surprise to see Keshed by @stuhennigan.bsky.social reviewed by Amy Liprot in @thespectator1828.bsky.social this week. ‘In the tradition of literary lowlifes conceived by Charles Bukowski and Jean Rhys’ ‘The reading experience is like a sick compulsion’ @turnarounduk.bsky.social
‘Clever, touching and captivating. I worked in brothels and lived in grungey apartments; I’ve been there myself, but still I couldn’t put The Bedevilments down.' — Kate Holden, author of In My Skin and The Winter Road
‘Hardcore, rueful, weirdly romantic; the spirit of Patrick Hamilton presides over this close-up tale of sex addiction in an obsessive world of unforgivable sins and anonymous virtues. A story that refuses to give up on hope.' — David Flusfeder, author of Something Might Fall and John the Pupil
THE BEDEVILMENTS by John Gay A bold, darkly funny novella about sex, dependency and human connection. 'Clever, touching and captivating.’ – Kate Holden, bestselling author of In My Skin Publishing 10/09/26 Find out more and pre-order from: tinyurl.com/wnu4u3xj @turnarounduk.bsky.social
Keshed by @stuhennigan.bsky.social spotted at The Notting Hill Bookshop yesterday.
A reminder that the @indiepressnetwork.bsky.social fiction showcase is happening this evening at 18:30. Calling readers, reviewers, bookshops etc! Please come along. The link to register is us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Keshed by @stuhennigan.bsky.social reviewed in @irishtimes.com by @andrewgallix.bsky.social 'Heartbreaking yet exhilarating ... Hennigan's unflinching fiction debut channels the entire history of British kitchen-sink realism.'
We had a great time at the Alternative Book Fair in London on Saturday. @indiepressnetwork.bsky.social
We’ll be at the Indie Press Fair tomorrow as part of the Alternative London Book Fair. So many great presses, authors and panels. If you’re in London, come along to Islington Central Library between 10-5pm. Tickets are free! @indiepressnetwork.bsky.social
Punk Rock Birdwatching in Glasgow! Join @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social for an evening at the brilliant @weare1of100.bsky.social next Thursday. Tickets are free. Link below! weare1of100.co.uk/special/an-e...
Keshed reviewed in @irishtimes.com. ‘Heartbreaking yet exhilarating … Hennigan’s unflinching debut channels the entire history of British kitchen-sink realism.’ @stuhennigan.bsky.social @turnarounduk.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Happy publication day to the deep, dark, beautiful ride that is Keshed by Stu Hennigan. We’re incredibly proud to be publishing this bold, uncompromising novel. Congratulations @stuhennigan.bsky.social, and thanks to @turnarounduk.bsky.social, Jack Smyth, Tom and Jaime Witcomb and Alex Billington.
2 weeks until Keshed! Order a copy from our website, or your favourite bookshop. @stuhennigan.bsky.social
Get ready to get Keshed! We publish @stuhennigan.bsky.social’s ‘Molotov cocktail’ of a debut novel in one month. Keshed really is something special, and a reading experience you will not forget. Order from your local bookshop, or from ortacpress.com/shop. @turnarounduk.bsky.social
The Keshed online launch is happening in one month! Send your names and email addresses to getkeshed@gmail.com to register. @stuhennigan.bsky.social @regretteruane.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social
It seems The Punk Rock Birdwatching Club by @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social is part of the M&S winter campaign. Didn’t see this one coming…
Finished copies have arrived. @stuhennigan.bsky.social @turnarounduk.bsky.social
@richardjamesfoster.bsky.social has collab’d with the brilliant @weare1of100.bsky.social on this special edition Punk Rock Birdwatching t-shirt. Tote bag also available! weare1of100.co.uk/clothing/the...