There’s been much exciting news for Breakthrough recently…and here’s more info on Fallowfield Published in October and not to be missed by Nicole Swengley fans — or fans of amateur female sleuths, ‘artistic’ mysteries, dark academia… and great storytelling! #booksky

Anyone interested in more detail on our new non-fiction (pre-orders now live) AWAKENINGS: WHY NEOPAGANISM AND THE FOLKLORE RENAISSANCE MATTER please click the link to our Substack to learn why it’s a must read for both followers of the culture and sceptics alike. Authored by Stevyn Colgan. Link…

What happens when a former detective, scriptwriter and QI researcher decides to investigate the blossoming renaissance of folklore and neopaganism? AWAKENINGS: WHY NEOPAGANISM AND THE FOLKLORE RENAISSANCE MATTER. #BookNews #ComingSoon #Folkore #NonFiction

Three cheers to @brethertonwords.bsky.social and Stevyn Colgan for a well attended and well received talk — A Passion for Prehistory (and folklore! And science!) — at the Penzance Lit Fest yesterday! Announcement regarding Stevyn coming soon… #penzancelitfest #booksky

We are one very happy indie publisher to share the news that we will be publishing a brilliant new #shortfiction collection from the inimitable @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social… available to preorder right now! For more details, check the 🔗 to our Substack below. #BookNews #ShortStories #ComingSoon

We are thrilled to reveal the cover for Nicole Swengley’s latest ‘artful’ mystery, ideal for fans of #amateurfemalesleuths, #darkacademia, 70s culture and themes of art, design and architecture in literature. FALLOWFIELD. Where the past cannot rest. #coverreveal #mysterybooks #artinliterature

We are thrilled to announce the October publication of Nicole Swengley’s latest ‘artful’ mystery ideal for fans of amateur female sleuth, dark academia, 70s culture and themes of art, design and architecture in literature. 🌼 #booknews #mysterybooks #amateursleuths #darkacademia #artinliterature

We’re looking for the kind of Reader who enjoys discovering not necessarily the book that *everyone* is talking about (yet) but the book that they should be! If you’re also someone who likes an irresistible #specialoffer, then the first #bookbirthday of the award-winning THE FIRE IN THEIR EYES…

We are thrilled that Two Similar Looking Men With Umbilical Hernias by @zenabarrie.bsky.social and illustrated by Claire Robinson is getting the #recognition it so deserves! #Congratulations #ProudMoment #LaughOutLoud #BookHumour

Because we’re feeling generous, today’s #BookQuoteWednesday features a double-bill of our newest releases! The word of the week is FREE, and the books are: That Summer In Puglia by @valeriavescina.bsky.social Yeseni And The Daughter Of Peace by Solange Burrell #BookQW

We cannot believe it has only been three years since we brought out our first book! And we have so many reasons to celebrate. #happybirthday #publishingjourney #books #thankyou

For today’s #FirstLineFriday we are diving straight into chapter one of That Summer In Puglia by Valeria Vescina (@valeriavescina.bsky.social), as if we were diving into the crystalline waters of the Mediterranean. #Puglia #Italy #HolidayReading #Bookstagram

For this week’s #FirstLineFriday we celebrate the recently released YESENI AND THE DAUGHTER OF PEACE by Solange Burrell. #blacklit #historicalfantasy #yafantasy

Happy Publication to @valeriavescina.bsky.social! 📢 📖 🎉 🍾 📢 📖 🎉 🍾 We know you are actually in Puglia right now, so we hope you have the chance to properly celebrate in Southern Italian style. #literarylovestory #italianstories #holidayread #launchday #publicationday

Ideal for fans of Elena Ferrante, Rachel Joyce and Salley Vickers — it’s also the perfect read for anyone seeking some elegantly written fiction to accompany a trip to Southern Italy. Out April 2nd, ahead of Valeria’s new novel, Habit of Disobedience, later this year…

Well, we are bursting with pride! Our own Jamie Chipperfield has made the longlist with his short story, Other People’s Shoes. Jamie has been such an integral member of the collective since its inception. And we have always believed in his talent, and his particular skill for short stories…

BOOK BARGAIN ALERT! We have no idea how long this offer will last but The Portrait Girl by Nicole Swengley is now only a fiver on Waterstones’ website! Described as “a throughly engaging mystery” by the FT, this gorgeous paperback is also the perfect #BookClubRead.

We couldn’t be more delighted that Figgles & Flo, so sensitively written by Antonia Blackmore, beautifully illustrated by Sarah P Sharpe and created for the charity Families in Grief has been named a Finalist in the Little Peeps Award by Chanticleer Book Reviews & Media. #kidlit #chlidrensbooks

Well this is just as it should be! We are tickled pink to see the uniquely brilliant Two Similar-Looking Men With Umbilical Hernias on the shortlist for Satire and Humour in the CIBAs! #humorousfiction #shortlistedbook #comedywriting @zenabarrie.bsky.social

Huge thanks to Hannah's Bookshelf 📖 for her review of 🔥 The Fire In Their Eyes 🔥 by Stephanie Bretherton on North Manchester Radio 1066 FM! “THOUGHT-PROVOKING and COMPELLING in its scope.” “ENGAGING characters that feel very real, very flawed, and most importantly, very human.” #bookreview

We are incredibly grateful for another fantastic year, and would like to wish everyone a very happy 2026!

2025 also saw us open our webshop, a fantastic and ethical way to support indie business, plus our children’s book for the charity Families in Grief, Figgles & Flo was longlisted for a Chanticleer Award, and in December we started posting free short stories on our new Substack!

And last but not least for book launches, Optimal Leadership, our first business book by “serial CEO” Wilf Blackburn sprang out the gates to lead the way in indispensable guides for taking the reins with ethics, wisdom and ingenuity. But wait, there’s more.

Soon after that was The Fire In Their Eyes, book two in Stephanie’s Children Of Sarah series, an eco-thriller set in both prehistory and present day, which only went and won one Award and is shortlisted for another! Cue some popping corks.

Next came a work of hilarious originality, Two Men With Similar Looking Umbilical Hernias from the sightly twisted yet all the way brilliant mind of Zena Barrie. This collection of surreal but sharply observant short stories received all the love it was very much due.

And then the launch of The Dream-Pedlar’s Parade hot on its heels, a mega new quest for the sands of time by young Krish, this time in the amazing steampunk world of Knock Thrice.

Then it was another re-issue, this time The Boy Who Stole Time by Mark Bowsher, first in his Myrthali series of thrilling YA fantasies.

2025 kicked off with the re-issue of Bone Lines, the first book of the Children Of Sarah series by Stephanie Bretherton, a Kindle bestselling dual timeline work of speculative fiction, now signed to Breakthrough ahead of the second book due later in the year.

What a year! Six books, one award win, a new webshop and a few free short stories on our Substack! But we’re getting ahead of ourselves… #HappyNewYear #YearInReview #ThankYou #BookLife

a much admired “artistic” mystery, a beloved children’s book about cherishing memories, some hilarious stories that might cause the spitting out of Christmas pud, a wild ride through the ancient and modern Middle East (including Bethlehem!) or some fantastic dip-in-and-out short story collections?