We’ve gone Christmas crackers at Nightjar Press and decided to release a surprise pair of titles in time for the so-called festive period. The thinking behind this was to cheer people up at the end of a pretty awful year. ‘Like a Fever’ by Tim Etchells and ‘House Calls’ by Vlatka Horvat are available with immediate effect or, as we might more concisely have said, now. The stories are available singly or as a pair, as always. We’re just keen to emphasise the fact that Nightjar stories are released in pairs and that this is not a random thing. A story is paired with another story when two stories are found that speak to each in some way, even if that speaking is more of a ‘churring’, in the manner of nightjars. In fact, all the better if it is. The cover images are selected to reflect this. You might wonder why we don’t offer a financial incentive to order a pair, rather than just one title. The answer is because we’re a small press and we’re trying to at least break even.
Although, by launching another surprise publication, it might seem as if we were hellbent on losing money. The Invisible Collection is a 100pp original anthology of short stories by staff and students – and former students – of the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. The project was inspired by the discovery in the Special Collections of the university’s library of an uncut copy of an edition of a short story, ‘The Invisible Collection’, by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881–1942). Because the pages were uncut, it was, effectively, invisible. It is published in an edition of 200 unnumbered, unsigned, paperback copies, with a cover conceived – and illustrations by – Sian Bonnell of the Manchester School of Art. The anthology does not contain the Zweig story, which is available from Pushkin Press.
John Oakey of John Oakey Design is the designer and typesetter of all our publications, and Claire Dean designed and updates the website. Thanks, as ever, to them, and to the always-reliable H&H Reeds Printers Ltd of Penrith.
There are healthy numbers remaining of the four autumn titles and low numbers of one or two earlier titles. To enquire about special deals for bulk orders, please drop us an email (see About page) or check Twitter for special offers.
Although, by launching another surprise publication, it might seem as if we were hellbent on losing money. The Invisible Collection is a 100pp original anthology of short stories by staff and students – and former students – of the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. The project was inspired by the discovery in the Special Collections of the university’s library of an uncut copy of an edition of a short story, ‘The Invisible Collection’, by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881–1942). Because the pages were uncut, it was, effectively, invisible. It is published in an edition of 200 unnumbered, unsigned, paperback copies, with a cover conceived – and illustrations by – Sian Bonnell of the Manchester School of Art. The anthology does not contain the Zweig story, which is available from Pushkin Press.
John Oakey of John Oakey Design is the designer and typesetter of all our publications, and Claire Dean designed and updates the website. Thanks, as ever, to them, and to the always-reliable H&H Reeds Printers Ltd of Penrith.
There are healthy numbers remaining of the four autumn titles and low numbers of one or two earlier titles. To enquire about special deals for bulk orders, please drop us an email (see About page) or check Twitter for special offers.