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Fresh off the press – the stories everyone's talking about this month.

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Michael Arditti

The Tribe

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Horror, the uncanny, the weird, the eerie, and the Gothic…

The strange, the sinister, and the quietly disturbing, all in one shelf.

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The 2026 collection

Louis de Bernières, Michael Arditti, Tibor Fischer, Michelle Lovric – twenty-seven titles spanning historical fiction, memoir, crime, and darkly comic writing.

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  • There's No ‘F’ In Wonderful by Bill Broady
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Bill Broady

There's No ‘F’ In Wonderful

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  • My Bags Are Big by Tibor Fischer
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Tibor Fischer

My Bags Are Big

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Nicholas Royle: the bibliophile’s trilogy

Three books, one obsession: the strange, secret lives of books themselves.

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  • The Maternal Element by Kate Nicholls
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Kate Nicholls

The Maternal Element

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Spare, precise, unforgettable: the complete short fiction of Carys Davies

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  • The papers have been kind to us

    The papers have been kind to us

    I keep a small stack of cuttings on my desk, and this quarter it’s grown taller than I’m used to. Not from one book doing well, but from several at...

    The papers have been kind to us

    I keep a small stack of cuttings on my desk, and this quarter it’s grown taller than I’m used to. Not from one book doing well, but from several at...

  • A very good quarter

    A very good quarter

    I don't often share sales figures in House Magazine. Publishing is built on books, not balance sheets, and most quarters look much like the last: steady, unspectacular, occasionally frustrating. This...

    A very good quarter

    I don't often share sales figures in House Magazine. Publishing is built on books, not balance sheets, and most quarters look much like the last: steady, unspectacular, occasionally frustrating. This...

  • A new chapter for Kirsty

    A new chapter for Kirsty

    We are delighted to announce that Kirsty Hamilton-Emery has been promoted to Publicity Manager, taking the lead on campaigns for our biggest books. by Chris Hamilton-emery There are some announcements you...

    A new chapter for Kirsty

    We are delighted to announce that Kirsty Hamilton-Emery has been promoted to Publicity Manager, taking the lead on campaigns for our biggest books. by Chris Hamilton-emery There are some announcements you...

  • Emma Henderson © Harrington Headshots

    How Two Good Men came to Salt

    Every so often a manuscript arrives that rearranges your week. Two Good Men did that to mine. by Christopher Hamilton-Emery I'd known Emma Henderson's work for years – her remarkable debut...

    How Two Good Men came to Salt

    Every so often a manuscript arrives that rearranges your week. Two Good Men did that to mine. by Christopher Hamilton-Emery I'd known Emma Henderson's work for years – her remarkable debut...

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  • Wash by Erica Wagner
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Erica Wagner

Wash

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Coming in 2027

Next year's Salt titles, from award winners to exciting new names.

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