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Summer. And things are hotting up here at Ignite Books. This Saturday (June 10) our latest book – Dancing Barefoot, by Glyn Brown – is officially launched in her home town…

This morning, a pallet arrived at Ignite Villas stacked with the first print run of our newest book, Dancing Barefoot by Glyn Brown. We are hugely excited about this title,…

No, this doesn’t mean we’re up to our knees in nappies and sleepless nights. What it does mean is that City Baby, our best-selling autobiography of GBH bass player Ross…

Ye gods. It’s been a while since we popped in here to write a blog [runs finger along very dusty mantelpiece, makes note to come back with the hoover] but…

Last Sunday we made our way into Birmingham to take part in the first ever Small Press Fair at Ikon Gallery. The sun shone, the roads were clear, and we’re…

It may seem quiet, but there’s a lot going on behind the scenes at Ignite (there’s always a lot going on behind the scenes at Ignite). It’s just that sometimes…

Your fourth print run of A Marvellous Party, the printers told us when we placed our order with them, will be delivered on Friday 5th August. We’re very happy to…

Whenever we publish a book, it’s with the intention of doing the best we can, in every way. We want our authors to enjoy working with us, to see their…

Over the past few months we’ve watched energy bills, petrol prices, and food costs rising dramatically. It’s affecting everybody. Last week, our blundering idiot of a prime minister responded to…

One year ago today, on 6th April 2021, we offically published ‘Dogged’. It’s the debut novel from Emma Purshouse – Wolverhampton’s first poet laureate and recent 3rd prize winner in the…

Yesterday morning, a palletload of boxes containing the second print run of Emma Purshouse’s novel Dogged arrived at Ignite Villas. Huge thanks from us to everyone who’s bought a copy…

One year ago, at Wolverhampton Literature Festival 2021, we launched ‘Dogged’, the debut novel from performance poet and writer Emma Purshouse. The book wasn’t officially published until the start of…