eight years
Apparently, it’s eight years since we published City Baby. Eight years! Where did the time go? (note: that’s a rhetorical question, please don’t come back at us with some astrophysical…
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food for thought
Bank holiday Monday afternoon, and we’ve finally got time to write a quick blog about last Wednesday evening. We spent it on Zoom, enjoying a conversation between writers Kit de…
Birmingham Literature Festival
One feature of the past year – for obvious reasons – has been the migration of live literature events to an online platform. It’s been a necessary response to the…
stay at home
Starting on Monday 26th April, Stay At Home Lit Fest is putting on a fantastic programme of literary events, all of them online, and all of them free to access.…
lights, camera, action
It’s often the case that one change begets another. Earlier this year we finally had the Ignite website redesigned (and it’s a thing of beauty, isn’t it?) a long overdue…
big wide world
Pop the champagne! Or throw it an extra stick! This week marked the official publication of Emma Purshouse’s novel ‘Dogged’, which is now out there sniffing lampposts and marking its…
it’s the dogs
It’s always a bit of a risk and an adventure, publishing a new book, especially when we’ve spent the past year living through ‘unprecedented times’. But when we read the…
look at this!
It’s been a very long time coming, but the Ignite website has had a makeover. A comprehensive one. Chances are, if you’re here reading this blog, that you’ve noticed already.…
Wolves Lit Fest
Over the weekend, two of our Ignite authors brought their work to Wolverhampton Literature Festival, and showed that it’s possible to share the magic of great writing and engage an…
with a long spoon
One of life’s realities – along with death, and taxes – is that Am**on is the first port of call for a lot of folk when it comes to buying…
new year, new novel
We’re delighted to be starting 2021 by welcoming a new author – our seventh – to the Ignite Books roster. People up and down the country will know Emma Purshouse…
festive thanks
From us to each and every one of you. Thanks to everyone who’s supported us by buying one (or more) of our books in this most challenging of years. Thanks…