Publisher of neglected fiction and non-fiction, mostly by women writers from the mid-20th century, in elegant grey editions. A couple of bookshops, too.
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Update: the new Persephone bookshop opens at 10am on Weds Nov 4 at 1 Scala Street, London W1, with the proviso that this is v much a 'soft' opening, a bit like a pop-up, so there may be a slight air of chaos. But we will certainly have all our 155 titles in stock - do come by.
We have some news. This autumn we are opening a second Persephone bookshop – in London, in Fitzrovia to be precise. We had not actually been planning this, but by chance we heard about a 1767 four-storey house that had become available... More info here: persephonebooks.co.uk/blogs/…
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We have some news. This autumn we are opening a second Persephone bookshop – in London, in Fitzrovia to be precise. We had not actually been planning this, but by chance we heard about a 1767 four-storey house that had become available... More info here: persephonebooks.co.uk/blogs/…
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'The Prisoner' by Sally Carson, which is the 1936 sequel to much-anticipated bestseller 'Crooked Cross', is out now. Set in Munich, it continues the story of the Kluger family under Nazi rule. Available from Persephone Books. £15.
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Are you signed up to the Persephone Books newsletter? It's a particularly lively one this month and always very popular among our readers... persephonebooks.co.uk/blogs/…
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The Queen visited Persephone Books today and we had a delightful chat about, not to be immodest, why our books are so wonderful. We also showed her our new title THE PRISONER, discussed the marvellousness of Dorothy Whipple, & talked about Elizabeth Jane Howard and 'Foyle's War'.
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Have you read PB no. 152 CROOKED CROSS by Sally Carson yet? According to BBC online today, "Now that Carson's indelible portrait of the tragic Kluger family has resurfaced, it warrants a permanent place in the growing canon of World War Two literature." bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20…
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PB no. 152 'Crooked Cross' by Sally Carson is available for pre-order on our website now. Read more about it in this weekend's Observer newspaper here: theguardian.com/books/2025/f…
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'Crooked Cross' is the 152nd book to be published by @PersephoneBooks, which reprints neglected fiction and non-fiction, mostly by women.
Make sure you mark your calendars for publication of 'Crooked Cross' on 17th April.
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Persephone Books is featured on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’ tonight… including being compared to Taylor Swift… listen here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00209… .
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Today is publication day for PB no. 150 THE THIRD PERSEPHONE BOOK OF SHORT STORIES, as well as for a new Classic edition of WILLIAM - AN ENGLISHMAN by Cicely Hamilton, two new audiobooks, and lots of Persephone Festival merch. Find out more on our website. persephonebooks.co.uk
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With less than a month to go until the Persephone Festival, more tickets have just been released. Snap yours up here: persephonebooks.co.uk/pages/…
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Tickets for April’s Persephone Festival, in celebration of our 25th anniversary, are now on sale. Do join us.
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Persephone Books publishes two new books today: SOFIA PETROVNA by Lydia Chukovskaya, a 1939 novel about Stalin’s Great Purge, and OUT OF THE WINDOW by Madeline Linford, who was the first woman to hold an editorial position at the Guardian newspaper. More details on the website.
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