In case you missed the news, we were thrilled to see Taproot author Rodge Glass win the esteemed Anne Brown Prize last month for his essay ‘On the Covenant’, an excerpt from Joshua in the Sky, to be published next summer. Now, thanks to the lovely folk over at Wigtown Book Festival, you can readContinue reading “Read prize-winning essay from Joshua in the Sky in full online”
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Taproot announce lead literary fiction title of 2024
At the beginning of this year I had the pleasure of reading With or Without Angels by Douglas Bruton, a delightful, unique book of insight and compassion. It remains one of my books of the year. Now, we are delighted to announce that we will be publishing Douglas’ next novel, Hope Never Knew Horizon, inContinue reading “Taproot announce lead literary fiction title of 2024”
Taproot author Rodge Glass wins Anne Brown Prize with essay from Joshua in the Sky
We were thrilled to see Rodge Glass awarded the Anne Brown Prize at Wigtown over the weekend for ‘On the Covenant’, an essay which forms part of Rodge’s book Joshua in the Sky – a remarkable piece of work we have the privilege of publishing next year. The £1,500 prize was established in 2021 by theContinue reading “Taproot author Rodge Glass wins Anne Brown Prize with essay from Joshua in the Sky”
Coverage for Connective Tissue
In case you haven’t heard, Connective Tissue enters the world in just a few days! But fear not, you can still pre-order a copy directly from our website. Eleanor Thom’s remarkable novel of motherhood, migration and belonging based on the life of her Jewish grandmother Dora has been getting a lot of attention in theContinue reading “Coverage for Connective Tissue”
Taproot Press signs remarkable memoir by Rodge Glass
We are absolutely delighted to announce that we have signed a contract with author Rodge Glass to publish his memoir, Joshua in the Sky, in the Summer 2024. Rodge is the author of eight books including his biography Alasdair Gray: A Secretary’s Biography (Bloomsbury), which won the Somerset Maugham Award for Non-Fiction. His most recent book is MichelContinue reading “Taproot Press signs remarkable memoir by Rodge Glass”
Femke’s Launch & Recent Issues with Shipment
Some of you might be wondering why Femke is still only available for pre-order on our website and elsewhere, when the publication date was the 20th April. Well, it came as a surprise to us too! Femke was printed and bound abroad and there were delays in the shipment arriving. We had been expecting stockContinue reading “Femke’s Launch & Recent Issues with Shipment”
Red Star Over Hebrides: Cover Reveal and Pre-Orders
‘The obvious difference between living in the Isle of Lewis and locations like Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Belarus is the thickness of the landscape in which people existed both now and in the past. Yet strangely enough, it might have been exactly that – the contrast between the narrowness of the strip of land onContinue reading “Red Star Over Hebrides: Cover Reveal and Pre-Orders”
What 2023 Holds In Store at Taproot Press
2022 was our second full year as a publisher, and the busiest so far by a distance. We published five books in total, with work ranging from Scots translations of Ancient Chinese poetry to lost essays by one of Scotland’s most remarkable women, to an anthology of work on home and homelessness by some ofContinue reading “What 2023 Holds In Store at Taproot Press”
Femke has been pushed back to March 2023
We are sorry to say that the publication of Femke by David Cameron has been pushed back to March 2023. Originally scheduled for November 17, we have made the difficult decision of delaying this to allow us the proper space to do the book justice. Femke is a special text, and we will spend theContinue reading “Femke has been pushed back to March 2023”
Taproot Press to publish long-awaited second novel by Saltire Award-winner Eleanor Thom
Taproot Press have acquired world rights to Connective Tissue, an illuminating and intensely moving intergenerational Holocaust novel based on the real family history of author and former Saltire Award-winner Eleanor Thom. The novel will be published in August 2023. A tale of parallel mothers both in search of family that has been taken from them,Continue reading “Taproot Press to publish long-awaited second novel by Saltire Award-winner Eleanor Thom”