Interviews & Blogs

We're happy to announce that our Fairlight Shorts program is once again open to submissions! Selected submissions will be posted to our short stories page and shared on our socials and newsletter – it's a fantastic opportunity to get your name and work out there. We know that each submission represents a great deal of hard work and p

Fairlight Books obtains a moving story of queer romance and second chances by award-listed author Allan Radcliffe Fairlight Books has acquired Scottish author Allan Radcliffe’s second novel for publication in November 2025. Blurred Faces is a literary novel set in Edinburgh. It is told through a dual narrative of two gay men in their e

Douglas Bruton is a Scottish author or art centric literary fiction. He's published three novels with Fairlight Books: Blue Postcards (2021) With or Without Angels (2023) and most recently Woman in Blue (2025). Check out our interview with Douglas Bruton on his latest novel below to learn a little more about what inspires him! Woman In

Please Fear Me is Jennifer Love's debut novel. Set throughout the US, we follow Smidge and Violet in their search for autonomy and meaning as they run away from their past traumas. Read on to learn about the creation of Please Fear Me and Jennifer's methods in writing plus a small excerpt!   When did you first decide you wanted

We are happy to announce that we will be publishing a third ekphrastic work by Douglas Bruton in 2025 entitled Woman in Blue after Johannes Vermeer's painting Woman in Blue Reading a Letter. Fairlight Books obtains an innovative love story by award-listed Scottish author Douglas Bruton inspired by the artist Johannes Vermeer. Fairl

For English Wine Week 2024, we are spotlighting a few of the great vineyards featured in The Vineyards of Britain by Ed Dallimore, to celebrate some of the best vineyards in England! Located in Buckinghamshire, the Daws Hill Vineyard offers tours, events, and cellar door sales specialising in sparkling whites and rosés. The vineyard w

For English Wine Week 2024, we are spotlighting a few of the great vineyards featured in The Vineyards of Britain by Ed Dallimore! Today, we're showcasing the All Angels Vineyard. All Angels Vineyard is located in West Berkshire and offers cellar door sales, tours and tastings, invitation lunches and dinners. They have been growing

Pete Sherlock is a Birmingham based investigative journalist at the BBC. His debut novel, The Mask of Merryvale Manor published 20th June 2024 and follows the wonderfully flawed Drummond family. Read our interview with Pete about authorship and his novel The Mask of Merryvale Manor below!     What’s a piece of advice you

For English Wine Week 2024, we are spotlighting a few of the great vineyards featured in The Vineyards of Britain by Ed Dallimore, to celebrate some of the best vineyards in England! Today we’re sharing our Q&A with Jan from the Fairmile Vineyard located in Henley-on-Thames! This vineyard was first planted in 2013 and is now home

For English Wine Week 2024, we are spotlighting a few of the great vineyards featured in The Vineyards of Britain by Ed Dallimore, to celebrate some of the best vineyards in England! Today’s featured vineyard is the gorgeous Brightwell vineyard, located just south of Oxford. Brightwell is one of the top five English red wine producer