Inpress Books

Lucy Fricke’s Daughters tells the story of two women either side of forty on a road trip across Europe, each of them dealing with difficult fathers along the way. A bestseller and booksellers’ favourite in Germany, Daughters evokes laughter and tears by way of life and death, friendship and family.

V&Q Books is the brand new English-language imprint of one of Germany’s most exciting independent publishing houses, Voland & Quist Verlag. Headed by renowned translator Katy Derbyshire, V&Q Books will publish commercial, literary fiction and narrative non-fiction showcasing remarkable writing from Germany.

Inpress are nominated for the GBS Services to Independent Publishers Award.

The IPG said, "Inpress has maximised sales for some of the UK’s most ambitious literary fiction, non-fiction and poetry publishers for nearly 20 years now. Its representation and website give exposure to books that might not otherwise be discovered, and it is a valued partner on marketing too. “Their service record, care and efficiency for publishers and authors of minority books is exemplary,” said one grateful client."

Our quarterly catalogue showcases all of the work of our member publishers. This quarter the cover image was taken by the wonderful Di Slaney, whose latest collection Herd Queen will be published by Valley Press.

We've done our best to make sure you can catch up on everything you missed over the last few months as painlessly as possible, and to showcase the very best of independent publishing over the coming months.