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Finding Belonging and Embracing Neurodiversity: The Heartfelt Journey of Kate McElderry’s New Novel Declan Someone (The Journey of Declan Noone).
September 10, 2025
Foreshore Books, the small press imprint of Foreshore Publishing, is excited to announce the upcoming release of So Sweet and Other Stories, a captivating collection of short stories, flash fiction, and flash non-fiction by acclaimed writer Graham Buchan. English-language rights have been secured for the US, UK, and international markets.
So Sweet and Other Stories features twenty-six diverse works, ranging from around 6,000 words to under 200 words. Sixteen of these pieces have been previously published in prestigious literary outlets including London Magazine, Litro, Magma, Avocado, and Exquisite Death. Additionally, four stories have been performed at Liars’ League events in London, New York, and Hong Kong.
Buchan’s collection explores a wide range of themes—from the often dark and unsettling, including murder, crime, violence, war, and oppression, to more tender investigations of love, desire, and family ties. Some stories adopt lighter tones, while others draw on historical moments such as the Second World War. Settings vary widely, spanning cities such as London, Russia, and Poland. Recurring motifs of music, writing, and science add layers of richness to the narratives.
July 30, 2025
Publisher Phil M. Shirley has acquired World English Language rights in a new women’s fiction novel by award-winning author and esteemed academic Syrrina Haque.
Haque’s collection of short stories, Sand in the Castle (2010), was an instant hit when it published to rave reviews, and her new novel, Mynah: A Saga of Migrations, will publish in spring 2026 with Foreshore’s small press department, Foreshore Books.
“We’re so proud to be publishing Syrrina’s work and I can’t wait to get this deeply affecting, utterly gripping story into readers’ hands,” Phil M. Shirley said. “I’m excited to see where this new novel will take us!”
Mynah: A Saga of Migrations is a powerful political thriller and romance that intertwines the lives of two women across time and continents. Sixteen-year-old Soraya’s life is shattered by the violence and upheaval of pre-partition India as her family migrates to newly formed Pakistan, holding onto the migratory Mynah bird as a symbol of hope. Decades later, Anushay, who is writing Soraya’s story, faces her own forced migration to the United States amid political turmoil and personal danger. Through shifting timelines and gripping twists, the novel explores themes of displacement, survival, identity, and the enduring human spirit striving for belonging and renewal.
“A hauntingly elegant ghost story—Falling Story blends folk horror with a moving meditation on memory, loss, and the shadows of youth.” —James Baxter, author of Samuel Beckett’s Legacies in American Fiction
“Unsettling, unforgettable and unputdownable. A hauntingly brilliant ghost story and folk horror novel.” – The Book Club
“Beautifully crafted. Wholly disturbing. You can’t really begin to fathom the bottomless terror of falling until you have read Falling Story.” – Writers Forum.
Set against the spectral landscapes of Gloucestershire, Falling Story is a haunting meditation on memory, friendship, and the occult.
When AJ begins to dream of falling, he is drawn back to his youth and the enigmatic Joetta Thomson—an intelligent but troubled young woman marked by a secret inheritance: the ability to see ghosts.
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A country on the brink.
A cartel leader rising from the shadows.
Two soldiers caught in a merciless game of survival.
In the heart of Belize’s turbulent underworld, Nardus, a Kriol man of unexpected heritage, is thrust into the leadership of the Sinaloa drug cartel after the former leader vanishes. As he grapples with his newfound power, a deadly vendetta ignites with the ruthless Guatemalan Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, led by the infamous El Carnicero, a man whose brutal reputation precedes him.
Finding Belonging and Embracing Neurodiversity: The Heartfelt Journey of Kate McElderry’s New Novel Declan Someone (The Journey of Declan Noone).
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Finding Belonging and Embracing Neurodiversity: The Heartfelt Journey of Kate McElderry’s New Novel Declan Someone (The Journey of Declan Noone).
Dive into an excerpt from The Intervention, a captivating blend of paranormal mystery, science fiction, and psychological horror by Stephanie
Author of children’s book, The Dog with No Fur -The Adventures of Leo, Michela Carbosiero talks about the inspiration behind her
“Sometimes I wonder if bilingualism is its own form of magical realism. What else would you call it when your