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Distinctive fiction, poetry and short stories from an independent UK publisher
‘All human life needs Salt.’ —Simon Armitage
Available from independent and chain bookshops across the UK and Ireland
Launching the 2026 list
Twenty-five unforgettable books of fiction, poetry, and ideas – fresh voices and established names shaping the year ahead.
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ForthcomingSmelling of Rooks
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ForthcomingMy Bags Are Big
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ForthcomingThe Puffin
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ForthcomingThe Island
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Bestselling short stories by Carys Davies
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Some New Ambush
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ForthcomingThe Redemption of Galen Pike
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The books everyone’s talking about
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Best British Short Stories 2025
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The Homecoming
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I Hear You
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The Anechoic Chamber
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The Cat Bride
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The Marriage Contract
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The Foreshore
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The Mellow Madam and Other Stories
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Saying Dirty Things in Regional Accents
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Lie of the Land
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Sound Advice
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A Full-On Basso Profundo
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ForthcomingNew and Selected Poems
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From the Castle to the Hove-l
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Everything is Present
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Prize-nominated books
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The Marriage Contract
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The Catchers
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Scablands and Other Stories
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Forgetting is How We Survive
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Concrete Fields
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Dangerous Enough
Vendor:Becky Varley-WinterRegular price £10.99Regular price£0.00Sale price £10.99
Salt Modern Stories
Contemporary short fiction in pocket-sized editions
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I Hear You
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The Anechoic Chamber
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Eastmouth and Other Stories
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The Mellow Madam and Other Stories
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Saying Dirty Things in Regional Accents
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Mammals, I Think We Are Called
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Concrete Fields
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The Moon is Trending
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Scablands and Other Stories
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Forgetting is How We Survive
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Connective Tissue
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Licensed Premises
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Candescent Blooms
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Mrs Pulaska and Other Stories
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The Man Who Loved Kuras and Other Stories
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ForthcomingA Day Like Any Other
Vendor:Guy WareRegular price £9.99Regular priceSale price £9.99Forthcoming
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New features, poetry and short stories
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The Shocks of Clarice Lispector
Clarice Lispector. The two names in asymmetric union are slightly startling, jarring. Was she British? American? The surname is a little bit sinister, with its evocation of inspectors, of Spectre . . ....
The Shocks of Clarice Lispector
Clarice Lispector. The two names in asymmetric union are slightly startling, jarring. Was she British? American? The surname is a little bit sinister, with its evocation of inspectors, of Spectre . . ....
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Six Months That Changed Everything: Salt’s Ment...
From systemic change to renewed ambition, how six months of IPG mentoring helped reshape Salt’s publishing strategy – and how eighteen months on the results are beginning to show.
Six Months That Changed Everything: Salt’s Ment...
From systemic change to renewed ambition, how six months of IPG mentoring helped reshape Salt’s publishing strategy – and how eighteen months on the results are beginning to show.
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Changing the weather: how Salt is shifting its ...
For the past two years, we’ve been quietly rearranging the furniture at Salt. Not the fun kind of rearranging, where you move a lamp and suddenly feel like you live...
Changing the weather: how Salt is shifting its ...
For the past two years, we’ve been quietly rearranging the furniture at Salt. Not the fun kind of rearranging, where you move a lamp and suddenly feel like you live...
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Louis de Bernières joins Salt with ‘Smelling of...
Salt Publishing is delighted to announce the acquisition of UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) to Smelling of Rooks: Nine Years in the Norfolk Alps, a new collection drawn from...
Louis de Bernières joins Salt with ‘Smelling of...
Salt Publishing is delighted to announce the acquisition of UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) to Smelling of Rooks: Nine Years in the Norfolk Alps, a new collection drawn from...
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Nicholas Royle's book obsessions
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White Spines: Confessions of a Book Collector
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Shadow Lines: Searching For the Book Beyond the Shelf
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Finders, Keepers: The Secret Life of Second-hand Books
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