

Squaring the Circle of Comedy Thrillers
In our latest blog, the publisher, Katie Isbester, writes on Poor Table Manners by Steve Sheppard and the difficulty of mixing genres....


A Brief Extract from Those Absent by Jill Culiner
Publication day for our first release of 2024 is fast approaching! Those Absent On the Great Hungarian Plain by Jill Culiner will be out...


Confessions of a Female Publisher
To support our Library appeal, Katie Isbester delves into the positive effects of reading at an early age and the inspiration it...


Claret Press Christmas Newsletter 2023
It's been a busy-but-fun year for us at Claret Press. We've been joined by Alex Green as editorial assistant and Ines Palmer, who is...


Nasio Trust: Africa Needs Not Just Greater Literacy, But Also More Publishers
To support Nasio Trust's Library appeal, Katie Isbester, publisher of Claret Press, explores the importance of publishers in creating the...


AI. What's it good for?
Katie Isbester, publisher of Claret Press and founder of Clapham Publishing Services, had an interesting experience with AI over the...


What Are Graphic Novels and Why Should I Care?
So let's start out with a confession. I don't really like graphic novels. I flip the pages so fast I give myself paper cuts. I find them...


Dr Declan Hill
Our guest on the Controlling Idea on Monday March 6th, 2023 is Dr Declan Hill, when we will be discussing The Godfather novel by Mario...


Dr Guy Standing
Our guest on the Controlling Idea on Monday February 13, 2023 is Dr Guy Standing when we will be discussing Nomadland the book by Jessica...


Define Yourself in 3 Words, No More No Less
So here's a fun little exercise. Define yourself in all your complexity in just three words. Here's an example of an imaginary person:...
























