#Arachne5 special offer to UK libraries and book charities

To Celebrate our 5th Anniversary (8th September 2017) we are offering the first five books we published FREE TO BONA FIDE UK LIBRARIES or BOOK CHARITIES

 

London Lies ISBN: 978-1-909208-00-1 CONTEMPORARY
Our first Liars’ League showcase, featuring unlikely tales set in London.

 

 

 

 

Stations: Short Stories Inspired by the Overground Line

ISBN: 978-1-909208-01-8 CONTEMPORARY
A story for every station from New Cross, Crystal Palace, and West Croydon at the Southern extremes of the East London line all the way to Highbury & Islington.

 

 

 

Lovers’ Lies ISBN: 978-1-909208-02-5 CONTEMPORARY
Our second collaboration with Liars’ League, bringing the freshness, wit, imagination and passion of their authors to stories of love.

 

 

 

Weird Lies ISBN: 978-1-909208-10-0 SCI-FI/FANTASY
WINNER of the Saboteur2014 Best Anthology Award
Our third Liars’ League collaboration – more than twenty stories varying in style from tales not out of place in One Thousand and One Nights to the completely bemusing.

 

 

 

Mosaic of Air Cherry Potts ISBN: 978-1-909208-03-2

FANTASY/SCI-FI/ CONTEMPORARY
Sixteen short stories from a lesbian perspective.

 

If you’ve not tried our work before here’s your chance to explore.
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LGBT History Month events

LGBT History month poster smallLGBT History month is keeping us busy this year. Cherry Potts is reading from Mosaic of Air at a number of events (Incidentally, should you be keen enough to want to come to all the events Cherry is involved in over February, she will be making an effort to read something different each time, and the focus will vary too, as will the company!

Lewisham Library 199-201 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6LG
6th February 7.45  for 8, until 9.30
free, but ticketed. 40 tickets available so probably wise to book.

Cherry will be joined by poet Kate Foley, humorist  V.G. Lee and debut novelist V.A. Fearon.

The Story Sessions, Queer Tales, 19th February 7.45 at the Ivy House SE15 3BE – Cherry, Catherine Blackfeather, Anny Knight, Rebecca Idris and Clare Summerskill (Voluntary financial contributions welcomed, and of course you can join in with 100 words on theme in Flash from the Floor.)

North Kensington Library 108 Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington, W11 1PZ
(11th February 18:30) is Cherry on her own, reading from Mosaic of Air and some newer work, and discussing how things have changed since MoA was first published. Free.

Walthamstow Library, High Street Walthamstow, E17 7JN 12th February 19:00 is Cherry and actor Sarah Feathers, reading from Mosaic of Air and from Lovers’ Lies in an event called Holding a Mirror up to the 80′s, Lesbian Short Stories now and then, so more historical observation! This is a ticketed event but still free.

And finally: in company with Alix Adams, local author Cherry Potts reads from her short story collection Mosaic of Air, grief, old age, spiders and song, all from a lesbian perspective. Free. 7pm Friday 21st February Crofton Park Library 375 Brockley Rd, London SE4 2AG.

…oh, not finally – we’ve been asked to do another:

Cafe of Good Hope, Hither Green Lane SE13 6RT. Wednesday 26th February. 7pm. Cherry Potts, Rebecca Idris, V.A. Fearon, Catherine Blackfeather Tickets £3.

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