Cornish Indie Book Festival

10/09/2026

10/09/2026

Wow, look what our clever team at our HQ bookstore in have created in the front window...

Our online bookstore is always open (free delivery for locals) and our HQ Cornish Authors Bookstore is open Wednesday to Saturday 12-5 until the end of the month if you want tokoick up a few copies of this bold short story collection...

https://hermitagepress.co.uk/products/hirethow

10/09/2026

What is CREATURES OF A BRIEF SEASON all about??

Creatures of a Brief Season is a novel about intimacy born of necessity, and what it means to rethink your life when the one you’d imagined hasn’t gone to plan - which many of us can relate too...

The main characters are Leonard - elderly, overweight he is battling with failing eyesight. He has struggled on after the death of his wife, but really needs a helping hand.

And Vanessa, who after years spent caring for her mother and has been left struggling to find work. Caring for others is not a vocation for her but Leonard becomes her only option for paid work and a home.

As their lives intertwine, something unexpected happens: assumptions begin to shift, boundaries between obligation and companionship become less certain and a beautiful friendship is forged.

Copies of this beautiful book are available to pre-order now and will be with Amazon, Waterstones and most of the independent Cornish bookshops after the books launch on the 18th of September...

https://hermitagepress.co.uk/products/creatures-of-a-brief-seasonof

10/09/2026

10/09/2026

📽️ A BASKET FULL OF EGGS, PLUS Q&A
📅 Tuesday 15th September, 6.30pm

A film following the personal journey of Romani advocate Liza Mortimer as she ventures into archival collections in search of her great-grandmother, Minty Smith.

What begins as a quest for a single life story becomes a powerful revelation: a rich, interwoven legacy of Romani voices, songs, and cultural influence embedded within England’s traditional folk music.

🖥️ Book online https://buff.ly/BG1Uhr0
📞 01326 319461

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10/09/2026

01/09/2026

Sooo looking forward to reading this...

We've got lots to share with you this week as we approach the launch of our second book of the year - HIRETHOW.

Written by Clare Howdle, and edited by , this incredible collection of life-spanning stories takes its title from the plural of the Cornish word ‘hireth’.

We'll be sharing snippets of these stories with you throughout the week to give you a taste of Clare's exceptional writing and engaging narratives, so be prepared to be transported into the flux point of 10 characters lives...

And if you like what you read preorders of Clare's collection are available on our website now https://hermitagepress.co.uk/products/hirethow
And copies will be available at the launch on the 5th of September, or on Amazon, in Waterstones and Cornish Bookshops from the 8th of September...

31/08/2026

Looking for something to do this Bank Holiday??

Hermitage Press would like to invite you to an afternoon of Literature & Art with a difference - summer punch, scones and some readings from Chloe Statham, Janet Phillips, Helen Trevaskis and Jasmine Oreffo from the salt & stone collection...

@ salthouse gallery, St Ives 2:30pm onwards - event starts at 3pm

https://hermitagepress.co.uk/products/salt-stone