Journey into history, cyberspace and yourself in our three literary escapes this summer. Travel back through Penned in the Margins history with two daring and expansive poetry collections and lose your head in our most recently published novella. Perfect summer reading at huge discounts.

The Lost Art of Sinking  by Naomi Booth

Was £12.99   Now £7.79

The Lost Art of Sinking is a dark comedy about losing yourself. Sensual, funny and exquisitely written, this novella charts one young girl’s quest for the perfect swoon. With debut author Naomi Booth capturing the nation’s attention with features on BBC Radio’s The Verb, The Guardian and Times Higher Education, this is your chance to get giddy with 40% off until 31 August.

Napoleon’s Travelling Bookshelf  by Sarah Hesketh

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At once erudite, humourous and stylishly contemporary, Sarah Hesketh’s debut collection invokes a world of frozen lakes, ‘snow-spun streets’ and people who have stayed too long. Drawing from myth, history and a close reading of the present, Napoleon’s Travelling Bookshelf is an impressive and engaging journey into love, identity and what it is to be alone. Hesketh was recently longlisted for the Medicine Unboxed Creative Award for her second book, The Hard Word Box, and we’re offering the chance to get to know her back catalogue this summer for under £5.

Emergency Window  by Ross Sutherland

Was £8.99   Now £5.39

Nothing is at it seems in Ross Sutherland’s second collection: a science fiction reality of mirrors, windows and menacing simulacra. In an ambitious book from one of the UK’s most celebrated poetry performers, poems are written using Google Streetview, by throwing online translation software and classic literature together, and by expanding the gaming manual for Street Fighter 2. Surreal, funny, intelligent and experimental, these poems chart a search for meaning in a disintegrating world.

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