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Join us for this week’s #TuesdayBookClub as we read The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky—a fast-paced, psychologically rich novella about risk, addiction, and the illusion of control. One of his most personal works. 📖✨ #TheGambler #Dostoyevsky p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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✨ We’re thrilled to reveal the next P-Wave Classic: Maid Marian & The Misfortunes of Elphin by Thomas Love Peacock! Out 4 Sept., available on NetGalley & for pre-order now. Join us in celebrating timeless satire! 📖 #PWaveClassics #ThomasLovePeacock p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/m...

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✨ #FridayPopcorn: Tonight, we’re revisiting Spirited Away, the Studio Ghibli classic that sweeps you into a world of wonder and mystery. A journey through the spirit world, where courage and heart lead the way. What Ghibli gem draws you back? 🍿✨ #StudioGhibli #FilmNight www.imdb.com/title/tt0245...

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🍄 L.A. Davenport shares his versatile recipe for a mushroom & potato omelette—two ways! Whether hearty or light, it’s perfect for any season. 📖 Get the full recipe: pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought... #Recipe #VegetarianCooking #PushingTheWave #LADavenport #ComfortFood #SeasonalCooking

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Join us for this week’s #TuesdayBookClub as we read Answered Prayers by Truman Capote—a masterpiece left unfinished, yet unforgettable. Sharp, scandalous, and full of intrigue, it’s a glimpse into high society’s hidden corners. 📖✨ #AnsweredPrayers #TrumanCapote p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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"Men are easily cured of unfashionable virtues, but never of fashionable vices." From Gryll Grange, by Thomas Love Peacock, one of our upcoming P-Wave Classics, out late later in the year. Stay tuned for news on that and much more in the next few weeks. #classicliterature #p-waveclassics #BookSky

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✨ At P-Wave Press, we believe in the power of 'wild' literature—bold, boundary-pushing stories that go beyond the mainstream. Join us in supporting small presses and discover our new website design! 🌍 #IndiePublishing #PWavePress p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/s...

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🌐 Is the internet broken? Or are we just seeing our unfiltered selves? L.A. Davenport’s latest column asks whether social media has corrupted us—or simply exposed us. 📖 Read more here: pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought... #InternetCulture #HumanNature #FreeSpeech #PushingTheWave

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Join us for this week’s #TuesdayBookClub as we read Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola. A classic of French naturalism—raw, intense, and unflinching in its portrayal of desire and its deadly consequences. Have you read it? 📖💔 #ThereseRaquin #EmileZola p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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✨ You can now order P-Wave Press books straight from our website! And we’ve got a bold new autumn list coming soon—featuring more Thomas Love Peacock, L.A. Davenport, and rediscovered satirical gems. 📖 #PWaveReads #IndependentPublishing p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/o...

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This week’s #TuesdayBookClub is Salt by Jeremy Page—a haunting story set on the edge of the Norfolk marshes, where landscape and memory intertwine. A novel full of quiet power and elemental beauty. Have you read it? 📖🌊 #Salt #JeremyPage #Norfolk p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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New on Pushing the Wave! Author L.A. Davenport shows why slowing down is the secret to enjoying Thomas Love Peacock’s sparkling satire. 📚 Read more: pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought... #PWaveClassics #ClassicLiterature #booksky

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Slow down with this week’s #TuesdayBookClub: The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Matsuo Bashō. A gentle, poetic travelogue from 17th-century Japan that blends prose and haiku to capture fleeting moments of beauty and insight. Let’s talk. 📖✨ #MatsuoBasho #Haiku p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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‘Sarony’s studio in Scarborough, then a fashionable resort, had “as many as 98 rooms” done up in Louis XV style and employed more than a hundred people.’ Tom Crewe on the rise of easily reproducible photo prints in the 19th century: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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🖋️ As big publishers focus on authors with large online followings, we ask: is that really the future of publishing? At P-Wave Press, we’ champion range, depth and voices beyond the algorithm. 📖 #PublishingTrends #PWavePress p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/f...

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This week's #FridayPopcorn is that late #80s classic adventure film with a surprisingly touching father-son relationship at its heart: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. #movienight www.imdb.com/title/tt0097...

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Peacock’s wit hasn’t aged a day. In this week’s column, author L.A. Davenport reflects on Headlong Hall and Nightmare Abbey, and why P-Wave Classics begins with satire at its finest. 📖 Read here → pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought... #ClassicBooks #Peacock #PWaveClassics #LiterarySatire #LADavenport

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This week’s #TuesdayBookClub pick kicks off our P-Wave Classics series: Headlong Hall & Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock! A brand-new edition with new introductions and notes to help his sharp, satirical brilliance shine for today’s readers. ✨📖 #PWaveClassics p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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🥜 The Ultimate Peanut Butter Smoothie by L.A. Davenport is now live! A funny and reflective piece on the trials of café smoothies + a recipe you’ll love. Check it out! ladavenport.substack.com/p/the-ultima... #CreativeNonfiction #HumorEssays #FoodWriting #PushingTheWave

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🎉 Headlong Hall & Nightmare Abbey are out now—launching our new P-Wave Classics imprint! Two brilliant, biting satires of Romanticism and philosophical extremes, back in print for a new generation of readers.📚 🔗 p-wavepress.co.uk/classics/hea... #PWaveClassics #PublicationDay #ClassicLiterature

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Is Europe censoring speech—or protecting democracy? In this powerful piece, L.A. Davenport explores why limiting hate speech isn’t censorship but responsibility. 📖 Read it here → pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought... #FreeSpeech #HateSpeech #Democracy #Censorship #Europe

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It was recently revealed that Meta has used LibGen, a vast database of pirated material, to train its AI models. We need to campaign together for better protections for creators and to stop the unauthorised use of their works. #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing #MakeItFair #societyofauthors

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This week’s #TuesdayBookClub is The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis. Part sci-fi, part meditation on loneliness, this short novel hits hard—and yes, we’ve got Bowie on the brain. Join us. 📖🌌 #TheManWhoFellToEarth #WalterTevis p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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🌿 The third essay from Pushing the Wave 2017-2022 by L.A. Davenport is now live on Substack! Ants takes a look at how small, everyday moments can teach us about nature and sustainability. Check it out! ladavenport.substack.com/p/ants #Sustainability #EnvironmentalWriting #CreativeNonfiction

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This week's #FridayPopcorn is a cinematic delight; a charming comedy celebrating both cinema itself and the might of quiet determination, and with some fabulous performances: The Smallest Show on Earth. #movienight www.comedy.co.uk/film/the_sma...

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The Reverend Doctor Opimian: "I do not think I have named a single unpresentable fish. Dr. Gryll: "Bream, Doctor: there is not much to be said for bream." The great pleasure of working on our new editions of books by Thomas Love Peacock! 📖🦚 #books #classics #P-WavePress #booksky

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Early spring calls for crisp endives and bold flavours. L.A. Davenport brings a new twist with orange, walnuts & rosemary in this bright, refreshing salad. 🍊🌿 Now live on Pushing the Wave: pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought...

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Join us for this week’s #TuesdayBookClub as we head into the desert with Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger. A classic tale of endurance, exploration, and deep cultural respect in the Empty Quarter. Have you read it? 📖🌵 #ArabianSands #WilfredThesiger p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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🌊 The second post from Pushing the Wave 2017–2022 by L.A. Davenport is live on Substack! Floating reflects on a moment of detachment and disillusionment during travel. Check it out: ladavenport.substack.com/p/floating #CreativeNonfiction #Essays #PushingTheWave #TravelEssays #LADavenport

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There's a thirst over here for a bit of thoughtful escapism for this week's #FridayPopcorn. How about a war heist movie with a series of darkly comic and satirical twists, that reveal, in the end, an unexpected depth and poignancy. #movienight www.imdb.com/title/tt0120...

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We are very sad to hear of the passing of Eddie Jordan, a remarkable man and a fighter right to the end. As lifelong F1 fans, he has been a part of our lives for as long as we can remember. May he rest in peace, and all our thoughts and prayers for his family.

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🛤 What happens when a personal hero’s reputation is called into question? L.A. Davenport reflects on a family encounter with Greville Janner, the accusations that followed, and the complexity of truth. 📖 Read more here: pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought... #Memory #Justice #Legacy #Truth #Reflection

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Join us for this week’s #TuesdayBookClub as we explore Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes. A powerful collection of poems reflecting on his relationship with Sylvia Plath—intimate, emotional and impossible to forget. Let’s discuss. 📖✨ #BirthdayLetters #TedHughes p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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🌊 Storytelling isn’t just fiction or nonfiction—it’s fluid, evolving and shaped by the reader. The first extract from Pushing the Wave 2017–2022 by L.A. Davenport, The Desert, is on Substack. Read it now! 📖✨ #PushingTheWave #LADavenport ladavenport.substack.com/p/the-desert

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I didn’t get to do a #FridayPopcorn last night but how about some feel-good romance with a lot of soul behind the incredible moves: Flashdance #movienight www.imdb.com/title/tt0085...

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✨ Pushing the Wave by L.A. Davenport is here! This collection of essays and artwork dives into creativity, personal growth, and life’s big questions. Get your copy today! 🌍📚 #BookRelease #CreativeNonfiction #PushingTheWave p-wavepress.co.uk/non-fiction/...

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🎶 Liszt’s symphonic poems transform the everyday into something epic. But why do some maestros like Sir Alexander Gibson fade into obscurity? L.A. Davenport explores music's power and the artists history overlooks: pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought... #ClassicalMusic #ForgottenMaestros #MusicLegacy

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Join us for this week’s #TuesdayBookClub as we read The Plague by Albert Camus. A gripping novel about an epidemic, resilience and what it means to be human in tough times. What do you think of it? 📖✨ #ThePlague #AlbertCamus p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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Croissant? What croissant? 🥐

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✨ The rise in self-publishing has opened doors for many—but has it also made it harder for great books to be noticed? Explore the challenges and opportunities in our latest blog & share your thoughts! 📖 #PublishingDebate #PWavePress p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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This week‘s #FridayPopcorn is that classic screwball comedy with Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant, Bringing Up Baby www.imdb.com/title/tt0029... #MovieNight

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🎭 A city changes. So do we. L.A. Davenport reflects on returning to Berlin, the echoes of memory, and how Helmut Newton’s photography and Max Ernst’s surrealism shaped his visit. 📖 Read more here: pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought... #Berlin #Nostalgia #Art #Photography #TravelWriting #Memory

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Step into 19th-century Russia with this week’s #TuesdayBookClub pick: Journey For Our Time by the Marquis de Custine. A brilliant, critical and eerily relevant account of power, control, and the illusions of empire. 📖✨ #MarquisDeCustine #JourneyForOurTime p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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👗📖 From red carpet glamour to literary style—fashion tells a story. What are your favourite books about clothes, couture and the world of fashion? 💃✨ #BooksAboutFashion #PWaveReads p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/f...

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This week's #FridayPopcorn is a film I saw recently for the second time and marvelled again at the brooding intensity of #GeneHackman, who stole the movie for me. Wonderful actor. May he and his wife rest in peace. www.imdb.com/title/tt0120...

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Fascinating podcast from the @londonreview.bsky.social on a classic by #ThomasLovePeacock. Look out for our own all-new edition of Crochet Castle & Gryll Grange later this year. #ClassicLiterature #PWavePress #PWaveClassics www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...

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🎬 Author L.A. Davenport questions if we’re seeing the end of streaming’s "golden age" and why every generation thinks their experiences are groundbreaking. Are we just repeating history? Read the column: pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought... #StreamingFatigue #GoldenAgeOfTV #YouthCulture #MediaTrends

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Feeling in need of some levity? This week’s #TuesdayBookClub pick is The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse—a joyful escape into absurdity, wit and Jeeves’s impeccable problem-solving. Have you read it? 📖✨ #Wodehouse #JeevesAndWooster p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/t...

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