 Incredibly, January 2025 is the 10th anniversary of the publication of Miss Gish's second novel, The Book of Thoth. In 2023, we missed the 10th anniversary of Miss Gish's first novel, I Am a Muse, because we had mostly stepped back from promoting Arcane and books. As we attempt to resurrect our much-neglected imprint this year, we couldn't let yet another 10th anniversary pass us by! Here at Arcane, we are incredibly proud of this volume! This is the first book fully designed and typeset by Matt ArtPix who had designed the cover for I Am a Muse. As the true design creative he is, he got the idea behind the cover straight away and came up with the perfect cover! We wanted the cover to be the opposite of what people would expect for a Gothic novel, and we also wished to express time-travel, ghostly apparitions with a hint of Ancient Egypt and Art Deco! The beginning of 2025 is still very slow and we are still half-hibernating BUT plans are afoot! Watch this space (and go to our INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT for music, books, nature, art and more!)  1/8/2025 Welcome to 2025: we're back! Chapel Hill from the coastal path, Abbotsbury, Dorset, 07/01/2025 We haven't been very active since the pandemic for various reasons, but finally, we are back!
In 2025, we will complete the writing, editing and publication preparation for The Right Place (to publish in the first half of 2026) and work will start in earnest on Hell Lane: A Barton Stacey Mystery We will also hatch a plan to sell our pre-loved and rare books more efficiently. The development of this side of Arcane will take quite a while and in 2025, priority will be given to the publication of The Right Place. Watch this space and keep an eye on our Instagram page for regular updates! 12/26/2024 Looking forward to 2025... A gloomy, eerie Christmas Day walk which is the perfect illustration of our year... 2024 has been an unpleasant year for us till the very end here at ArtPix/Arcane HQ, so much so that we've decided on a near-complete re-set in the New Year.
I will concentrate on my much-neglected publishing imprint and will finally complete the first draft of The Right Place and prepare it for publication, and I now want to get started properly on my fourth novel, Hell Lane: A Barton Stacey Mystery. I also hope to set up my online pre-loved, vintage and rare books bookshop by the end of the year. Watch this space, we will be much more active on here and in the real world in 2025! Please keep an eye on our Instagram page HERE!  ** UPDATE**
Sadly, due to Storm Bert battering the UK, Sunday trading at @mapperton_estate was cancelled. Thank you to all the people who came and bought books from us! Watch this space for more news... I am thrilled to announce that Arcane Publishing will have a stall at the famous Mapperton Christmas Market at the enchanting @mapperton_estate in Dorset on the 23rd and 24th November 2024. I will bring a carefully curated selection of beautiful pre-loved, vintage and rare books to this special event (fashion, architecture, art, first/early editions and more ...), as well as copies of my first two novels, I Am a Muse and The Book of Thoth. This will be the only event for Arcane Publishing in 2024. I am now ending Arcane's hiatus. After an extremely challenging year, I am planning on finally working on developing Arcane Publishing further in 2025 and completing and publishing my third novel, The Right Place. I hope to do more quality markets next year and to launch an online shop to go with my websites and instagram. The Mapperton Christmas Market Mapperton Estate Mapperton Beaminster Dorset DT8 3NR Saturday 23rd November: open 10am to 6pm Sunday 24th November: open 10am to 4pm You will need to book your tickets on the Mapperton Estate website. 10/14/2024 HIATUS... ARCANE PUBLISHING IS ON HIATUS...
News incoming in November! WATCH THIS SPACE!  I will be helping Matt ArtPix on his stall at the fab Taunton's Vintage and Salvage Fair this Sunday 28th July.
I will bring some very cheap Arcane stock I'd like to get rid of - vintage and pre-loved books at very low prices! It's been quiet here on the book and writing side of things as real life has basically taken over. I hope to resume work on The Right Place this Autumn/Winter, but this will depend on my work schedule... Ah, if only writing paid the bills! More news to follow soon, watch this space! And do keep an eye on the Arcane Publishing Instagram page HERE! 7/3/2024 July update There will be some news later this summer! Watch this space!
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