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Nick Owen Publishing exists to entertain, provoke, question and occasionally misbehave. We publish books that refuse to sit quietly in their allotted categories. Some are comic. Some are satirical. Some are strange, tender, unruly or unashamedly eccentric. Some play games with truth, memory and identity. Others bear witness to the moments when truth itself becomes fragile, dangerous or urgently necessary.
Our motto, the ‘truth’, the ‘whole truth’ and ‘anything but the truth’, began as a mischievous promise. It still is. But it is also a serious editorial principle. NOP is interested in the many ways stories help us understand the world: through laughter, exaggeration, confession, poetry, testimony, memory, argument, absurdity and hope.
What’s On at NOP — September 2026
Re: When Sparrows are afraid by Ali Seidabadi. I live in Southampton where there is an independent bookshop, October Books. I think they would be interested in Ali’s book and I’d be happy to help if they will put on an event.
Thanks Sandra! I’ll drop you an email to discuss. Thanks for your interest!
Sorry! I got the title of Ali’s book wrong! It’s When Sparrows Grow afraid.