Julia Kelly

Julia Kelly has been longlisted for the Mslexia Novel Prize, the Exeter Novel Prize, PenguinWriteNow, and the Bath Novel Award. In 2021 she won the Blue Pencil First Novel Award. Having grown up in a house without television, Julia read anything she could lay her hands on, and as an English teacher, she has tried to pass on her love of stories to the next generation of readers and writers. Since becoming a wheelchair-user, Julia has learned to appreciate even more fully the journeys the written word can take us on. She lives in Herefordshire with her partner and between them, they have raised five wonderful children. The Fishersman’s Gift is her debut novel.

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  • Recent Acquisitions at Goldsboro Books (Volume Two: May 2026)

    Recent Acquisitions at Goldsboro Books (Volume ...

    Goldsboro Books

    Our second recent acquisitions catalogue continues with a strong emphasis on collectible twentieth-century fiction, Golden Age crime, children’s literature, and mystery. This latest selection includes several increasingly scarce editions by...

    Goldsboro Books

    Recent Acquisitions at Goldsboro Books (Volume ...

    Our second recent acquisitions catalogue continues with a strong emphasis on collectible twentieth-century fiction, Golden Age crime, children’s literature, and mystery. This latest selection includes several increasingly scarce editions by...

  • The Strange Emotional Life of Collectors

    The Strange Emotional Life of Collectors

    David H Headley

    I’m not sure there was ever a single moment when I became a book collector. It would be neater if there were. A clean beginning. A first book placed carefully...

    David H Headley

    The Strange Emotional Life of Collectors

    I’m not sure there was ever a single moment when I became a book collector. It would be neater if there were. A clean beginning. A first book placed carefully...

  • Crime Collective: July 2026 Revealed

    Crime Collective: July 2026 Revealed

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Why We Chose The Night Stairs for July 2026 There are some thrillers that simply entertain, and then there are the books that completely consume you. The kind that pull...

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Crime Collective: July 2026 Revealed

    Why We Chose The Night Stairs for July 2026 There are some thrillers that simply entertain, and then there are the books that completely consume you. The kind that pull...

  • Fresh Ink: July 2026 Revealed

    Fresh Ink: July 2026 Revealed

    Rebecca McDonnell

    “Written with exquisite tenderness, wisdom and heart, this is a truly impressive debut. A rhapsody and requiem for adolescent innocence, told with sharp intelligence and a compassionate Irish wit. The...

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Fresh Ink: July 2026 Revealed

    “Written with exquisite tenderness, wisdom and heart, this is a truly impressive debut. A rhapsody and requiem for adolescent innocence, told with sharp intelligence and a compassionate Irish wit. The...

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