This Journal is where Margin to Margin Books documents the deliberate journey of our titles, from the initial spark of a marginalised narrative to the selection of the perfect paper stock and the commission of human illustrators whose work breathes life into every cover. As an independent press, our role is to act as the bridge between the radical imagination and the physical object. Here, you will find long-form essays on the politics of the margin, insights into our ethical UK-based production partnerships, and a celebration of the human craft that ensures our books are as enduring as the voices within them. We invite you to stay a while, read deeply, and join us in reclaiming the margins.
Bill Gates and Me
In 1995, the launch of Windows 95 featured a drab Bill Gates among charismatic British icons. While Gates envisioned a future dominated by printing, he overlooked the digital shift towards screens. His technological innovations ultimately dismantled publishing barriers, enabling independent presses like M2M Books to thrive in a new literary…
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I’ve an Excellent Reason for Keeping a Vibrating Sex Aid in the Top Drawer of my Writing Desk 🍆
I’m a believer in a well researched approach to storytelling. If a character experiences something critical to the narrative, the author should, at the very least, understand the mechanics of said activity. However, being disappointingly unfamiliar with the modern landscape of sex toys, the following paragraph in Love and Happiness…
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👨🏾🎓 Lessons Learnt from our Founding Year as an Artisan Publisher
One Year of M2M Books 🥃📚 “Selling expensive rum to hollow-legged punters is infinitely easier than selling books. A tenner for a drink? – that’ll do nicely! £9.99 for a fascinating book? – a far trickier proposition.” Our first year as an independent press has been a baptism by fire.…
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Open Call for Poetry & Prose Submissions: 2026 Anthology
Following the successful launch of our debut collection, I Zig and I Zag, Margin to Margin Books is excited to announce an open call for submissions for our second multi-community anthology. Provisionally titled Margin to Margin, this collection seeks to amplify a range of voices from the literary periphery. What…
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