New Title Announcements

Hi everyone,

There are a few exciting developments to share with you today! While more details are on the way, here’s a look at what’s coming up from both of our imprints.

Without further ado…

LYRA’S PRESS

Don’t Look Now by Daphne du Maurier

The next title from our Lyra’s Press imprint will be Daphne du Maurier’s celebrated short story Don’t Look Now. This edition will feature:

• 21 illustrations, including 1 triple-page fold-out and 2 double-page spreads, by our friend, the award-winning publisher and artist, Leslie Gerry.
• A newly commissioned afterword by acclaimed writer and director Mike Flanagan, known for his exceptional work in horror cinema.
• Signatures from both Leslie and Mike on all copies.
• Available in a Numbered edition of 275 copies and a Lettered edition of 26 copies only.

Our edition has the full and enthusiastic support of the du Maurier estate, including the author’s children. This will be the first time this story has been published as a standalone edition. We are proud to bring you this richly illustrated, hand-bound, letterpress edition – in a larger format than our previous titles.

We’re aiming to launch the sale in mid to late November, with delivery expected in the first quarter of 2026. The text pages are already printed and with us at the bindery, and Leslie has begun printing the colour images. We’ll start work on the binding of this title as soon as The Alchemist is delivered.

We will be sharing photos and edition details, including pricing, over the coming weeks.

LYRA’S CLASSICS

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Next up in our Lyra’s Classics imprint is a title that we have already announced. Carmilla is booked in for letterpress printing in January/February and we expect to put this title on sale shortly after the printing is completed. Again, the plan is to be well ahead on production before launching the sale. Our edition will include:

• 14 colour plates by Hugo award-winning illustrator Abigail Larson.
• A newly commissioned afterword by author and academic Professor Roger Luckhurst.
• Signatures from Abigail and Roger on all copies.
• Available in a Numbered edition of 275 copies and a Lettered edition of 26 copies only.

Now is probably a good time to let you know what else is in the pipeline for the Classics imprint. We are currently working on editions of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. It isn’t clear which will come first at this stage but these are the titles most likely to be released next. The first will likely be for sale in the latter half of 2026. We had hoped to release The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle by now but we have had to find another artist for this. It’s still going to happen – just quite a bit later than we had hoped!

EXPANSION OF NUMBERED RIGHTS

Lastly, an important update regarding our Numbered edition rights:

Beginning with the releases of Don’t Look Now (Lyra’s Press) and Carmilla (Lyra’s Classics), we’ll be increasing the number of rights copies from 150 to 200 across both imprints. This means there will be 50 additional rights copies available in each of the next two sales. 

Thank you all for your continued interest and support. We’re incredibly excited about all of the above and can’t wait to share more details with you soon!

Cheers!

Rich