‘The glow of my cigarette picks out a dark shape lying on the ground. I bend down to take a closer look. It’s a dead sparrow. I wondered if I had become that bird, disoriented and lost.’
Young, handsome and contemptuous of his father’s traditional ways, PK Malik leaves Bombay to start a new life in America. Stopping in Manchester to visit an old friend, he thinks he sees a business opportunity, and decides to stay on. Now fifty-five, PK has fallen out of love with life. His business is struggling and his wife Geeta is lonely, pining for the India she’s left behind.
One day PK crosses the path of Esther, the wife of his business competitor, and they launch into an affair conducted in shabby hotel rooms, with the fear of discovery forever hanging in the air. Still Lives is a tightly woven, haunting work that pulls apart the threads of a family and plays with notions of identity.
Shortlisted for the SI Leeds Literary Prize
Winner of the Reader’s Choice Award at the Diverse Book Awards 2023
We’re delighted to say that Renard won this year’s Alison Morrison Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award at the Independent Publishing Awards. More information can be found on the IPG’s website here. The judges said:
‘Renard Press has shown a commitment from the start to diverse and gender-balanced publishing, with a special focus on LGBTQAI+ writers and queer experiences. It’s created a publishing safe space, established effective partnerships and supported both charities and other publishers. Renard is building bridges to a lot of different under-represented groups. It’s truly inclusive and diverse and the output really reflects its ethos.’
Also shortlisted for the Alison Morrison Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award were Barefoot Books, Conscious Dreams Publishing, Emerald Publishing, Saqi Books and the Emma Press.
Renard Press also won the HP Sustainability Award at the Independent Publishing Awards (more information here). Judges said:
‘Renard Press wins this award for its extensive work on carbon reduction and offsetting that makes it one of the first carbon-positive publishers. It has been particularly thoughtful about print, production and distribution. It’s brave for a small publisher to see the additional costs of good sustainability practice and accommodate changes anyway. The commitment is resolute and feels integral to everything Renard does.’
Also shortlisted for the HP Sustainability Award were Bloomsbury Publishing, BT Batsford and Cambridge University Press.
Renard Press was also a regional finalist for London in the 2024 British Book Awards.
We’re delighted to say that Renard’s publisher, Will Dady, won this year’s Ola Gotkowska Young Publisher of the Year Award (2023) at the Independent Publishing Awards. More information can be found on the IPG’s website here. The judges said:
‘Will Dady of Renard Press has single-handedly built a new literary publisher on tiny resources and increased sales and acquired another small publisher in 2022. Judges liked his commitment to diversity and support of charities and LGBTQAI+ communities… Will is clearly very entrepreneurial and he publishes books with feeling and meaning.’
Renard Press was also shortlisted for the Nick Robinson Newcomer Award (along with our pals Guppy Books) and the HP Sustainability Award. Judges said:
‘Renard Press is shortlisted here for the second year in a row. It increased its sales and acquired another small publisher in 2022, and impressed with its support for under-represented authors and sustainability… Renard is a great example of an independent publisher that started out with few resources but a very strong sense of what they want to achieve. It’s got a philanthropic as well as entrepreneurial streak… it’s a force for good.’
‘Renard Press says it is among the world’s first climate-positive publishers, minimising its carbon footprint and offsetting the remainder. It funds one tree planting for every direct order, uses only renewable energy and has eliminated plastic from order processing… The ambition and commitment to sustainability from such a small operation is fantastic and commendable. A lot of thought has gone into the work.’
Renard Press was also a regional finalist for London in the 2023 British Book Awards.
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