Independent British publisher of fiction, non-fiction & military history. Thoughtful books, distinctive voices. Veteran-owned
London, England
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I have stood on the ground where my great-uncle Captain George Hall fell in 1918.
I drive the 1937 SS Jaguar that features in my father’s Aristo Autos books.
And every week we bring forgotten stories of the Burma Campaign, SOE and British military history back into print — alongside memoirs, thrillers and distinctive fiction.
Thoughtful books. Distinctive voices. Veteran-owned.
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Best Crime Novel of the Year according to the influential Bloody Barnes Crimewriting Festival of 2026. Beat a lot of heavy hitters. If you like crime fiction why not read it to see if you agree?
‘Must read’ @DailyMail
‘Immersive, authentic, evocative’ @FinancialTimes
London 1943. 2 battered bodies, one found in a flat, the other under bomb site rubble. Frank Merlin investigates. Death Of An Officer is the latest in the popular Merlin detective series. It is also, as of last night, the 2026 Cob and Pen Literary Award winner. @aspectsofcrime
Amy Johnson lands on your parade ground with a damaged aircraft. What next?
Andrew Kilsby tells how Walter Gamble helped get her flying again.
An extract from Chiselbury Conversations. Watch the full interview on YouTube @chiselbury or listen on Spotify.
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Just in case you missed it - @thetimes review of 'Martin's Eyes' by me from @chiselbury
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Delighted to be on this shelf amongst such great company @chiselbury
Their words, in their own words. Who better to sell you their stories than the authors themselves? CIVVY's library of books penned by #ArmedForces #veterans continues to grow.
Joining Tim Neely's Woodentop (@Helionbooks), Rise of the Machines (Illya Sekirin), The Lost Hero, Pork Pie Pandemonium (@higgs_stev) and Shamrocks Among the Poppies (Derek Plews) on our shelves for Issue 2 – out 30th October – are:
Ice Warriors (Colin H Snowball, Pen and Sword Books)
My Service, My Story (Tony Carlyon)
Seconds to Midnight (@DOrsonNewton, Chiselbury Publishing)
The Orphans of Nilad (Erich Sanchack, Daniella Sanchack)
The Rise and Fall of the British Army (Ben Barry, Osprey Publishing)
Close Protection (Richard J Aitch)
If you've swapped service for a stab at literature and have a title to champion to the military community, drop a note to [email protected]
Clocks back, autumn in the air and glorious sunshine in London.
And a reminder that Islington isn’t all lefties and liberal intelligentsia. There are still a few British classics lurking in Islington.
Nearly 90 years old, proudly British and, naturally, right-hand drive.
#SSJaguar100
Chiselbury Conversations is now on Spotify!
From extraordinary wartime experiences to politics, history, personal adventures and the stories behind the books.
Six episodes already available, with many more to follow.
Listen or watch on Spotify or watch or listen on YouTube @chiselbury.
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Lost gold. A disgraced soldier. A salvage crew no one can trust.
SHIP OF GOLD by James Leasor returns in a new edition: an adventure thriller set off Portugal’s Algarve coast.
“An all action thriller” Daily Mail
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What is a better apology for slavery than stopping it?
Britain did this long ago, at vast cost and the commitment of the Royal Navy.
Why is this still a conversation, if not gesture politics?
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An Irishman, a speeding ticket and a remarkable gift of the gab.
Antony Johnson shares a wonderfully amusing story in this extract from Chiselbury Conversations.
Now available on YouTube AND Spotify.
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A new vintage from Chiselbury. 🍷
More Drink! by Bruce Anderson: 52 favourite Spectator columns, with a foreword by Michael Gove.
A full-bodied blend of politics, wit and good living. No decanting required.
Published 12 November. Pre-order now.
We are now on Spotify!
Listen to Chiselbury Conversations on Spotify for Creators open.spotify.com/episode/3ln…
“They came for the party. They stayed for the genocide.”
Madeleine Johnson, author of At Hitler’s Picnic, on how belonging drew people into Nazism, and why leaving was harder.
Watch the full Chiselbury Conversation on YouTube: @chiselbury.
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BREAKING NEWS !
Out on December 1st...
Who Dares Betray.
My wartime SAS thriller set in France in 1944 published by @chiselbury.
Who's the traitor among the SAS unit operating deep behind enemy lines?
A cross between Alistair MacLean & Agatha Christie, but without Miss Marple.
🤖 Made with AI
1944. France. Behind enemy lines. An SAS patrol whose next move is already known to the Germans.
Someone they trust is talking.
WHO DARES BETRAY by Gavin Mortimer @PhoneyMajor Published 1 December.
Pre-order: chiselbury.co.uk
#WhoDaresBetray #SAS
Life is full of moments. But how often do we stop to appreciate them?
Moments by Pamela O’Cuneen brings together 60 poems on life, love, faith, nature and dogs. Sometimes moving, sometimes amusing, always thoughtful.
Published 16 November. Pre-order now.
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#Poetry #NewBooks #ChiselburyPublishing
🚒 Why did Antony Johnson join the school fire brigade at Wellington College in the late 1940s?
Not to fight fires.
It involved a bicycle, a village barber and a rather unconventional bookmaker...
One of many stories from his extraordinary life.
🎥 Full interview: YouTube youtu.be/ZaTiBx-3kL0
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