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An independent, family-run publishing house bringing books to life.

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A love of books. A passion for bringing them to life.

Dimblehouse is an independent, family-run publishing house built around a shared love of storytelling and the belief that every good book deserves the opportunity to find its readers.

We publish our own fiction and are developing relationships with other authors who share our enthusiasm for bringing great books into the world.

From the first ideas to the finished book, we believe publishing is a creative process best approached with care, collaboration and an understanding of what makes each book special.

Each of our books keeps its own look and its own voice. We simply open the door.

The Shadows of WarAvailable to pre-order · Published December 2026
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Children’s and young adult fiction · A series

St Elowen’s

Book 1: The Star of Promise, by A.R. Brown

Some doors are locked for a reason. Some lights must never go out.

All Emily Ashworth wants, on her first day at St Elowen’s, is to belong. What she finds is a midnight feast, a secret den among the pines, and a small golden light in a locked tower that nobody will explain.

There has been a school at St Elowen’s for a hundred and fifty years, at the end of a long drive in the Weald of Kent, and in all that time a light has burned in its tower. Nobody will say who lights it. Emily Ashworth arrived in September and started asking. Step through the gates of St Elowen’s. You may never want to leave.

For readers of seven and upwards, and for reading aloud to anyone at all.Coming soon
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Adult historical fiction

The Shadows of War

Book One of a wartime trilogy, by A.R. Brown

A world at war. A village caught in its shadow. A lifetime of consequences.

Sussex, 1939. Lily Harper is twenty-two when the farm becomes hers, and the war comes to her fields. In a village where a careless word can ruin a life, she will learn that everyone is keeping a secret.

A novel of one Sussex village, 1938 to 1945.Available to pre-order · Published December 2026
About the novel Pre-orderVisit The Shadows of War.com

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Our commitment

The Dimblehouse Clear Language Approach reflects something we believe passionately: no child should be excluded from the enjoyment of a great story because of unnecessary barriers in the way it is written.

We want to publish books that inspire curiosity, encourage imagination, create a love of reading and take children on extraordinary adventures.

And we want as many children as possible to be able to enjoy those adventures in their own way.

Because every child deserves a story they can understand, enjoy and make their own.

Dimblehouse. Stories worth discovering.

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Publishing with Us

Every book has its own journey.

Every author and every book has different needs. Some authors are looking for a publishing partner to help develop and bring their story to market. Others have a finished book and are looking for practical publishing support.

Dimblehouse is an independent publisher with big ambitions, but we are deliberately small. We are not a large commercial publishing house, and we do not pretend to have the resources or infrastructure of one. What we can offer is a personal, collaborative approach, a genuine interest in the books we publish and a shared commitment to helping good stories find their readers.

We are particularly interested in working with authors who share our values and our belief in what a book can become. That might mean developing a publishing partnership in which author and publisher contribute their time, ideas and resources to bring a book to market. Or it might mean providing a publishing home, practical support and access to our distribution routes for an author who is ready to take the next step.

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The Shadows of WarAvailable to pre-order · Published December 2026

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Whether you’re looking for your next great read or considering how to bring your own book to life, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

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About Dimblehouse

Independent by nature. Personal by approach.

Dimblehouse is a family-run publishing house with a genuine enthusiasm for books and the people who create them.

Our own publishing journey has given us an appreciation of the many skills, decisions and creative contributions involved in bringing a book to life. We want to use that experience to develop our own publishing list and, where the opportunity is right, work alongside other authors.

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