UKA Press was created to publish fresh, exciting work by talented writers from around the world. We're looking for originality, sparkle and the promise of something unexpected. Genre and style aren't important; quality is.

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Drop in for a laugh at our authors' photographs, read their brilliant bios, scan their reviews and browse their books...
Stop in at our Canadian coffee shop on the ski lift, and get tipped out of a racing car...
Make a movie with Kevin Brownlow , director of the UK's most controversial film, and be scared out of your wits by women drivers, and then wake up on the Costa Blanca.
Run into Godiva, learn to cook in Spain and be attacked by wild women...
We have it all 'and more', as they say.

RECENT REVIEWS:

WINSTANLEY: Warts and All by Kevin Brownlow -- "Last week I read what may be my favourite movie book of the year, Kevin Brownlow's Winstanley: Warts And All..." -- John Patterson, The Guardian

How It Happened Here by Kevin Brownlow -- " -- or how to make a film legend, over eight years and without any money.
I consumed this book in the space of one long train journey. By the time I had finished it:
1) I really wanted to meet Kevin Brownlow because of the stories he probably missed out of HIHH
2) I knew vastly more about film-making than I did before I started the book.
Kevin Brownlow comes across as one of Nature's gentlemen: the story he tells is principled; unassuming; generous in its praise for those who helped him and remarkably restrained in its condemnation of those who hindered.
It's a very funny book too in its own way and certainly one of the best film memoirs I have ever read.
By the end of the book my admiration for Brownlow and his co-director Andrew Mollo was very deep. The only irritating thing about the story is that their marathon dedication certainly left me unsettlingly aware of my own shortcomings in terms of perseverance" -- Barton Keyes, UK

"I found this book in my university library and picked it up based on what I read from the back cover. I had never heard of this movie but I had read Brownlow's amazing The Parade's Gone By and figured I could spend a few minutes flipping through the pages. The minutes turned into hours and I forfeited my studies to concentrate entirely on this book.
Not only is it a very interesting and exciting account of two teenagers growing up as they try against all odds to make a historically accurate film for no money, but it also addresses issues such as the artist's responsibility to be honest to his subject and what lengths are necessary to achieve it.
A great autobiographical account, I would highly suggest this book for other film students planning their own films, as well as those interested in film history or the work of Kevin Brownlow. I did eventually see the movie, and felt that my viewing experienced was enhanced in part from having read this text." -- Sean C. Batton (Los Angeles)

"I was sent a press copy - and couldn't put it down! There IS a fleeting Queen reference, and a funny one at that. But anyone of 'our age' who lived through or just after the 60's will love this book - remember Fab 208? Luxembourg Radio? The Osmonds and David Cassidy?! Even if you don't I think you'll enjoy this anyway - name dropping of the highest calibre! Fab!" -- Queen Fan Club

Salmons’ vivid descriptions successfully depict the fear and uncertainty Pompeians must have felt over the eruption of Vesuvius. Craftily written, this mystery is full of absorbing puzzles and characters. Even though the main plot takes place in the present, history intertwines throughout, creating a fascinating look at Pompeii and its people. -- Rebecca Roberts, Historical Novels Review Online

"A fascinating, richly detailed look at the past, in a gripping present day mystery..." -- Barnacle Reviews

The Mmm Girl; Marilyn Monroe, by herself

“...You actually feel it’s Marilyn’s thoughts and words you are reading. You can almost hear her voice in your head…a personal insight into Marilyn’s world and the people she knew, from her own perspective…this really gives the book its edge and a great authenticity which makes it less like a novel and more like an autobiography, had Marilyn written one…a great deal of sensitivity, giving Marilyn’s “words” dignity and her story the respect it deserves…Tara writes in such a tender and tasteful way you imagine Marilyn herself would have written with the same beautiful sublime style…instead of being too explicit or provocative it’s just right, very sensual but sensitive to the reader’s taste at the same time...” -- Immortal Marilyn
Full review HERE

'...Tara Hanks’ novel “The Mmm Girl; Marilyn Monroe, by herself” - a novel about the life of Marilyn Monroe as she might have told it...gave me chills. In her book, Tara delves into the mind of the legendary actress and tells her story from Marilyn’s own perspective. I’ve read several biographies of Marilyn’s life and always thought to myself, “I wonder how it must have felt for her coming from a broken home and making it so big …” and here, Hanks has found a way to attempt to answer that question...' -- Susan Heidi, artist

Hideous Gifts by Liz Laighton -- "Liz Laighton has a style to die for" -- UK Crime Writers

"A killer close at hand...the lethal mind warp that ends in murder...I could not put the book down" -- Maureen Ross, Leopard Magazine, Aberdeenshire

A Necessary Killingby Hilary Lloyd -- "I cannot thank Hilary Lloyd enough for writing this book. Not only is it a great read that grips you by the throat from the first paragraph, it's hugely informative about a subject people outside of the rural community know virtually nothing about - foot and mouth disease. I was one of those townies who sat tutting at the news night after night knowing what was going on couldn't be right - the cull first, test later mentality - but until I read 'A necessary killing' I had no idea how very badly wrong the government got things. Everyone who cares about the countryside should read this, so should every vet. And it should be required reading for all the pen pushers at Defra." -- Cambridgeshire Review

Jonesing for Byzantium by L Ward Abel -- "...a beautiful collection not only for its musicality, but also for the things its musicality illustrates. Not surprisingly, the things that make this collection a success are also the things that make any song a success: harmony, musical precision and a commitment to the wants and needs that make us human." The Pedestal Magazine
Full review HERE

Wild Women by Simon Leigh -- "A well-written, witty, ribald and rollicking journey into the dark ways of men and women."
-- Paul Quarrington, author (Home Garden, The Life of Hope, King Leary, etc), artist, musician, screenwriter, CA.

Remember,Remember by Sheldon Goldfarb -- "I am most impressed with your style. The sentences flow along at a good pace and young readers, I believe, will find the developing plot as captivating as I did."
-- Dr. Doris Meriwether, Emeritus Professor of Literature, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

"UBC professor Sheldon Goldfarb's doctorate in Victorian literature, his life-long interest in history and his previous publications on William Makepeace Thackeray have served him extremely well for his debut young adult historical mystery novel, Remember, Remember. His story is an intriguingly entertaining mix of blackmail, murder, and youthful romance, shot through with large dollops of tension and suspense, and set in an age in England when the East India Co. was still an economic force to be reckoned with..."
-- M. Wayne Cunningham, Books in Canada (Click HERE to read whole review.)

Remember, Remember was shortlisted for the 2006 Best Juvenile Novel in Canada, by the Canadian Crime Writers Assocation