MOIST BOOKS is an independent publisher based between Nottingham and London.

We publish writing that emerges from profound unease, dissatisfaction, or disgust with the present. While sometimes our books take form as works of fiction or poetry or memoir, we are principally concerned with writing at the fringes: texts that seek to counter neat or industrialised distinctions between genres, categories and forms. Some of our titles are arousing; others are bleak. We like bold covers.

Founded in 2020 by Susan and Paul Finlay, Paul ran MOIST until he retired in 2023 at the age of 84. In January 2024, Susan Finlay, Nastassja Simensky and Hugh Nicholson took over as co-editors, before Susan left MOIST in June 2025.

Since Summer 2025, MOIST has been edited by Nastassja Simensky and Hugh Nicholson.
We publish between three to four works each season; events and editions are produced in parallel.

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