Autumn Reading List 2026

The evenings are drawing in, the heating is going on, and there is no better excuse to curl up with a good book. Here are our picks for the season ahead. Daisy Penrose kicks off autumn with the first instalment of her Life at Paradise Park series, set in a British seaside holiday park where […]
Behind the Scenes at Candyfloss Press

Every book that carries the Candyfloss Press name goes through a process that balances creative freedom with editorial precision. Here is a glimpse behind the curtain. It starts with voice. Before we look at plot or structure, we ask: does this author have something distinctive to say, and a way of saying it that feels […]
Why Midlife Fiction Matters

The stories we tell about what comes after forty shape how we see possibility. For too long, publishing has treated midlife as an afterthought, but the truth is that some of the richest, most complex human stories emerge from the middle years. At Candyfloss Press, we believe that characters with lived experience bring a depth […]