Recent Releases
The Dressing-Up Box
Paperback edition of David Constantine's acclaimed fifth collection of stories, confirming his place as one of the greatest living British short story writers and following undefended children and lost adults as they face the outside world.
Resist: Stories of Uprising
The paperback edition of our popular anthology exploring 20 key moments of British protest history, from Boudica to Grenfell.
The Book of Shanghai
Showcasing ten contemporary Chinese authors writing about the futuristic metropolis of Shanghai. Part of Comma’s popular ‘Reading the City’ series. Published in partnership with the Confucius Institute.
Europa28
28 women from 28 different countries share their vision for the future of Europe.
Take a peek at some of Comma's forthcoming titles.
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Refugee Tales
Fourteen stories exploring real life refugee experiences, told in the style of the Canterbury Tales
The Iraqi Christ
From legends of the desert to horrors of the forest, Blasim’s stories blend the fantastic with the everyday, the surreal with the all-too-real.
Palestine + 100
Palestine + 100 poses a question to contemporary Palestinian writers: what might your home city look like in the year 2048 – exactly 100 years after Nakba, the displacement of more than 700,000 people after the Israeli War of Independence?
In Another Country: Selected Stories
Gathering together stories from over two decades of writing, this selection demonstrates why Constantine has been hailed as ‘perhaps the finest of contemporary writers in this form’. Featuring the story that inspired the motion picture, 45 Years.
Reading The City
Celebrating the best short stories from cities in the UK and from around the world.
BBC Short Story Award
Now in its thirteenth year, the Award is one of the most prestigious for a single short story.
