https://vonkrummpublishing.co.uk/ Quirky books, curious minds, author-led. en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 22:29:56 GMT https://vonkrummpublishing.co.uk/anti-book-club-quirky-no-homework-reading-night/ https://vonkrummpublishing.co.uk/anti-book-club-quirky-no-homework-reading-night/ Set texts, unfinished chapters and the quiet guilt of the unread — there is a better way to gather round books. Here is our entirely practical, faintly opinionated guide to a monthly reading night with no deadlines, no assigned titles and absolutely no apologising, complete with themes, icebreakers, venue ideas and a Von Krummp starter list. Von Krummp Publishing Reading Culture Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:34:17 GMT https://vonkrummpublishing.co.uk/curious-object-shelf-six-uk-authors/ https://vonkrummpublishing.co.uk/curious-object-shelf-six-uk-authors/ Every novel starts somewhere — and it is rarely where the author claims. We asked six UK writers to nominate the strange object that lit the fuse under their latest book, with results involving a brass thimble, a mislabelled cassette and a weather vane with a grudge. Plus: a short, practical sidebar on how to cultivate curiosity before it curdles into scrolling. Von Krummp Publishing Author Interviews Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:34:17 GMT