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The Hundred Days reviewed in the Sunday Telegraph

2012-02-13T09:48:00.003Z

The Sunday Telegraph has reviewed Joseph Roth's The Hundred Days, which can be seen here

Fashions In Eyeglasses review

2012-02-02T13:37:00.005Z

Fashions In Eyeglasses has been reviewed in The Optician. Full review can be seen alongside

Ken Russell's 'Brahms Gets Laid'

2011-12-20T09:55:00.005Z

In a week of highly positive coverage for our new books, it would be churlish not to also include this less-than-positive (and churlish?) mention of an old one and the late, great Ken Russell in Private Eye. See clipping on the left. The novel in question. Brahms Gets Laid, is available with Beethoven Confidential

Fashions In Eyeglasses showcased on What's Good To Do

2011-12-20T09:40:00.002Z

The updated version of Fashions In Eyeglasses is featured on the What's Good To Do website, here

The Lost Word – another review, this time in The Independent

2011-12-19T09:22:00.002Z

The Lost Word also received this review in The Independent, published 15.11.2011. Thanks, Lucy

Guardian review of The Lost Word

2011-12-18T09:32:00.003Z

Many thanks to Maya Jaggi for her review of The Lost Word in The Guardian yesterday

Time Out Istanbul review of The Lost Word

2011-12-16T15:54:00.002Z

The latest edition of Time Out Istanbul features a review of one of our latest fiction titles, The Lost Word. This can be seen on the left

Douglas McPherson writes on Exeunt

2011-12-13T11:26:00.002Z

Douglas McPherson, author of Circus Mania has an article on the circus published in Exeunt magazine, viewable here

And another on Seopyeonje

2011-12-12T17:09:00.005Z

Seopyeonje is also written about in depth on this posting

'I’m six pages in to Seopyeonje, and already I’m crying'

2011-12-12T17:05:00.001Z

This is an intriguing post that we've just seen on our new book, Seopyeonje

The Dreaming Sex reviewed in Foundation

2011-11-25T15:22:00.004Z

Foundation
is the international science fiction journal, and they have just reviewed The Dreaming Sex, viewable here

Idle Years review

2011-11-22T10:45:00.004Z

Here is a review for Orhan Kemal's The Idle Years which has just appeared in the Review of Middle Eastern Studies.

Erin Pizzey reviewed in Mslexia

2011-11-16T11:21:00.002Z

A great review for This Way To The Revolution in This Way To Mslexia, viewable on the left

Circus Mania reviewed in White Tops

2011-11-09T15:42:00.002Z

Circus Mania
has been reviewed once again in the U.S., this time in the magazine dedicated to the circus White Tops

Guy Fawkes author on The Alan Titchmarsh Show

2011-11-02T15:10:00.005Z

John Paul Davis, the author of Pity For The Guy has just appeared on The Alan Titchmarsh Show. You can still see the show here and also viewable here is the author with Alan in the studio. . .

Douglas McPherson on Writer's Forum

2011-10-20T15:06:00.002Z

Douglas McPherson, author of Circus Mania appears in the latest issue of Writer's Forum, viewable here

Another Kind of Life online

2011-10-17T15:09:00.003Z

Another Kind of Life has also received a tremendous review on the Snake Oil Review website, viewable here

Another Kind of Life in The New Yorker

2011-10-17T14:57:00.005Z

Michael Sherborne's acclaimed Another Kind of Life has now received coverage in the latest issue of The New Yorker, the pages being viewable here

Seven Churches in Historical Novels Review

2011-09-29T10:26:00.003Z

You can see a fine review for The Seven Churches here. Next year, we will be publishing an English translation of Milos Urban's Lord Mord

Circus Mania – 3 star review on goodreads.com

2011-09-23T12:43:00.001Z

Douglas McPherson's Circus Mania has got this review on the popular goodreads.com

H.G. Wells Library Journal review

2011-09-13T08:31:00.001Z

Our book on H.G. Wells, Another Kind of Life has received another review in the U.S., this time in Library Journal and viewable here

Circus Mania on American Profile

2011-08-24T14:45:00.002Z

Douglas McPherson's Circus Mania is the lead review on the latest pages of American Profile

Author Michael Sherborne at the Havant Literary Festival

2011-08-23T11:50:00.004Z

Michael Sherborne, the author of the H.G. Wells biography, Another Kind of Life will be appearing at the Havant Literary Festival in September. Some details are viewable here

Three-Cornered World review

2011-08-17T14:48:00.005Z

A not wholly positive (!) – though interesting nevertheless – review for the
The Three-Cornered World here and here

Peter Owen in the Glasgow Herald

2011-08-17T09:05:00.003Z

More Peter Owen 60th Anniversary coverage – this time in the Glasgow Herald – a v witty piece by Jackie McGlone

Review for The Dreaming Sex in Sci Fi Magazine

2011-08-12T09:17:00.004Z

Another review for The Dreaming Sex this time in Sci Fi Magazine

Review for The Dreaming Sex in Bust Magazine US

2011-08-12T08:44:00.004Z

A good review for The Dreaming Sex, a collection of Science Fiction tales from various Victorian women writers in Bust

2011-07-14T16:45:00.004Z

Our thanks to the Anna Kavan Society for tipping us off about the V&A Illustration Awards 2009: Student Category, which can be seen here – showing some illustrations by runner-up Kris Hoffman, inspired by Anna Kavan's Ice

60th Anniversary Update

2011-07-12T08:39:00.004Z

We have updated our 60th Anniversary Page which includes articles from The Complete Review and The Casual Optimist

Erin Pizzey reviewed in London Review of Books

2011-07-12T08:27:00.002Z

A great review for Erin Pizzey's This Way To The Revolution in the London Review of Books

U.S. review for H.G. Wells

2011-07-08T09:05:00.001Z

Another fine review for H.G. Wells from the States, which can be seen here

Peter Owen recalls Anais Nin

2011-07-04T15:15:00.005Z

Over the weekend, Peter Owen was interviewed by the The Telegraph and recalled a fleeting infatuation with none other than Anais Nin. This can be seen above and is well worth a read. More soon on the 60th Anniversary. . .

The Bookseller interviews Peter Owen

2011-07-02T11:08:00.003Z

The Bookseller has interviewed Peter Owen for the 60th Anniversary recently and here he looks back on his years in the trade and lays into Katie Price. . .

Foyles Charing Cross Road Anniversary Promotion

2011-07-02T10:59:00.003Z

Foyles at Charing Cross Road are also (!) promoting the anniversary, pics above. . .

Foyles Anniversary Promotion

2011-07-01T11:53:00.004Z

Foyles on the South Bank currently have a window display and 3 for 2 promotion featuring our Modern Classics series of titles. Some photos here. . .

The Peter Owen Anniversary Page

2011-07-01T10:18:00.002Z

We now have a designated 60th Anniversary Page – click here to see some of the coverage and about special free merchandise

More Peter Owen 60th Anniversary coverage

2011-06-29T15:02:00.003Z

Peter Owen is back in the press with a vengeance this week. This interview with Peter Owen re Salvador Dali makes for essential reading. We publish Dali's only novel,Hidden Faces. Look out for more interviews this Saturday in the
Telegraph and the Glasgow Herald

60th Anniversary Promotion at Foyles

2011-06-22T13:45:00.003Z

Our thanks go out to Foyles who are promoting a range of our Modern Classics at the moment, tying in our 60th Anniversary with that of the Festival of Britain. Interesting background is provided here where Mike Dempsey, one of the UK's leading graphic designers, talks about the continuing influence of Keith Cunningham

Review for Michael Sherborne's H.G. Wells: Another Kind of Life

2011-06-22T13:34:00.003Z

We have had an interesting review for our biography on H.G. Wells in the New Criterion, published in the U.S. This can be viewed alongside

A review for The Smythson Circle

2011-06-20T13:01:00.005Z

Our new book,The Smythson Circle, has received a review alongside. This appeared in the journal for the Ancient Monuments Society last week

Peter Owen in the Sunday Times

2011-06-20T12:47:00.006Z

We are now in our 60th Anniversary Year and Peter Owen was interviewed in the Sunday Times. Please see alongside for this fascinating piece on his life and career in publishing

More Circus Mania coverage

2011-05-18T14:16:00.005Z

Circus Mania has been getting mentions once again, please see alongside for details

Bookseller mention

2011-05-18T14:00:00.004Z

The Bookseller magazine has mentioned our 60th anniversary year as one of the highlights of 2011. This can be seen alongside

Erin Pizzey also mentioned. . .

2011-05-17T11:57:00.002Z

in this recent Richmond and Twickenham Times piece. This Way To The Revolution is published at the end of the month

Independent Trails Erin Pizzey's This Way To The Revolution

2011-05-17T11:01:00.003Z

The Independent On Sunday has come up with a mention of our forthcoming book on Erin Pizzey – This Way To The Revolution – in this interesting article on recent and upcoming feminist writing.

Mervyn Peake at Pallant House Gallery

2011-04-18T13:02:00.005Z

We recommend that fans of Mervyn Peake visit
Pallant House Gallery in Chichester where they are hosting an exhibition of the great writer's illustrative works, not only from The Gormenghast Trilogy, but from a host of other works. This includes work showcased in our own books: Mervyn Peake The Man and His Art, Boy In Darkness and Mervyn Peake's Vast Alchemies

Praise for Michael Sherborne's H.G. Wells, Another Kind of Life

2011-04-18T08:51:00.002Z

Our book on H.G. Wells by Michael Sherborne, got a good mention in the Express, though we were sorry to see that it was somewhat at the expense of David Lodge's new novel, A Man of Parts. . .

Birdbrain in the Guardian

2011-04-08T06:35:00.001Z

More good news for us in The Guardian in the past week – a great review for Johanna Sinisalo's Birdbrain. . .

Michael Morpurgo in The Guardian on The Man Who Planted Trees

2011-03-29T09:01:00.005Z

Today's Guardian had a feature asking writers about the one book they would pass on to the next generation and we are pretty blown away to see Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse praising The Man Who Planted Trees to the skies. His full quote is viewable here

Joseph Roth Society

2011-03-22T14:27:00.003Z

A new society dedicated to the study of the life and work of Joseph Roth has been created in Germany – on this link. Last year, we published The Antichrist – look out for a new Joseph Roth publication in Summer 2011

Birdbrain News

2011-03-07T11:33:00.002Z

Interested readers may like to go to the following link for Ranting Dragon where there is a chance to get a free copy of the acclaimed Birdbrain!

A New Biography of Edith Sitwell

2011-03-07T11:19:00.007Z

We were delighted to aid biographer Richard Greene with his acclaimed new biography of Edith Sitwell, Avant Garde Poet, English Genius, which looks like a stupendous piece of work. Peter Owen knew Edith Sitwell at the outset of his publishing career and has regularly kept her novel, I Live Under A Black Sun in print. Here is the review from the Telegraph, where 'Black Sun' is described as 'a masterpiece'.

Review for Nina In Utopia

2011-02-21T12:39:00.005Z

Miranda Miller's Nina In Utopia has received this great
review on the
Good Reads site

Five Star review for Circus Mania

2011-02-15T09:45:00.001Z

Circus Mania has received a Five star review on Amazon!

Birdbrain review

2011-02-15T09:31:00.003Z

More on Johanna Sinisalo's Birdbrain. Due out in April in the U.S. it has already received a very positive review – and the same magazine has trailed it as one of the Top Ten Science Fiction/Fantasy titles to be released this year. This can be seen here

A Nomination for Johanna Sinisalo's Birdbrain

2011-01-31T16:45:00.004Z

We were delighted to discover that Johanna Sinisalo's new novel
Birdbrain has been nominated for Best Novel by the British Science Fiction Association. You can see the rest of the nominations here. .

Peter Owen appears in Dazed And Confused

2011-01-27T11:09:00.003Z

Dazed and Confused Magazine has a fascinating series of profiles called Cult V.I.P. Peter Owen is this month's V.I.P, and you can read more about his adventures in publishing on the left. . .This article is by Emily Hill

Nina In Utopia review

2011-01-24T14:48:00.003Z

Nina In Utopia has been reviewed in the Majorca Daily - you can view the review here on the left

Circus Mania at the World's Fair

2011-01-24T14:31:00.002Z

Circus Mania
has had a review in The World's Fair which is the newspaper for travelling showmen. You can see the review on the author's website here

Litro Magazine showcase Endo's Silence

2010-12-09T15:55:00.003Z

The online magazine, Litro has published Martin Scorsese's introduction to Shusaku Endo's
Silence which can be seen here . Scorsese's film of the novel is now said to be due for release in 2013.

H.G. Wells: Another Kind of Life reviewed in The Wellsian

2010-11-25T15:13:00.002Z

Our book on H.G. Wells has had a major review, viewable here, in The Wellsian, the well-respected Wells commentator Sylvia Hardy calling it 'meticulous and wide-ranging in its research and persuasive in its arguments

Seven Churches by Milos Urban reviewed

2010-11-22T13:08:00.003Z

The acclaimed novel by Milos Urban, The Seven Churches, has just received this great review in his homeland's English-language newspaper, The Prague Post

Nina In Utopia by Miranda Miller

2010-11-11T14:52:00.003Z

We have just published a new novel by the brilliant Miranda Miller – Nina In Utopia. This was recently given a very positive review by Alfred Hickling in The Guardian

Year of the Hare - reviewed in Easy Living!

2010-09-23T12:25:00.007Z

As well-known publishers fiction in translation it's not often that we get a review in a magazine like Easy Living – but this is the seemingly unstoppable The Year of the Hare we're talking about. Along with A-list beauty tricks that really work and sumptuous spas to soak away your worries they have in this month's issue their best reading list ever. This one just keeps running and running. . .

Circus Mania review

2010-09-21T10:21:00.002Z

and what a review it is for Douglas McPherson's Circus Mania on the Writer's Hub website, you can view it here

Sophia of Hanover - Book of the Month in Majesty magazine

2010-09-06T14:54:00.005Z

Our new book, Sophia of Hanover has been selected as Book of the Month in Majesty magazine. The selection can be viewed alongside

Arthur's Round Coverage

2010-08-25T09:36:00.004Z

A positively glowing review of Arthur's Round by Patrick Guinness can be seen here. This appeared earlier in Brewery History Journal but the issue is now free to download

Making The World Legible

2010-08-24T09:46:00.004Z

We are very pleased to to have one of our titles included in a new publication from English Pen. Making The World Legible is an anthology containing extracts from the 36 books that the programme has supported since its inception. This is a fascinating selection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry from some of the best international writers of our time; distinct and powerful voices from every corner of the globe. Our first translation of a Turkish writer – The Idle Years by Orhan Kemal – is included. The book is available FREE to download or from selected libraries in the UK - check out the PEN site for more information.

Mail On Sunday reviews Circus Mania

2010-08-09T10:06:00.002Z

Circus Mania by Douglas McPherson has received a full-page review in the Mail on Sunday. A very positive review from Roger Lewis no less, it is viewable on the author's Circus Mania blogspot here

. . . And another review for Michael Sherborne

2010-08-05T09:19:00.002Z

and his book on H.G. Wells, this time in the TLS - this extensive review by Clare Harman can be viewed here

Two Reviews for H.G. Wells by Michael Sherborne

2010-08-04T09:31:00.002Z

We have received two more review for Michael Sherborne's H.G. Wells book, the first appearing in the Mail On Sunday, the other from Paul Johnson in The Literary Review

A major new title in 2011

2010-08-03T12:08:00.002Z

In Spring 2011, we will be publishing a major new autobiography: This Way To The Revolution by Erin Pizzey - you can find out more about Erin Pizzey's life and work here and we have already had a brief mention for the book in The Standard

Kafka's Sister

2010-07-26T10:27:00.007Z

These pages show Emily Hill's piece on Anna Kavan which is in the latest issue of Dazed and Confused

Anna Kavan by Emily Hill in Dazed and Confused magazine

2010-07-16T08:45:00.003Z

Our thanks to Emily Hill, who has written a perceptive piece in the latest issue of Dazed and Confused. The piece explains the cult appeal of Kavan, which is growing all the time, and her achievement in literature. For more on Kavan, have a look at our Anna Kavan pages and/or consult the newly-launched Anna Kavan Society

Robin Hood reviewed in Watkins magazine

2010-07-12T10:17:00.003Z

We have had another review for our Robin Hood book, this one appearing courtesy of the esoteric bookshop, Watkins, in their Summer Quarterly which can be previewed here. A copy of the review is alongside

Year of the Hare - recommended Holiday reading!

2010-07-02T08:47:00.003Z

This week our cult classic set in the Arctic wilds of Finland, The Year of the Hare was recommended for holiday reading in the Caribbean by Liz Hoggard in the Evening Standard (!) – see more
here

Circus Mania author gives first talk

2010-06-23T09:44:00.002Z

The author of Circus Mania, Douglas McPherson, gives his first talk on the book and on circus in general at the Time and Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth. Full details of the event can be found at the Circus Mania blog spot

Circus Mania - some interesting mail

2010-06-14T12:42:00.004Z

As noted previously, we had a launch for our book, Circus Mania on
World Circus Day. We had some interesting mail relating to that as can be seen here on the left. . .

Another review Mike Sherborne's H.G. Wells: Another Kind of Life

2010-05-28T13:42:00.005Z

We have had another review for the new biography of H.G.Wells by Mike Sherborne. This appeared in the Islington Tribune and will also appear in its sister paper, The Camden New Journal tomorrow

Mervyn Peake's Vast Alchemies

2010-05-26T11:26:00.003Z

Our paperback reprint of the acclaimed biography, Mervyn Peake's Vast Alchemies has received a review in The Art Newspaper

Shusaku Endo on Radio 4's Open Book

2010-05-24T10:35:00.003Z

The great Japanese writer, Shusaku Endo, author of Silence
was recently featured on Open Book

Robin Hood in the Yorkshire Post

2010-05-13T14:59:00.003Z

One of the most interesting theories in John Paul Davis's book on Robin Hood is that the famous outlaw was actually from Yorkshire and not the Nottinghamshire area. Naturally, this has been picked up by the Yorkshire Post in this article

Russel Crowe/Ridley Scott film release sparks new interest in Robin Hood

2010-05-11T08:17:00.004Z

As the UK release of the Ridley Scott/Russell Crowe film of Robin Hood draws near, we have been receiving even more coverage for our book
- this latest article citing author John Paul Davis's bold new theory on the outlaw hero's origins has appeared in USA Today

Joseph Roth's Antichrist - another review

2010-05-10T10:13:00.003Z

We have had another review for The Antichrist in Saturday's Guardian which can be viewed alongside

Daily Telegraph review for H.G. Wells – Another Kind of Life

2010-05-10T10:00:00.004Z

We have had a major review for H.G. Wells – Another Kind of Life which can be seen here

Catalan in English translation

2010-03-30T15:32:00.001Z

An interesting article can be found if you follow the link
here, a discussion about Catalan fiction in translation. We published Quim Monzo's acclaimed The Enormity of the Tragedy in 2007

H.G. Wells: Another Kind Of Life, extracted in the Sunday Express

2010-03-30T08:53:00.002Z

Our book on H.G. Wells was given a double-page extract in the Sunday Express, exploring the complex love life of the author of War Of The Worlds

Author Michael Sherborne on Radio 3 Night Waves

2010-03-29T10:52:00.004Z

The author of our major new biography on H.G. Wells will be appearing tonight, 30.3.10 at 9.15 on Radio 3's Night Waves

Antichrist by Joseph Roth reviewed in Metro

2010-03-24T12:03:00.002Z

Our new translation of Joseph Roth's
The Antichrist – the first in 70 years - has been reviewed very favourably in today's Metro newspaper

Robin Hood in Daily Mail

2010-03-16T15:22:00.002Z

And another mention for Robin Hood, this time in the Daily Mail

Circus Mania launch - more details

2010-03-09T11:22:00.004Z

Some more details on the launch for Circus Mania which will be held on the 17.4.10. The event will start at 5.00, continuing to 7.00. This book launch is open to all and will be very different from most other book launches! Some more details here. . .

Robin Hood in Telegraph

2010-03-08T16:36:00.002Z

We have had another mention for the Robin Hood book, this time in the Daily Telegraph

Robin Hood reviewed in the Birmingham Post

2010-02-22T09:52:00.003Z

A superb review of Robin Hood has appeared in the Birmingham Post

Fortean Times on John Paul Davis's Robin Hood

2010-02-09T11:23:00.004Z

Here are the pages on Robin Hood from this month's Fortean Times.

Major coverage for Robin Hood: The Unknown Templar

2010-02-04T09:57:00.003Z

Our book on Robin Hood is featured heavily in this month's Fortean Times. The hero of folklore is featured on the cover, also shown here, and there are a further six pages on him inside by author John Paul Davis.

Circus Mania launch 17.4.2010

2010-02-01T15:28:00.005Z

This April, we will be arranging a book launch for Circus Mania. This is on the 17th April, which also happens to be World Circus Day. This will be held at Circus Space in London. Keep an eye on our blog pages for more details on this event - all welcome!

Also on Mervyn Peake...

2010-02-01T11:46:00.003Z

and worth going to is the website run by Sebastian Peake on his father. In his latest blog, he talks about a new song by Natalie Merchant, which is based on Peake's 'It Makes A Change', published in Book of Nonsense. To find out more on this, just click here

Mervyn Peake's Vast Alchemies

2010-02-01T11:32:00.003Z

We have received a review for our book on Mervyn Peake, this on the Grum Books website

Circus Mania meets the Daleks

2010-01-28T12:53:00.003Z

Douglas McPherson, the author of our forthcoming book, Circus Mania has written a story for My Weekly featuring the Daleks. To find out more check the Circus Mania blogspot here

Extract – Milos Urban's Seven Churches

2010-01-14T16:31:00.006Z

In May 2010, we will be publishing a remarkable new novel by one of the most exciting writers in Europe, Milos Urban.
His novel, Seven Churches, is one of the most talked-about books in Europe, a best-seller in Spain. Our thanks to Edinburgh Review for publishing the extract shown here - the first time the English translation of Seven Churches has been seen. There will be a full webpage for this book coming soon.
http://www.milos-urban.cz/