Michael Morpurgo in The Guardian on The Man Who Planted Trees

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

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

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

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'.