Monday, 18 April 2011

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

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. . .

Friday, 8 April 2011

Birdbrain in the Guardian

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

Tuesday, 29 March 2011

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

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

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

Monday, 7 March 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'.






Monday, 21 February 2011

Review for Nina In Utopia

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