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Celebrate the UK’s Unsung Cities – Sh*tty Breaks by Ben Aitken Bookshop Tour
Posted on 2025/04/02 in Uncategorized, tagged as Ben Aitken, Bookshop Tour, Non-fiction, Sh*tty Breaks, UK Travel
Not everything that glitters is gold, which is why Ben Aitken gave London the cold shoulder and went to Preston instead. Hailing from Portsmouth, Ben knows from experience that unfashionable places can be quietly brilliant. So, over the course of a year, the bestselling author of A Chip Shop in Poznan and The Gran Tour visited twelve of the least popular spots in the UK and Ireland for a city break. To celebrate, Ben will be visiting some of the… Read more »
Breaking Waves by Emma Simpson: Sneak Peek
Posted on 2025/03/26 in New Books, News, tagged as Breaking Waves, Emma Simpson, Extract, Spring Read, memoir
26th March 2025 Breaking Waves by Emma Simpson: Sneak Peek A warm, reflective and uplifting memoir about healing wounds, reclaiming a voice and discovering freedom through the open water. ‘If you enjoyed Freya Bromley’s The Tidal Year, you’ll love this. Perfect for those of us who need cold water to heal.’ Emma Gannon, author of Olive After a period of immense pain and lost in grief, Emma felt the instinctive pull of the water. This… Read more »
What’s Publishing This Spring at Icon Books
Posted on 2025/03/12 in Inside Publishing, New Books, News, tagged as News, Spring, new books
What’s Publishing This Spring at Icon Books As the weather starts to brighten and the evenings get longer, there’s no better time than now to delve into a new topic or pick up the latest book from one of your favourite authors. This spring we are bringing you some brilliant non-fiction, from long-buried histories to heartfelt memoirs, and hilarious travelogues. Plus, some of our greatest hits from last year are making an appearance in paperback!… Read more »
How to Have a Happy Hustle Shortlisted for Business Book of the Year Award 2020
Posted on 2020/02/14 in Competitions, Events, General, Prizes, tagged as
‘It’s impossible to read this book without being inspired and energised … Essential reading for any start-up or entrepreneur, at any stage of the journey.’ – Alison Jones, Host of The Extraordinary Business Book Club podcast and author of This Book Means Business Bec Evans’s How to Have a Happy Hustle has been shortlisted for The Business Book Award 2020. Annually, The Business Book Awards honour new books that highlight leadership, cha… Read more »
Follow-up ‘101 Tiny Changes’ Book from Ailbhe Malone
Posted on 2019/06/21 in Uncategorized, tagged as Christmas Gift, acquisition, new books, self-care
We’re delighted to be publishing a new book by Ailbhe Malone, building on the success of last year’s 101 Tiny Changes to Brighten Your Day. In this follow-up, we broaden our perspective – but keep the changes tiny and achievable. 101 TINY CHANGES TO BRIGHTEN YOUR WORLD is a beautiful little book for anyone who wants to celebrate and strengthen their relationships with friends and family, overcome stress at work, or make a more positive impact on… Read more »
Icon to publish innovation and productivity expert Bec Evans’ How To Have a Happy Hustle
Posted on 2018/12/05 in Acquisitions, New Books, News, tagged as Business, acquisition, innovation, startup
Innovation expert, startup founder and Futurebook judge Bec Evans is to publish her first book, How To Have a Happy Hustle: The Complete Guide to Making Your Ideas Happen. In the book she will lead readers through the process of generating life-changing ideas and the crucial steps to getting them off the ground. Designed for anyone who is looking for fulfilment beyond the 9-5 career-track – either in a side-hustle alongside a main job or in a sta… Read more »
Negotiation expert Natalie Reynolds launches the ‘Make Your Ask’ project
Posted on 2018/09/04 in News, tagged as natalie reynolds, negotiation, training, we have a deal
Negotiation expert, and author of We Have a Deal, Natalie Reynolds is on a mission to democratise world-class negotiation training and to challenge the idea that the best negotiators are the loudest and most aggressive in the room. On Monday 10th September, Natalie will be launching the Make Your Ask Project, bringing her corporate negotiation training masterclass direct to users for only £10 from the website, makeyourask.com. The course,… Read more »
Testosterone Rex Longlisted for the Orwell Book Prize 2018
Posted on 2018/04/11 in News, Prizes, tagged as awards, cordelia fine, orwell prize, prize
‘What I have most wanted to do is to make political writing into an art’ – George Orwell Cordelia Fine’s Testosterone Rex is one of 12 books longlisted for the Orwell Book Prize 2018. Awarded every year by The Orwell Foundation, The Orwell Prize is Britain’s most prestigious prize for political writing awards prizes for the work which comes closest to George Orwell’s ambition ‘to make political writing into an art’. The prize describes Testostero… Read more »
ICON BOOKS ACQUIRES SELF-CARE GIFT BOOK BY BUZZFEED UK EDITOR
Posted on 2018/02/19 in Acquisitions, News, tagged as
Kiera Jamison, senior commissioning editor at Icon Books, has acquired World English language rights from Juliet Pickering at Blake Friedmann Agency to 101 TINY CHANGES TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY by Ailbhe Malone, Lifestyle Editor at BuzzFeed UK. 101 TINY CHANGES TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY is a beautifully packaged gift book filled with practical self-care tips for when you need a simple pick-me-up. It will offer help on how to look after yourself and your m… Read more »
John Timpson WINS the Commuter’s Read category at the CMI Management Awards
Posted on 2018/02/14 in Competitions, News, tagged as Award winner, Business, CMI, Management
Keys to Success by John Timpson has won Commuter’s Read at the 2018 Management Book of the Year Awards. Launched in 2010, the Management Book of the Year signposts managers and leaders to the books that are breathing new life into management and leadership thinking. The Awards are hosted by the Chartered Management Institute in association with The British Library, and are sponsored by Henley Business School. This year, more than 140 titles were… Read more »
