Icon News & Events
‘Single file: confessions of men and women who’ve never met Miss/Mr Right’
Posted on 2012/06/06 in General, tagged as
Kate Monro, author of The First Time: True Tales of Virginity Lost and Found (Including My Own), has conducted a series of interviews for the Guardian on what it’s like to be single. Kate Monro asks, ‘We’re brought up to believe in happy ever after, but what happens if you never find The One?’. You can read the enlightening interviews over on the Guardian website and you can find out more about The First Time here.
‘My eye was caught by an entertaining series of ebook opera guides by Michael Steen.’ Benedicte Page in the Guardian on Short Guides to a Great Opera
Posted on 2012/06/04 in General, tagged as
Guardian eBook reviewer Benedicte Page gives a mention here to Icon’s first-ever eBook originals series, Michael Steen’s Short Guides to Great Operas, the first titles of which are available now from everywhere that sells eBooks, and for all devices. Each of the ebooks gives the reader a wealth of insider information on the musical masterpiece that it covers, from the composer’s background and influences to the critical reception the first perfor… Read more »
The Gold Mine Effect goes to print
Posted on 2012/05/29 in General, tagged as
Rasmus Ankersen’s brilliant new first-hand study of talent and high-performance, The Gold Mine Effect, has gone to print this week – it’s published in early July. Here’s Rasmus himself to tell you a bit more about it:
The Guardian on The Shrink and the Sage: a ‘very elegant, high-class self-help book’
Posted on 2012/05/21 in General, tagged as
The Guardian reviewed The Shrink and the Sage: A Guide to Living by Julian Baggini & Antonia Macaro last week. Steven Poole praises the book for asserting that ‘…you can be a “happy pessimist”, or so advises “the shrink” (Macaro, a psychotherapist) in this very elegant, high-class self-help book that aims to be, as “the philosopher” (Baggini) explains, a guide to “thinking about how we should live”‘. The full review can be read here. The Sh… Read more »
Read an extract from Third Man in Havana by Tom Rodwell – published today!
Posted on 2012/05/17 in General, tagged as
Tom Rodwell’s Third Man in Havana: Finding the Heart of Cricket in the World’s Most Unlikely Places, with a foreword by Courtney Walsh, is published today! Third Man in Havana is a wonderfully positive story, revealing that the spirit of cricket is alive and well. You can read an extract from the book below. Third Man in Havana is £14.99 and can be purchased from all good bookshops. You can find out more about it here and watch the book trailer h… Read more »
Book Trailer: Third Man in Havana by Tom Rodwell
Posted on 2012/05/16 in General, tagged as
Third Man in Havana: Finding the Heart of Cricket in the World’s Most Unlikely Places by Tom Rodwell, published by our sports imprint Corinthian, is out tomorrow! For six years Tom Rodwell ran cricketing programmes from Cuba to Zimbabwe, attempting to soothe the world’s ills with the curiously English balm known as cricket. From Beersheva Cricket Club pavilion in Israel – a converted nuclear bomb shelter, useful in the face of Hamas’ regular rock… Read more »
See Slavoj Žižek at Central Saint Martins, introduced by Christopher Kul-Want
Posted on 2012/05/16 in General, tagged as
Christopher Kul-Want, author of Introducing Slavoj Žižek: A Graphic Guide, will be introducing Žižek at an upcoming event hosted by the New Statesman and Central Saint Martins. ‘Less Than Nothing: Introducing Slavoj Žižek in conversation with Jonathan Derbyshire’ will offer thought-provoking discussion and a Q&A session. The event is free, but ticketed, and will take place on Monday June 7th at Central Saint Martins. To find out more about th… Read more »
Win the chance to have your name appear in Blood of the Zombies!
Posted on 2012/05/14 in General, tagged as
Ian Livingstone, co-creator of the Fighting Fantasy series, and author of upcoming gamebook Blood of the Zombies, is running an exciting competition for Fighting Fantasy fans. Ian Livingstone is giving one lucky winner the chance to have their name appear in Blood of the Zombies, published August 2012. To enter, tweet #bloodofthezombies to @ian_livingstone and he will pick one person at random. The competition ends 1st June 2012.
Brian Clegg on Optical Illusions
Posted on 2012/05/12 in General, tagged as
Watch Brian Clegg, author of The Universe Inside You, explain why the human body is so fascinating, and what exactly your brain is doing when you look at two amazing optical illusions, in our video: The Universe Inside You, sequel to the bestselling Inflight Science, explores how your eyes are quantum traps, consuming photons of light from the night sky that have travelled for millions of years; your many senses, which include the ability to dete… Read more »
See Martin Bell at the Best of British Festival 2012
Posted on 2012/05/11 in General, tagged as
Martin Bell will be at Winchester’s Best of British Festival on 25th May, participating in the ‘Any Questions to the Broadcasters’ event along with Michael Grade, Lindsey Hilsum, and Peter Sissons. Martin Bell is author of In Harm’s Way: Bosnia: A War Reporter’s Story, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and more. Read more about his books here. Tickets cost £10 and are available from the Theatre Royal Winchester Box Office. Call the box office on 01962 840… Read more »
