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The Bell tolls in Guildford
Posted on 2011/10/18 in General, tagged as
Martin Bell was at the Guildford Literary Festival recently talking about his brand new book of ‘light and dark verse,’ For Whom the Bell Tolls. The Spectator’s Daisy Dunn interviewed him there beforehand and here’s the result on the magazine’s website. ‘He has alleged that For Whom the Bell Tolls is the closest thing he’ll ever write to an autobiography.’ she says. ‘With a fast-changing and admirably full schedule like Bell’s, that can surely be… Read more »
Johnny Ball at the Apple Store, Covent Garden, this Thursday!
Posted on 2011/10/18 in General, tagged as
Johnny Ball will be appearing for a very special event at the Apple Store in Covent Garden, central London, this Thursday – 20th October – talking about the iBookstore edition of his new book, Ball of Confusion. The event is completely free and starts at 7pm – please arrive by 6.30. There’s more about the store here. Ball of Confusion is a collection of ‘puzzles, problems and perplexing posers’ drawn from the slot of the same name on Zoe Ball’s h… Read more »
‘Crickey, but this is addictive,’ Matthew Parris on The Etymologicon
Posted on 2011/10/14 in General, tagged as
Mark Forsyth’s book The Etymologicon was the leader in Matthew Parris’ column in The Times yesterday. The Etymologicon – subtitled a circular journey through the connections between words – is published by Icon in November. Apart from being pleased with the ‘extraordinary package’ Mark sent him (we don’t want to give it away but it included a magnifying glass and a walnut), Matthew Parris went on to quote some of the examples of bizarre word conn… Read more »
Icon Books at Frankfurt
Posted on 2011/10/12 in General, tagged as
The Frankfurt Book Fair – a major event in the book publishing year – starts today and, while Icon have been there every year since 1991, this is the first time we have had our own stand. And here it is last night, all ready for four days of selling our books to the world: If you’re there, please come along and say hello – we’re at stand H926 in Hall 8.
The Epigenetics Revolution on R4 Today
Posted on 2011/10/12 in General, tagged as
Nessa Carey, author of The Epigenetics Revolution, was interviewed on Radio 4’s Today programme this morning. The book explores the incredible breakthroughs in the last few years on the ‘epigenome’ – how the cells in our bodies, despite all carrying the same DNA, develop as eyes, toes or blood vessels. It’s the most exciting part of modern biology and Carey’s book is the best explanation yet of exactly what this new understanding could mean for h… Read more »
The Etymologicon – A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Posted on 2011/10/10 in General, tagged as
Mark Forsyth was in the Icon office today helping us send out copies of his newly-arrived book The Etymologicon. The book – subtitled A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language – explores the strange connections between words in our ancient and complex tongue. It’s an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language, taking in mon… Read more »
Family: A Year on the Frontline with a Proper Club
Posted on 2011/10/07 in General, tagged as
Publishing trade magazine The Bookseller run a story today about the acquisition by Icon’s sports imprint Corinthian of Family: Life, Death and Football: A Year on the Frontline with a Proper Club by Michael Calvin. Family, which documents in intimate detail a year in the life of Millwall Football Club, was originally self-published by Calvin, a Sunday Mirror journalist, and was shortlisted for Best Football Book of the Year at the British Sports… Read more »
Icon seek a Sales and Marketing Assistant
Posted on 2011/10/07 in General, tagged as
Icon are looking for a new Sales and Marketing Assistant to join the company. If you think you might fit the bill, or know someone else who might, please have a look at our advert and we look forward to hearing from you.
Johnny Ball – back on your screens from today!
Posted on 2011/10/05 in General, tagged as
Icon publish Johnny Ball’s brilliant new book of ‘puzzles, problems and perplexing posers’, Ball of Confusion, tomorrow. And here’s Johnny to tell you all about it – and introduce one particularly perlexing poser from the book…
Icon authors at Cheltenham Literary Festival 2011
Posted on 2011/10/04 in General, tagged as
Icon verily takes over Cheltenham this year with eight, yes, eight events featuring our authors over a long weekend. And here they are, click on each to see more info at the Cheltenham website: 14 Oct Kate Monro (author of The First Time) 6pm 15 Oct Shiv Malik (co-author of Jilted Generation) (with Owen Jones) 10am 15 Oct Martin Bell (author of For Whom the Bell Tolls) 10am 15 Oct Raphael Taylor (author of Herge) 5-6pm 15 Oct Martin Bell (author… Read more »
