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‘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 »
Supercapitalism author Robert Reich says ‘Keynes was right’
Posted on 2011/09/29 in General, tagged as
Robert Reich, the author of Supercapitalism, published in paperback by Icon in 2009, writes in today’s Guardian that only Keynesian economics – stimulus by the government – can make America prosperous again. ‘Government can hire people directly to maintain the nation’s parks and playgrounds and to help in schools and hospitals,’ he says. ‘It can funnel money to help cash-starved states and local government so they don’t have to continue to slash… Read more »
David Hoffman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Dead Hand – in paperback this November
Posted on 2011/09/29 in General, tagged as
We’ve just sent off to print the paperback edition of David Hoffman’s The Dead Hand, his superlative history of the final decade of the Cold War and the key part played by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in bringing that era to a close. The book was so highly praised that we couldn’t all all of the quotes on the cover – some have had to go inside. Both sides of the cover are below so you can read for yourself. The book is published at the sta… Read more »
