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Bats Sing, Mice Giggle
Posted on 2010/08/20 in General, tagged as
It’s true – they do! Karen Shanor and Jagmeet Kanwal’s book is published by our American imprint, Totem Books, in the US on 1st September. It’s a unique investigation into the secret, inner lives of animals that until now we could only guess at. Did you know that bats compose their own songs and babble to each other? Or that mice giggle when they are tickled? That lizards do push-ups to seduce a mate, or that elephants mimic the sounds of passing… Read more »
Twelve new Introducing titles for spring 2011!
Posted on 2010/08/18 in General, tagged as
Our famous Introducing series – of which much more on the series’ own website – announces the titles which it will be publishing in the first half of next year. By June next year they’ll be 59 titles available in the series much-loved new compact format. There are 11 republished titles and one brand new one – Introducing Economics by David Orrell and Borin Van Loon. Check the series’ website for more information or the Facebook page. Here are 11… Read more »
Icon authors at Foyles Bookshop
Posted on 2010/08/12 in General, tagged as
On Saturday 11 September and Sunday 12 September, the Independent Alliance – of which Icon is a proud member – and Foyles Bookshop on Charing Cross Road in London bring you a smorsgaboard of literary treats in a whole weekend of events. See more below and to book tickets, visit Foyles website here and scroll down to the appropriate page. INDIE ALLIANCE WEEKEND Brought to you by the Independent Alliance, with PD James, Geoff Dyer, Emily Woof, Phil… Read more »
Jilted Generation
Posted on 2010/08/03 in General, tagged as
Why can so few young people afford to buy a house? Why do even top graduates struggle to find jobs? And when they do, why are those jobs poorly paid and unstable? Why does politics – from voting to protesting – seem so pointless? Why is Britain not just “broken” but also broke? Welcome to the Jilted Generation… Jilted Generation is a new book by Ed Howker and Shiv Malik, to be published this September, which argues that today’s young people hav… Read more »
‘A true crime story for people who don’t read true crime stories’
Posted on 2010/07/07 in General, tagged as
Brian Clegg reviews Colin Evans’ Slaughter on a Snowy Morn, just published, on his site here.
The Girl on the Wall on YouTube
Posted on 2010/03/17 in General, tagged as
A great video here on one of our favourite books we’ve published so far this year:
Fordlandia proudly displayed in Holland!
Posted on 2010/03/17 in General, tagged as
As seen in the Atheneum bookshop in Amsterdam:
