The Underground Man, Ten Sorry Tales, etc.(Faber & Faber). Children's books with Pavilion and Walker Books.
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In other news … about 15 yrs ago I told my editor at Faber I had an idea for a slightly odd collection of stories - sort of folk tales, a little on the dark side …
@FaberBooks
Not on here v often these days (🤔) but just wanted to say how much I'm loving @sally_Nicholls and @johnBroadley1's Three Brides for the Devil. Beautiful, beautiful book. Nice one @AndersenPress
Congratulations to Baljinder Kaur for her longlisting for the Carnegies Medal for Illustration. Truly original ...
I have a new picture book out, wonderfully illustrated by Baljinder Kaur and published by @WalkerBooksUK
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The Picture This! competition is open for entries in the UK!
We're looking for outstanding up-and-coming illustrators able to tell a story in just three illustrations. 🖌️
Entries close on 31st May 2025.
Enter here: wwpbic.com/uk/
T&Cs here: wwpbic.com/terms-and-conditi…
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📚🏠 We're Moving House by Mick Jackson and illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh. #dailybutlershelfie #moving #WereMovingHouse @mickwriter @rashinart @Candlewick
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Did you know that the Museum partners with a variety of institutions to offer a range of PhD research opportunities? Applications still open for some exciting research.
nhm.ac.uk/our-science/study/…
Went to the Brighton Art Book Fair at Phoenix Art Space this aft and bought this excellent leaflet by Tom Alexander.
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Curious about a PhD with the Warburg Institute?
Our interdisciplinary programme spans cultural, intellectual, and visual history, covering topics from Renaissance art to the history of science.
Find out more at our Open Day on 28 November. buff.ly/3x00Emj
The brilliant Sarah Coomer is posting pics from a book we did together which was cancelled when the publisher was bought up by another publisher. Broke my heart ...
I worked on a picture book project about Winter a few years back with @mickwriter... the book was never published in the end but Mick's words were so beautiful and it was such a pleasure to work with him. I'm going to share my favourite illustrations over the next few days...
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“Do you know, if she put all the cocks she’s had end to end, there’d be enough to fit a handrail round the world. Drink up, dear!”
Yes, drink up! I wrote this tribute to the late, great Paul Bailey:
thetimes.com/article/2de02fa…
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On November 16th I'll be at the Clifton Litfest along with Lizzie Pook and @LondonBessie, talking about The Magic of Historical Fiction with @DMan1504. Fabulous setting in the historic Clifton Club. Tickets available on Eventbrite. Details on: essiefox.com/about/
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Tomorrow at midday at Withington Public Hall Institute I hope to show how collecting second-hand books is rock & roll @saltpublishing @Confingo @Withybookfest withingtonbookfestival.wordp…
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How do you adapt an iconic book into another medium? Illustrator @chrismouldink shares his approach to transforming H. G. Wells’ classic work into a glorious graphic novel:
faber.co.uk/journal/reimagin…
ALT Concept sketches for Chris Mould's War of the Worlds cover artwork.
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Completely understand why people might have had enough, but we have lost 200+ followers in just a week.
So if you have followers you think might appreciate our quiet, bookish, pretty and sociable corner of twitter please do reweet and we will try and follow back as far as we can
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#Paris has got your last rites taken care of.
A small funeral home called “Le Ciel & La Terre” (The Sky and the Earth) uses a bicycle-hearse called “Corbicyclette.”