Thank you to the Scotsman for running this extract from the wonderful Rock Pool on Monday.
Small Press of the Year Award
We are delighted to have been announced as the Regional Winner of the Small Press of the Year Award for the South and South-East.
A big thank you to all our authors, and other collaborators, for helping to create September’s ‘distinctive brand and voice’.
The overall winner will be announced at the British Book Awards on 29 June 2020.
Cat Women on Women’s Hour
Thank you to BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour, for interviewing Alice Maddicott about her new book Cat Women. Listen in at 30 minutes 15 seconds.
Women in Science at The Poly
Hannah Buttivant, author of Rock Pool, was in good company at the Women in Science event at The Poly, Falmouth for International Women’s Day.
Why women love cats and the world fears feline friendships
‘From goddesses to witches… to the women who live with 15 cats and have the right to do so; to the ordinary women and extraordinary feline friendships. They are all Cat Women, and that is a thing to celebrate.’
A wonderful feature for Cat Women in the i, ahead of publication on Thursday.
Things to See and Do at the London Transport Museum
A wonderful sold event event on Saturday at the London Transport Museum for Geoff Marshall and Vicki Pipe’s 50 Things to See and Do books The London Underground and Great British Railways.
The British Book Awards’ Small Press of the Year 2020
Once again, we are delighted to be on the Regional Shortlists for The British Book Awards’ Small Press of the Year, East/South-East England.
We are up against some fantastic competition from Boiler House Press, Dedalus Books, SRL Publishing, Strangers Press and UIT Cambridge. Good luck to everyone on the next stage of Regional Winner.
Invisible Work: John Howkins discusses his new book
John Howkins is a thought-leader in the global fields of work and creativity, and he’s the author of the classic book The Creative Economy. As the world of work continues to shift and change in unexpected ways, Howkins looks back through decades of research and brings his expertise to a visionary new book: Invisible Work.
Work is moving from observable public spheres into the private and unseen. It is the hidden ingredient of true creativity, power and purpose. Crucially, it’s the key to thriving in the AI-defined era.
Learn more about Invisible Work from John Howkins:
I never thought I’d become a Cat Lady…
Out on 5 March, Alice Maddicott’s Cat Women: An Exploration of Feline Friendships and Lingering Superstitions is a moving exploration of the relationship between women and cats.
One summer, Alice was adopted by a beautiful tabby called Dylan, and together they shared six years of loving friendship. Alice collected second-hand photos – orphan images – and in her sadness after Dylan’s death, she pored over the old photographs of women and their cats. Cats in gardens, cats on laps, cats in alleys and on steps, accompanied by women who were diffident and affectionate, fierce and whimsical, young and old.
What did these cats mean to the women who cared for them? Why have cat-owning women always been viewed with suspicion? And where did the Crazy Cat Lady stereotype emerge from, when other cultures revere rather than fear this relationship?
Below, we offer a short teaser from Alice’s introduction from Cat Women. We highly recommend you follow Alice on Instagram!
Continue reading I never thought I’d become a Cat Lady…Ghost stations
Thank you to The Londonist, who featured an extract from Geoff Marshall’s The London Underground: 50 Things to See and Do – have you spotted these three abandoned Tube stations?
