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Christopher William Hill
Posted on Mon, 18/02/2013 - 10:43

Mister Holgado is Christopher William Hill’s dark and hilarious play, which premieres at The Unicorn Theatre (http://unicorntheatre.com/mister-holgado) from 24th March to 28th April. When little Conrad Van der Bosch claims he has an invisible tiger called Sigmund hiding in his wardrobe, his child psychologist father calls upon the fictional character of the terrifying Mister Holgado  to curb this defiant behaviour. His plan backfires spectacularly.


Mister Holgado is set in the same fictional city of Schwartzgarten as Christopher William Hill’s series for Orchard Books (Osbert The Avenger comes out in paperback this May). In keeping with the Tales from Schwartzgarten, Mister Holgado is dark, sharp and just a bit terrifying. It’s being published by Oberon Books (http://oberonbooks.com/modern-plays/mister-holgado) this month.


 

Paul Wilson
Posted on Fri, 07/06/2013 - 15:50

Paul Wilson's Mouse and the Cossacks is published this week by Tindel Street Press. It is a heartbreaking stroy of a wartime betrayal uncovered by a girl whose own secrets have stolen her power of speech. Perfect for anyone who enjoyed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. 

Diamond Street App
Posted on Wed, 29/05/2013 - 17:12

Coinciding with the paperback launch of Diamond Street: the hidden world of Hatton Garden (Hamish Hamilton) Rachel Lichtenstein has developed The Diamond Street App - a freely downloaded GPS activated rich media digital app for smartphones and tablets, which takes readers on a journey through both the historica jewellery quarter of Hatton Garden and the stories in Diamond Street. 

This beautifully produced and designed app is the first of its kind, an immersive and embodied publishing model enabled by new technologies that transforms content from a literary non-fiction book about place into a dynamic interactive walk around the city streets. Part new media experience, part walking tour, this location-based app fuses text, documentary film and image with real-time interaction.

The Londonist describes it as 'witchcraft in your pocket'.

Find out more, and download the app, here. 

Rory McEwen
Posted on Thu, 23/05/2013 - 15:22

The Royal Botantical Gardens have published a book to tie-in with an exhibition of Rory McEwen's work at Kew Gardens. The Colours of Reality showcases Rory's vibrant and varied career as an artist and musician. He developed a distinctive style working on unadorned vellum, presenting botantical subject matter with scientific precision and artistic flair, without ever compromising one for the other. The exhibition runs until the 22nd September.