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Coming Up Trumps is Standard's 'Dark Horse'
02 May 2014
The Standard have made Baroness Trumpington’s memoir Coming Up Trumps ,ghosted by agency author Deborah Crewe, this week’s ‘Dark Horse’ in their non-fiction bestseller list.
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Terrific endorsements for Rachel Kelly's Black Rainbow
01 May 2014
Rachel Kelly’s memoir of deprssion has garnered some terrific endorsements icluding
’Rachel Kelly has written with bracing honesty and considerable courage about her own struggles with depression. She tells of both her own travails and the solutions to them, and her book will be immensely helpful to others in like circumstances.’ - Andrew Solomon, National Book Award winning author‘This book is written straight from the heart of darkness. Amazing.’ - Ruby Wax
‘An outstanding piece of work. I have never read anything so suitable for us to recommend to patients who have some form of diagnosis of depressive illness.’ - Daily Mail, Dr Martin Scurr‘Heartstoppingly good’ - Mary Ann Sieghart, BBC presenter and journalist
A revelatory read and alchemic tale of personal transformation: Kelly turns the lead of depression into the gold of emotional health. Art, in this case, poetry, is movingly shown to be a royal route away from depression.’ - Oliver James, psychologist, television producer and author of They F*** You Up
’Rachel vividly and movingly describes the profound impact mental illness can have, not only on the person suffering but all those around them… But what makes Black Rainbow special is that it isn’t just a beautifully written exploration of the ravages of depression. It is also a hymn to the power of poetry to provide solace and a rich, inspiring resource for anyone who is coping with the challenges that life brings… not just maintaining mental health.’ - Su Sayer CBE, Chief Executive of United Response ‘A poignant and powerful description of one woman’s journey through the abyss of depression, how she found solace in poetry and the inner strength to recover. This book offers hope and inspiration to anyone whose lives have been touched by mental illness.’ - Marjorie Wallace CBE, SANE Founder -
Nick Pope in the Sport
01 May 2014
Nick Pope’s Encounter in Rendlesham Forest is generating lots of publicity, and is currently the number one UFO book on Amazon.
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Black Rainbow into Top 100
01 May 2014
Following Rachel Kelly’s appearance on Loose Women, her powerful memoir Black Rainbow: How Words Healed Me: My Journey Through Depression moved into Amazon’s Top 100 bestsellers.
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Cabin Fever is Amazon Daily Deal
01 May 2014
Mandy Smith’s sensational memoir Cabin Fever: The sizzling secrets of a Virgin air hostess… , recently published by Thistle, is today’s Amazon Daily Deal, available for just 99p.
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Christopher Moran wins St Ermins Hotel Intelligence Book of the Year Award 2014
30 Apr 2014
Agency author Christopher Moran has won this year’s St Ermins Hotel Intelligence Book of the Year for his Classified: Secrecy and the State in Modern Britain which looks at government attempts to stifle public discussion of intelligence matters. He was awarded the £3,000 prize at an awards ceremony yesterday.
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Fifth week in top ten for Cathy Glass
29 Apr 2014
Congratulations to Cathy Glass whose Daddy’s Little Princess is no 7 in the paperback non-fiction list this week.
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Fortean Times reviews two agency titles
28 Apr 2014
The Burglar Caught by a Skeleton by Jeremy Clay: ‘The little details in the articles are a goldmine… While the book is perfect for dipping in and out of, each section lends itself to being read in one go, allowing the reader to get a feel for the concerns and preoccupations of 19th century.’
Earth - An Alien Enterprise by Timothy Good: ‘This is a substantial and interesting book.’
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Daisy de Villeneuve GRAZIA interview
28 Apr 2014
‘This Saturday 26th, Daisy de Villeneuve (www.daisydevilleneuve.com), one of London’s most beloved and vibrant fashion illustrators, takes over Pick Me Up graphic design festival at Somerset House. For the fifth year running the contemporary graphic arts event will showcase the best illustrators and designers via a veritable assortment of showreels, talks, workshops and a photo booth with an illustrative twist. Renowned for her childlike, colourful felt-tip portraits and deadpan narratives, Daisy has worked with everyone from Liberty to Boots, Globetrotter to Nike. So, budding designers, don’t miss your chance to see an icon of illustration in action! Grazia Daily sat down with Daisy ahead of her festival takeover to glean her top tips of the trade…’
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Great reviews for Coming Up Trumps
27 Apr 2014
Coming Up Trumps, the memoir of Baroness Trumpington, has been receiving great reviews and widespread coverage. The book was ghosted by the agency’s Deborah Crewe.
‘What a joy this book is… Here again the pickings are rich. But this memoir isn’t just a fascinating, frequently hilarious insight into the life of a force of nature. It is also, despite itself, an examination of a particular generation of women, trained for not much except marriage and cocktail parties, and of how, given the right spirit, some of those women derailed in the best possible way and went on to have wonderful adventures.’
Sunday Times‘This is the stuff of Evelyn Waugh and F Scott Fitzgerald except that Lady Trumpington lived it for real and to the full. There were parties, dancing, skiing and it was all tremendous innocent fun. Sort of Nancy Mitford meets Enid Blyton.’
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