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11th October, 2024
The History Press signs ‘love letter’ to the book trade from Michael Robb
The History Press has signed Shelf Life: A Journey Through the Past, Present & Future of Bookselling and Publishing in Britain by former bookseller and industry professional, Michael Robb. Commissioning editor Claire Hartley acquired world English-language rights from Thomas…
8th August, 2024
Bird Tracks Birdwatching magazine’s Book of the Month!
We’re so excited to share Bird Tracks was selected as Birdwatching magazine’s Book of the Month! Most folk do it by sight, some by call or song, and now you can do it by lD-ing birds’ tracks. Yes, birdwatching has taken another turn, thanks to this book…
13th June, 2024
Front page for The Princes in the Tower
The Princes in the Tower by the esteemed producer and Ricardian Philippa Langley has made the front cover of the July/August issue of National Geographic History magazine (out now). The magazine includes a full-page editorial from Amy Briggs, Editor-in-Chief, for her last is…
7th June, 2024
Coast Book of the Month
We’re delighted that Scottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea by Tom Muir has been selected as Coast magazines’ Book of the Month. ‘Tom’s new anthology contains a “wide pantheon of supernatural beings, from the dangerous Blue Men of the Minth and the jealous mermaid of Caithness to t…
8th May, 2024
Ajay Tegala on ITV Anglia
We’re so excited that author Ajay Tegala was featured on ITV Anglia with his new book Wetland Diaries as part of the promotion for The National Trust 125th anniversary. Catch up here.
12th April, 2024
The Spinning House reviewed by The New Statesman
The Spinning House by Caroline Biggs was recently reviewed in The New Statesman. Biggs deftly blends historical research with creative retelling, bringing prison records to full and chilling life The New Statesman Read the full article here
10th April, 2024
Liza Mundy’s ‘The Sisterhood’ optioned by Lionsgate TV
Lionsgate Television has optioned Liza Mundy‘s non-fiction book The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women to develop as a scripted series, with Tony winner Scott Delman attached as executive producer. The series revolves around a newly trained female CIA officer who is sent on…
27th March, 2024
The Ku Klux Klan featured by The Spectator
“Combines lucid political analysis with eye-popping details of violence.” The Spectator The Ku Klux Klan by Kristofer Allerfeldt has recently been featured by The Spectator: ‘The extreme savagery of the ‘white knights’ may be a thing of the past, but echoes of the Klan were all o…
13th March, 2024
Cambridge University: ‘When to be poor, pretty and petulant was a crime’: author Caroline Biggs interviewed by BBC News
Caroline Biggs was interviewed and featured on BBC News Cambridgeshire about her new book The Spinning House – out now! “I’d known about the story for a while and was intrigued about the legend of a prostitute that brought about the demolition of the prison,” the Museum of Cambri…
11th March, 2024
Hillary Clinton and our author Margaret Hedley meet in person
‘As this book shows, the women of the Durham coalfield played an equal role in shaping daily life and trajectories of history in the region, just as women today are building their own futures in communities around the world.’ Hillary Rodham Clinton Margaret Hedley, author of the…
26th February, 2024
The History Press & Flint Books at The London Book Fair 2024
We will be exhibiting at The London Book Fair in Olympia this March. Visit us at stand 6F51 to catch members of our team, find out about forthcoming titles and discuss acquisition and rights opportunities. Or just stop by to say hello and pick up our latest spring/summer catalogu…
26th February, 2024
‘Letters From Titanic’ scoops a 2023 British Book Design and Production Award
We are thrilled to announce that Letters From Titanic has won a 2023 British Book Design and Production Award in the ‘Fine Binding & Limited Edition’ category! Our Head of Design, Katie Beard, was in attendance to collect the award. Katie is also the owner of Rooksmoor Press…