Book design revealed
Reblogged from The New Sylva: Following the meeting of 17th December at Bloomsbury when we reviewed the first book visuals (read more), we are delighted to be able to provide the first design details...
View ArticleSylvan reflections by copy-editor Rachael Oakden
Reblogged from The New Sylva: Copy-editor Rachael Oakden writes about her experience working on The New Sylva. As the freelance editor commissioned by Bloomsbury to copy-edit The New Sylva, I have...
View ArticleThe New Sylva takes shape
Reblogged from The New Sylva: Earlier this week the authors were invited to a final meeting with designers Grade Design in London. Two significant steps forward were made in visualising The New Sylva....
View ArticleGoodreads Book Giveaway
Originally posted on The New Sylva: Goodreads Book Giveaway The New Sylva on Goodreads One advance copy of The New Sylva is available for one lucky winner on Goodreads. The copy will be signed by both...
View ArticleUnwrapping the first copy of The New Sylva
Author Gabriel Hemery has made a short film of the moment that he unwraps the first bound copy of The New Sylva (read more here). It offers a first glimpse inside the book for our future readers....
View ArticleDigital sampler of The New Sylva
To mark the publication of The New Sylva, Bloomsbury Publishing have released a digital sampler of the book. digital sampler of The New Sylva Tagged: art, book, digital sampler, New Sylva
View ArticleWin a signed copy of The New Sylva
love trees love wood campaign by The Sylva Foundation Love Trees Love Wood is a campaign celebrating our relationship with trees and wood, run by the Sylva Foundation. To kickstart the campaign the...
View ArticleThe New Sylva wins design award
The New Sylva The New Sylva has won an award for design from the International Society of Typographic Designers. The Premier Award for books was collected by Peter Dawson, Creative Director of Grade...
View ArticleThe New Sylva wins major award for design and production
The New Sylva has won an award in the British Book Design and Production Awards 2014. Click to view slideshow. In the category for general non-fiction, known as “trade illustrated”, it won against...
View ArticleFeatured in Books of the Year list by Mail on Sunday
The New Sylva features in Top Books of the Year by the Mail on Sunday. Books of the Year 2014 – Mail on Sunday – 30th November 2014. Photo: Mail on Sunday. The New Sylva – A Discourse of Forest and...
View ArticleThe Man Who Harvested Trees and Gifted Life
The Man Who Harvested Trees and Gifted Life I’m looking forward to the forthcoming release, on October 8th, of my first short story book. A remarkable true story sows a seed in a young girl’s mind...
View ArticleFree book giveaway
The Man Who Harvested Trees and Gifted Life I’m offering a free book giveaway this week. I will select at random 10 lucky winners who will receive the ebook version of The Man Who Harvested Trees and...
View ArticleWestern hemlock – a new discovery
Following visits to Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) and Benmore Botanic Garden, botanical artist Nicola Macartney (collaborating in my GREEN GOLD book project) has started work painting sketches...
View ArticleGreen Gold newsletter No.9
No.9 of my occasional newsletter is now available, featuring stories linked to the creation of my historical novel: GREEN GOLD – the lost journals of John Jeffrey. Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi)...
View ArticleSold out . .. but more to come
Apparently, The New Sylva has almost sold out! That means the second print run, and 10,000 copies in total, have left the shelves. But don’t despair, more are being printed as I write. The New Sylva...
View ArticleGreen Gold newsletter No.11
Jeffrey pine limited edition print (100 copies) from a watercolour by Nicola Macartney. The print is offered as a perk for £90 + 1st edition paperback + ebook. I’ve just released GREEN GOLD newsletter...
View ArticleDigital sampler of The New Sylva
To mark the publication of The New Sylva, Bloomsbury Publishing have released a digital sampler of the book. digital sampler of The New Sylva The post Digital sampler of The New Sylva appeared first on...
View ArticleGift a book patronage
For a limited remaining time, anyone pre-ordering a copy of Green Gold will have their name printed as a Subscriber in the book. You can provide the name of a loved one instead. Gift a book patronage...
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