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Between You and I

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Two weeks to go until you can get your hands on th

Two weeks to go until you can get your hands on this gorgeous illustrated hardback of The Illustrated Etymologicon. With a ribbon to mark your favourite pages (although we don't know how you will choose! And beautiful finishes).

The Illustrated Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language.

What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California to the Caliphate, or brackets to codpieces?

Mark Forsyth's riotous celebration of the idiosyncratic and sometimes absurd connections between words is a classic of its kind: a mine of fascinating information and a must-read for word-lovers everywhere. #books #book #beautifulbooks #words #christmasgifts #christmasgiftideas #markforsyth #inkyfool #christmaslist @markforsythauthor

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🚨WE'RE HIRING🚨 ** Link to job ad in bio**

Enjoying @booksaremybag day? We hope you will be p

Enjoying @booksaremybag day? We hope you will be popping to your local beech tree (book) cowshed (shop) to preorder #theillustratedetymologicon by @markforsythauthor. This witty and beloved book now has glorious illustrations and is in hardback! The perfect beautiful book lovers and wonderous word fiends! #ChooseBookshops #books #christmasgifts #local #book #community #BookshopDay

OUT TODAY!Looking for a perfect read to welcome au

OUT TODAY!Looking for a perfect read to welcome autumn?🍂

We're delighted to have ** NEW ** books available online & in bookshops:

📙YEARS OF FIRE AND ASH: https://t.co/IwU7tr6S9Y

📘EIGHT IMPROBABLE IMPOSSIBILITIES: https://t.co/aTvumPDb6j

📓THE SPACE BUSINESS: https://t.co/rQIl0W5B6z

Break a leg to the cast and creatives of The Boy w

Break a leg to the cast and creatives of The Boy with Two Hearts which opens *TONIGHT* at the WMC (@thecentre_yganolfan )🎭.

We are so proud to publish @hamed.amiri1989 's story.

📕You can get a copy wherever you buy your books, including @bookshop_org_uk : https://t.co/tbk1hRNLT6

✨Wondering what we're publishing next spring in

✨Wondering what we're publishing next spring in the first half of our 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ season?✨

📚Then head over to our website and take a 👀sneak peek👀 at the forthcoming titles we're delighted be publishing in the new year: https://issuu.com/andrewfurlow/docs/icon_catalogue_jan_jun_2022

COVER REVEAL: We are ✨DELIGHTED✨
to reveal the

COVER REVEAL: We are ✨DELIGHTED✨
to reveal the international edition of Black Lion, published by our imprint Jonathan Ball Publishers - on 4 November 2021.

Discover wilderness guide Sicelo Mbatha's lessons learnt from a lifetime's intimate association with Africa's wildest nature.

The artwork for our international edition of #BlackLion was created by Natasha Lisa (https://instagram.com/afrodeco/).
Natasha is a London-born Jewellery designer and illustrator from #Hackney. She studied Fine Art at Central Saint Martin's University of Arts London and now resides in Canada.

On Sicelo's essay Letting Go, Richard Mabey remarked that is is 'a brave account of a natural disaster, and of achieving reconciliation with the predatoriness of life.'

Cover Design by Luke Bird - http://lukebird.co.uk

Out 04/11 Pre-order Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/black-lion/sicelo-mbatha/bridget-pitt/9781776191482

'Quite simply, and quite ridiculously, one of the

'Quite simply, and quite ridiculously, one of the funniest and most illuminating books I have ever read. I thought I was obsessive, but Keith Kahn-Harris is playing a very different sport. He really has discovered the whole world in an egg.' Simon Garfield

A thrilling journey deep into the heart of language, from a rather unexpected starting point.

Keith Kahn-Harris is a man obsessed with something seemingly trivial - the warning message found inside Kinder Surprise eggs:

⚠️WARNING, read and keep: Toy not suitable for children under 3 years. Small parts might be swallowed or inhaled⚠️

On a tiny sheet of paper, this message is translated into dozens of languages - the world boiled down to a multilingual essence. Inspired by this, the author asks: what makes 'a language'? With the help of the international community of language geeks, he shows us what the message looks like in Ancient Sumerian, Zulu, Cornish, Klingon - and many more. Along the way he considers why Hungarian writing looks angry, how to make up your own language, and the meaning of the heavy metal umlaut.

Overturning the Babel myth, he argues that the messy diversity of language shouldn't be a source of conflict, but of collective wonder. This is a book about hope, a love letter to language.

'This is a wonderful book. A treasure trove of mind-expanding insights into language and humanity encased in a deliciously quirky, quixotic quest. I loved it. Warning: this will keep you reading.' Ann Morgan, author of Reading the World: Confessions of a Literary Explorer

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