…art became enormously influential. He ‘usually worked on a small scale… using watercolour and other fragile media, with an intricate attention to detail that repays careful contemplation’ (I rather felt…

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…sheltered activity. On learning that we would be using our National Theatre Entry Passes (see details here for this fantastic scheme) to see Squally Showers at ‘The Shed’, the theatre’s…

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It is the juiciest piece of gossip the citizens of Norwich have heard for a long time. The two golden elephants that robber baron Richard de Fontenel was using to…

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…about the app and many other authors have been using social media to voice their concerns.   To read the full article on the Independent, click here: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/joanne-harris-attacks-clean-reader-app-for-replacing-words-in-novels-10130869.html Kelly, Publishing…

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…involved? Why not tell us your plans via the comment box below or tweet us @Allisonandbusby using the #NLD12 hashtag. Rebecca Kellaway, currently doing working experience at A&B Recommend This:…

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…used the same image of the pale-skinned brunette on their covers. The image in question is obviously a popular choice as we too considered using this woman on one of…

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On Saturday, in honour of World Poetry Day, one company in Vienna decided to commemorate the occasion by using poetry as currency for the day. Julius Meinl marked this day…

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…theme of the event to life – recapturing wartime highs and hardships for viewers, using immersion theatre. This kind of theatre seems to have gathered momentum over the past few…

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…I grew up with and still sit, worn and weathered, on my bookshelves at home. Using the list as a guide, my personal reading time-line would look like this: Age…

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…one, would much rather commute from the comfort of the Hogwarts Express with the promise of chocolate frogs than be sneezed on while using the Underground – a regular occurrence….

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…I became even more curious as he described his work to me, and what was involved in using a brand new type of emulsion to paint the buildings at military…

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…is a simple concept but nicely executed and, in this case, a rather good way using the static book with video. Chiara Priorelli, Publicity & Online Marketing Manager   Recommend…

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…of which published their edition using the same cover image) every country tends to have its own style. So it’s always interesting to see how our books have been represented…

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Interactive e-books here we come! Released just a week ago, the Alice app for iPad by Atomic Antelope has caused quite a stir. See this sneak preview on YouTube: Using…

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…the closest to the mark will win ANY 2 A&B BOOKS of their choice! Leave your answer as a comment here, or on Twitter @AllisonandBusby using hashtag #ABBookie or on…

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…now: Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow, by Peter Høeg. Set in snowy Denmark, the protagonist Smilla Jasperson investigates the death of a young boy using her remarkable understanding of snow….

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…a day, which is incidentally about the length of my tube journey. Find out your reading ‘potential’ using this Daily Mail test– just think how many wonderful A&B books you…

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Now that we’re in ‘summer’ (using the term very loosely, of course) we’re also in the middle of festival season. But, having experienced the dubious delights of a UK festival…

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London transport is cottoning on to the twittersphere it would seem. Bashtagging, where disgruntled customers voice their concerns on Twitter using appropriate (or arguably inappropriate) hashtags, has become the most…

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…finally, I have come to realise that I need to treat my out-of-office life like I treat my work, using efficient tools to assist me (hence the birthday alarm on…

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