“Seek out gaps, as these offer opportunities for creativity”, said Hilary Mantel in her BBC Reith Lecture. I recognise this as the element which drew me towards my first biographical fiction novel. I hope botanists don’t rattle their vasculums, nor prospectors clatter their pans, in protest at my own version of history when they get their hands on GREEN GOLD.Continue Reading
Botanical art has long-played a fundamentally important role in plant science. It seems fitting, given the Victorian era of my recent book GREEN GOLD, that I’m teaming up with a very talented botanical artist.Continue Reading
In 1849 an influential group of subscribers came together under the care of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) to sponsor a plant-hunter, John Jeffrey, and support his ambitious expedition to North America in 1850. But after his mysterious disappearance, just four years later, he was soon all-but-forgotten. I’m delighted to announce that the little-known exploits of John Jeffrey will be celebrated in public for the first time, fittingly in a new collaboration with RBGE.Continue Reading
Young Victorian plant hunter John Jeffrey — the main character in my latest book GREEN GOLD — is remembered today by the name of a pine tree he discovered in 1852 in northern California.Continue Reading
I’m excited to announce the funding launch of my latest book. Green Gold is a biographical fiction novel featuring the extraordinary but little-known true story of John Jeffrey, a young Victorian tree hunter.Continue Reading
The New Sylva is released today, 21st October, in North America. Visit Bloomsbury Publishing USA for more information. It is available in all good bookstores, and via major online retailers such as Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.Continue Reading
To mark the publication of The New Sylva, Bloomsbury Publishing have released a digital sampler of the book.Continue Reading
Just a few tickets remain available for a talk by both authors at the Oxford Literary Festival tomorrow 26th March. It has been confirmed that the very first books will be on sale and both authors will be available for signing. Visit the website of the Oxford Literary Festival forContinue Reading
An article by Gabriel Hemery celebrating the 350th anniversary of John Evelyn’s 1664 Sylva has been published in the international weekly journal of science Nature. From Gabriel Hemery’s blog:Continue Reading
The first bound copy of The New Sylva arrives in the author’s hands from Bloomsbury Publishing.Continue Reading
Book designers, Grade Design, have been making the finishing touches to the final cover design for The New Sylva.Continue Reading
Final preparations are underway before The New Sylva goes to print in January. Proofreading has been completed and . . Continue Reading
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The book cover design of The New Sylva is revealedContinue Reading
Bloomsbury Publishing have now listed The New Sylva on their website. We can reveal for the first time the list price of £40.00. [UPDATE December 2013: the recommended retail price finally agreed is £50.00] Launch date in the UK is 10th April 2014, while in the US the book willContinue Reading
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