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• On The Burning Of Books On Radio 4

  New Unicorn publication On the Burning of Books by Kenneth Baker featured on BBC Radio 4's Open Book broadcast on Sunday 26th June and Thursday 30th June.
  
  Lord Kenneth Baker was interviewed by Mariella Frostrup and discussed his new book and the strange and sad history of book burning, for political, personal and religious reasons.
  
  Baker...

  Thursday, 30 June 2016

• Stanley Spencer In The Spectator

  Unicorn's forthcoming title Stanley Spencer: Looking to Heaven featured in The Spectator both print and online editions on Thursday 30th June.
  
  To commemorate the 125th anniversary of Stanley Spencer's birthday, writer Laura Freeman discusses the man behind Spencer's paintings, mentioning Unicorn's forthcoming book which includes letters and...

  Thursday, 30 June 2016

• Moving Heaven And Earth Book Review

  Recent Unicorn title Moving Heaven and Earth by Steffie Shields has been reviewed by Alison Levey on her gardening blog The Blackberry Garden.
  
  'There can be no better year to buy a book on this great man, and Steffie's book has an engaging personal voice that makes it more than a description of his life and works, it is about experiencing him...

  Monday, 27 June 2016

• The Art Of John Piper And Groovy Bob In Artlyst

  Unicorn's The Art of John Piper and Heni's Groovy Bob features in Artlyst book review by Dryden Mackenzie.
  
  Dyden Mackenzie praises the extent of the book as 'a massive tome', stating: 'These books are worth noticing together (even though one of them is in fact a reissue) because of the things they tell one about how the British contemporary...

  Monday, 20 June 2016

• Albion's Glorious Ile In Wales Online

  On Saturday 18th June Unicorn's forthcoming collection Albion's Glorious Ile, edited by Anne Louise Avery, featured in Wales Online.
  
  In his article, James McCarthy focuses on the maps of Wales in Volume 1 of the Albion's Glorious Ile collection. Alongside the article these maps of Wales are featured in a gallery displaying the...

  Saturday, 18 June 2016

• Johhny Fenn In Telegraph Men

  Johnny Fenn, author of Light and Life in Middle Hills has written a brilliant piece for Telegraph Men outlining '10 things no one tells you before you join the Gurkhas'.

  Click here to read it.

  Wednesday, 01 June 2016

• On The Burning Of Books Featured In The Spectator

  Forthcoming Unicorn publication On the Burning of Books by Kenneth Baker featured in The Spectator on 28th May 2016.

  The Spectator's John Suthherland writes: 'Baker’s compendium of punchy, textual-pictorial examples covers the ground from Caliph Omar, destroyer of the Library of Alexandria, Goebbels’s ‘bibliocaust’, Bomber Harris’s fiery raids...

  Saturday, 28 May 2016

• Swimming With Dali Featured In Country Life

  On Wednesday 25th May, Unicorn's recent title Swimming with Dali by Edwin Mullins featured in the Country Life Book Reviews.
  
  Reviewer Andrew Lambirth writes: 'Mr Mullins is a beguiling writer—modest and affectionate about his subjects, we hear more about them than about him and he is refreshingly honest about missed opportunities in his...

  Wednesday, 25 May 2016

• Albions Glorious Ile In The Guardian

  On Saturday 21st May, Unicorn's forthcoming title Albions Glorious Ile, edited by Anne Louise Avery, featured in The Guardian.
  
  The Guardian article written by Alison Flood features in both the print and online editions of the newspaper. Alongside the longer online feature, The Guardian have a gallery of illustrations from the book showing the...

  Saturday, 21 May 2016

• Albions Glorious Ile On Radio 4

  On Saturday 21st May, Unicorn's forthcoming title Albions Glorious Ile, edited by Anne Louise Avery, appeared on BBC Radio 4's PM show.
  
  On BBC Radio 4 Editor Anne Louise Avery was interviewed about the upcoming republication of the first colouring books, she spoke of the original purpose of the maps and how 17th century artists would be paid...

  Saturday, 21 May 2016

• Maurice De Sausmarez In Tate Etc Magazine

  The Tate etc magazine, is currently celebrating the value and lasting impact of teachers. In the latest issue, Sir James Dyson, inventor of the cyclonic vacuum cleaner and founder and chief engineer of Dyson Ltd, describes how his art teacher at Byam Shaw School of Art, Maurice de Sausmarez (1915–1969), changed the course of his life by playing...

  Thursday, 19 May 2016

• Knitskrieg Featured In Army & You Magazine

  Joyce Meader author of Uniform publication Knitskrieg: A Call to Yarns! was interviewed for this month's Army & You Magazine available from 17th May 2016.
  
  In the interview Joyce discusses writing and researching for the book as well as the relevance of knitting for soldiers today.
  
  Army & You are also running a competition to win copies of...

  Tuesday, 17 May 2016