Spike Gerrell Strikes for Goal with a brand new Football School Book

Celebrate the UEFA EUROS 2021 with this pitch perfect new addition to the Football School series: TERRIFIC TEAMS! Walker Books have taken this fun, engaging footy filled series from strength to strength, with Alex and Ben's in-depth insights into the beautiful game brought to comedic life by Spike Gerrell's hilarious line drawings.

Find out the stories behind the most legendary clubs in football history, such as Manchester United, Real Madrid and Liverpool. Explore how these teams have overcome failure and tragedy to win leagues, lift trophies and enter the record books. Discover fascinating facts about more unknown clubs, including the German team with skull and crossbones logo and the most eco-friendly club in the world?  It’s non-stop fun and facts from start to finish with oodles of funny illustrations from Spike at every turn.  

London based illustrator and fanatical football fan Spike enjoys nothing more than translating complex subjects into easy to digest visual snippets using humour and his quick turnaround times mean he is always in high demand for fiction commissions.

Spike Gerrell is represented by Arena Illustration. 

Sarah Maycock- A Narrow Boat Summer

New book cover art by @sarahmaycock. Sarah teamed up with author Anne Youngson to create cover art for her new novel, The Narrowboat Summer.

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Philip K. Dick: The Complete Short Stories / The Folio Society

Anna Mill, Chris Malbon, Corey Brickley and Simon Prades contribute to The Folio Society’s edition of Philip K. Dick’s short stories

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Bright’s David Litchfield scores double nomination at Indie Book Awards 2021

David Litchfield has appeared on the Indie Book Awards 2021 Shortlist not just once, but twice, taking two of the six coveted spots on the list.

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Bright Artist Paddy Donnelly makes waves in China

Paddy Donnelly’s debut author-illustrated book has been included in the highly competitive New Reading Council’s list ‘The Best Children’s Books in China 2020’. This prestigious accolade recognizes the top 24 Children’s & YA books published in China.

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Book Nerd by Holly Maguire is out now via Workman Publishing

We are excited to share Holly Maguire’s collaboration with Workman Publishing; Book Nerd, which was released this week. A celebration of all things bookish and biblio, Book Nerd is full of Holly’s incredible illustrations and musings on one of her favourite subjects; books!

Guided by the team at Workman, Holly worked with editors Kylie and Sarah and Graphic Designer Rae Ann to structure the book, Holly was really able to take time to focus on each page and add abundant detail to the illustrations, honing in on what makes Holly’s work so appealing and full of character.

A perfect volume for any Bibliophile!

Holly Maguire is represented by The Artworks

Jesús Sotés imbues mystery with the pesonal in his illustrations for Bibliomysteries.

The signed limited edition of Bibliomysteries, published by Suntup Editions is a collection of short mystery fiction, all linked by a central element, the biblio in the mystery or, the book — “each story is set against a backdrop of libraries, bookstores, rare manuscripts, priceless volumes, or eccentric book collectors.”

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Carrie May – Shortbread House of Edinburgh

Carrie May was thrilled to be commissioned by the Shortbread House of Edinburgh for a second year.

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Alan Kitching / The Folio Society – The Building Boy with David Litchfield & Ross Montgomery (Bright Group, Children’s Books, Events, illustrator)

Alan Kitching was commissioned by The Folio Society to create the binding and a special accompanying bookmark for their edition of ‘The Stories of English’ by David Crystal, a landmark critical text examining how the English language became a rich, diverse global language.

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Kimberly Pope

Fabulous black and white illustrations by Kimberly Pope that she has produced as samples for proposed book illustrations.

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