THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING’S CHRISTMAS SHENANIGANS
Our favourite festive author, Alex T. Smith is back with a retelling of this children’s classic story told in twenty-four-and-a-half chapters.
Rosanna Tasker for Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury invite Rosanna Tasker to create art for the cover of The Dinner Table.
Written by Kate Young and Ella Risbridger, The Dinner Table is A deliciously moreish collection of the 100 finest pieces of writing on food, glorious food.
The editors weave together an array of excerpts sourced from newsletters, culinary journals, cookbooks, and novels by a diverse cast of writers, chefs, and poets, these selections intertwine like an engaging conversation amongst dinner guests, creating a narrative that transitions from one topic to the next.
Rosanna's rich artwork captures the social essence of the event, framed by food, where hands extend the warm invitation to partake in the feast.
The Dinner Table is available to buy now.
Jyotirmayee Patra for The Cosy Club.
The Cosy Club at Christmas....a rich and lustrous festive illustration is designed by Jyotirmayee Patra for The Cosy Club.
Commissioned by Common Ground Agency, JP's art is used as the lead visual for the luxury diner's Christmas bookings.
The Cosy Club offers opulent surroundings, twinkling chandeliers and flowing champagne for your holiday celebration in a setting which offers relaxed dining and drinking with a touch of timeless glamour. JP's art has the sophistication, beauty and indulgence key to the company's brand evoking jubilation, good food, drink, and company.
Caroline Tomlinson x The Oxo Tower
The Oxo Tower is having a re-vamp across its branding. Caroline has set the scene for the menu with her characteristic mark-making and illustrative storytelling.
Jess Rose Bird for London Hilton
This month, Jess painted a fashion-inspired window display To launch The 'Revery', Mayfair's most sophisticated new all-day haven. The image is also being used on the cover of the Hilton Magazine.
NB welcomes children’s book illustrator Claudia Petrazz
Claudia Petrazziis an illustrator and cartoonist from Italy. She works mainly on middle grade/young adult books with Italian and French publishers as Giunti, Mondadori, IlCorriere della Sera, Auzou, Poulpe Fictions.
For Editrice Il Castoro she illustrated the book series Nazar Malik by Olivia Corio,translated in five languages, and the graphic novel Clara e le Ombre by Andrea Fontana,which won the Prix Des Lecteurs Du Var in France and the Living Book Award in Catalonia.
Her webcomic Atomi is her first long project as an author.
Claudia Petrazziis is represented by NB Illustration
Ben Hasler – British Airways
Ben has collaborated with British Airways to design a captivating Spanish-themed book cover.
Around the World in 200 Cocktails: Kate Forrester Illustrates Cocktail Book for Quadrille
Kate Forrester's latest project, a book detailing 200 cocktail recipes from across the globe, lets us taste the world without leaving our home. Commissioned by Quadrille, her signature lettering is used to elegant effect.
Although the original brief was to have the cover 100% typographic, it was eventually decided to overlay it with one of Matt Russell’s photos from the book, to stunning effect.
Lucy Davey Illustrates the Waitrose 2023 Christmas Gift Collection
Earlier this year, Waitrose commissioned Lucy Davey to illustrate 2023’s Christmas gift collection. With an unusual combination of blue and red, the landscapes Lucy has created feel homely with a sprinkle of childhood Christmas magic we’re all looking for.
The work has been used across the range, including a 3D illuminating Winter Village Chocolate Box and a musical cookie tin.
Gavin Reece – Bloomsbury YA
The new edition of More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer has just been released, featuring this brooding and emotive cover illustration by Gavin Reece.