The dazzling, powerful story of a gutsy showgirl who tries to conquer her past amongst the glamour of 1960s Las Vegas – finding unexpected fortune, friendship and love.
In the depths of February, summer seems a long way away – so for this week’s cover reveal we’re taking you somewhere sunny. Tom Jackson’s Postcard From The Past, based on the cult Twitter account, is a nostalgic and hilarious collection of real-life messages from the backs of vintage British postcards, and its cover will have you longing for piers, seagulls and ice cream…
Maths is not our strong point. Nor is science. As you may suspect, we at 4th Estate are more comfortable with words than with formulas. But, What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge by Marcus du Sautoy is one of those books that makes us feel as though we can actually understand a subject that we’ve been grappling with for years. Another thing that we here in Marketing would like to know more about is cover art. So, we’ve asked Jonny Pelham, the designer of What We Cannot Know, to tell us about the artwork that encases du Sautoy’s thought-provoking expedition to the furthest reaches of modern science. Read more…
This month’s cover reveal is a book we’ve been waiting to arrive from the printers since we saw the early drafts of the design – C.E. Morgan’s magisterial The Sport of Kings. Read more…
The sun’s been peeking through the clouds this week, and reminding us that summer is A Thing. So what better way to look ahead to finer weather than to reveal the paperback cover of our perfect holiday read, The Museum of Things Left Behind by Seni Glaister…
We are incredibly excited to bring you a cover reveal infused with some added Hollywood glamour. In fact, we like to think of it more as a cover premiere. To celebrate the release of the film adaptation of High-Rise, the new film from acclaimed director Ben Wheatley in UK cinemas March 18th, we’re reissuing J.G. Ballard’s classic satirical sci-fi novel with a new star-studded front cover. Take a look.
For our first cover reveal of the year, we’re delighted to share a new look reissue of The Drowning of Arthur Braxton, Caroline Smailes’s novel about a teenage boy who discovers a naked girl in a swimming pool and is plunged into a tragic romance of mythological proportions. After a successful Kickstarter campaign by YouTube star Luke Cutforth to turn the book into a film , we’re hoping to introduce this dark and quirky cult hit to a whole new audience this July.
This month, for the first time ever, we have a double cover reveal for you – let’s take a look at the cute, shiny paperback incarnations of short story collections Single, Carefree, Mellow by Katherine Heiny and Barbara the Slut by Lauren Holmes…
