http://www.windmill-books.co.uk Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:05:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I tweeted yesterday that I didn't want to get drawn on the #dearpublisher discussion that had erupted on Twitter. This was for two reasons: one was that the first tweet I read said that publishers homogenised culture, only publishing 'safe' books, and are slaves to celebrity. It's an accusation as ... http://www.windmill-books.co.uk/index.php/2010/07/dearpublisher/ Those black markings made by a vehicle's wheels when it comes to a shrieking stop on the road - what do you call them? Skid marks. I always called them that - skid marks. When I was a kid riding bikes with my friends, we used to accelerate and then jam on ... http://www.windmill-books.co.uk/index.php/2010/07/the-moment-of-crisis/ When we published Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey, the buzz around the office told us that we had something special on our hands. We couldn't have predicted the response when it came out: below is a round-up of the awards mentions and reviews it's been enjoying: Awards: WINNER - 2010 Nielsen BookData ... http://www.windmill-books.co.uk/index.php/2010/07/jasper-jones-review-and-awards-round-up/ The weekend is almost upon us, and while the nation gathers in pubs and living rooms to spout ill-informed opinions and awkward jokes about a sport they have only a passing interest in the majority of the time, here's Windmill's Friday Feeling, a football-free salve for the soul. This (sweary!) article ... http://www.windmill-books.co.uk/index.php/2010/06/windmills-friday-feeling-9/ I've been raving to my colleagues, friends, and anyone that follows me on Twitter about one book in particular that we're publishing next month: Tinkers by Paul Harding. It's beautifully written, touching, true to life and death, and the end...well, I won't spoil it for you. It's a great book, ... http://www.windmill-books.co.uk/index.php/2010/06/the-plot-thinnens/                                                     It was announced on Friday that two William Heinemann titles have made the 6-strong shortlist for the CWA Non-fiction Award!   Killing Time: The Race to Stop an Execution is the haunting yet gripping memoir by David R. Dow, a death-row attorney based in Texas. Praised by John Grisham as ... http://www.windmill-books.co.uk/index.php/2010/05/crime-writers-association-gold-dagger-for-non-fiction/ It's been a while, but never fear, I have a super-dulux-bumper-edition of the Friday Feeling to tickle your frontal lobes in time for the weekend. I've been on here before raving about Christopher Potter's You Are Here, so I won't mention again how completely brilliant it is and how anyone interested ... http://www.windmill-books.co.uk/index.php/2010/05/windmills-friday-feeling-8/ To mark the release of Christopher Potter's critically acclaimed pop-science novel You Are Here, we have created this great animation that shows your place in the universe - from the tiniest quarks and electrons to the vastness of outer space. Simply head on over to Bookhugger and start your journey! You ... http://www.windmill-books.co.uk/index.php/2010/05/your-place-in-the-universe/ We're giving you a chance to win one of six signed copies of Arthur Smith's brilliant autobiography My Name is Daphne Fairfax. To be in with a chance, head on over to Chortle now! Reviews: 'Funny, poignant, interesting and charming. This is how life should be lived, (apart from where he nearly dies)' - John ... http://www.windmill-books.co.uk/index.php/2010/05/read-and-win-arthur-smiths-my-name-is-daphne-fairfax/ Heather Brooke gave a talk at Editorial Intelligence yesterday on some of the issues raised in her book The Silent State. Watch the video below. http://www.windmill-books.co.uk/index.php/2010/05/heather-brooke-talks-the-silent-state-2/