The latest instalment of our “Disposable Diaries” comes from Miranda Doyle the author of A Book of Untruths – published this week in paperback – a memoir which explores the lies we tell ourselves. In this photo series, the author was inspired by the bland and safe front door, like the selves that we feel we must present to…
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Faber Poetry Podcast episode four: Wayne Holloway-Smith & Maurice Riordan
In this episode, Rachael and Jack talk fatherhood, the lyric I and the magical sound of a garden pond with their guests Wayne Holloway-Smith and Maurice Riordan and there are audio postcards from Mary Jean Chan, Kaveh Akbar and Nisha Ramayya. Show notes Studio guests WAYNE HOLLOWAY-SMITH’s first collection of poetry was…
Announcing the 2018 FAB Prize Winners
The Winners Faber Children’s and the Andlyn Agency are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2018 Faber Andlyn BAME (FAB) Prize for Undiscovered BAME writers and illustrators. Former entrant Reba Khatun is the first prize winner for writing, and illustration student Yu-Hua Lo has won the first prize for Illustration. This year the original…
Disposable Diaries: Rosamund Young
Our latest ‘Disposable Diaries’ comes from Rosamund Young, the author of The Secret Life of Cows, a Sunday Times bestseller and much-loved record of a hitherto secret world. In the book’s foreword, Alan Bennett proclaims, ‘It alters the way one looks at the world’, and British broadcaster John Humphrys in describing Rosamund’s farm, warmly states, ‘there…
Faber Children’s celebrate a year of successes
The crowning of Faber as the Independent Publisher of the Year at the Nibbies was the icing on the cake for Faber Children’s after another year of exceptional results. The list achieved an excellent financial performance, up 40% in value on last year. We also saw fabulous awards success across the board, including the two…
Faber appoints Granta’s Alex Bowler to the role of Publisher
Faber & Faber is delighted to announce that Alex Bowler has been appointed to the role of Publisher for all adult publishing. Alex Bowler is currently Executive Publisher, Granta Publications. He joined Granta in 2016 as Publishing Director and was appointed Executive Publisher in June 2017, taking on the running of all aspects of…
Faber Poetry Podcast Episode Three: Richard Scott & Jane Yeh
In the third episode, Rachael and Jack chat in the studio with Richard Scott and Jane Yeh, discussing, among other things, the importance of recognising gay shame, the difference between biographical honesty and poetic honesty and a shared love for Star Trek (The Next Generation, obviously). Audio postcards this episode come from Peter Gizzi, Emily Toder…
