The Cheesemonger's Tales - Loose Chippings

Alongside Roy the Eagle, we have a second title from Loose Chippings Books: The Cheesemonger's Tales by Arthur Cunynghame. This book is a hardback, containing 16 pages of fantastic colour images.

"Well Written and Charming" - The Independent
"A Vivid Insight" - The Oxford Times
"A Guide No Cheese Lover Should Be Without" - Latest

A former Royal Warrant Holder as cheesemonger to The Queen and The Prince of Wales, Arthur Cunynghame guides you through a virtual tasting tour of cheese dairies and vineyards, with the insight provided by his 30 years’ experience as a cheesemonger and wine merchant.
The book is an eclectic mix of delightful anecdotes and helpful information, based around a personal selection of twelve of the finest cheeses, and the people who make them, matched with twelve memorable wines; and much more.

To see what other fantastic titles Loose Chippings have to offer, have a look at their site by clicking here.

Roy the Eagle - Loose Chippings

Currently featured in Exclusively Independent is Roy the Eagle by Kate O'Sullivan and David Harfield (Loose Chippings Books).

Priced at £5.99, this paperback contains 28pages of beautiful illustrations as children can follow Roy's adventures as he overcomes all kinds of obstacles. Here are some extracts from the title AI, followed by information about the company behind the book:

What makes us different, brings us together.

Roy is an eagle who wears glasses and, as a result, is teased by all the other eagles. But it is Roy’s glasses that enable him to save all the other eagles when disaster strikes in the forest where they live.

Engagingly told in verse with colourful and forceful illustrations, Roy The Eagle was an instant hit when trialed with Key Stage 1 children (ages 5-6), although it can be read to younger children out loud or read by older children on their own. A teacher at one primary school described the book as brilliant and one of the children said, “It is a story isn’t it, because eagles don’t wear glasses do they?”

Another school has used the book to encourage a young girl who is refusing to wear her glasses. The teacher is very impressed and is looking for a cuddly toy eagle they can put glasses on!

Children can follow Roy’s adventures as he overcomes all kinds of obstacles to discover that the very things that make him different from his friends are what brings them closer together.

Company info:

A small and eclectic range of interesting titles.

Loose Chippings is a small, independent publisher registered with the ISBN Agency. We treat each book individually and work with an author to realise the full potential of the manuscript and bring their book to market.

As a result, our books remain firmly their author’s creation but with the benefit of a publisher’s impartial input.

Readers will find individuality in our books; we hope that the sense that our books are created by authors with something to say, rather than as an exercise to fulfil a marketing plan, will be evident from cover to cover.

Take a look at our titles; there may well be one that appeals to you or someone you know.

Submissions Call Now Closed!

A big thankyou to all of the publishers who have submitted to Exclusively Independent this time around.

We have a fantastic list of titles to now look through, and select our favourite ten.

The panel meeting is 19 March, so as per usual, I'll announce the lucky 10 on that Friday.

Off now to do some reading!

Lauren

Search Press Blog continued...

Following on from yesterday's blog, is some further information about Search Press. To find out more information about the company itself, how it started and where it is today, simply read below.

Search Press: Search Press is the leading art and craft publisher in the UK, specialising in fine art, textiles, general crafts and children’s crafts. The company was founded in 1970, when Charlotte de la Bedoyere published her first book – Basket Weaving in an attic room in Kensington. In the early 1980’s, Lotti moved to Tunbridge Wells, establishing a warehouse and offices in a quiet corner of the North Farm Industrial Estate – where we are today. She continued to publish an increasing range of popular books, developing new series and commissioning larger titles. Then, in 1997 following her decision to retire, her son, Martin de la Bedoyere, took over as Managing Director, with his wife Caroline, our Sales and Marketing Director. Both directors from Heinemann publishing, they have continued with the strong traditions that Lotti had built up over 27 years.

With a team of 26 people, most of them long term employees, Search Press now publishes up to 100 of its own titles each year, as well as distributing titles for other publishers. From the commissioning of an original idea to the final delivery of books into the warehouse, the publishing process is carried out ‘in-house’. A few books are bought in from other sources and labelled with the Search Press ‘stamp’, but they are always checked by us before they are printed, so that they fit in with our style and publishing policies. We have a strong and dedicated team, with everyone playing their part in the process, from the warehouse staff to the sales and marketing team, production department, accounts and designers and editors.

Thankyou to Vanessa for providing this fantastic information, over the last two days.

Search Press Blog

Ready to Paint the Masters: Van Gogh is one of the featured titles in the next cycle of Exclusively Independent. This is the first title from Search Press to be selected, and offers a step by step guide for aspiring painters to follow one of the very best.

Here is some information about the book, and check back here on Monday to see the blog continued...

Author: Michael Sanders studied graphic art at Plymouth College of Art and Ceramics at Bristol University. He went on to become a graphic artist and signwriter, then a potter, tutor and professional artist. He still teaches and he now runs painting holidays in the UK and Europe. He regularly writes articles for art magazines, loves boats and travelling, and he enjoys music, the theatre and teaching art. Michael has also published 4 other books with Search Press.

Series Description: The Ready to Paint The Masters series shows readers how to paint in the style of their favourite painter. Michael Sanders shows how to reproduce three famous paintings by Vincent Van Gogh, using step by step photographs and detailed instructions. He then paints two further compositions of his own, using the style and techniques of Van Gogh. Six tracings are provided for readers to pull out and transfer on to the painting surface: one for each project plus a bonus tracing. Michael Sanders has studied and reproduced many of Van Gogh's works as an artistic exercise, and has gained insight into the painter's methods, right down to individual brush strokes. Lovers of Van Gogh's amazing paintings can now learn how to paint their favourites using acrylic paints.