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“Well, you can now see and know that I am here”

Mr. Beethoven arrives today. It takes irreverence to pay tribute to an iconoclast. Paul Griffiths’ invention, wit and skill have created the Beethoven 250 tribute. We could not be more proud of this book. Travel to the United States in their infancy. Watch Boston society boil with anticipation as it produces Beethoven’s biblical oratorio. Feel

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Statement

Live Events The launches of Mr. Beethoven by Paul Griffiths and The Blackbird by Claire Allen are postponed until Autumn 2020. Register your interest at david[at]henninghamfamilypress.co.uk Buy Books You can still use our online shop as normal. Orders are sent direct from NBN International, who are observing strict measures to keep staff and customers safe.

Only 9 Days Left to Add Your Name to Mr. Beethoven

Make your mark on Beethoven250 by subscribing to THE Beethoven book of 2020. Deadline 14th March. Visit https://unbound.com/books/mr-beethoven to preview and pre-order Paul Griffiths’ amazing novel. A google form allows you to choose a name (yourself or even a friend or family member) to be printed in the back as a supporter of the project.

Poetry Book Fair picks : Mr. Beethoven preview and pre-order

Mr. Beethoven by Paul Griffiths depicts what could have happened if the Composer has lived seven more years and visited the United States to fulfill a commission. There are scores Beethoven never heard performed because of his deafness. There are also scores that were never heard because they were never written. The world renowned librettist

4 Seasons For 60 Lovers.

A fine art giclee print to represent each season of the year brings 60 Lovers To Make And Do into full colour. Kickboxers and Art Collectors from our Kickstarter can select one of these. Newbies can email for details (£75 +vat).

Mr. Beethoven launches on Unbound!

The peerless online publishing platform, Unbound, has invited us to hold our pre-sale for Mr. Beethoven, by Paul Griffiths, with them. We’ll be pulling back the curtain on our studio with the most powerful publishing algorithms on the planet. You can read an extract and buy all editions here: https://unbound.com/books/mr-beethoven Paperback – £13 (FREE UK

60 Lovers To Make And Do launches!

Harpreet Kalsi captures our Cinema Museum launch in glorious color! Harp (thatthingyoupluck.com – geddit?) flicked through Herxheimer’s brand new artists’ book, 24 pages per second, coming away with the idea to collage the night’s patrons of the arts with the curious artefacts of the silver screen that surrounded us. So look closely. Herxheimer herself becomes

Dedalus SHORTLISTED for Republic Of Consciousness Prize 2019!!!

Dedalus Shortlist announcement at University of East Anglia! Scenes! We are delighted to announce that Dedalus by Chris McCabe has been promoted to the list of six finalists in the Republic Of Consciousness Prize 2019! The Premier Prize for Small Presses. We were present at the Love Takes Risks symposium and plenary panel (David Hayden,

Discover Chris McCabe’s Second Novel With Our Kickstarter!

With Dedalus still circumnavigating the literary world on the Republic of Consciousness longlist, we launch Chris McCabe’s second novel, Mud! Mud is a re-imagining of Orpheus and Eurydice set beneath Hampstead Heath, tracing Borak and Karissa’s subterranean quest to split up. Mud is fucked up. It’s unlike anything else. It’s amazing. – Sam Jordison, Galley

Dedalus Longlisted for Republic of Consciousness Prize 2019!

We can put the tenterhooks away for a bit and celebrate! We are delighted to hear that Dedalus by Chris McCabe has been longlisted for the trailblazing Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses. The prize that has brought so many great books and publishers together over the last three years. The first port of