Robert Graves (1895-1985) is now probably best-remembered for two prose works: his 1929 memoir Goodbye to All That, about his experience fighting in the First World War, and his 1934 novel I, Claudius, set in ancient Rome. But Graves was also a highly influential poet – and theorist of poetry […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2021-11-24 15:00:55 UTC ]
Zephyr, Head of Zeus' children's imprint, will publish two middle-grade children's books set in Ancient Rome from Annelise Gray. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-14 01:26:12 UTC ]
Oneworld has acquired the rights to bookseller Dr Emma Southon’s new book A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Robert Harris is feeling a mix of relief and sadness, he says, at the prospect of parting ways with a figure who has been part of his life for the past 12 years. His acclaimed series on the life of Ancient Rome’s great orator Cicero, which began with Imperium (2006), reaches its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperVoyager has signed a second novel by Sabaa Tahir, a sequel to her book An Ember in the Ashes. Editorial director Natasha Bardon signed UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in the as-yet-unnamed novel in a deal with Penguin Random House US, which will be published in 2016. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]