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An interview with Jim McCarthy, author of several graphic books published by Omnibus Press including Neverland: The Life and Death of Michael Jackson, which is about to be published.
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Helen Donlon and Jim McCarthy
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The 2012 London Book Fair at Earl's Court was one of the busiest for Omnibus Press in several seasons, at least in part due to the increase in heavyweight hardback lead titles coming this year...
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Helen Donlon
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For several reasons. Firstly, Slipknot is now a vastly different band from the one I portrayed in the original 2001 edition. Back then, no-one could have predicted that the group would still be together 11 years later: indeed, they themselves expressed public doubts about their longevity, simply because of the potentially explosive combination of personalities involved and the gruelling nature of their music. And yet here they are, a darker, more adult version of the original template, but here nonetheless. That fact alone demands an updated biography, but add to this the nature of the journey they've undertaken -- involving tragedy, addiction and global success beyond anyone's expectations -- and the need for a new book is obvious.
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Helen Donlon and Joel McIver
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On Saturday, St Patrick’s Day, I went to see Joan Baez play the second of two dates at London’s Royal Festival Hall, three-quarters of the way through a month-long UK tour. She’s 71 now, and while her cropped hair is an elegant silver, the “spun-gold tone” of her voice has given way to a burnished bronze, the lower registers deliciously warm and sonorous but her trademark upper range diminished by age and use. She’s as charismatic as ever, chatting easily with the audience and sharing snapshots from a career that dates back to 1959.
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A fine crowd of publishers and authors from the performing arts compass gathered last week for a swanky breakfast at the Garrick Club in Covent Garden, and the selection of the winning entry at the fifth Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography. Our hotly tipped shortlisters were Caroline and David Stafford, whose savvy biography of Lionel Bart, Fings Ain’t What They Used T’Be (Book of the Week on Radio 4 across the Christmas period) was one of a small handful of finalist titles including Look, I Made A Hat by Stephen Sondheim, A Tiger’s Wedding by Isla Blair, May I Have Your Attention, Please by James Corden and Tales From An Actor’s Life by Steven Berkoff.
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Helen Donlon
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Much ado in W1 this week as Omnibus Press, publishers of Caroline Sanderson’s new hardback biography Someone Like Adele found themselves entirely deprived of stock a mere three days after it had arrived from the printers, due to an exceptional spike in book trade orders and a huge demand for early release. And all before publication date
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Helen Donlon
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Omnibus Press are pleased to announce ‘The Lionel Bart Story’, the definitive biography on the man and his career has been shortlisted for the Sheridan Morley Prize – winner announced 8th March.
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On the 45th anniversary of the fateful Rolling Stones drugs bust at Keith Richards’ house, Omnibus Press joined author Simon Wells and The Society Club, Soho at a party to celebrate Simon’s book ‘Butterfly On A Wheel: The Great Rolling Stone’s Drugs Bust’.
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Omnibus Press has launched new eBook pages on both Facebook and Twitter that will keep you updated on our current and forthcoming eBook releases and news.
Launched for eBook aficionados, authors, book worms, journalists, music lovers, and book bloggers, these new additional Twitter and Facebook pages are the place to get current information about Omnibus’ ever-expanding music eBook catalogue. Find out about the latest eBook releases and events.
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Chloe Govan, who exclusively revealed the cause of Katy Perry’s marriage break-down in The Sun, discusses her book Katy Perry: A Life of Fireworks.
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