Congratulations to Kathleen Jamie, who has just won the Poetry Costa 2012 for The Overhaul, described by the Costa judges as ‘the collection that will convert you to poetry’. We wish it all luck forREAD MORE
A new documentary, Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson, directed by Eleanor Yule, was broadcast on BBC Four on Boxing Day. The film spanned the life of Tove Jansson, showing how her parents wereREAD MORE
Diana Athill wrote: “Kathleen Jamie’s Sightlines, a collection of brilliant and enticing essays about natural phenomena, tingles with life. John Berger called her a ‘sorceress’, and so she is.” Read The Full Review at the GuardianREAD MORE
For the first time, UK fans can buy the original Moomin story; The Moomins and Great Flood, in a stunning deluxe edition. See how Moomintroll and Moominmamma evolve from tiny long-snouted creatures to the hippopotamus-likeREAD MORE
The publication this week of a brand new Tove Jansson collection, Art in Nature, has been marked by two beautiful window displays at Daunt Books Marylebone High Street and Hampstead Heath. Sort of Books areREAD MORE
To celebrate Midsummer’s Day we are offering the very first Moomin app at half price, Only for one day – June 20th 2012. ‘Like’ and post a review on the MoominBooks Facebook site and youREAD MORE