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Footnotes Blog

Some books spark ideas and conversations that our catalogue can’t contain, and we’d like to share them with you here on the Postscript blog. From ancient civilizations to aspects of the modern world, and from legendary characters to literary greats, read on to discover a miscellany of articles by our team of writers, brief conversations with publishers, introductions to our dedicated booksellers and reading recommendations from colleagues across our departments.

Opening Lines from Some of the Greatest Children’s Books of All Time

Opening Lines from Some of the Greatest Children’s Books of All Time

Once upon a time – 1812 to be precise – the Brothers Grimm published 86 folktales as the first edition of their Children’s and Household Tales, creating what is widely…
Tate Children’s Books

Tate Children’s Books

‘We believe that ART IS FOR EVERYONE, and in addition to promoting creativity in all children, we aim to publish inclusive books that foster understanding, growth, and community.’ One of…
Bird Books: Habitats, Migration and the First Ornithologist

Bird Books: Habitats, Migration and the First Ornithologist

Our wide selection of books about birds reflects their variety around the world as well as humanity’s continuing fascination with them, from Francis Willughby’s efforts to categorize them in the…
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Tayari Jones’ award-winning novel tells the story of two step-sisters, Dana and Chaurisse, who share the same bigamist father, James, and yet only one of them knows it. Dana is…
Great Inventions

Great Inventions

Whether inspired by a particular need or stumbled across by accident, many of the everyday objects we take for granted have a long and interesting history, and often started life…
Walker

Walker

About Walker Books UK Home to books for all ages, Walker Books publishes many award-winning authors, illustrators and literary franchises including Anthony Horowitz, Angie Thomas, Cassandra Clare, Lucy Cousins, Anthony Browne, Patrick…
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