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Feb 6

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🍃 We’re delighted to announce that ‘A Wilding Year’ by Hannah Dale @wrendaledesigns has been shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Award! 🍃

The award was first introduced in 2015 by the Richard Jefferies Society @richardjefferiessociety and is sponsored by the White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough. It has attracted an unprecedented number of nominations that grow each year, reflecting the increasing quality of books dedicated to the natural world.

‘A Wilding Year’ chronicles a year of award-winning artist Hannah Dale as she embarks on the deeply personal journey of rewinding her Lincolnshire farm.

Congratulations to Hannah @wrendaledesigns!

🌱 ‘A Wilding Year’ is available to purchase via our website (link in bio) and other good booksellers.

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Feb 5

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Happy publication day for ‘Mending with Sashiko: The Japanese art of visible repair’!

In this book, Takao ‘Momi’ Momiyama @momiyamatakao and Kerstin Neumüller @kerstin.neumuller take you on a journey through the fascinating and inspirational world of sashiko.

🧵 Read about sashiko’s history and origins in rural Japan and get inspired with ideas on how to make your own sashiko projects.
🪡 Learn to mend shirts, jeans and socks with inspiration from difference sashiko techniques such as hitomezashi and moyozashi. You will also learn how to sew a bodoko – a type of Japanese patchwork quilt to hang on the wall or use as a blanket.
👖 Dive into Momi’s archive and take a closer look at his sashiko diary and at garments he has mended continuously over the past 40 years, telling the story of a continuous cycle of wear and repair and show that mending can either be simple and functional or become a beautiful adornment.

‘Mending with Sashiko’ is available online from our website (link in bio) and from other good booksellers.

📷 Photographs by @ellinor_hall.

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Feb 4

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The earth is powerful. 🌿

Swipe through for some of the absolutely beautiful illustrations by @mclarenjoe , featured inside ‘Myths Legends and Tales for a Greener World’ by Rosalind Kerven @mythstales

This gorgeous collection of folk tales from across the globe offers inspiration and time-honoured wisdom to help us better appreciate the natural environment.

We simply can’t pick a favourite! What’s yours?

‘Myths, Legends & Tales for a Greener World’ by Rosalind Kerven @mythstales is available for pre-order NOW via the link in our bio. Publishing March 2026.

Illustrations by Joe McLaren.

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Feb 2

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We’re delighted to announce the publication of ‘High-Tech Britain: Buildings of the Space Age’ by Geraint Franklin.

High-Tech Britain is a showcase of Britain’s most astonishing examples of High-Tech buildings from the late twentieth century and beyond. Revisiting the work of the ‘big four’ practices of Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Michael and Patty Hopkins and Nicolas Grimshaw, & architectural historian Geraint Franklin traces high-tech’s trajectory from 1960s radicalism to the global mainstream, taking in such late 20th-century landmarks as the Lloyds building, the Sainsbury Centre, the Schlumberger Cambridge Research Centre and the Eden Project in Cornwall.

Author Geraint Franklin says “Looking forward to the publication of my next book with @Batsford! High-Tech Britain: Buildings of the Space Age, explores a moment of colour and optimism in British architecture, tracing its journey from ‘60s radicalism to the global mainstream and uncovering some unexpected stories along the way.

Commissioning Editor Nicola Newman says "We are delighted to publish this timely survey of High-Tech architecture in Britain, the newest book in our series on architectural movements spanning the 20th century. Geraint writes so engagingly and the images are beautiful, showcasing all the key examples of High-Tech architecture from the Lloyd's Building to the Eden Project."

‘High-Tech Britain: Buildings of the Space Age’ is available to pre-order now via the link in our bio. Available from all good bookshops from 5 March 2026.

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Jan 30

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Two bestselling Batsford poetry classics are getting a refresh with these gorgeous new covers reflecting the dawn and the dusk (arguably the best parts of each day!)

With daily poems to reflect the changing seasons, these calming anthologies are the perfect bedside companions to begin or end each day.
🌄‘A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year’
🌚'A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year’

Edited by our anthology extraordinaire, Jane McMorland Hunter @alittlecitygarden, wouldn’t they just look perfect on any bookshelf!

Both are available to pre-order now via the link in our bio. Available from all good bookshops from 5 March 2026.

Which one will you pick?

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Jan 29

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$We’re delighted to announce the publication of ‘Free-form Quilts and Patchwork’ by textile artist Jessie Cutts. In Free-Form Quilts and Patchwork, internationally renowned Jessie Cutts of Cutts & Sons shows quilting doesn’t need to be daunting or require meticulous measurements or lots of planning. Instead, you can design and make up your work as you go along, being playful with colour and allowing mistakes to take your projects in new creative directions. Author Jessie Cutts says “This book serves as a written version of the free-form way I like to create patchwork and quilt-making in my art practice. The book encompasses 10 projects, a section on experimentation as well as all the techniques needed. I hope to encourage you to have the confidence to play and have fun working with fabric intuitively. I would love for you to come away from this book equipped with the tools to discover your own quilting language and create your own unique work.” Commissioning Editor Rebecca Armstrong says “Jessie Cutts is an absolute superstar in the quilting world, and we are thrilled to be launching her first book. It’s perfect for quilters who wants to get more experimental with their practice or anyone who wants to give the craft a go but feels too daunted by the rigidity of strict patterns and guidelines. {…} I defy anyone not to see this book and be enticed – it is truly a visual feast!” ‘Free-form Quilts and Patchwork’ is available to pre-order now via the link in our bio. Available from all good bookshops form 14 May 2026. #quilts #quiltmaking #patch #patchwork #sewing #embroidery #Textiles #craft #freeform #freeformquilts #jessiecutts #cuttsandsons @cuttsandsons @townley_terrace$

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