This week at Midas 18th - 22nd November
A big week for new publications, events and great PR coverage. Here's what happened at Midas this week:
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Read it Forward Partnership
Bookshop.org is delighted to bring back its popular charitable initiative Read It Forward, in an expanded partnership with BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust, where 10% of every children’s book sale in February 2025 will be donated to the charities, while also supporting independent bookshops.
The aim of the initiative is to inspire a love of reading in the next generation, with the money raised by the Bookshop.org drive going towards BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust’s work in supporting children from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds. For the first time in 2025, Scottish Book Trust will be taking part in the initiative. Scottish Book Trust is a national, independent charity, who celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023.
When the Stammer Came to Stay by Maggie O’Farrell
Congratulations to the publication of When the Stammer Came to Stay, Maggie O’Farrell’s highly anticipated new picture book, beautifully illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini, and published by Walker Books. The award-winning author of Hamnet returned with her third children’s book, based on Maggie’s own personal experience of living with a stammer and teaching an important message of resilience and empowerment. You can get your copy here now.
The Muse Gallery 20th Anniversary
The Muse Gallery celebrated 20 years this week with a retrospective show of artists from their residency programmes, alongside performers and friends who passed through their doors along the way.
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Palisade by Lou Gilmond
Palisade, the gripping new political thriller by Lou Gilmond was published on 21st?November by Armillary Books, with coverage in Closer and Best magazines and a review in the Literary Review. Keep an eye out for our striking London Underground, podcast and digital display ads launching this week. Pick up your copy here, if you’re brave enough…
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No Place Like Home by Charlene White
We continue to celebrate the launch of Charlene White’s debut book, No Place Like Home, this week with coverage in OK! Magazine where Charlene discusses what home means to her and why writing the book was so important to her. Learn more about Charlene’s debut here.
Ian Hislop on Loose Women
We loved seeing?Private Eye?editor Ian Hislop on?ITV Loose Women?this week. This hilarious interview included some fascinating insights into his role editing the UK’s most popular current affairs magazine, alongside discussion of this year’s?Private Eye Annual?– which just so happens to be Denise Welch’s Dad’s Christmas present every year! With Christmas just around the corner, don’t forget to buy your copy of the?Annual?– the perfect stocking stuffer for your friends, family, and of course, yourself…Available here?
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