This week at Midas: 24th-28th February
From the highly anticipated novelisation of?A Better Paradise?and the latest adventure in the?Dino Dad?series to an exclusive media lunch for?The Stoic Capitalist?and a powerful new play opening the Women’s Voices festival—here’s what’s been happening at Midas this week.
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A BETTER PARADISE Volume One: An Aftermath
Absurd Ventures has announced the forthcoming novelization of A BETTER PARADISE Volume One: An Aftermath, adapted from the hit audio fiction series written by Dan Houser, lead writer on the Grand Theft Auto & Red Ded Redemption series. The novel is planned for publication in Autumn 2025 and will be the first release from Houser’s new Absurd Ventures imprint in partnership with Simon & Schuster UK distribution.
Dino Dad: Big School Talent Show?
‘Dino Dad: Big School Talent Show', the third instalment in the beloved Dino Dad series is now out from Puffin Books! Written by television star Andy Day and illustrated by Steven Lenton, this is a whirlwind adventure and the perfect story to help children on their reading journey.
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The Stoic Capitalist
?Yesterday, we brought 12 media guests together in a pre-publication lunch for The Stoic Capitalist, hosted at private members club 5 Hertford Street, to meet author Robert Rosenkranz and discuss the book. This included journalists from Diary of a CEO podcast, Fortune, Time, The Atlantic, The Wallstreet Journal and the FT.
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The LOST Lombi
In commemoration of International Women’s Day next Tuesday, The LOST Lombi will open the Women's Voices Festival, lifting the lid on the recruitment of child soldiers while exploring identity, the generational trauma of war, the necessity of belonging and the importance of forgiveness. Three women connected by blood, spanning over three generations. One running. One yearning. One with a calling. Each must go on a journey if they are to find peace and resolution within themselves.
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Entries for the 2025 Paul Foot Award Close Next Tuesday
Established in memory of renowned journalist Paul Foot, this award recognises outstanding investigative and campaigning journalism. The winner will receive ￡8,000, with the prize awarded at a ceremony on 20th May 2025. 1pm on Tuesday, 4th March is the final deadline, and no extensions will be granted. Private Eye Magazine .
Find out more and apply here: https://www.private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-award
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