Sandstone Press

Easter is almost upon us

Posted by RLD on 31st March 2010

The first shoots of spring and the first of the new lambs, which we spotted in Orkney, have had a cold snap and heavy snow to contend with here in Highland Scotland. Sandstone’s work proceeds apace anyway.  The launch of Liz Ashworth’s Orkney Spirit is now complete and I am delighted to report that the island population has taken the book to its great, collective heart.

Really, you won’t see another book quite like this anywhere and all I can advise is that you get one in your hands as soon as possible. All the Mainland book shops (that’s Orkney Mainland) have it in stock and it will be leaving the warehouse soon for wider circulation. We are going to put a collection of launch pictures on Flickr so keep an eye on our Home Page Twitter feed for a direct link.

Illustrator Selena Kuzman never rests. Now a member of RSA she is participating in a joint show at the RSA building in Edinburgh for three weeks starting Friday 2nd April. The sensible Curator has actually chosen Selena’s artwork for their publicity material. Since we haven’t been able to find a web site link you might care to take a look at Selena’s Facebook here http://bit.ly/bF7TYv

In April we will be bringing another project to fruition, one that is very close to Sandstone MD Robert Davidson’s heart. Hamish’s Mountain Walk will be republished in a completely re-imagined form. Casting all financial caution to the wind we have had the whole book reset in a modern font. In addition, the book will contain two sections of colour photographs supplied by the legendary and inspirational Hamish Brown, together with a new introduction and appendix. Wait until you see it!

Simon Varwell and Bobbie Darbyshire have been exremely active about the country, promoting their books Up The Creek Without A Mullet and Love, Revenge & Buttered Scones. Both are making big hits wherever they appear and the books are being enjoyed wherever they are read. No need to miss them and no need to wait. As with all of our books there are direct links to the most popular internet buying sites from their book pages on this web site.

Simon has been blogging on his experiences and Bobbie has been answering, so please do take a look at those and other blogspots before you go.