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ECat 79. February 2010
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Ian McEwan and David Mitchell limited editions:
The leather edition of Solar by Ian McEwan is still going ahead as far as I know (though I should flag up that similar previous limited editions have been pulled by the publisher at a late stage). The publishers should be making a final decision later this month, so please let me know urgently if you would like a copy. If the edition is oversubscribed, I’ll supply copies in the order that orders were received. The edition should consist of 100 copies at £150.
The publisher has changed the cloth slipcased limited edition of David Mitchell’s The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet to 1000 copies at £50 (previously 500 copies at £100). Please advise me as soon as possible if you would like a copy.
Signed copies by Nobel Laureate J-M Le Clezio
I am hoping for signed copies of Desert by J-M Le Clezio (see below), but I need to order very soon. Please let me know quickly if you would like a copy.
Part One – New Acquisitions, Imminent Arrivals and Selections from Stock.
Unless stated otherwise, all books are hardback, in fine condition and are first impression UK editions. A fuller description will gladly be supplied on request. Most titles in this section are on view at timkcbooks.com.
Amis, Martin: The Pregnant Widow. Jonathan Cape 2010. Signed by the author. “Captivates by the accustomed wit and elegance of its style. Amis just writes so well and freshly….The Man Booker would be no more than its due”, (Philip Hensher, The Daily Telegraph 06/02/10). £20.00
Bennett, Alan: The Habit of Art. Faber 2009. A play text looking at the working relationship of W H Auden and Benjamin Britten. Signed and dated by the author. £20.00
Burnside, John. Waking up in Toytown. Jonathan Cape 2010. Signed by the author. “This is an affecting book from a writer of manifest and manifold talent; a compellingly readable memoir possessed of a genuine spiritual and intellectual depth”, Adam O’Riordan, The Sunday Telegraph, 10/01/10. (NB to save on postage I’ll be picking this title up in London next month, so the book will be available in mid-March). £22.00
Carey, Peter: Parrot and Olivier in America. Faber 2009. “One hell of a ride”, John Preston, The Sunday Telegraph 24/01/10. “A dazzling, entertaining novel”, Ursula K Le Guin, The Guardian, 30/01/10. “exhilarating tour de force”, Peter Kemp, The Sunday Times, 24/01/10. “Offers a great deal of pleasure”, Lucy Daniel, The Daily Telegraph 13/02/10. £18.99
Le Clezio, Jean-Marie: Desert. Atlantic 2010. The winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize, this, considered his best and most important novel, hits the UK streets 30 years after its original publication in France. I’m hoping very much for signed copies. £16.99
Duffy, Carol Ann: To the Moon. Picador 2009. A lunar anthology. Copies in stock, I am hoping for them to be signed soon (Carol Ann’s work schedule has increased considerably since being appointed Poet laureate). £12.99
Duffy, Carol Ann: Mrs Scrooge: A Christmas Tale. A long single poem that was first published in The Guardian newspaper last Christmas. I am hoping for signed copies soon. (Carol Ann’s work schedule has increased considerably since being appointed Poet laureate). £4.99
Ferris, Joshua: The Unnamed. Viking 2010. Paperback original. Signed copies have been requested. “Clearly an important and individual work, a stage in the development of a significant talent”, Tim Martin, The Daily Telegraph, 13/02/10. £12.99 (a bit more for signed copies if they materialise)
Fforde, Jasper: Shades of Grey. Hodder & Stoughton 2010. Just a single edition this time. Signed by the author and with a card inserted. Issued without dustjacket. £16.99
Gross, Philip. The Water Table. Bloodaxe 2009. Winner of the T.S. Eliot prize. “Great poetry is like walking on water. In this paradoxical, humane collection, Philip Gross achieves that miracle”, Polly Clark, The Guardian, 23/02/10. £20.00
Karnezis, Panos: The Convent. Jonathan Cape 2010. Signed by the author. “The Convent is at once a still, almost silent thing, and a blistering human drama” Melissa Katsoulis, The Times, 30/01/10.Paperback original. £18.00
Lethem, Jonathan. Chronic City. Faber 2010. Signed by author. Paperback original. £14.99
Levy, Andrea: The Long Song. Headline 2010. “Slavery is a grim subject indeed, but the wonder of Levy’s writing is that she can confront such things and somehow derive deeply life-affirming entertainment from them”, (Holly Kyte, The Sunday Telegraph 24/01/10). “A beautifully written and cleverly constructed novel” (Ruth Scurr, The Times, 06/02/10) Signed copies due in next week. £18.99
McGregor, Jon: Even the Dogs. Bloomsbury 2010. Signed by the author. The first "bendyback" book in the UK which is a hybrid between a hardback and a paperback, being bound in thin card and covered in linen. Apparently this format is widely used in continental Europe. “Impressive new novel…turns a clear-eyed and compassionate gaze on lives that contemporary fiction has often shown itself more likely to ignore entirely or reshape into tendentious tales of social alienation”. Nick Rennison, The Sunday Times, 31/01/10.”McGregor is a breathtakingly good writer. Even the Dogs leaves the reader with a sense of solidarity and many moments of tenderness. McGregor’s register of battered lives reads like a eulogy to the human heart., Natalie Sandison, The Times, 13/02/10. “It is still only February, but might we already have seen the 2010 Man Booker winner”? David Robson, The Sunday Telegraph, 14/02/10. £12.99
From the reviews I’ve seen, this is the best received book by the critics so far this year.
Murray, Paul: Skippy Dies. Hamish Hamilton 2010. Presented as three small paperbacks in a box. Signed copies have been requested, but I may have to wait until the Hay Festival in May. “Skippy Dies is one of the most enjoyable, funny and moving reads of this
Phillips, Gin: The Well and the Mine. Virago 2009. Signed by the author. Winner of the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize. Paperback original. £18.00
Rhodes, Dan: Little Hands Clapping. Canongate 2010. “Gloriously, mordantly funny” (Stuart Evers, The Independent, 05/02/10) Still working on signed copies of this title. £10.00
Robertson, Robin: The Wrecking Light. The prize-winning poet’s new collection. £12.99 Signed copies should be available next month, but at a slightly higher price.
Sheers, Owen: White Ravens. Seren 2009. Signed by the author. The first in a series of short stories or novellas from Seren inspired by the ancient Welsh Mabinogion manuscripts. Paperback original. £14.00
Smith, Zadie: Changing my Mind – Occasional Essays. Hamish Hamilton. 2009. Collected non fiction. Signed by the author. £20.00
Winterson, Jeanette: The Battle of the Sun. Bloomsbury 2009. The author’s second book for children (but good reading for adults too). Signed by the author. £10.99
Part Two – Soon to Appear Books.
The following list is a round up of the main titles to be published in the UK in the coming months. Orders for these titles are now being taken. The books will be signed (if available) and sold at cover price (which is subject to confirmation) where possible and will be first editions. However, I often have to buy first printings or signed books in at full price from reputable sources including book tents at literary festivals. For this reason please bear in mind that the prices shown below are for guidance and are subject to confirmation and that there may be a delay in obtaining signed copies of some titles. Postage will be charged at cost.
February 2010
Allnatt, Judith: The Poet’s Wife. John Clare as seen by his wife. £16.99
Lawrence Pietroni, Anna: Ruby’s Spoon. Witches and mermaids on the loose in the Black Country. £12.99
Morrall, Clare: The Man who Disappeared. Kate tries comes to terms with her husband’s disappearance. £16.99
Preston, Alex: This Bleeding City. A depiction of the recent banking activities. £12.99
Torday, Paul: The Hopeless Life of Charlie Summers. Two men each think they are the bigger loser. £12.99
March 2010
Chin, Marilyn: Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen – A Manifesto in 41 Tales. A first novel from a celebrated Chinese-American poet. £14.99
Clark, Clare: Savage Lands. The author’s new historical novel, this one set in French Louisiana in the early 18th century. £12.99
Collins, Michael: Midnight in a Perfect Life. Make or break time for a 40 year old woman and her struggling, under-achieving husband. £16.99
Duncker, Patricia: The Strange Case of the Composer and his Judge. A metaphysical mystery. £16.99
Eggers, Dave: Zeitoun. One of America’s leading young writers takes a look at New Orleans immediately post Katrina. £18.99
Fletcher, Susan: Corrag. A historical novel set after the Glencoe Massacre. £12.99
Grushin, Olga: The Concert Ticket. Will an exiled Russian composer return home for a concert? £18.99
Kureishi, Hanif: Collected Stories. A collection of the author’s finest stories. £12.99
McEwan, Ian: Solar. A comic look at the climate change debate. £18.99.
Pears, Tim: Landed. A nasty accident causes Owen Wood to return to nature. £12.99
Powell, Jim: The Breaking of Eggs. Felik’s income collapses with the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe – he wrote travel guides to the old Eastern Bloc. £12.99
Safran Foer, Jonathan: Eating Animals. Part prose, part polemic, an examination of meat farming in contemporary society. Signed copies have been requested – the author will be visiting the UK. £20.00
Shriver, Lionel: So Much for that. A serious illness brings changes to a family’s plans. £15.00
Singh, Jaspreet: Chef. Indian and Pakistani passions in Kashmir. £14.99
Stevenson, Talitha: Disappear. A sister turns up after 6 years. £16.99
Taseer, Aatish. The Temple-goers. A first novel from an author tipped by V.S. Naipaul. £12.99
Tremain, Rose: Trespass. Squabbles in rural France between the locals and British incomers. £17.99
Walcott, Derek: White Egrets. The Nobel laureate’s fourteenth collection of poetry. £12.99
Wong, Alison: As the Earth Turns Silver. Life is tough in Wellington’s Chinatown 100 years ago. £14.99
April 2010
Alderman, Naomi: The Lessons. An eccentric mansion owner leads a bizarre life with a group of suggestible young students.£12.99
Doyle, Roddy: The Dead Republic. The third in the author’s trilogy, following A Star Called Henry and Oh, Play that Thing! £18.99
Dunmore, Helen: The Betrayal. A novel set in Leningrad in 1952. £18.99
Forna, Aminatta: the Memory of Love. Three interlinked lives in modern Africa. £11.99
Jackson, Mick: The Widow’s Tale. The author’s third novel. £12.99
Kelman, James: If it is your Life. A collection of typically powerful short stories. £18.99
Kilkerr, Justine: Advice for Strays. Has Marnie’s father really disappeared? £12.99
Meno, Joe: The Great Perhaps. Life is dangerous in the modern world. £12.99
Morrison, Blake: The Last Weekend. A novel set over the course of a memorable weekend. £12.99
O’Farrell, Maggie: The Hand that First Held Mine. The author’s fifth book. £16.99
Pullman, Philip: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. The latest Canongate myth. £14.99
Solomons, Natasha: Mr. Rosenblum’s List. An immigrant’s list of things to do to pass as English. £16.99
Thomson, Rupert: This Party’s got to Stop: A new novel from an under-rated novelist. £16.99
Willetts, Sam: New Light for the Old Dark. A first poetry collection. £10.00
May 2010
Armitage, Simon: Seeing Stars. A new collection from possibly the finest poet of his generation. Already selected as the Poetry Book Society’s Choice for Summer 2010. £12.99
Azzopardi, Trezza: The Song House. A woman has her own motives when she takes up employment with an old man. £12.99
Coe, Jonathan: The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim. Maxwell Sim believes things can get no worse. But they can. £18.99
Doshi, Tishani: The Pleasure Seekers. A first novel from an internationally respected poet. £14.99
Hooton, Matthew. Deloume Road. A promising first novel. £12.99
Kavenna, Joanna: The Birth of Love. A novel set in 1865, 2009 and 2153. £12.99
Mason, Zachary: The Lost Books of the Odyssey. A re-telling of significant passages from Homer’s Odyssey. £12.99
Mitchell, David: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (Dejima). An investigation into corruption by the Dutch East Indies Company in a remote Japanese outpost in 1899. £18.99
O’Hagan, Andrew: The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of his Friend Marilyn Monroe. The story of Maf, a dog given to Marilyn Monroe by Frank Sinatra. A candidate for the most original novel of the year? £16.99
Rooney, Jennie: The Opposite of Falling. The second novel from the author of Inside the Whale. £12.99
Shakespeare, Nicholas: Inheritance. A new novel from a respected writer. £12.99
Simpson, Helen: In-Flight Entertainment. A new collection of short stories. The author is acknowledged as one of the greatest living exponents of the genre. £16.99
Thomas, Scarlett: Our Tragic Universe. A novelist tries to write her “proper” novel. £12.99
Trapido, Barbara: Sex and Stravinsky. First novel in quite a while. £16.99
Warner, Alan: The Stars in the Bright Sky. A new novel which brings back the Sopranos about to embark on a reunion. £16.99
Zafon, Carlos Ruiz: The Prince of Mist. Memories of former occupants linger on when a house is sold. £12.99
June 2010
Freud, Esther: Lucky Break. A group of drama students is followed from the first day of their course. £14.99
Galgut, Damon: In a Strange Room. A young man learns from travels in Greece, India and Africa. £15.99
Habila, Helon: The River. Two journalists travel up the Niger river on the trail of the kidnapped wife of an oil engineer. £16.99
Jones, Shane: Light Boxes. February has a lot to answer for. £16.99
Markovits, Benjamin: Playing Days. A struggling American professional basket ball player finds himself playing for a struggling team in Germany. £12.99
Martel, Yann: Beatrice and Virgil. Author’s first novel since Life of Pi. Price to be confirmed.
O’Connor, Joseph: Ghost Light. An Irish actress looks back to life and loves in the 1920’s. £16.99
O’Flynn, Catherine: The News Where you Are. The secret, tragic life of a local TV news presenter. £12.99
Palahniuk, Chuck: Tell-All. A homage to the golden age of Hollywood. £12.99
Peebles, Sue: The Death of Lomond Friel. A first novel, set in Scotland. £12.99
Shafak, Elif: The Forty Rules of Love. 40 years old, and Ella’s life is transformed. £12.99
Vasquez, Juan Gabriel: The Secret History of Costaguana: A fictional riposte to Joseph Conrad’s Nostromo. £14.99
Henderson, Emma: Grace Williams Says it Loud. Day one at the mental institute and Grace’s life changes. £16.99
July 2010
Fong Kwok, Jean: Girl in Translation. A first novel set in Hong Kong and Brooklyn. £12.99
O’Riordan, Adam: In the Flesh. A first collection from a poet already garlanded with several prizes. £10.00
August 2010
Makine, Andre: The Life of an Unknown Man. A Russian exile returns to St. Petersburg. £16.99 Tim Kendall-Carpenter, 633 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, UK, M20 6DF Tel 0161 445 6172 |