2024

Well, I bet you've all been wondering where I've been for almost two months.

No, I didn't really think so. Anyway, as recognition of the fact that no one reads this I have decided to make entries much less frequently. However, there are some interesting things on the horizon for Hobart Books, not least our increasing cooperation with another small publisher, Chiselbury Publishing of London.

Chiselbury was established by Stuart Leasor, son of author James Leasor, with the aim of republishing his father's books. Since then he has taken on many other authors. The precise nature of the cooperation between the two companies has not been finalised but by combining our different strengths and addressing our different weaknesses, we hope to become more than the sum of our parts.

The big news for Hobart has been the success of An Unconventional Mind, written by eighteen-year-old Grace Roy. A 'hug in a book'
it is a humorous take on a serious subject: that of mental health. Grace has already featured in a number of newspaper articles and an interview with her will be shown on the BBC next month.

These are exciting times. 2024 is going to be our year.