‘Happiness is our natural state,’ says Suryacitta, aka the Happy Buddha, and in his new book Happiness and How It Happens, Suryacitta explores just how we each can unlock ‘our inherent loveliness and the happiness that awaits us’. Were there ever more beautiful words written? You [...]
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Emma Forbes on Loose Women!
Life & Soul author Emma Forbes will be joining the Loose Women panel on ITV1 this coming Monday, 17th Oct. Don’t miss it! If you’ve any questions you’d like to ask Emma, you can email them via ITV1′s website: www.itv.com/loosewomen ’Quiz a celebrity guest’
(Raw) chocolate week
As it’s Chocolate Week, we thought we’d share with you a healthy treat from Jessica’s Raw Chocolate Recipes. Raw Chocolate-coated Brazils To make one 450-g/1-lb loaf tin of chocolate-coated Brazil nut pieces, you will need: Equipment bain-marie or dehydrator power blender 450-g/1-lb [...]
Life & Soul of the party!
Emma Forbes’ fantastic new entertaining and cookery book, Life & Soul, is published by Ivy Press this month, just in time for party season! Seeing a new title published is always exciting for the Ivy Press team a culmination of months of hard [...]
The Chronology Of Pattern – a design resource
The second title in Ivy Reference’s glorious Chronology of … series takes you on a journey through 3,000 years of pattern styles. Covering the development of pattern from ancient Egypt to the present day, this sumptuous book explores geographical and cultural contrasts in a [...]
Stability is unstable – 30 Second Economics
In these days of global financial instability, its never been more appropriate to read up on the top fifty economic theories of our time. Get hold of a copy of 30-Second Economics to at least understand the Financial Instability Hypothesis, New Growth Theory, Creative Destruction [...]
The Twelve Knits of Christmas
It’s always a delight to be the first to open a box of Fiona’s newly knitted characters when they arrive in the office for a photo shoot. As we think about how we can make best use of them, they often seem to do [...]
‘Twas the Knits will be back!
For all those nifty knitters out there waiting to get their needles into action to craft a festive scene, the wait is almost over….‘Twas the Knits Before Christmas will be back in stock next week.
Paris homecoming for Sweat Shop book!
After the success of their Selfridges pop-up, our Paris-based authors are back in the 10th arrondissement and looking forward to celebrating their new book on home soil. Félicitations Martena et Sissi! If you happen to be in Paris on Monday, why not take a [...]
Shining light on Noah’s Ark
Noah’s Knits, Fiona Goble’s latest knitting masterpiece, will be landing in bookshops very shortly, which reminded me of a discussion we had about the book during its development. An eagle-eyed editor pointed out that our Ark featured several windows, while the King James Bible [...]








