June 21, 2020: As you will have no doubt heard from the numerous news stories and social media posts, our deeply-loved Felicity died peacefully on Sunday in her beautiful home, as she would have wanted, surrounding by her close family. Two days before, she was awarded her MBE in a small ceremony in her beautiful… Read more »
In June 2020, Felicity passed away peacefully at her home in Oxfordshire, surrounded by her beloved family and equally beloved garden, prompting a flood of tributes from all the lives she had touched. “She was not just about promoting an author — she nurtured them, she encouraged them, she was a positive force,” said Lionel… Read more »
The circumstances are conflicting, and it is a clear indictment of the publishing industry that it has taken until 2020 for a black British woman to reach the #1 spot, but we remain immensely proud of Reni and all the work she has done, including – but going much further than – Why I’m No… Read more »
We are very proud that Reni Eddo-Lodge’s book Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race was number one in the overall book chart on Amazon UK this week. Her insightful podcast ‘About Race’ is also currently the number one podcast on iTunes. At Felicity Bryan Associates, we believe Black Lives Matter… Read more »
Congratulations to Ursula Buchan and Simon Lelic, who have been nominated for the H.R.F Keating Award (for the best biographical book related to crime fiction) and the Best Crime Fiction Novel for Children for Beyond the 39 Steps and The Haven, respectively. Ursula’s biography of her famous grandfather was also nominated for an Edgar, awarded… Read more »
After The Well-Gardened Mind narrowly missed out on the top 10 by a single place last week, we were so, so pleased to see it rise by two spots to secure a comfortable position- along with Catherine Belton’s long-awaited book on Putin, Russia, and the KGB, Putin’s People, which went straight in at #4 to… Read more »
Huge congratulations to Professor Barton, shortlisted for the leading – and most valuable – history prize in Britain, the Wolfson, with £40,000 to the winner and £4,000 to each runner-up. According to organisers: This year’s shortlist has a distinctly global focus, with five of the six titles exploring non-British history. International topics covered in the… Read more »
‘The wisest book I’ve read for many years. Such a captivating blend of knowledge, practicality, insight, experience and truthfulness is very rare. Much more than a gardening book, much more than a guide to better mental health, it is a wholly convincing story of how troubled minds might find a way of reconnecting to themselves… Read more »
Today’s update from Felicity herself, on Catherine Belton’s superb PUTIN’S PEOPLE. Out now (USA in June). Already serialised in the Sunday Times as ‘THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK ON MODERN RUSSIA’. Review below. Eight years in the making. “No one knows the secrets that lie at the heart of the Kremlin like Catherine Belton.” Get your copy… Read more »
How can getting outdoors, even for a short time, help us to look after our mental health? In a powerful combination of contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis and brilliant storytelling, The Well Gardened Mind (click to buy) investigates the magic that many gardeners have known for years… working with nature can radically transform our health, wellbeing and… Read more »