The ABA Rare Book Fair, London, 2018
May 24-26, 2018
Authors’ Club – Darke shortlisted for Best First Novel Award 2018
Today, the Authors’ Club announces the shortlist for the annual Best First Novel Award. The shortlisted books are as follows: XAN BROOKS, The Clocks in the House All Tell Different Times (Salt) The judges commented: A wildly vivid and imaginative tale, bringing together damaged war-veterans,…
Canongate to Publish Rick’s new Novel – A Long Island Story on 5th July 2018
Rick Gekoski’s follow up to his critically acclaimed debut, Darke, is a novel about 1950s America, a marriage in crisis, and a family falling apart at the seams. It is 1953, a heat wave is sweeping across America and the Grossmans – Ben, Addie and…
Chalke Valley History Heroes Festival
8.45 – 9.45pm on Friday 29th June 2018 As part of the Chalke Valley History Heroes series, writer and critic Rick Gekoski takes a look at Sir William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies and other classics, as well as winner of both the…
November 25, 2017: Darke selected as one of The Times Fiction Books of the Year 2017
Best fiction of 2017: From bestselling masters to exciting new voices, James Marriott selected Darke as one the novels that stood out in 2017. Darke by Rick Gekoski James Darke is a retired English teacher. He hates everything apart from Dickens (the sea is “so bloody…
PETER O’TOOLE PERSONAL ARCHIVE ACQUIRED BY UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
We acted as agents for the April 2017 acquisition of Peter O'Toole's personal archive by the University of Texas. The personal archive of Peter O’Toole, including bundles of letters, unpublished manuscripts, photographs and props, has been acquired by the University of Texas in Austin for…
BRITISH LIBRARY ACQUIRES ARCHIVE OF DAME JOAN BAKEWELL
We acted as agents for the sale of Dame Joan's papers to the British Library. Joan Bakewell is one of the most important cultural figures…
RANSOM CENTER ACQUIRES ARCHIVE OF KAZUO ISHIGURO
We acted as agents for August 2015 sale of Kazuo Ishiguro's remarkable archive to the University of Texas. http://news.utexas.edu/2015/08/24/ransom-center-to-acquire-archive-of-kazuo-ishiguro