CATALOGUE
SPRING 2022
COMICS | GRAPHIC NOVELS | ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
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FICTION KISSES FOR JET Joris Bas Backer
FEBRUARY
Paperback | 208pp | 225 x 170mm £14.99 | ISBN 9781913123031
51999 9 781913 123031
In 1999, amidst the looming Y2K crash, Jet is just trying to get through high school. On top of this, Jet also begins to notice that they don’t feel like the other girls in their class. As new feelings start to emerge, Jet slowly begins to realise that they may be more of a boy than the girl people assume they are. Is that even possible? And who do they talk to about these feelings when there’s barely any internet? This coming-of gender graphic novel debut from trans creator Joris Bas Backer is an enlightening and hilarious tale that casts light on what it was like to be transgender before information was accessible and widespread.
Joris Bas Backer grew up in The Hague, Bucharest, New York and in an uninviting Dutch city called Oegstgeest. His work deals with the topics of longing, identity, gender dysphoria and gender roles. Joris now lives in Berlin and works independently as an artist, comic artist and illustrator.
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FICTION SKIP Molly Mendoza
MARCH
Paperback | 168pp | 225 x 170mm £12.99 | ISBN 9781913123062
When Bloom is thrown from their world and Gloopy is exiled from their home, each finds in the other a much needed kindred spirit. But as they skip through dimensions among great weeping giants, enormous alligator islands and topsy turvy 2D worlds, they find that their greatest challenges are in facing their own truths and fears which they have both been anxious to avoid... Become immersed in Molly Mendoza's dazzling worlds filled with unique and endearing characters in this epic and profound tale of growth, companionship, and compassion. Molly Mendoza is an American illustrator and comic artist who graduated from Pacific Northwest College of Art. They have gone on to develop a rich personal art practice, self publishing numerous comics as well as working with clients such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Hazlitt, and Adobe among others. They currently live in Portland, Oregon. 7
FICTION MEMORIES FROM LIMÓN Edo Brenes
OUT NOW!
Paperback | 272pp | 225 x 170mm £16.99 | ISBN 9781913123048
51999 9 781913 123048
Ramiro leaves the British drizzle and his beloved fiancé Yoss to investigate his family history back home in Costa Rica. What starts as an innocent fascination with an old family photo album leads to conversations with the older generations and revelations he is not prepared for. This intimate and evocative graphic novel uncovers a family secret, set against the idyllic Caribbean coastline in one of the most beautiful countries in Latin America. Author Edo Brenes weaves together the heartbreaking and humbling stories of three generations. Edo Brenes is an illustrator and animator from Costa Rica. Edo has worked as a lecturer at Veritas University and the Cambridge School of Art. In 2018 Edo won the Cheltenham Illustration Award for established artist with the short comic Lunday. In 2019 Edo won the Observer/Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize with a version of what became the first chapter of Memories From Limón. 8
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FICTION HOW TO PICK A FIGHT Lara Kaminoff
OUT NOW!
Paperback | 216pp | 225 x 170mm £14.99 | ISBN 9781910620786
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Scrappy young Jimmy is a pro wrestler in the making, and he’s up for taking on anyone and anything. From his own family, his schoolwork, wild animals and pirates, he’s challenging the world one small fight at a time, but can his hopes and dreams take him all the way to stellar success? Or will his fists finally get him into too much trouble? Debut creator Lara Kaminoff's graphic novel about the human spirit is funny and touching, with anti-hero Jimmy wrestling his way into your heart and changing your outlook on the fighting spirit within all of us. Lara Kaminoff is a cartoonist and book-slinger living in Seattle with her beloved and their cat, Creeper. She’s inspired by an endless parade of podcasts, the magical world of fungi, brilliant friends, climbable trees, and danceable floors. Right now she’s probably talking too fast, thinking too hard or trying to fix something that ain’t broke. 11
Dalston Monsterzz / Dilraj Mann
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Big Mother
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Leporello
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NIGHTLIGHTS Lorena Alvarez
HICOTEA (A NIGHTLIGHTS STORY) Lorena Alvarez
PB | 56pp | 279 x 202mm | £8.99 ISBN 9781910620571 51099
HB | 56pp | 297 x 220mm | £14.99 ISBN 9781910620342 51895
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PB | 56pp | 297 x 202mm | £9.99 ISBN 9781910620595 51099 9 781910 620595
MEMORIES FROM LIMÓN Edo Brenes
PB | 272pp | 225 x 170mm | £16.99 ISBN 9781913123048 51999 9 781913 123048 14
KISSES FOR JET Joris Bas Backer
PB | 208pp | 225 x 170mm | £14.99 ISBN 9781913123031 51999 9 781913 123031
HB | 56pp | 230 x 215mm | £12.95 ISBN 9781907704802
FANTASY SPORTS NO.2: THE BANDIT OF BARBEL BAY Sam Bosma
HB | 60pp | 230 x 215mm | £12.95 ISBN 9781910620106
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ART SCHOOLED Jamie Coe
HB | 96pp | 270 x 200mm | £14.99 ISBN 9781907704826
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GEIS: A MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH Alexis Deacon
HB | 96pp | 250 x 190mm | £15.99 ISBN 9781910620038 51895
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HB | 60pp | 230 x 215mm | £12.95 ISBN 9781910620182
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FANTASY SPORTS NO.3: THE GREEN KING Sam Bosma
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FANTASY SPORTS NO.1 Sam Bosma
GEIS: A GAME WITHOUT RULES Alexis Deacon
HB | 132pp | 250 x 190mm | £15.99 ISBN 9781910620274 90000 9 781910 620274 15
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STIG AND TILDE: VANISHER’S ISLAND Max de Radiguès
PB | 64pp | 279 x 202 mm | £9.99 ISBN 9781910620649
STIG AND TILDE: LEADER OF THE PACK Max de Radiguès
PB | 64pp | 279 x 202 mm | £9.99 ISBN 9781910620656
STIG AND TILDE: THE LOSER SQUAD Max de Radiguès
PB | 64pp | 279 x 202 mm | £9.99 ISBN 9781910620663 51395
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THROUGH A LIFE Tom Haugomat
HB | 184pp | 247 x 174mm | £16.99 ISBN 9781910620496 90000 9 781910 620496 16
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HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE NORTH Luke Healy
PB | 200pp | 250 x 185mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620328
MEAN GIRLS CLUB: PINK DAWN Ryan Heshka
HB | 96pp | 250 x 190mm | £14.99 ISBN 9781910620229 52095
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HB | 64pp | 290 x 170mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620298 90000
THE SPECTATORS Victor Hussenot
SUMMER SPIRIT Elizabeth Holleville
HB | 96pp | 190 x 150mm | £14.99 ISBN 9781907704758 52295
PB | 256pp | 225 x 170mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620724 51695
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MAP OF DAYS Robert Hunter
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HOW TO PICK A FIGHT Lara Kaminoff
PB | 216pp | 225 x 170mm | £14.99 ISBN 9781910620786 51899 9 781910 620786
GARBAGE NIGHT Jen Lee
PB | 100pp | 250 x 180mm | £12.95 ISBN 9781910620212
OUT OF NOTHING Daniel Locke with David Blandy
HB | 248pp | 240 x 175mm | £16.99 ISBN 9781910620281 90000
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DALSTON MONSTERZZ Dilraj Mann
HB | 80pp | 300 x 211mm | £14.99 ISBN 9781910620359
SP4RX Wren McDonald
PB | 120pp | 243 x 170mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620120
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HB | 128pp | 255 x 185mm | £16.99 ISBN 9781910620243 90000 9 781910 620243
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SKIP Molly Mendoza
HB | 168pp | 270 x 200mm | £16.99 ISBN 9781910620427
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KINGDOM Jon McNaught
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SKIP Molly Mendoza
PB | 168pp | 225 x 170mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781913123062
PB | 176pp | 226 x 170mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620335
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DEADENDIA: THE WATCHER'S TEST Hamish Steele
PB | 220pp | 225 x 170mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620472
LEEROY & POPO Louis Roskosch
PANTHEON Hamish Steele
PB | 52pp | 240 x 160mm | £8.50 ISBN 9781907704321
PB | 224pp | 226 x170 mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620205
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MOONHEAD AND THE MUSIC MACHINE Andrew Rae
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DEADENDIA: THE BROKEN HALO Hamish Steele
PB | 244pp | 225 x 170mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620625
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THE KING OF BIRDS Alexander Utkin
HB | 72pp | 260 x 165mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620380
THE WATER SPIRIT Alexander Utkin
HB | 72pp | 260 x 165mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620106
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TYNA OF THE LAKE Alexander Utkin
HB | 72pp | 260 x 165mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620519 51695
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GAMAYUN TALES I: AN ANTHOLOGY OF MODERN RUSSIAN FOLK TALES Alexander Utkin
GAMAYUN TALES II: AN ANTHOLOGY OF MODERN RUSSIAN FOLK TALES Alexander Utkin
PB | 184pp | 235 x 160mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620670 51995
PB | 168pp | 235 x 160mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620700
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NOBROW 10 Various
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A GRAPHIC COSMOGONY Various
PB | 152pp | 310 x 220mm | £18 ISBN 9781910620397 52400 9 781910 620397
Nobrow 10 / Micah Lidberg
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NON FICTION
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FILMMAKING Adam Allsuch Boardman
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF UFOS Adam Allsuch Boardman
HB | 112pp | 245 x 185mm | £16.99 ISBN 9781910620403
HB | 128pp | 245 x 185mm | £16.99 ISBN 9781910620694 51995
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ROBERT MOSES Pierre Christin & Olivier Balez
PB | 108pp | 250 x 186mm | £12.99 ISBN 9781910620366 90000 9 781910 620366
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IN WAVES AJ Dungo
PB | 376pp | 226 x 170mm | £16.99 ISBN 9781910620632
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NEUROCOMIC Dr Hana Roš & Dr Matteo Farinella
HB | 160pp | 250 x 190mm | £15.99 ISBN 9781910620434 51895
HB | 144pp | 230 x 168mm | £14.99 ISBN 9781907704703
THE SENSES Dr Matteo Farinella
NON FICTION
EILEEN GRAY: A HOUSE UNDER THE SUN Charlotte Malterre-Barthes & Zosia Dzierżawska
HB | 168pp | 230 x 168mm | £14.99 ISBN 9781910620175 90000
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THE ART OF DRAG Jake Hall
HB | 136pp | 270 x 200mm | £20.00 ISBN 9781910620717 52295
AMERICANA Luke Healy
LONDON DECO Thibaud Hérem
HB | 20pp | 320 x 250mm | £25 ISBN 9781907704642 PB | 336pp | 225 x 155 mm | £16.99 ISBN 9781910620618
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MARX, FREUD & EINSTEIN: HEROES OF THE MIND Corinne Maier & Anne Simon
PB | 192 pp | 258 x 203mm | £14.99 ISBN 9781910620311
QUODLIBET Sebastian Gievert & Katja Spitzer
HB | 60pp | 244 x 178mm | £15 ISBN 9781907704215
A CASTLE IN ENGLAND Jamie Rhodes & Various
HB | 144pp | 226 x 167mm | £14.99 ISBN 9781910620199
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is a large format publication at 297x420mm. This gigantic format allows the featured artist more space to include more opulent levels of detail and creativity.
BIG MOTHER
BIG MOTHER
BIG MOTHER 2 Sam Vanallemeersch
Saddle-Stitched | 24pp | 420 x 297mm £18 | ISBN 9781907704291 90000 9 781907 704291 26
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LEPORELLO
A series of concertina books that unfold into stunning doublesided panoramas. Some are educational, all are beautiful.
SPACE RACE Tom Clohosy Cole
LOCOMOTION Golden Cosmos
HIGH TIMES Golden Cosmos
Leporello | 20pp | 235 x 138 mm | £10 ISBN 9781907704437
Leporello | 20pp | 235 x 138mm | £10 ISBN 9781910620113
Leporello | 20pp | 235 x 138 mm | £10 ISBN 9781907704352
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Space Race / Tom Clohosy Cole
EVENTUALLY EVERYTHING CONNECTS Loris Lora
FESTIVAL FRENZY Kyle Platts
Leporello | 20pp | 330 x 195 mm | £25 ISBN 9781907704888 90000
Leporello | 20pp | 330 x 195mm | £18 ISBN 9781907704710
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WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA Kellie Strøm
Leporello | 20pp | 235 x 138 mm £11.99 ISBN 9781907704857 90000
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a graphic short story project designed to help talented new graphic novelists tell their stories in a manageable and economic format, acting as a springboard for more ambitious projects.
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GOLEMCHIK William Exley
TEMPORAMA Clayton Jr
VACANCY Jen Lee
Saddle-Stitched | 24pp | 230 x 170mm £6.50 | ISBN 9781907704796
Saddle-Stitched | 24pp | 230 x 170mm £6.50 | ISBN 9781907704079
Saddle-Stitched | 24pp | 230 x 170mm £6.50 | ISBN 9781907704970
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CYBER REALM Wren McDonald
LOST PROPERTY Andy Poyiadgi
THE HUNTER Joe Sparrow
Saddle-Stitched | 24pp | 230 x 170mm £6.50 | ISBN 9781907704918
Saddle-Stitched | 24pp | 230 x 170mm £6.50 | ISBN 9781907704864
Saddle-Stitched | 24pp | 230 x 170mm £6.50 | ISBN 9781907704987
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Vacancy / Jen Lee
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Kingdom / Jon McNaught An Illustrated History of UFOs / Adam Allsuch Boardman
CATALOGUE
SPRING 2022
INTRODUCING TWENTY SEVEN Twenty Seven is a bold, new literary list to celebrate experimental writing in fiction and non fiction. It will launch in 2021 to champion breakthrough voices who have something important to say or a brilliant story to tell. This new list will appeal to a contemporary readership who want to read surprising, provocative and inspiring books. Nobrow has an established visual aesthetic in illustrated books and we’re excited to bring this to the form of the novel by merging with authors who love to experiment with the form of the content. Twenty Seven’s aim is to become home to the next great writing heroes who are not afraid to stand out from the crowd, and find their feet with an independent publisher not afraid to take a risk. Our small and curated list will grab readers and champion dynamic fiction and non-fiction writing.
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FICTION AIDEN SHAW'S PENIS Various Authors
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Demy Hardback | 250pp | 216 x 135mm £14.99 | ISBN 9781910620816
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What does it mean to be silenced, to be censored? Or perhaps, more importantly, what does it mean to break free? Bringing together 12 exciting and emerging fiction and non-fiction writers from around the world, This anthology explores the censoring of the past, present, future, the self; the state; and the effects of censorship on everyday life. This collection will provide readers with a diverse, relatable and surprising look at censorship while celebrating high quality short form writing. Foreword by Coco Khan | Cover Illustration by Daniel Clarke Aiden Shaw’s Penis - Ali Said, Fortress - Catherine Rudolph, The Very Best is Available to Me - Deborah Green, The General and the Birds - Fernando A Torres , Vestiges - Kiki Gonglewski, Redact - Michael Harris Cohen, Three Acts from a Woman’s Life - Mitra Teymoorian, Reflections - Mubanga Kalimamukwento, The Song Bird - Nathan Alling Long, Penguin: A Flightless Migratory Bird - Selma Carvalho, Refracted - Stephanie Wilderspin, The Many Different Lives of Denola - Timi Odueso 37
FICTION THESE GREAT ATHENIANS Valentine Carter
OUT NOW!
Hardback | 228pp | 216 x 135mm £14.99 | ISBN 9781914343001
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Faithful Penelope waits for her husband’s return as she weaves a shroud that foretells her doom, Scylla once a beautiful nymph turned monster prowls the seas hungry for flesh, while the witch Circe falls for a man who will leave her. Weaving together their stories and poetic voices, this subtly moving and playful verse novel questions how do those without a voice find freedom within the world of men? Valentine Carter grew up in a small village, escaped to the capital and now lives by the sea. They recently completed an MA in creative writing at Birkbeck, University of London, where they are now studying for a PhD. Valentine has short fiction published by The Fiction Pool, Bandit Fiction, In Yer Ear and The Mechanics’ Institute Review: Issue 15 and Issue 16, and poetry published by Perverse and Visual Verse. Cover Illustration by Avalon Nuovo 38
NON FICTION RICE & PEAS AND FISH & CHIPS
Hardback | 192pp | 216 x 135mm £14.99 | ISBN 9781914343018
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Pauline Campbell
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Pauline Campbell was brought up on Rice and Peas and Fish and Chips after her parents left the warm shores of the Caribbean, to settle in Britain. In this book Pauline will take the reader on a journey into where her generation has been. A generation of people who at their birth had no idea that the subsequent political events that were taking place throughout their young lives would lead to a tsunami of inequality. Pauline Campbell is a lawyer and writer who works with Hackney Borough and Waltham Forest Council. In 2016 her team won Litigation Team of the Year at the Lawyers in Local Government Awards and she also works as a Supervising Lawyer on The Windrush Justice Clinic. Pauline's short story Rice and Peas and Fish and Chips was published in The London Reader in spring 2020 and was adapted into her first full length non-fiction book. Cover Illustration by Daniel Clarke 39