EYEWEAR PUBLISHING
SUMMER AND AUTUMN
2016
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isbn 978-1-908998-94-1
published 25 February, 2016
extent 130 pages
binding Paperback
price £ 9.99 / $ 14.49
Politics/biograPhy
okla elliott
Bernie
SanderS
the essential Guide
BOOKS
okla Elliott
bernie sanders:
The essenTial guide
• bernie sanders has been called the american Jeremy corbyn
• sanders’ strong performance in the primaries thus far promises a
long campaign
• the author has already appeared in a variety of U.s. radio, newspaper,
and digital venues in support of the book
• the author has scheduled events including a university-sponsored
debate and a launch event in chicago
Bernie Sanders: The Essential Guide is a brief
but in-depth analysis of the famous american
Democratic presidential candidate in the race
against Hillary Clinton. okla elliott considers
Sanders’ political record and policy stances,
and places the greater Sanders movement
within a global, historical, and philosophical
context. this guide is essential reading for
progressives the world over.
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okla elliott is an assistant professor
at Misericordia University in
Pennsylvania. He holds a PhD in
comparative and world literature
from the University of illinois, a
Master of Fine arts in creative
writing from ohio State University,
and a certificate in legal studies
from Purdue University. His work
has appeared in Cincinnati Review,
Harvard Review, Indiana Review,
Prairie Schooner, A Public Space
and Subtropics, and was included
as a notable essay in Best American
Essays 2015. He is a senior editor
at New american Press and the
managing editor of the culture and
politics website As It Ought
To Be.
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BERNIE SANDERS:THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE
LEAD TITLE MARKETING PLAN
Coverage to date:
• Feature at The Hill (largest political site in the U.S. with10,000+ daily readers).
• 3,500-word article on the book in Apache (Belgian political site).
• 20-minute television appearance on WBRE-TV 28, syndicated at the UK’s One News.
• Feature in Pennsylvania regional newspaper The Standard Speaker.
• Feature in Pennsylvania regional newspaper The Citizen’s Voice.
• Feature in Pennsylvania regional newspaper The Times Leader.
• 20-minute guest appearance on WILK News Radio.
• Featured lecture at Misericordia University.
• Launch event in March in Chicago.
• National Public Radio 1-hour feature scheduled for March.
Additional outreach includes:
Outreach to U.S. political and cultural blogs including Salon.com and Politico, as well as promotional mailings to U.S. and U.K. regional, daily, and weekly newspapers.
isbn 978-1-908998-93-4
published 21 March, 2016
extent 150 pages
binding Paperback
price £ 9.99 / $ 14.49
Politics/biograPhy
DONALD
TRUMP
BOOKS
OLIvER JOnES
THE
RHETORIC
oliVEr JoNEs
Trump:
The rheToric
• trump has quickly become the front-runner for the republican party in
the race for the U.s. presidency
• the international stakes of the U.s. presidential race have never been
higher
• this book is essential reading for those who want to understand the
trump phenomenon
• Witty, funny, and irreverent, this volume offers an accessible but
critical take on the political candidate
Oliver Jones is a poet, writer, and
editor based in London. Since
graduating in Philosophy, Politics
and International Relations from
Oxford University in 2012 he has
held a variety of posts in the arts
and tech industry and recently
edited the #refugeeswelcome
anthology for Eyewear Publishing.
This is a book about the
phenomenon born on June
16th of 2015, when Donald
Trump announced he would
run for the presidency in 2016.
Witty and inventive, Trump: The
Rhetoric deconstructs the myth
of ‘The Donald’ as it looks at
Trump’s own statements. The
character study that emerges
casts a critical light on a figure
who has come to dominate the
most dynamic and contested
presidential primary in
American history.
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TRUMP:THE RHETORIC
LEAD TITLE MARKETING PLAN
Marketing Strategy Includes:
• Newspaper outreach to venues including:
The Guardian,
The Huffington Post,
The Financial Times,
The Daily Telegraph,
The Evening Standard
The Oldie,
The Boston Globe,
The Los Angeles Times, and more.
• Digital media outreach to fast-moving digital media verticals covering politics. These venues
include:
Mother Jones,
Mashable,
Buzzfeed,
Mental Floss,
The Daily Beast,
Salon, and more.
• Broadcast outreach to the BBC, National Public Radio, and podcasts including the
Slate Political Gabfest and The Dinner Party Download.
isbn 978-1-908998-97-2
published 4 March, 2016
extent 184 pages
binding Paperback
price £ 9.99 / $ 14.49
Politics/biograPhy
‘i read it in a single sitting! it was quite well written. it seems the
author is rather a fan [of] mr corbyn. i will hang on to it as a
reference book as it is good for historical stuff on how he voted.’
— gerri peev of The Daily Mail
ies
BOOKS
W stePhen gilbert
jeremy corbyn –
accidental hero
• currently one of the top-selling biographies on amazon
• First fully-researched book on the most controversial man in
britain today
• Updated with new content bringing the reader from the syrian
war controversy to the eve of the eU referendum
• Perfect length for commuters and other busy readers
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In this entertaining guide, W Stephen Gilbert
sketches an informative portrait of the man who
rose in a most unexpected way to one of the summits
of British political life – and explodes some of the
myths that have accompanied that rise. The figure
that emerges seems to possess an almost Zen-like
resistance to harm, but might that mean he fails to
recognise hazards ahead?
Those who would ponder and perhaps argue these
questions will find the material they need. Here.
Now.
How did modest backbench MP Jeremy Corbyn
come virtually out of nowhere to lead the
parliamentary opposition, as the most avowedly
non-conformist Labour leader in British history?
Is his leadership built to last? Will those in the
Labour party who reject his policies and
principles seek to have him replaced? Will
Corbyn self-destruct or become a game-changer?
British politics is poised at a fascinating and
unpredictable juncture.
gilbert interviewed on
meet the author, bbc
news channel (tv)
BOOKS
W stephen gilbert has had
a long and varied career in
television, film, theatre,
books, newspapers and
magazines. he is the
author of an acclaimed
biography of Dennis Potter.
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JEREMY CORBYN: ACCIDENTAL HERO
LEAD TITLE MARKETING PLAN
First edition coverage to date:
• Review in The Mancunion.
• Writeup in The Oxford Left Review.
• Review in Morning Star Online.
Additional outreach for the 2016 edition includes:
• Author’s presentation to the constituency Labor Party in March.
• Author signing even for the title in June.
• Outreach to venues that have favorably covered Eyewear’s Bernie Sanders:The Essential
Guide, with a pitch toward Sanders’ and Corbyn’s similarities of platform.
ISBN 978-1-908998-90-3
Published 21 March, 2016
Extent 160 pages
Binding Paperback
Price £ 9.99 / $ 14.49
MUSIC/ BIOGRAPHY/ SONGWRITING
An indispensable guide to Lana Del Rey’s songwriting that considers the 20th century mythologies
of popular culture. Mannan articulates the impact of influence and provides social and historical
context for his subject. Recommended. — RICHARD J PARFITT, Principal Lecturer and Course
Leader for Popular Music, Songwriting and Production at University of South Wales
F.A. MANNAN
LANA DEL REY
BOOKS
Her lIfe IN 94 SoNgS
aBout love, Sex
aNd deatH
The controversial artist Lana del Rey seemed to appear
fully-formed with her melancholy viral hit ‘video Games’
– but the story started long before. She had written
and performed for many years under many names with
no fanfare. Each time she changed her name, she was
drawn inexorably closer to the finished product – a
synthesis of real life and fantasy – that we see now. In
this anatomy, f.A. Mannan considers everything that has
gone into the equation: the music, poetry and films but
also the places and experiences that allow the songs
to communicate despite the media circus around them.
The guide considers the strange way the music industry
and press operate today, and the feedback loop between
these mechanical business processes and the creative
act. The tense gender politics and the blurry notions of
authenticity that jut awkwardly into del Rey’s faintly
otherworldly image are all given due consideration. This is
the definitive treatment of Lana del Rey’s work to date.
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Her
lIfe IN
94 SoNgS
ABOUT LOvE,
SEx ANd dEATH
f.A. MANNAN
— INCLUdES A fOREWORd BY HEARST MEdIA
EdITOR LISA MARIE BASILE
— THE AUTHOR, A MUSICIAN ANd SOUNd
ENGINEER, GIvES THE REAdER A fASCINATING
LOOk AT THE WORLd Of SONGWRITING
— MORE THAN A fAN GUIdE, THIS vOLUME IS
A STUdY IN POP CULTURE ANd THE MUSIC
INdUSTRY
— dEL REY HAS A dEvOTEd fOLLOWING EAGER
fOR A LOOk AT THEIR fAvORITE MUSICIAN
f.A. Mannan has a BA in Computer
Science from Cambridge and an
MMus in Songwriting from Bath
Spa. His thesis was on academic
notions of authenticity in Born To
Die by Lana del Rey. He has always
lived and worked in London, and
has worked both with software and
in music studios. He currently plays
in the band Park Royal.
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LANA DEL REY: HER LIFE IN 94 SONGS
ABOUT LOVE, SEX, AND DEATH
LEAD TITLE MARKETING PLAN
Marketing Strategy Includes:
• Review outreach to music industry and pop culture venues including:
DIY Magazine,
Consequence of Sound,
Fortitude Magazine,
Paste Magazine,
Fader,
Soundcheck (NPR),
Buzzfeed,
Jezebel,
Papermag,
Bitch Media,
Fact magazine,
The Wire,
Pitchfork,
Noisey (a vertical of Vice),
GQ United Kingdom,
iD.
Additional outreach includes:
Reviewer mailings to newspapers and traditional media, including
The Evening Standard,Time Out,The Independent, and others.
AMY MACKELDEN
ADELE
THE OTHER SIDE
— ReLease CoinCides with adeLe’s
woRLd touR
— wRitten in the huMoRous styLe
popuLaR with ReadeRs of digitaL
Media veRtiCaLs Like Bustle and
Buzzfeed
— the authoR has seCuRed a featuRe in
Hello GiGGles in suppoRt of the book
adele’s third album, 25, sold over
3 million copies in the us and upwards
of 800,000 copies in the uk in just seven
days, and tickets for her 2016 world
tour sold out in minutes. basically, it’s
impossible to be alive and not know
who adele is right now. from important
questions like ‘is adele a feminist?’
to explanations of what her albums
are actually about, this book has the
answers you need.
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BOOKS
ADELE
THE
OTHER
SIDE
aMy MaCkeLden
m
ISBN 978-1-908998-91-0
published 25 february, 2016
extent 160 pages
binding paperback
price £ 9.99 / $ 14.49
MusiC/biogRaphy
amy Mackelden is an entertainment
writer for Bustle, and has written for
Heat, New statesman, xoJane, Kinkly,
the independent online, and Hello
Giggles. she co-edits feminism pop
culture blog Clarissa explains f*ck All
with amy Roberts, and is developing a
show about multiple sclerosis
called Ms is My Boyfriend.
eyewearpublishing.com
ADELE:THE OTHER SIDE
LEAD TITLE MARKETING PLAN
Coverage to date:
• Author has secured a feature at digital media vertical Hello Giggles.
• Author is scheduling a blog tour in support of the book.
• Venues already in receipt of review copies include:
Bustle,
xoJane,
The Mary Sue,
Heat Magazine,
Bust,
Buzzfeed,
The Cut,
Bitch Media,
The London Evening Standard,
Refinery 29,
London Metro,
Jane Thurlow’s The Woman’s Hour,
New Books Magazine, and more.
Additional outreach includes:
Adele fan site outreach, Goodreads giveaway, and the author’s hometown launch.
TITLES UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Chaos is Come Again
July 2016
Chris Jackson
ISBN: 978-1-911335-23-8
Extent 130 pages
Binding Paperback
price £9.99/$ 14.49
POLITICS
• A look at the end of the
American Enlightenment
Roger Federer
July 2016
Chris Jackson
ISBN: 978-1-911335-24-5
Extent 130 pages
Binding Paperback
price £9.99/$ 14.49
SPORTS/BIOGRAPHY
• A thoughtful take
on a modern sports icon
FURTHER TITLES UNDER DEVELOPMENT FOR 2016 INCLUDE:
STAR WARS TRILOGIES: THE FORCE NEVER SLEPT • Tina Sardelas • A fast-paced, witty guide to Star
Wars, its memes, its fandom, and its geek culture.
INFOBANDITS: THE KEY FIGURES FROM KIM DOTCOM TO SNOWDEN • Peter Burnett • A history
of hacktivism, whistle-blowing, leak culture, and the authorities they challenge.
MENTAL HEALTH IN BRITAIN: A TERRIBLE DREAM • Melissa Lee-Houghton • An inside perspective on
mental health and its treatment in contemporary society.
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • Dylan William Jaggard • A history of the
American rock band through the Bataclan and beyond.
POPE FRANCIS: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE • Okla Elliott • A concise exploration of the pontiff, his positions
and his politics.
FUNNY WOMEN • Laura Tansley • Explores the rise and appeal of American comedians Lena Dunham, Amy
Schumer,Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler.
series eDiTOr TODD sWiFT / 2016 GuesT eDiTOr KellY DaviO
besT new briTish anD irish poeTs 2016
THE BEST
NEW BRITISH
AND IRISH
POETS
2016
JUDGED AND EDITED BY
KELLY DAVIO
SERIES EDITOR
TODD SWIFT
isbn 978-1-908998-55-2
published 15 March, 2016
extent 136 pages
binding Paperback
price £9.99 / $ 14.49
POeTrY
• The anthology is modeled on the tremendously popular u.s. best
new Poets series
• has the potential to become a long-standing annual series
• includes some of the most popular new poets in the u.K. and ireland today
• The publisher will launch a london reading event featuring contributors
The inaugural anthology of poems by fifty rising stars in the U.K.
and Ireland, this volume gathers the work of the most important,
interesting new poets working today.
alan DunneTT
aleX bell
aleX hOuen
ali leWis
aMY McCauleY
anDreW FenThaM
annabel banKs
beCKY CherriMan
ben ashWell
CaTO PeDDer
Claire QuiGleY
Clarissa aYKrOYD
COlin DarDis
DaisY behaGG
DaviD sPiTTle
Debris sTevensOn
eDWarD DOeGar
eliZabeTh ParKer
eriCa MCalPine
erin FOrnOFF
FranÇOise harveY
hOllY COrFielD Carr
ian M DuDleY
isabel rOGers
JaMes niXOn
JasOn lee
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JessiCa MaYheW
Karl O’hanlOn
KaTherine shirleY
liZ QuirKe
lOrna COllins
Maria isaKOva-benneTT
MaTT hOWarD
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Fr OliVer brennan, TODD sWiFT & DOMiniC burY
The poeT’s QuesT for goD
isbn 978-1-908998-25-5
published april 2016
extent approx. 300 pages
binding hardback
price £20.00
POeTrY
• a major anthology of work from top poets worldwide
• The first such anthology to include work from all faiths as well
as from atheists and agnostics
• a beautifully presented book equally suited for gifts and
university course adoption
• introduction by Professor ewan Fernie, leading scholar of
demonology and religion
Containing poems from world-renowned poets of all faiths and none from America, Britain, and
beyond, including Andrew Motion, Rowan Williams, Ian Duhig, Rae Armantrout, Fanny Howe,
Charles Bernstein, and over 200 others, this is the first anthology to place atheist poets side by side with
those from all major religions. Faith, doubt and wonder are explored, providing guidance, solace and
spiritual inspiration. Introduced by Professor Ewan Fernie, a leading scholar of demonology and religion,
this is a perfect book to be visited again and again. Eyewear Publishing’s first poetry anthology, it is a
wonderfully curated collection of questions and answers for everyone to enjoy.
FrOM The PreFaCe
how does a person of faith live in a world where
science offers so many answers to questions
previously unfathomable? how does a person of
no faith reconcile with the possibility that our bodies
are, after all but a brief wind of fabulously
compatible atoms? Can there there still be
spirituality in a world without faith? are the world,
the landscape, the chaotic details of life more or
less wonderful with or without religion? it is not the
purpose of this anthology to gesticulate towards
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either a secularist or a religious doctrine as the
preferred way of living. instead it is interested in
the variety of the poetic response that such a
fascinating dialogue offers. indeed, if one of
poetry’s main capabilities, with its gifts of language,
is to pick apart the fabric of the world, of the
reality which we pervade, then what better form
of response can there be to such questions, than
a poem that wonders aloud about the ultimate
nature of things?
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TONY CHAN FOUR POINTS FOURTEEN LINES
which are
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in the range
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nd ethereal
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at Dunnet
northerly
ish mainland.
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nces, feelings
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long-distance
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2016 EYEWEAR POETRY TITLES
FOUR POINTS
FOURTEEN LINES
WINNER
OF
THE
MELITA
HUME
POETRY
PRIZE
2015
TONY CHAN
A COLLECTION OF
SEVENTY-EIGHT POEMS
Four Points, Fourteen Lines
Tony Chan
Date: October 1
Extent: apx 86 pages
Binding Paperback
Price £9.99 / $ 15.49
ISBN: 978-1-911335-17-7
• co-winner of the Melita
Hume Poetry Prize
Professor Harriman’s
Steam Air-Ship
Terese Svoboda
Date: September 29
Extent: apx 86 pages
Binding Paperback
Price £9.99 / $ 15.49
ISBN: 978-1-911335-18-4
The Watermark
Alice Anderson
Date: October 1
Extent: apx 80 pages
Binding Paperback
Price £9.99 / $ 15.49
ISBN: 978-1-911335-20-7
• releases concurrently
with the author’s major
American memoir
Madame Ecosse
Marion McCready
Date: September 29
Extent: apx 80 pages
Binding Paperback
Price £9.99 / $ 15.49
ISBN: 978-1-911335-21-4
• new collection by one of
America’s leading poets
• second collection by a
rising star of Scottish poetry.
Psalmody
Maria Apichella
Date: October 1
Extent: apx 86 pages
Binding Paperback
Price £9.99 / $ 15.49
ISBN: 978-1-911335-19-1
The Billy Boy Remixes
Jeremy Reed
Date: September 29
Extent: apx 76 pages
Binding Paperback
Price £9.99 / $ 15.49
ISBN: 978-1-911335-22-1
• co-winner of the Melita
Hume Poetry Prize
• These remixed sonnets
coincide with the bicentennial of Shakespeare’s death.
After Reading Everything
Daniel Simon
Date: April 4
Extent: 88 pages
Binding Paperback
Price £9.99 / $ 15.49
ISBN: 978-1-908998-54-5
A Sleepless Man Sits Up in Bed
Anthony Seidman
Date: April 4
Extent: 64 pages
Binding Paperback
Price £9.99 / $ 15.49
ISBN: 978-1-908998-53-8
• Debut collection by the
editor of World Literature
Today
• Draws on the traditions
of great Latin American
poetry
EYEWEAR POETRY
TITLES UNDER DEVELOPMENT:
THE SONGWRITER SERIES
Building on the success of Keaton Henson’s IDIOT VERSE, Eyewear Publishing is developing a series of poetry books from singer/songwriters from
around the world.
Contract negotiations are underway with musicians including UK performer
Rat Boy (Parlophone Records) and US singer Natalie Prass (Columbia Records).
Eyewear is also in contact with such interested musicians as Courtney Barnett, Foals, Ezra Furman, Torres, and others.
POETRY MARKETING OVERVIEW
REVIEWS
We send targeted pre-release pitches and release-date reviewer mailings, inclusive of press kits, for all of our
titles. The following is a sample of the venues that receive our materials: The Guardian, The London Review of
Books, Magma, Mslexia, PN Review, Poetry London,The North,The Times Literary Supplement, Poetry Review,The New
York Times,The Los Angeles Times, Poetry Magazine.
ADVERTISING
We advertise our books and events widely, in venues including PN Review and Poets & Writers.
BROADCAST MEDIA
We further send targeted pitches to television and radio venues in the UK and US to reach new audiences.
Our authors have been featured on National Public Radio as well as national podcasts.
DIGITAL MEDIA
We work with our authors to develop pitches for interviews and features at a variety of digital media verticals
including The Rumpus,The Toast, Salon, and more.
SOCIAL MEDIA
We maintain a lively and engaged social media presence, with exclusive blog content, tweets throughout the
day, and a regularly maintained Facebook page. Our social media outreach includes giveaways and promotions.
INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR PRESENCE
Eyewear maintains a presence at book fairs and conferences in the UK and US, including the London Book
Fair and the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference as well as smaller local fairs.
LAUNCH EVENTS
Eyewear organises well-publicised launch events for its books in the UK and abroad, with London launches
at notable venues like the London Review of Books bookshop and US launches at independent bookstores
in major cities. Eyewear also facilitates authors’ own launch events and readings here and abroad.
PRIZES
A sample of the prizes our books are submitted for include:
The Poetry Book Society Prizes
The Forward Prize
The Griffin Poetry Prize
The Seamus Heaney First Collection Prize
Aldeburgh First Collection Prize
The Levis Reading Prize
The Academy of American Poets Prizes
The Kate and Kingsley Tufts Awards
PEN Awards
National Book Critics Circle Awards
The American Book Awards
The Pushcart Prize