Notes from the Editor

Welcome to the new Sceptre site

Here you’ll find superbly written fiction and non-fiction that aims not just to entertain and absorb you but also to stretch the mind: to be thought-provoking, stimulating, surprising and enlightening. Perennial favourites such as Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, for example, a breathtakingly original exploration of humanity’s will to power, or Gavin Pretor-Pinney’s The Cloudspotter’s Guide, as beguiling, inspiring and informative a book on clouds as you could wish for under the sun. Our authors, who have won prizes from the Booker to the Prix Goncourt, come from around the globe and cover a great range of themes and subjects. What they have in common is skill, talent, intelligence and imagination, a passion for the written word and a belief in the value of literature. Read on to find out about their new and upcoming titles and check out the links for related features, news, author events and details of all Sceptre books – more words, words, glorious words!

 

Carole Welch, Sceptre publisher

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Aftershock

Clare Morrall, author of the Booker-shortlisted ASTONISHING SPLASHES OF COLOUR, reveals the background to her new novel, THE MAN WHO DISAPPEARED.

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Feature

Suggested Wikipedia entry for Sceptre

Chris Cleave, author of the Costa-shortlisted THE OTHER HAND, takes his life in his hands and lifts the curtain on the shady truth about Sceptre.

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News

Melvyn Bragg nominated for 'the Lost Man Booker'

One-off prize to honour books published in 1970 puts A PLACE IN ENGLAND on the list.

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