Foundational texts. Novels. Poetry. Essay collections. Biographies. Dark Angels writers have published a list of excellent books.
Have a look.
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Berliners
The poem tells the story of the 20th century through a tableau of vivid scenes brought to life by a diversity of poetic forms – all seen through the lens of the people and places of this one extraordinary city, Berlin.
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And So We Grow
A second volume of writing from Dark Angels poets featuring Jonathan Holt. Includes poems written for the Bloomsbury Festival 2023.
Published by Paekakiriki Press.
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Dark Angels: Three Contemporary Poets
A new volume of poems by Thérèse Kieran, Tim Rich and John Simmons. In partnership with London publisher Paekakariki Press. Launched on World Poetry Day.
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We, Me, Them & It
We, Me, Them & It is the first of John Simmons' trilogy The Writer's Materials. He looks at how we can write and use words more creatively and persuasively in business today. Now released as a new 21st anniversary edition.
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On writing
A compendium of advice on different aspects of business writing, each chapter sets out a comprehensive approach to writing more effectively for business.
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Established
In Established, the Dark Angels collective discover how centuries old companies have survived scores of booms and busts, black sheep in the family and strange twists of fate.
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Keeping Mum
The world’s first-ever 15-author collective novel. Keeping Mum takes a dysfunctional family on a road trip with a body in the back of a white van - and secrets galore.
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Trust Me, I'm Listed
A leading UK voice on corporate reporting, Claire makes the case for truth telling in this handy guide to writing annual reports. Commissioned by the UK’s Chartered Governance Institute.
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The Mapmaker
Two young men leave their isolated village on a perilous journey through the plague ravaged English countryside of 1349, their only guide an obscure and mysterious map.
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The Witness
The first of Jamie’s two award-nominated Young Adult thrillers is set in a future Scotland where conflict is the backdrop to a heart-stopping pursuit through the Highlands.
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The Reckoning
In The Reckoning a young man uncovers something rotten at the heart of his island community and confronts difficult questions about who he is and where his loyalties lie.
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The Adventure of Being Cunninghame Graham
It would be impossible to invent Don Roberto today – a fantastic combination of Don Quixote and Sir Gawain, Indiana Jones and the Lone Ranger. Best known as a politician and writer, Jamie’s extraordinary great-great uncle was many other things besides.
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Finding our creativity
In the last of the trilogy, John encourages us to rebel against jargon and corporate speak, engage our emotions as well as our intellect and put our personality into words.
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Spanish Crossings
John’s second novel, was inspired by a true family story of Basque children evacuated to Britain during the Spanish Civil War - a tragic love story based on real history.
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The Good Messenger
The Good Messenger, John’s third novel, is set either side of the first world war. A coming-of-age and historical mystery story, exploring the layers of the past that shadow the present.
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Leaves
Leaves, John’s first novel, was set in 1970 London in a single street that witnesses decay, murder and changing relationships over the course of the year’s four seasons.