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📚This week at Midas📚 📘Patricia Cornwell’s memoir, True Crime, to be published May 2026 True Crime, the much-anticipated memoir from @1pcornwell will be published by @LittleBrownUK (UK) and @GrandCentralPub (US) on 5 May 2026. Midas is thrilled to be working on the publication, where Patricia Cornwell leaves no stone unturned in a deeply candid account of her life, offering inspiring insight into what made her the international sensation she is today. 🏆Midas shortlisted for Roxhill Media Awards In exciting news, Midas has been shortlisted for two of this year’s @roxhillmedia Awards! The team working on The Rose Field by @PhilipPullman is up for Best PR Campaign alongside @PenguinUKBooks and @DFB_storyhouse. Edwina Boyd-Gibbins is up for Best Piece of Coverage for The @ObserverUK's feature on @PersephoneBooks's publication of #CrookedCross by Sally Carson. Congratulations to those shortlisted for their incredible work! 📙Midas working with Harrison Hill for The Oracle’s Daughter Midas are excited to be working with @1harrisonhill to launch The Oracle’s Daughter, which follows the rise and fall of a woman-led paramilitary religious cult. The powerful book is a work of deeply reported narrative nonfiction about extremism, the search for belonging, and America’s turbulent religious history. 📗Midas working with Zack Rogow for The Kama Sutra for Senior Citizens… And Other Poems on Ageing Midas are excited to be working with American poet @ZackRogow on his latest collection The Kama Sutra for Senior Citizens… And Other Poems on Ageing (@ValleyPress, 12 February). Out just in time for Valentine’s Day, the book is a playful and tender musing on the agelessness of love, drawing upon Zack’s hard-won wisdom of a man newly single in his senior years, who found a kindred spirit later on in life. Read more here: midaspr.co.uk/news/this-week…

We’re thrilled to have been shortlisted for two @roxhillmedia this year – Best PR Campaign for #TheRoseField by @PhilipPullman, along with the brilliant @PenguinUKBooks @DFB_storyhouse @dfb_storyhouse and Best Piece of Coverage for @ObserverUK feature on @PersephoneBooks publication of Sally Carson’s #CrookedCross. We're so grateful to our clients and very proud of this industry recognition for Midas' fantastic campaigns. To see what Midas can do for you, drop us a line at info@midas-group.com

Ask Absurd Questions… Thank you all for your amazing support in 2025. As we head into 2026, and following the recent releases of the first A Better Paradise novel and the first issues of the American Caper comic book series, we’ve received and seen quite a few good questions from fans and followers about those stories and our other upcoming projects. We will be publishing our very first ASK ABSURD QUESTIONS article to the Absurd Feed soon addressing questions about A Better Paradise, American Caper, the Absurdaverse and more. If you have questions for us to consider, please do keep them coming here in replies or via absurdventures.com/contact and stay tuned.

Hope you’ll join me on the journey.❤️ (Photo by Annie Leibovitz, 1997) Pre-Order #TRUECRIME linktr.ee/truecrimepatri…

What is the Absurdaverse? Dan Houser speaks to Lex Fridman about Absurd’s comedy universe with animation projects and an open-world video game in development. “I hope it’s got comedy, cynicism, heart, drama, and some amusing life lessons.” From Dan’s wide-ranging multi-hour conversation with Lex. Watch the entire episode on YouTube: youtu.be/o3gbXDjNWyI?t=…

Dan Houser discusses the psyche of character, NigelDave – the almost infinitely intelligent, but profoundly unwise superintelligence at the heart of A BETTER PARADISE Vol 1 From Dan’s in-depth nearly 3 hour conversation with Lex Fridman, watch the entire episode now on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=o3gbXD…

We had Patricia Cornwell on our @WedLikeAWord podcast. Yes, THE Patricia Cornwell - and, as my godmother would say, she’s a hoot!

📚This week at Midas📚 🌹The Rose Field: The Book of Dust Volume Three by Philip Pullman publication The Rose Field: The Book of Dust Volume Three – the culmination of the cultural phenomenon that is The Book of Dust and His Dark Materials – by @PhilipPullman has finally been published! Brilliant coverage has run on BBC News, BBC Radio 4 Today, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Telegraph and more – including a 30-minute special on BBC iPlayer – alongside a very special launch with Philip and guests at St James’ Church in London to mark publication on Thursday. Watch this space as there’s still plenty to come…! @PenguinUKBooks @DFB_storyhouse 🎄The Folio Society Christmas Collection launch @foliosociety this week launched their 2025 Christmas Collection, featuring a great range of classic and contemporary titles across both fiction and non-fiction. Titles include The Folk of the Faraway Tree, The Crossing, Pippi Longstocking, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Hamnet, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, The Templars, God Emperor of Dune, The Binti Trilogy, SHOUT! and Shogun. Alongside this stunning collection, The Folio Society also released a new edition of the classic holiday tale A Christmas Carol, with wonderfully eerie illustrations by @coomeringue and a wonderful introduction by Simon Callow. 📖The Folio Society events In addition to the release of their Christmas Collection, @foliosociety held two exciting events this week: on Monday, they welcomed guests to @ArtWorkersGuild for the launch of A Christmas Carol, where actor Simon Callow read from his introduction. On Thursday, Beatles fans gathered at Iconic Images Gallery for a Q&A with acclaimed author Philip Norman (interviewed by @Willjhodgkinson) to celebrate the release of the Folio Society’s edition of Shout! 📘Inner Light: The Portraiture of Chris Levine by Helen Chislett publication On Tuesday, a new book from our client @Prestel_pub was published – Inner Light: The Portraiture of Chris Levine. Written by Helen Chislett, this exquisitely produced monograph is the first to celebrate pioneering artist @iamchrislevine, whose innovative use of light and technology has transformed contemporary portraiture. The book features portraits of The Queen, @NaomiCampbell, @eltonofficial, Dalai Lama, Kate Moss, Bono, and more. Read more here: midaspr.co.uk/news/this-week…

Swing through the trees with @marleen_lammers & #IanSmith’s The Day the Jungle-net Broke a fun picture book warning little ones about too much time on their digital devices! @NFPublishingUK @hannahbrightpr @midascampaigns lep.co.uk/arts-and-cultu…

The bestselling Patricia Cornwell aka @1pcornwell stars in the new @WedLikeAWord podcast episode with hosts @PaulWaters99 & Stevyn Colgan, talking about her new book, Sharp Force, & her relationship with writing. Listen here podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wed… or where you get your podcasts

#SHARPFORCE Available Now: linktr.ee/sharpforce Listen Here: spreaker.com/episode/episod…

It's publication day for 'A BETTER PARADISE Volume 1: An Aftermath'! Out today from @AbsurdVentures, the debut novel from legendary writer and creative director of the RED DEAD REDEMPTION and GRAND THEFT AUTO series Dan Houser tells the story of an ambitious but addictive video game project that goes very wrong. Ernest Cline, author of 'Ready Player One' calls it "A harrowing techno-futurist fever dream of justifiably paranoid creators being hunted down by their own creation. A game-dev's worst nightmare, imagined by one of the best writers ever to work in the gaming industry. “Frankenstein” meets “Free Guy”... if both were on a really bad acid trip."

A BETTER PARADISE, the novel Out now in hardcover, ebook and audio “At its heart, this is a mythological story about video game development. I have always felt this is fascinating source material for narrative fiction and am finally getting the opportunity to explore it with A BETTER PARADISE Volume One: An Aftermath” - Dan Houser absurdventures.com/abetterparadis…

You won’t want to miss this! More info: tinyurl.com/yc25u4h2

Today’s episode is a short breaking news item with the Managing Director of @bookshop_org_UK. Listen here: podfollow.com/quick-book-rev…

“A story about degenerate criminals from a completely different perspective” Creator-writer Dan Houser speaks about American Caper with IGN’s Ryan McCaffrey at L.A. Comic Con last weekend The American Caper comic book series begins November 12 with Issue # 1, from Absurd Ventures and @DarkHorseComics. Order your copy now at your local comic shop.

The six books shortlisted for the UK’s most prestigious history writing prize – the @WolfsonHistory Prize – have been announced today. Read more about this year's fascinating shortlist here: midaspr.co.uk/news/from-vict… #WolfsonHistoryPrize

Lovely #bookpost today. Sharp Force is by @1pcornwell and will be published in the UK on 7/10/25. I am diving straight into this as I’m interviewing Patricia soon for the podcast. Yes please - happy reading!

📚 This week at Midas 📚 🏆Windham-Campbell Prizes Festival This week we attended the annual @WindhamCampbell Prizes Festival at Yale which showcases the extraordinary range of talent across the Prizes with a series of thought-provoking lectures, panel discussions, film screenings, and performances from this year’s recipients and alumni. 🔎Women’s Prize Trust announce the launch of Discoveries 2026 This Tuesday, the @WomensPrize Trust announced the launch of Discoveries 2026, the popular and pioneering writer development programme and prize run in partnership with @audibleuk , the Curtis Brown Literary and Talent Agency, and the Curtis Brown Creative writing school. . 📖Killing the Nerve by Anna Pazos publication @FoundryEditions' latest title was released this week on the 16th September. Killing the Nerve by Anna Pazos, translated from Catalan by Laura McGloughlin and Charlotte Coombe, is a non-fiction portrait of a young international Catalan in the 21st century. 📕Shadows at Work by Steven D’Souza publication Thursday 18th September is publication day for Shadows at Work, out in paperback from LID Publishing. In the book, leadership expert and executive coach Steven D’Souza argues that leaders must embrace their ‘dark side’ (their Shadows) in the workplace, in order to really succeed in their role (and in life). 🎧Absurd Ventures announces Ray Porter as the voice of A Better Paradise audiobook The audiobook edition of A Better Paradise novel will be read by legendary narrator Ray Porter exclusively on @audibleuk . The audiobook, eBook and print edition will be available in UK & US on 14 October. 🌹Publication events announcement for Philip Pullman’s The Rose Field This week, @PenguinUKBooks and @DFB_storyhouse announced the launch events for the epic publication of #TheRoseField by Philip Pullman, including a special publication day celebration with @Waterstones (23 October, 7pm) and an in-conversation event with Philip and @hannahmacin @blackwellbooks (25 October, 3pm) 🍂Launch of The Folio Society’s Autumn Collection The Folio Society’s Autumn Collection launched this week on the 16th September. The collection includes the first ever illustrated edition of Murakami’s Magnum Opus 1Q84; A Canticle for Leibowitz with a special afterword detailing illustrator Elliot Lang’s real life familial connections to the book. 💻Troubador Self-Publishing Conference Last weekend @hannahbrightpr gave a PR and social media masterclass at Troubadour's Self-Publishing Conference. As well as sharing tips and tricks, it was exciting to hear how attendees’ respective self-publishing journeys were progressing. It was a great day, and brilliant to speak to many enthusiastic writers. Read more here: midaspr.co.uk/news/this-week…

And it’s officially begun! An amazing first day yesterday for Team Midas at @Yale for the @WindhamCampbell Festival. Full of photoshoots with Beowulf Sheehan, a very special tour of the @BeineckeLibrary and the Food Truck Welcome on campus. Stay tuned for the incredible programme of events on this week! #wcpfestival25