#VanguardEditions

Gifted some money for Christmas and not sure what to spend it on? Just a reminder that the Vanguard Special Edition, valued at £80, is still on special offer of £40 (plus £10 p&p). What a bargain! Further details here: richardskinner.weebly.com/vanguard-speci…

Gifted some money for Christmas and not sure what to spend it on? Just a reminder that the Vanguard Special Edition: Poetry Only, valued at £80, is still on special offer of £40 (plus £10 p&p). What a bargain! Further details here: richardskinner.weebly.com/vanguard-speci…

The Vanguard Special Edition would make the perfect Christmas gift! Still on special offer. Details here: richardskinner.weebly.com/vanguard-speci…

A late-November Substack essay from me: I wrote about creative inspiration in music and writing. Read Catch a Fire: That Michelangelo Moment for FREE here 👇: judecook.substack.com/p/catch-a-fire

Join us tonight at @BurleyFisher for the London launch of @VanguardRead's The Carbon Arc. I'll be reading along with brilliant writers @ChristianaSpens Sam Mills, Karen Krizanovich & Gareth Evans. 6.30pm-9pm (Free) Tickets here: burleyfisherbooks.com/products/launc…

I'm reading from my Kubrick essay here at 7pm on Wednesday 19 November 2025 at Burley Fisher Bookshop E8 if you're in London town and want to say hi. I won't read for long, I promise.

That’s ’The Carbon Arc’ well and truly launched In Manchester. Thanks as ever to Helen and her team at the mighty Impiety Hour bookshop for stocking and selling Vanguard’s books. Farewell Manchester until next time!

Well done, Richard for tonight’s launch - part one - of The Carbon Arc. Thoroughly enjoyed everyone’s essays and films.

What a grand night we had launching ‘The Carbon Arc’ at the imperious Impiety Hour bookshop in Ancoats, Manchester! Sultry, funny, moving, engrossing. Thank YOU to glorious contributors/readers @ggaffa @nicholasroyle David Savill @aworthington111 richardskinner.weebly.com/lsquothe-carbo…

We will be launching this book on Wednesday 12th November at Peste in Ancoats. Starts at 7pm. No need to book, just turn up.

Copies of ‘The Carbon Arc’ now available @icalondon bookshop.

So good to see ‘The Carbon Arc’ & ‘The Hinge of a Metaphor’ nestled alongside Tarkovsky in the library @SarumCollege 🤩

🎉 Some more news! 🎉

🎉 Some news! 🎉

📢 Manchester folk! 📢 Next Wednesday is the launch of ‘The Carbon Arc’, a new collection of 16 commissioned essays on cinema published by Vanguard Editions. The launch will take place at the fabulous Impiety Hour bookshop. Free entry!

Come along to the launch of this fabulous new book of essays on cinema! Besides our four fabulous readers, there is exclusive work inside by Jonathan Coe, Rob Doyle, Wendy Erskine, Maria Fusco, Nicholas Royle & many others. You can purchase your copy here: richardskinner.weebly.com/lsquothe-carbo…

A sensational review of ‘The Carbon Arc’ in this month’s @SightSoundmag! Amazing! I do believe that the nature of the essays collected in ‘The Carbon Arc’ make it a very special book indeed. Thanks to Nicholas Royle for the spot. Copies available here! richardskinner.weebly.com/lsquothe-carbo…