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Join us for an online chat with Francesca Beauman, publisher of the U.K.-based Persephone Books, about the press’s forthcoming book — the forgotten classic Crooked Cross by Sally Carson, “a richly detailed, page-turning and remarkably prescient account of the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany and its devastating impact on the lives of the fictional Kluger family.”
It couldn’t be a more important time to revisit the text, says Beauman. “To have the opportunity to rescue this literary masterpiece from being entirely lost is an immense privilege,” she says. “As the lessons history has taught us seem worryingly close to being forgotten, now feels like the right time to share it with the world.”
In this Sunday morning chat with Upstart & Crow founder Zoe Grams, Beauman will share about the decision to republish Carson’s long-lost text, and what else is happening for Persephone Books in the year ahead.
Don’t miss this conversation with one of the literary world’s most respected and innovative publishers! To reserve your copy of Crooked Cross, email us at hello[at]upstartandcrow.com. Reserve your ticket to this free online event here.
About Upstart & Crow:
Upstart & Crow is a not-for-profit creative studio and literary incubator that champions writers, readers and stories, and the role they play in shaping our lives. We develop original programs, support artists and revel in creative projects focused on literature In translation, climate solutions, poetry, civic dialogue, community and skills building, all with the aim of elevating the role of literature and storytelling in our lives. Find us on Granville Island, Gibsons and online at upstartandcrow.com.
Persephone Books
Based in Bath, U.K., Persephone Books reprints neglected fiction and non-fiction, mostly by women writers and mostly dating from the mid-twentieth century. All 151 titles are intelligent, thought-provoking and beautifully written. As well as novels they publish short stories, diaries, memoirs, poetry, gardening books and cookery books; each title has an elegant grey jacket and a patterned endpaper, along with a matching bookmark.
