return to content peter owen is an independent british publisher founded in 1951 the illustrated travelogues of ithell colquhoun with stewart lee how i envy you if you are about to read either or both of ithell colquhoun s gnostic travelogues for the first time for soon you too will be post colquhoun and everything will seem ever so slightly altered . stewart lee listen to stewart lee on bbc radio 4 s open book with mariella frostrup continue reading 0 tracy chevalier on cora sandel best selling author of girl with a pearl earring tracy chevalier wrote the foreword to the modern classics edition of alberta and freedom . this is the second novel in the alberta trilogy by cora sandel a neglected classic of bildungsroman and feminist literature . we ve posted an extract of the first novel alberta and jacob . you can read tracy s foreword continue reading 0 women in translation throughout august we will be posting extracts from some of our favourite novels in translation . oh and the writers are all women . here s your first alberta and jacob by cora sandel cora who that s cora sandel and prepare to be frustrated reader . you are about to read from one of the greatest novels you ve never continue reading 0 a note from frank to peter we ve found a lovely thing in our archives today frank dickens the creator of the tubby long suffering clerk bristow the longest running newspaper cartoon from a single artist wrote a thriller called a curl up and die day that peter owen published in 1980 . and in peter s copy of the book is a personal note and continue reading 0 evelyn farr talks marie antoinette on the istros podcast an unmissable podcast here from our friends at istros books and our star author evelyn farr looking into marie antoinette s secret passion for count fersen and how farr s bestselling new book i love you madly decodes their letters to uncover the full extent of their love affair . enjoy continue reading 0 celebrate the 65th anniversary of peter owen publishers the peter owen salon at waterstones piccadilly london thursday 16 june 2016 7pm please join us and a host of our brilliant authors to celebrate 65 years of peter owen publishers and the life and work of peter owen himself with an evening of readings sparkling cocktails and conversation erin pizzey jeremy reed evelyn farr miranda miller continue reading 0 peter owen an extraordinary life thank you so much for all the condolences good wishes and wonderful things that have been said about peter since we sadly shared news of his peaceful death . we have been remembering him fondly and looking through photographs of his extraordinary life some of which we believe have never before been seen outside of peter s circle of family and friends . continue reading 0 peter owen 1927 2016 peter owen obe died peacefully on tuesday morning 31 may surrounded by friends and family at the whittington hospital london after a short illness . peter had celebrated his 89th birthday in february . he will be sadly missed by his family and friends and remembered by his admirers around the world as the publisher who brought a host of continue reading 0 glenn gould and natsume soseki when legendary pianist glenn gould first discovered the 1965 peter owen edition of the three cornered world by natsume soseki he was so overwhelmed by the book that he phoned up his cousin to tell him all about it ... what happened next is detailed in damian flanagan s exquisite introduction to the text . and you can read an continue reading 0 mystery on sea we re off to sunny st. ives for the cornwall launch of half a pound of tuppenny rice it s the birthplace of this thrilling mystery novel after all . come and join author david coubrough and his guests for a glass of champagne and enjoy the breathtaking views from the famous carbis bay hotel next tuesday may continue reading 0 1 2 11 next follow follow us on twitter and facebook book categories new books bestsellers e books fiction non fiction modern classics catalogue latest tweets peterowenpubs peterowenpubs rt istros books slovenianauttumn 3 new novels from slovenian contemporary authors in the 1st world series from us & https t.co xiq1ee7qox 2d ago peterowenpubs peterowenpubs catch a glimpse of slovenianautumn with an extract from one of our very first world series titles . more info here https t.co y7eookkaqq 3d ago peterowenpubs peterowenpubs rt oliviahellewell for translationthurs a preview of what i ve been working on this year inc. my favourite description of ljubljana https t.co tgv2ofy5yn 3d ago peterowenpubs peterowenpubs https t.co 0hz1kk400z want to hear more from zizek buy tickets here https t.co tlxkk2jg7g philosophybites acgrayling conwayhall 3d ago photos on flickr 2014 peter owen publishers sales press submissions rights contact refunds peter owen ltd registered company no. 494915 registered address 81 ridge road london n8 9np vat reg . 239952620 website by gt design & eckhomedia