canongatebooks on Nostr: Happy publication day to these four wonderful books! THE SECRET PAINTER – Joe ...

Happy publication day to these four wonderful books!

THE SECRET PAINTER – Joe Tucker
44 POEMS ON BEING WITH EACH OTHER – Pádraig Ó Tuama
POYUMS – Len Penny
YOUR BRAIN ON ART – Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross

Copies are available now at your favourite local bookshop, or online: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/out-today

In THE SECRET PAINTER, Joe Tucker tells the story of his Uncle Eric, an unassuming working-class man who'd spent his life living in the house where he was raised, and unbeknownst to most had amassed a treasure trove of over 500 original paintings. It's a true story about class and ambition, loneliness and community, success and failure which reminds us that the extraordinary can be found in the most unexpected places.

44 POEMS ON BEING WITH EACH OTHER from Pádraig Ó Tuama explores human connection through a carefully curated selection, with reflections on each, from the host of the internationally acclaimed Poetry Unbound podcast.

POYUMS is the Sunday Times bestselling debut collection from Len Pennie, electric poetry in Englishd and Scots about loving, learning, surviving, growing and giving. Whether she’s writing letters to her younger self, advocating for women’s rights or adapting fairy tales to process an abusive relationship, Len’s voice is bold, unashamedly frank and unmistakably hers.

YOUR BRAIN ON ART by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross is a life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts. It shows how engaging in an art project for as little as forty-five minutes reduces the stress hormone cortisol and just one art experience per month can extend your life by ten years.