The team at Burton Mayers Books have been working hard to bring you more exciting, innovative content. We have several exciting projects in the pipeline, but let's start with our first release of 2017:
June 12th - Nuptial Flight: The London Vampire Conspiracy
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| Nuptial Flight - John Michaelson |
Determined to set the record straight, John Michaelson (aka The London Vampire) returns with the follow up to October's Son. John materialized on the surface web in 2009 and attracted global interest. His claim? That vampires were alive, operating deep within London, and very different to how you might imagine them to be.
Michaelson remains secretive about most of his research which involves active investigation and deception across the dark web in pursuit of this terrifying sect. In 2014, a stylized retelling of his experiences were published in October’s Son: The London Vampire Diaries, gaining media attention for his alternate view on vampirism.
In Nuptial Flight, Michaelson answers many of the questions raised in October's Son, including how he tracks down modern vampires and where he gets support from now that Michael is gone. Told through a series of terse journal entries and graphic recollections, Michaelson's writing is chilling, dark-humored and painfully real.
Released: 12th June 2017 £9.99 available from all book stores. A kindle version of this title will be released on 8th June 2017 and is available to pre-order now.
The Adventures of Lavender the Hedgehog
Burton Mayers Books are developing our first venture into children's picture books. Author Richard Mayers, whose titles include Spikez and Making Trakz, has developed a very different tale about a curious little hedgehog whose nocturnal routine is changed when she stumbles across a full moon party in her favorite garden. The story is being wonderfully brought to life by illustrator Abi de Montfort through her wonderful layered style of photos and watercolors. We've included a few sample images below just to whet your appetite, but we think that children, mums and dads alike are going to love The Hedgehog's Full Moon Party when it hits the shelves, hopefully by late 2017.
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| Sample illustration by Abi de Montfort |
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| Lavender the Hedgehog - Full Moon Party |
Web and Educational Publishing
In 2010 Burton Mayers Books began publishing online content, which included exciting websites such as www.alevelmedia.co.uk This site was set up to support the work of Media Studies students and teachers by offering a bank of resources and study guides for the A-level content that had recently come into effect in 2008, However, following Ofqual's recent overhaul of all A-level specifications, which includes Media Studies for September 2017, Burton Mayers Books have been redeveloping the website and content to offer students and teachers a rich, multi-media online resource to help them stay up-to date. When the specification for all exam boards has been approved (hopefully by July 2017) we will be looking to release an accompanying text book for 2017-18. In the meantime, please check out the website and give us your thoughts.
Spikez will be making another appearance in Red Dragon very soon. Keep up to date by following us on Twitter @BurtonMayers or see what author Richard Mayers is up to @Spikez_Novel or if you're feeling brave, see what @TheLondonVamp has to say.
October's Son is also available on paperback here.
