Aardman partners with leading games publisher BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment to develop new IP
The multi-award-winning independent animation studio, Aardman, and leading global video game developer and publisher, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe join forces to develop a brand new IP, driven by a shared vision on the future of entertainment. The collaboration’s first major project exists across multiple media, and the team will be approaching partners in early 2021 […]
Costa Book Awards 2020 shortlists announced
20 authors announced today across five categories for the only major UK book prize open solely to authors resident in the UK and Ireland. 2020 shortlists feature 10 debuts, four previously shortlisted authors, two all-female category shortlists and author ages ranging from 28-74. The First Novel category shortlist includes a ‘highly original’ small-town portrait of […]
MD Preena Gadher talks to The Flip
MD Preena Gadher was this week interviewed by The Flip, an “interview series showcasing brilliant women working in the publishing industry, sharing information and advice to inspire and empower.” In it, she discusses representation, role models and the need for excellent comms during a crisis. Read the full interview here.
Riot wins Bishopsgate Institute comms brief
Following a competitive pitch, we are proud to partner with Bishopsgate Institute to help design and launch a new communications strategy. The Institute, a beautiful Grade II listed building based opposite Liverpool Street Station in the City of London, is a home for cultural events, conversation, learning and enquiry. Housing a stunning library, worthy of […]
Cheerio and The Estate of Francis Bacon partner to produce books and film that will ‘disturb, thrill and intrigue’
“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery” – Francis Bacon www.cheeriopublishing.com CHEERIO – a new, independent publishing and film production company – has today, Tuesday 10th November 2020, revealed its first commissions, along with a three-year partnership with The White Review Poet’s Prize. CHEERIO, whose name is a nod to Bacon’s […]
Riot announces shortlist for 2020 Royal Society Science Book Prize
Six game-changing reads for curious minds are shortlisted for prestigious prize for popular science writing. Previous winners Bill Bryson and Gaia Vince and former shortlistee Jim Al-Khalili join three newcomers with books that take readers on a journey of self-discovery and social awareness. “These books make science intriguing, accessible and exciting. Some raise awareness of […]
Riot Senior Campaigns Manager James Douglas asks could 2020 prove a watershed year for games?
As we look forward to the launch of new consoles in just a few months, 2020 has already reminded us that games are about much more than teraflops and resolution. Major disruption has kickstarted a wave of change across society, and that is no less true for video games. An explosion in hardware sales means […]
Riot Communications x Vintage x Yuval Noah Harari
Following on from our success of launching the international phenomenon SAPIENS by Yuval Noah Harari (2014), we are teaming up with publishers Vintage and Yuval Noah Harari once again to launch: SAPIENS – A GRAPHIC HISTORY. In collaboration with comics artists David Vandermeulen (co-writer) and Daniel Casanave (illustrator), this graphic edition is a radical reworking […]
Riot helps Penguin celebrate 85th anniversary
Charlie Mackesy, Coralie Bickford-Smith, Dapo Adeola, Jackie Morris and Vashti Harrison contribute work, with all profits going to charity Penguin turns 85 this year and Riot is helping the publisher celebrate by launching a range of fine art prints, with all profits going to the National Literacy Trust. Specially-commissioned from five leading Penguin artists, illustrators and authors, these beautiful prints – themed […]
Riot Senior Campaigns Manager Hephzibah Kwakye-Saka on how to promote books by black authors
This article first appeared in the Bookseller on 24th July 2020 As a black publicist with more than seven years in culture and entertainment publicity, I have sat in many all-white creative meetings where the genuine answer to making a campaign diverse was to give Stormzy a call (before that it was Tinie Tempah). If you […]
