Our Authors
Celia Harrow
Annotated Classics & Literary Reflection
Celia Harrow is dedicated to classic works that reward close, attentive reading.
This imprint publishes carefully edited and annotated editions of public-domain texts, with notes designed to illuminate historical context, language, and social nuance — without intruding on the reading experience.
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The emphasis is on clarity, depth, and restraint. Annotation here functions as a quiet companion: present when needed, absent when not. Titles are selected for their ongoing relevance and their capacity to speak meaningfully to contemporary readers.
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Celia Harrow editions are intended for readers who value literary craft, historical awareness, and the pleasures of slow reading.
Alice Rowan
Gentle stories for attentive young readers
The Alice Rowan imprint is dedicated to children’s picture books that reward slowness, observation, and emotional attentiveness.
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This imprint publishes thoughtfully crafted stories for young readers, set in the natural world and shaped by quiet moments rather than overt instruction. The emphasis is on restraint, rhythm, and trust in the child reader — allowing meaning to emerge through image, pacing, and shared reading, rather than explanation.
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Alice Rowan books are designed to be read aloud and revisited, supporting conversations between children and adults without prescribing lessons or outcomes. Language is chosen with care, illustrations carry narrative weight, and each book stands as a complete moment rather than a step in a didactic sequence.
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Titles are selected for their emotional clarity, natural grounding, and capacity to grow with the reader. These are stories for children who notice, and for adults who value literature that respects childhood as a space of thoughtfulness, curiosity, and feeling.
Elyse Hartwell
Writing on Hosting, Place, and Care
Elyse Hartwell explores the intersection of place, hospitality, and thoughtful living.
This imprint publishes practical yet reflective writing on hosting, domestic space, and the unseen work of care — bridging experience, systems, and human connection.
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The focus is not lifestyle aspiration, but attentiveness: how spaces are shaped, how people are welcomed, and how small, deliberate choices create lasting impressions. These works balance clarity with warmth, offering grounded guidance informed by real practice.
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Elyse Hartwell titles are written for readers who value competence, calm, and considered living.
Katherine Langley
Leadership, Governance & Public Service
Katherine Langley publishes work focused on leadership, governance, and organisational practice within complex public and community systems. This imprint brings together writing grounded in real-world experience across healthcare, social services, and regional and rural contexts.
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Titles under this imprint address leadership not as theory alone, but as practice: decision-making under constraint, stewardship of public resources, and the responsibilities that accompany authority. The emphasis is on clarity, integrity, and purpose—particularly in environments shaped by uncertainty, reform, and competing demands.
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Katherine Langley works are written for leaders, board members, and senior practitioners seeking thoughtful, practical guidance rather than formulaic solutions. They favour reflection informed by experience, structured frameworks, and an understanding of the human dimensions of organisational life.
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This imprint reflects a commitment to leadership as service, and to governance as a discipline requiring judgement, courage, and care.
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