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From first spark to final page, your book deserves the kind of care that brings ideas fully to life. With professional editing, thoughtful design and a guided seven-step process, The Editor helps you to shape, refine and publish a book that looks, and reads, exactly as it should, and is published under our own imprint, Curlicue Publishing.
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Curlicue Publishing

Your book edited, designed and published in seven easy steps

We founded our small, independent press to showcase independent authors whose books possess a compelling sense of place, mainly (if not necessarily only) the North East of England and Northumberland, which is where we are based. Below, you will find a selection of recently published works (just scroll left or right to see more) . . .

INFINITE WONDER: Loving Nature Back to Health

MIKE PRATT
Northumberland Wildlife Trust CEO Mike Pratt has worked in conservation for more than 40 years, and everything he does in life centres around his love of, and feeling of connectedness to, Nature. This book reflects his mission to reconnect us all to the natural world, and in so doing address the interrelated crises we face of climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and challenges to human health. It is an invaluable companion for anyone who seeks to immerse themselves in, and appreciate more fully, the wonders of our natural world. “A gorgeous, beautiful book that celebrates the pure wonder of Nature and our relationship to it. Reading it is a healing and restorative experience, like a warm hug for the soul. It left me feeling warm and calm inside, and more connected to nature than ever before.” - Craig Bennett, CEO, The Wildlife Trusts
Available here: https://www.livingmindfullywild.com
WATERMARK

DAVID RONN
In the shadows of revolutionary France, where loyalty is treason and silence is survival, a daring cross-Channel plot is set in motion. Two centuries later in northern England, a chance discovery uncovers a conspiracy long buried in history. As fragments of the past emerge and forgotten betrayals come to light, the reader is drawn into a tale of extraordinary courage, improbable love, and secrets so powerful they echo across generations. Seamlessly weaving 18th-century France with modern-day rural England, Watermark is a gripping novel of intrigue and sacrifice: an unforgettable story of loyalty, legacy, and the price of defiance.
Available on Amazon
THE GREAT WILDLIFE COOK-OFF

CLARA NICHOLL
Meet the animals of Clara Nicholl’s rural Northumbrian home as they step into the kitchen in The Great Wildlife Cook-Off – a book where charming stories and simple, delicious recipes come together in the most unexpected way. From bossy badgers to inventive owls, the characters are as captivating as the food is inviting, and the result is a collection that will delight cooks of every age.A celebration of food, family, and place, blending Clara’s own tried-and-tested dishes with whimsical stories illustrated in her own hand with some joyful contributions from family members. It captures the magic of rural life and the creatures that share it, turning the countryside itself into a cast of characters brimming with warmth and imagination.
Available at www.claranichollcatering
CLIMBING STILES: A Wander Through the Countryside & Beyond

CHARLIE BENNETT
The second volume of reflections on life in the countryside and beyond from farmer, conservationist, and columnist with The Northumbrian magazine, this is a book that serves many purposes. It may give you new insights into human and animal behaviour. It may reassure you that there is hope in the countryside and inspire you get out there and immerse yourself in it. It is a small, hardy volume that is also designed to help with getting off to sleep, killing time in the loo, or providing an aperitivo before the rosé is cracked open on holiday. When finished with, it may be employed as a small doorstop, a gift for a friend or relative, or simply a welcome addition to your burgeoning collection of Rabbit Hole publications.
Available at: https://charliebennettauthor.co.uk
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: The Misadventures of an Unlikely Naturalist

CHARLIE BENNETT
After quitting his recruitment business to farm his land full-time, Charlie Bennett rediscovered a deep connection to the natural world.His stories reveal the reawakening of his connection to the natural world on his farm in northern England; part of a large biodiversity project combining sustainable farming and wildlife. Charlie’s writing is at times laugh-out-loud funny, at others exquisitely thought-provoking, as he rediscovers the natural world after stepping away from his recruitment business to farm full-time. These stories are both a personal memoir and a treatise on farming and wildlife, combining gentle humour, reflection and insight into the wonders of nature and the struggles facing humankind and the countryside in existing side by side.
Available at: https://charliebennettauthor.co.uk
HEXHAM ABBEY: A Souvenir

MOLLY KADY
This richly illustrated book chronicles stories of holy life and human endeavour spanning 14 centuries since the foundation of Saint Wilfrid’s original church on the site of Hexham Abbey and Priory Buildings. It is from here that the town of Hexham has grown in tandem with the Abbey which stands at its heart and remains central to community life. While much of today’s Abbey dates to the 12th and 13th centuries, Wilfrid’s Anglo-Saxon crypt, which dates to 674AD, survives at its heart as a place of pilgrimage, prayer and historic significance. Meanwhile, the Abbey’s 21st century life of worship, community, heritage, and culture is inextricably linked to its holy and at times turbulent history. Many of those who have passed through this place have left their indelible mark, while the market town of Hexham owes its existence to Saint Wilfrid and his original church.
Available via https://hexhamabbey.org.uk