Cicada Books

Cicada Books Books for the graphically inclined Cicada Books is an independent publishing company based in London specialising in high-end art and design books.

The company was set up by Ziggy Hanaor in 2009. She previously worked at Black Dog Publishing and Guardian Books, commissioning and editing titles including Making Stuff, Breaking the Mould, No Wave, Rough Trade and Alvar Aalto Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban. Cicada focuses on collaborations with new and emerging design talents from all over the world. With equal emphasis on editorial and visual content, the books have a quirky, alternative edge that reflects the individual voices of the artists and writers involved. Multi-contributor books such as Graphic Europe, Graphic USA and Craftbook allow Cicada to capture the essence of movements and scenes in the artworld that are happening right now. Cicada is distributed in the United States by D.A.P. (www.artbook.com) and worldwide by Thames and Hudson (www.thameshudson.com). If you are a writer, illustrator or designer and have an idea that you think might make a great book, e-mail it in to [email protected] and we’ll take a look!

Everything amplified was officially launched and it was a joyous night ❤️
13/09/2025

Everything amplified was officially launched and it was a joyous night ❤️

06/02/2025
As a Jew, I have a low bar for miracles. And these the books arriving from the night before I left for definitely qual...
05/03/2023

As a Jew, I have a low bar for miracles. And these the books arriving from the night before I left for definitely qualifies! Love them. Love Bologna. Off we go!!

Advances of two beautiful new books have just arrived ❤️. Opening packages of advances is super emosh. Heartrate only ju...
18/01/2023

Advances of two beautiful new books have just arrived ❤️. Opening packages of advances is super emosh. Heartrate only just back to normal!

I’m so proud of this book and very excited to launch it TOMORROW evening in Hastings. Come along if you can. There will ...
27/04/2022

I’m so proud of this book and very excited to launch it TOMORROW evening in Hastings. Come along if you can. There will be beer and babka for all ❤️

A nice big stack of Alexes spotted at the Conran shop 😀
09/01/2022

A nice big stack of Alexes spotted at the Conran shop 😀

Love me some Tate loving!
20/12/2021

Love me some Tate loving!

Another giveaway! Pippin Paints A Portrait by … tag a friend in the comments and we’ll pick a lucky winner at random n...
08/12/2021

Another giveaway! Pippin Paints A Portrait by … tag a friend in the comments and we’ll pick a lucky winner at random next weds for postage before Christmas 🍀 🍀 🍀

Another giveaway! Pippin Paints a Portrait by … tag a friend in the comments and we’ll pick a lucky winner at random n...
08/12/2021

Another giveaway! Pippin Paints a Portrait by … tag a friend in the comments and we’ll pick a lucky winner at random next weds 🍀 🍀 🍀

It’s almost Christmas 😬…. We’ll be giving away some lovely books over the next couple weeks starting with the wonderful ...
29/11/2021

It’s almost Christmas 😬…. We’ll be giving away some lovely books over the next couple weeks starting with the wonderful Map Of You! Take a magical journey through the landscape of your own psyche - just tag a friend and we’ll pick a winner on Friday 3rd December!!!

Pippin Paints a Portrait…The most irreverent introduction to the art world you’ll ever read! I adore the illustrations b...
14/10/2021

Pippin Paints a Portrait…The most irreverent introduction to the art world you’ll ever read! I adore the illustrations by On the printed page you can really feel their depth and texture ❤️ 🎨

Navigate the magical landscape of your own psyche in MAP OF YOU. Design, colour and complete quizzes all brought to life...
12/10/2021

Navigate the magical landscape of your own psyche in MAP OF YOU. Design, colour and complete quizzes all brought to life in the joyous illustrations of Sophie Williams. I can’t actually explain how fun this book is. The journey of self discovery starts here!!!!

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