The Crowood Press

25/09/2025

Congratulations to Chris Whitelock on the publication of Growing Fruit. 🍐

There are many benefits to cultivating fruit in your garden, from discovering new varieties that cannot be purchased in supermarkets and reducing your food miles, to enjoying the uplifting sight of apple trees blossoming in spring. 🍎

Written for gardeners of all skill levels, this book highlights the best varieties of both top and soft fruit for growing at home or in a community garden or allotment.

23/09/2025

A sneak peek at some of our forthcoming titles. From printmaking to plastering, there is something for everyone this Autumn. 🍁

Congratulations to all of our brilliant new authors. 👏🏼

18/09/2025

It’s been a whole year since we published Making Charcoal by Kate Boucher. 🥳

This practical book explains how to make charcoal using the simplest processes. Once understood, it encourages artists to experiment with the technique and to enjoy its unpredictable results.

16/09/2025

Introducing The Pennine Way by Charlie Bendall. 🥾

At 255 miles long, the Pennine Way is the oldest official long-distance footpath in the UK and stretches from Edale, in the heart of the Peak District, to Kirk Yetholm, just over the Scottish Border in the shadow of the Cheviot Hills.

This book will take you on a journey through the fascinating geological landscape of this well-trodden path.

11/09/2025

It’s been two years since we published The Complete Guide to Smallholding by Debbie Kingsley. 🥳

Growing your own food and living off the land is an aspiration for many, but where do you start and how do you make it work?

Providing a truly comprehensive insight and packed with practical guidance for the 21st century smallholder, this book is for anyone considering, starting out or in the throes of smallholding. 🐓

09/09/2025

Introducing 150 Years of Swimming the Channel by John Goodbody. 🏊🏼

In this book, venerated sports writer, author and Channel swimmer John Goodbody celebrates the 150th anniversary of Captain Matthew Webb’s first successful crossing in 1875 by telling his story and those of many of the outstanding men and women who have achieved the feat since, as well as those intrepid individuals who failed – or even died trying.

Available now at crowood.com 📖

04/09/2025

We’re celebrating two years of Glazes for the Contemporary Maker by Louisa Taylor. 🥳

Packed with over 200 illustrated glaze recipes, this book is an indispensable reference, which covers everything from shiny, opaque, matt, crystalline to special effect glazes that span across the temperature ranges.

02/09/2025

Introducing James Taylor’s newest book, Jaguar The Last Classic XJs. 🛞

James Taylor has been writing professionally about cars since the late 1970s, and his interests embrace a wide range of older cars of all makes and nationalities, as well as classic buses, lorries and military vehicles.

Available now at crowood.com. 📚

28/08/2025

It’s been two years since we published Orchards by Andrew and Margaret Lear. 🥳

Whether you are a beginner or a practised orchardist, this book contains everything you need to know about how, when and why practical tasks should be carried out to establish a productive orchard, vibrant with wildlife. 🍎

26/08/2025

21/08/2025

It’s been two years since we published Whitework Embroidery by Auburn Claire Lucas. 🐇

Packed with practical advice and instruction, this book is the essential handbook that embroiderers need to enjoy and discover one of the oldest and most beautiful forms of embroidery techniques.
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19/08/2025

Two years of Contemporary British Studio Pottery by Ashley Thorpe. 🥳

Pots have existed across the world and in different cultures for thousands of years.

This volume explores how contemporary makers use the ancient language of the pot to convey contemporary ideas, from the sculptural and painterly to the ecological and satirical.