We are delighted. A review of David Cooke’s poetry collection, A Murmuration, appeared in the TLS (August 19-26, 2016). Reviewer, John Greening wrote:
“There are distinct successes, such as the responses to Rodin’s “The Burghers of Calais” and Bruegel’s “Hunters in the Snow”, and translations from Mallarmé, Supervielle, Jaccottet and Rilke. The book is held together by love of place and a sober fascination with quirkiness, a study of a koala, a portrait of a Belizean woman in a pub, the English language itself…”
“There is much precision workmanship and a welcome lack of showiness in this collection from Two Rivers Press, whose publications are increasingly impressive. ”
Get your copy of A Murmuration here.
Read more of the TLS review of David Cooke’s A Murmuration here.
The Book of Snow
The Turbine House is a unique building that spans the Kennet, with waterside views towards Reading town centre. It houses preserved turbine machinery and hosts occasional summertime art exhibitions and events.
Waterstones Reading Broad Street is thrilled to welcome the author, Professor Peter Robinson, Professor of English and American literature at Reading University, as he launches his first novel ‘September in the Rain’.
Interference Effects
Funded by the Reading BID as part of their ARENA arts and culture programme for the town centre. With this contribution to the Reading Year of Culture 2016, we have been able to put on a series of 4 walking tours in the town centre, based around our books (some published, some yet to be published). This is a chance to hear the stories direct from the authors’ mouths and, of course, to buy the books so you can explore further in your own time.
Saturday: My journey to Cyprus Well has been long and tiring but I arrive to find the afternoon sunlight falling in wide bands across the kitchen.
To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, on his 452nd birthday, Live Canon commissioned 154 contemporary poets (including two Two Rivers Press poets, Lesley Saunders and David Attwooll) to each pen a poem in response to one of Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets.
Our very own poet and author, Claire Dyer is a regular guest on The Berkshire Book Club on the 
Tomorrow she will be on air at 2.00 pm talking about ‘
Have you read the Spring 2016 edition of the PBS Bulletin? Kate Behrens’ collection 
Claire is from Reading, Berkshire. Her poetry collection, 
The Veiled Vale
Chill Factor
Amazing Memories of Childhood, etc
The Mayor of Reading, Cllr Sarah Hacker, took a trip to Düsseldorf, Germany before Christmas. Reading is twinned with this German city. And what did she bring the mayor of Düsseldorf as a present to mark the beginning of the celebration of 70 years of friendship…..why Two Rivers Presses own Boundary Map!
The Reading poetry festival is a three day extravaganza 23-25 October 2015.
During the one-hour event, I was able to talk individually to well over a dozen members of the public (with many others ‘simply’ standing by or browsing my and other beautiful Two Rivers Press publications), sharing stories and knowledge surrounding the topic of my book.
The hour went past with never a dull moment. Two episodes stood out to me, however.
Two Rivers Press would like to congratulate Susan Utting.
David Attwooll will most likely read from his new collection, 
If you are at all interested in art and/or archaeology then you should listen to this “Sounds Like Lunch” 
BOTANICAL PAINTING WORKSHOPS
Man with Bombe Alaska
Award winning, botantical artist and illustrator, 
A Wild Plant Year: The History, Folklore and Uses of Britain’s Flora