Ringwood Publishing

Following the 2012 Ringwood Publishing AGM last night, Sandy Jamieson Managing Director issued the following statement.

“Ringwood Publishing confirm that their  publishing schedule  for 2012 includes 4 novels, three of them by new Scottish novelists of considerable ability.

The four novels are

Torn Edges by Brian McHugh

Good Deed by Steve Christie

Paradise Road by Stephen O’Donnell

A Subtle Sadness by Sandy Jamieson

Paradise Road an engaging and enthralling new novel

The first to be published is  Torn Edges (see website entry of 4^th May) which will be launched on Thursday 17^th May 2012 at in AllBarOne St Vincent St Glasgow at 7p. Admission is free and all interested are very welcome to attend.

Second in line is Good Deed (see website entry of 18^th April) which is due to be published in August 2012. Good Deed will have Launches in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

Next up will be Paradise Road, fuller details of which will appear on the website very shortly. This engaging and demanding book will be published in August 2012 with a big Glasgow launch in early September 2012.

The final book of the quarter, A Subtle Sadness, will be launched sometime in late Autumn. It has already been described as “The book every Scot should read before the Independence Referendum”

Ringwood are very happy to be able to bring three books by talented but previously unpublished Scottish authors to a wide audience.. All three books are very different but all three are well-written, are excellent reads and in their separate ways will enhance the current stock of Scottish writing.

Now available for purchase in advance of the official Launch

Torn Edges, the marvellous debut novel from Brian McHugh linking modern Glasgow and the Ireland of the 1922 Civil War, can now be purchased from Ringwood Publishing in advance of its official publication date of 17th May.

To order  a copy of Torn Edges online click here to view the book details in the Available Titles section of the website, where copies can be purchased for £9.99. Copies ordered in advance of the official Launch, which takes place on Thursday 17th May 2012 at 7pm in AllBar One St Vincent Street Glasgow, will either be posted out directly or hand-delivered as  a priority at the Launch. All copies ordered via the website will be personally signed by the author.

Torn Edges will also soon be available from all good bookshops.

The ebook version of Torn Edges should be available for purchase from the Kindle Bookstore sometime next week. Fuller details will be announced on this website as soon as the e-book of Torn Edges is available to download.

Ringwood Publishing is delighted to be able to confirm that they will shortly be publishing “Good Deed”,  a first novel by Steve Christie, that will be a major addition to the ranks of Tartan Noir.

Good Deed a breath-takingly fast new Crime novel

Good Deed is a fast paced crime novel that captures the reader from beginning to end. Described by one reviewer as “Christopher Brookmyre on speed, with more thrills and less farce”, the gripping story of Good Deed rattles along relentlessly, leaving the reader breathless but enthralled. Good Deed introduces a new Scottish detective hero, DI Ronnie Buchanan, who is certain to quickly attract a legion of fans.

The events crammed into Good Deed take Buchanan from his base in Aberdeen on a frantic journey around all the major Scottish cities as his increasingly deadly pursuit of a mysterious criminal master mind known only as Vince  comes to a breath-taking climax back in Aberdeen.

Good Deed will be published as a Ringwood Original paperback and will also appear simultaneously as an e-book.

Details about how to pre-order Good Deed will appear on this website shortly. As will information about the Launch events in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

Steve Christie an exciting new addition to the ranks of Scottish crime writers

Good Deed is Steve Christie’s first novel. Based in Edinburgh he is already hard at work on the follow up to Good Deed, which will also feature Ronnie Buchanan. Ringwood is confident that both Steve Christie and Ronnie Buchanan are names that will become very familiar to all lovers of quality crime fiction.

With effect from 18th April 2012 the postal address for Ringwood Publishing will be 7 Kirklee Quadrant, Glasgow G12 0TS rather than the PO Box No 16298

"Torn Edges" launch on 17th May

Ringwood Publishing is pleased to confirm that the Launch of Brian McHugh’s eagerly awaited debut novel, “Torn Edges”, has been set for Thursday 17^th May 2012. It will be held in the Upstairs Lounge of All Bar One 62-72 St Vincent Street, Glasgow at 7pm.

Please put this date in your diary and share it with everyone else you know who appreciates good writing and would want to support new Scottish talent.

The “Torn Edges” Launch will take place from 7pm-9pm. It will offer the opportunity to meet the author Brian McHugh; to hear him speak about his book; and to answer questions from the floor. He will be available to personally sign all copies purchased on the evening.

There will also be some Readings from the book by Judy McGuire, and Brendan McLaughlin and others will sing some Irish songs appropriate to the occasion.

The book “Torn Edges” is a captivating mystery story linking contemporary Glasgow with a period of recent Irish history, the 1922 Civil War. The revelations contained in the book will surprise many of the massive Scots Irish community and their descendents, who tend to have at best only a shadowy knowledge about this period of Irish history which many prefer to overlook.

Ringwood Publishing are confident that “Torn Edges” will prove both a very entertaining and rewarding read, as well as being a major contribution to a better understanding  of  a difficult period for all Scots interested in the history of both countries.

Admission to the Launch is free and everyone interested is very welcome to attend.

The opportunity to pre-order copies of “Torn Edges” will soon be available on this website. The book will also be available, from the date of the Launch, as an ebook

Torn Edges an impressive debut novel from Brain McHugh

“Torn Edges” by Brian McHugh has been chosen as the ideal book to launch the Ringwood 2012 Spring Season. “Torn Edges” is a gripping story that alternates between modern day Glasgow and 1922 Ireland.  It traces the family connection explorations sparked of  by a Glasgow murder back to the events of 1922 Ireland where the brief Irish Civil War saw more Irishmen killed, murdered, assassinated or hanged than in all the previous years of the 20^th Century struggle for Independence. Because of that, it is a period of Irish history generally overlooked by the Irish and Scots Irish in their celebration of their proud heritage. The events covered by “Torn Edges” will come as a surprise to many of those more familiar with the struggles against the English. The modern day Glasgow element will resonate strongly with many readers aware of the strong social and cultural links between Scotland and Ireland created by mass migration.

Brian McHugh author of the wonderful "Torn Edges"

The author Brian McHugh has had several short stories published before, but “Torn Edges” is his first novel. Ringwood Publishing would urge all its readers to access Brian’s powerful and moving short story  “The Day After the Music Died”.  Set in the Gorbals, where Brian, born of Irish parents, was brought up, it has proved very popular, with thousands of hits testifying to its wide appeal. It is available on You Tube using the following link  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O66jaAYDejA or by googling “Gorbals Glasgow Short story”.

Torn Edges is to be published in May 2012. Details of the initial Book Launch and of how to pre-order the book, will appear here on the Ringwood site shortly.

"Torn Edges" One of three books by new Scottish writers soon to be published by Ringwood

Ringwood Publishing is delighted to announce it has recently purchased the full rights to three novels by previously unpublished Scottish writers. All three novels were among the many works submitted to Ringwood Publishing under its Submissions policy in 2011.

The Ringwood Publishing Managing Director Sandy Jamieson said “Ringwood Publishing feels very fortunate to have three such works of outstanding quality and potential submitted to it for consideration. All three books are well worthy of publication and we are confident all three will be well received. It is our intention to publish all three of them as part of our Spring 2012 programme. In a climate where established publishers are reluctant to take a chance on new writers, it is up to smaller publishers like Ringwood to back their judgement and ensure that new works of merit are given the opportunity to appear as published books.”

The three books are

“Torn Edges” by Brian McHugh

“Good Deed” by Steve Christie

“Paradise Road” by Stephen O’Donnell

Full details of all three books, and their authors, will appear on this website over the next few days and weeks along with Publication and Launch plans and instructions for pre-ordering at special rates.

All three books will be published as Original Paperbacks and will be simultaneously made available as e-books.

Ringwood are now actively looking for submissions of completed or nearly completed books that meet the criteria spelled out on this website. Ringwood is hoping that the decision to publish works by three previously unpublished writers will encourage other Scottish writers to submit their work to Ringwood for consideration.

Ringwood Publishing are delighted to confirm that both Yellow Submarine and Celtic Submari the two football books by Sandy Jamieson are now available as e-books.

They can be ordered directly from the Kindle Store.

Yellow Submarine is available as an e-book at the Digital List Price of £7.20

Celtic Submari is available as an e-book at the Digital List Price of £7.20

Ideal present for all football lovers

“Yellow Submarine”      The ideal Christmas present for all football lovers

If you’re looking for a Christmas Present for anyone interested in football, Ringwood has the perfect solution. Almost all football fans are Romantic Dreamers (although they often hide it well). They fervently hope and believe their club, no matter how big or small, can and will do better. “Yellow Submarine- the Miracle of Villarreal CF” is the inspiring story of how  a wee club from a small town of under 50,000 population rose from the lower depths of Spanish football  to establish themselves in just over 10 years as one of the top clubs not just in Spain but in Europe. (Full details of the book can be found on the Available Titles page).

“Yellow Submarine” is a book that offers hope to all supporters of clubs both big and small that their club too can “Live the Dream”. Based on Community and Integrity, it offers a morally superior alternative to reliance on American or Russian Billionaires or Arab Dynasties.

Individual copies of Yellow Submarine, all signed by the author Sandy Jamieson, can be purchased from the website through the Available Titles page.

Bulk orders at generous discounts, can be negotiated by email at mail@ringwoodpublishing.com .

Yellow Submarine is also available as an ebook from the Kindle Store at the bargain price of £8.04

Perfect present for all Celtic supporters

“Celtic Submari”  The perfect Christmas Present for all Celtic Supporters

Buying a Christmas Present for a Celtic supporter? Look no further! “Celtic Submari” is a positive and uplifting book that will delight any Celtic supporter. It tells how an invasion of Vila-real, a small town in Spain, by 10,000 Celtic supporters in 2004 led to a friendship that is unique in world football, and to the development of a New Model of football relationships based on affection and respect rather than hatred or bitterness. Celtic supporters everywhere can take great pride in how their example of camaraderie and good behaviour inspired the formation of the Villarreal Celtic Submari who have put their motto “Rivals for 90 minutes, Friends for Ever” into practice in Spain, Scotland and throughout Europe. The Celtic Submari have proved that football can harness the power of goodness, decency, integrity and friendship to help others and make a positive difference. The book offers a unique explanation for the undeniable reality that Celtic supporters have a much better record of behaviour abroad than Rangers supporters. It examines how some of the lessons from the Celtic Submari model can be applied in Scotland to help move away from the sectarian bitterness that too often mars Scottish football towards a more healthy model based on Celtic Submari principles. This element will also make the book of interest to everyone of any football affiliation or none, who has despaired of the current Scottish model marred by sectarian hatred.

Individual copies of “Celtic Submari”, all signed by the author Sandy Jamieson, can be purchased from this website through the Available Titles Page

Bulk orders, at generous discounts, can be negotiated by email at mail@ringwoodpublishing.com .

“Celtic Submari” will be available as an ebook from the Kindle Store from 13^th December

The two new Ringwood titles “Yellow Submarine” and “Celtic Submari”, both written by Sandy Jamieson, were formally launched on Saturday 17th September 2011 in a very animated evening held in the Celtic Supporters Association Club in London Road Glasgow. Over 100 people attended the event, which was hosted and chaired by Dave Webster, Managing Director of Ringwood Publishing.

The main feature of the evening was the presentation of both books. This session was chaired by Jim Dickie, former President of ADSW and very experienced in chairing such events.

Sandy Jamieson the author explained that the two books were different books, in theme, style, tone and content. The “Yellow Submarine” is a book for football supporters and romantic dreamers, two closely linked groups. It is the story of the miracle of how Villarreal CF have recently established themselves as a top club in both Spain and Europe after 75 years spent as a wee club from a small town whose population is less than the average crowd at Celtic Park. It offers hope to football supporters everywhere that their club, small or large, can hope one day to compete with the very best clubs, without having to rely on American or Russian billionaires or Arab dynasties.

The author explained that the other book “Celtic Submari” is not really a football book, it is more a book about good people, and how good people through good behaviour can make the world a better and happier place, and help other people at the same time, through using football as a force for good. It is a book with positive lessons for Scottish football supporters, offering a better, more positive model of football relationships based on respect and affection, rather than the too prevalent current Scottish pattern of relationships based on bitterness, hate and sectarian rivalry.

Ringwood Publishing were delighted that many of the key people featured in the Celtic Submari book were present and took part in a top table presentation talking about their role in the development of the story of the Celtic Submari. Ringwood were particularly delighted to welcome Ernesto and Maria Dolores Boixader, and Saul Ramos, who came all the way from Vila-real to take part in the launch. Ernesto and Saul spoke very passionately and movingly about how the Celtic Submari started and how it has progressed over the years.