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Head of Zeus unveils bespoke anthologies
Head of Zeus (HoZ) is releasing a set of anthologies featuring commissioned artwork by illustrators including Bookseller Rising Star Holly Ovendon, Kathmandu-based artist Shraddha Shrestha and author and graphic novelist Nick Hayes.
The anthologies, released on 8th December and which are designed to be gifted, include stories from Ancient Greece and Rome, a collection of ancient queer writing, and a compendium of stories about women’s adventures.
Titles in the series have been edited by authors such as Mariella Frostrup, Frank Wynne and Daisy Dunn. They include Of Gods and Men: 100 Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome edited by Dunn and designed by Ovenden, an award-winning freelance designer and illustrator, who was shortlisted for Designer of the Year at yhe British Book Awards. Her work includes the covers of Elodie Harper’s trilogy The Wolf Den (Head of Zeus).
The Wild Isles: An Anthology of the Best of British and Irish Nature Writing has been edited by Patrick Barkham, designed by Hayes, author of The Book of Trespass (Bloomsbury). Queer: A Collection of LGBTQ Writing from Ancient Times to Yesterday is edited by Wynne and designed by Matilda Ellis, while House of Snow: An Anthology of the Greatest Writing About Nepal is edited by Ellen Parnavelas and designed by Shrestha, an independent muralist, illustrator and visual artist. Wild Women and Their Amazing Adventures Over Land, Sea and Air is edited by Frostrup, with artwork by Switzerland-based illustrator and graphic designer Carla Orozco.
Head of Zeus art director Jessie Price said: "Following on from our 10th-anniversary editions, where I worked with designers and illustrators from Head of Zeus’ first 10 years, we have put five more titles into this collection. For these five I wanted to use a mix of illustrators I’ve worked with before and some new artists whose work resonates with the subject matter. All these pieces of original art reflect the multiplicity of stories within the books, using pattern, shape and layered landscapes to hint at the variety within."
Other titles in the collection include That Glimpse of Truth edited by David Miller, The Story edited by Victoria Hislop, Desire edited by Frostrup, The Time Traveller’s Almanac edited by Jeff and Ann Vandermeer, The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries edited by Otto Penzler, Deadlier edited by Sophie Hannah, Funny Ha, Ha edited by Paul Merton, The Art of the Glimpse edited by Sinead Gleeson, Ghost edited by Louise Welsh and We, Robots edited by Simon Ings.
