Faber aims to reach new generation of readers with Cope's The Orange and Other Poems

Faber has snared The Orange and Other Poems, a selection of poems by Wendy Cope, with the aim of reaching a new generation of readers.

Editor-at-large Jane Feaver acquired English language rights in the British Commonwealth, including Canada, from Charles Walker at United Agents, and the book will be published on 9th November 2023. 

The synopsis says: "In poems that can turn from laugh-out-loud funny to deeply moving, Wendy Cope offers reflections on love and life. From the joy of falling – and being – in love to ways to help you deal with a painful break-up or the memories of people loved and lost, this is a book you will want to savour and share with all your friends."

Feaver said: "Wendy Cope’s poems combine clarity, poignancy and wit to skewer those emotions that animate our ordinary lives. The surprise of recognition is both a comfort and a spur. It is a joy to see them taken up so enthusiastically by a whole new generation of readers."

Cope’s first collection of poems, Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis (Faber), was published in 1986 and her most recent, Anecdotal Evidence (Faber), in 2018. In 1987 she received a Cholmondeley Award for poetry and in 1995 the American Academy of Arts and Letters Michael Braude Award, and her Collected Poems will be published in 2024.