Maddicott’s ‘extraordinary’ exploration of emotions of place goes to September Publishing 

September Publishing has signed Tender Maps: Travels in Search of the Emotions of Place by writer, artist and educator Alice Maddicott.

UK and Commonwealth rights to Maddicott’s “personal account of travelling, reading, walking and absorbing the feeling of place” were bought by publisher Hannah MacDonald from Jon Curzon at Artellus Ltd, for publication in June 2023.

The publisher says: “Alice Maddicott wants to know what we mean when we talk about the ‘atmosphere’ of a place. In this personal account of travelling, reading, walking and absorbing the feeling of place she takes us from Tbilisi to Nashville, Istanbul to Japan, Prince Edward Island to the Wiltshire Downs.”

Maddicott is a writer, artist and educator. Her previous books include Cat Women (September Publishing), a feminist celebration of feline friendship. Until recently she was creative lead at the National Centre for Folk Arts and now works on creative education and community projects for Salisbury Museum.

MacDonald said: “Whether Alice is in search of Pamuk’s Istanbul or exploring the West Country Gothic strand that runs from Elizabeth Goudge to P J Harvey, she is in rich, erudite company. This extraordinary book blends beautiful writing on art, place and physicality into a unique exploration of why we feel so alien in some places and so at home in others.”