Williams and Penman bring ‘unparalleled expertise’ to second book on mindfulness for Piatkus

Piatkus has signed Deeper Mindfulness: The New Way to Rediscover Calm in a Chaotic World by Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman, authors of Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World.

Executive publisher Zoe Bohm acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Sheila Crowley at Curtis Brown, with publication in trade paperback, e-book and audio set for 25th May 2023. North American rights were sold to Nana K Twumasi, vice-president and publisher of Grand Central Publishing’s Balance imprint.

The publisher said: “In this follow-up to the million-copy bestseller Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World, Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman reunite to show readers how to use the hidden foundations of mindfulness to rediscover calm and reclaim your life in our chaotic world.

“Deeper Mindfulness reveals how the latest advances in neuroscience, combined with millennia old wisdom, can be used to transform your life. These discoveries open the doors to a deeper layer of  mindfulness known as the ’feeling tone’.

“This sets the ’background colour’ that tinges your entire experience of life. It is also the tipping point from which you can reclaim your life in an increasingly stressful and chaotic world. Proven effective at treating anxiety, stress and depression, the practices in Deeper Mindfulness offer a new and more fruitful direction for both novice and experienced meditators. It also allows the rest of us to approach life with renewed strength, vigour and equanimity.”

Bohm said: “Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World is a global bestseller for the Piatkus list and has become the definitive book on mindfulness, so it is incredibly exciting to reunite with Mark, Danny and Sheila on the publication of Deeper Mindfulness.

“Mark and Danny bring unparalleled expertise and passion to their subject and their new programme, based on the very latest developments in neuroscience, has been carefully designed to address the unique pressures of the world we live in today. Deeper Mindfulness is a very special book and I can’t wait to share it with readers everywhere.”

Williams said: “It is a real pleasure to be working with Piatkus on Deeper Mindfulness. Their experience in this area is unparalleled, and the Piatkus team really understands how modern science and ancient wisdom can be brought together and presented to make it accessible to all.”