Malorie Blackman

Noughts and Crosses

£65

Illustrated by Kingsley Nebechi

Introduced By Benjamin Zephaniah

Introduced by Benjamin Zephaniah and illustrated by Kingsley Nebechi, this stunning Folio Society edition of Noughts and Crosses showcases Malorie Blackman’s award-winning thriller set in a reimagined Western society.

Noughts and Crosses

£65

Book Details

Presentation Box & BindingBound in printed and blocked textured paper
Blocked slipcase
Printed endpapers

Dimensions9½ inches x 6¼ inches

FontSet in Galliard with Moonshot display

Pages376 pages

AuthorMalorie Blackman

Illustrated byKingsley Nebechi

IllustrationFrontispiece plus 6 colour illustrations
Illustrated part-titles

Publication Date10/03/2021

Editor's Notes

Former Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman’s best-selling alternative history has achieved cult status among young and adult readers alike. This striking Folio edition is introduced by Benjamin Zephaniah, names one of The Times’s 50 Greatest Post-war Poets, while London-based Nigerian illustrator Kingsley Nebechi illustrates the novel. His strong pictorial style perfectly matches our design vision and his startling illustrations reflect the challenges of the subject matter, while alluding to his passion for comic books and art styles from Africa.

Together with our friends at SixbyNines & Co, we hosted a virtual event to celebrate the publication of our new edition of Noughts and Crosses. The event was a live conversation between esteemed journalist and broadcaster Brenda Emmanus and acclaimed illustrator Kingsley Nebechi. If you missed out, you can stream this fascinating conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz6H4WUVSoI

About the Illustrator

Kingsley Nebech

Kingsley Nebechi is a graphic designer, illustrator and artist based in London. After graduating in 2013, he first worked at design agency ilovedust. His artistic career was publicly launched with his solo exhibition ‘A Soulful Mind’ at the Espacio Gallery, London, in 2017. His corporate clients include Nike, the BBC, Hachette Book Group and Island Records, and among his private clients are the likes of Lauryn Hill, Akala and Stormzy.

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Malorie Blackman has written over 70 books for children and young adults, including the Noughts and Crosses series, Thief (1995) and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars (2016). Many of her books have been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy (1997) and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts and Crosses. In 2005 Blackman was awarded the Eleanor Farjeon Award for her distinguished contribution to children’s fiction. In 2008 she received an OBE, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children’s Laureate. Blackman has written for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and Crossfire, the fifth novel in her Noughts and Crosses series, was published in summer 2019. In 2020 BBC One aired a major six-part production of Noughts and Crosses, with a soundtrack curated by Roc Nation.

Dr Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah is a poet, writer, lyricist and musician. He was born and brought up in Handsworth, Birmingham, which he has called ‘the Jamaican capital of Europe’. His poetry is strongly influenced by the music and poetry of Jamaica as well as by his sense of ‘street politics’. In addition to writing poetry, novels, screenplays and stage plays, Zephaniah has also written and presented documentaries for television and radio. He has received 18 honorary doctorates in recognition of his work, and a wing at Ealing Hospital in London has been named after him. Zephaniah lives in Lincolnshire.

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