There is a fantastic staff review of Robert Montagu’s A Humour of Love at Hatchards, Piccadilly. You can get your copy of this ‘outstanding memoir’ here today.

Our Chairman Naim Attallah speaks about friend and author Brian Sewell on Radio 4’s Sunday night show Last Word. You can listen to the show here and read our Chairman’s blog post on Brian Sewell here.

‘This is a very immersive read, making the reader feel as connected to the four friends as they are to each other. A valuable tale of enduring female friendship in a revolutionary generation’

The Lady reviews The Unfriended by Jane McLoughlin. Read the full review here and get your copy of the book here today.

‘So much of the sadness of losing Brian is just the sadness of never seeing a friend who has been personally kind on many occasions. I wish he hadn’t suffered so much in those last few months; I wish I had called him more often; I wish I could call him now for his take

‘Brian Sewell’s last book before his untimely death, The Man Who Built the Best Car in the World, beautifully illustrated by Stefan Marjoram and written in such a way as to appeal to children as well as adults.

Quartet has released the book early, a month before its official publication date, to pay tribute

‘Brian spoke bald truths that punctured reputations and were impossible to ignore because they were written by a man who knew more than anyone about art history. All big-name contemporary artists – particularly the “conceptual” ones – from Damien Hirst to Anish Kapoor, were humiliated by his caustic lashings and had to take it on

‘It was a very different time, for newspapers, when transgressions were deliberate and admired, and kudos was all about effortlessness: expertise imbibed in subtle, imperceptible ways, articles knocked out in 20 minutes, bitchiness executed with total nonchalance but never vulgarity. Sewell wasn’t the only one capable of that but he was, much like his accent,

‘A dog’s devotion is unquestioning, undemanding and undiminishing; he never cares how you look first thing in the morning, does not look aghast at belch or fart, nor does he grumble if you choose not to shave. He laments you going and rejoices at your coming back’

Brian Sewell in his own words: extracts

We are all saddened by the news that Brian Sewell, art critic of the Evening Standard for more than thirty years, prize-winning journalist and best-selling author, has passed away. He was 84.

We are the proud publishers of six titles by Brian Sewell.

Our Chairman Naim Attallah posted a tribute on his blog, which can