Dear Authors, Friends, Supporters & Customers, This is the message I hoped I would never have to write, certainly not on the fifteenth anniversary of Holland Park Press. I have very much enjoyed working with our authors and I’m very…
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Monday 1 April 2024 It has been an exhilarating adventure to run Holland Park Press but as I explain in my message I sadly cannot continue. I plan to start a new diary soon on, most likely, LinkedIn and Facebook….
Monday 9 October No news or any progress on the housing situation and there isn’t anything I can do at the moment to push things forward. I’m working on general promotion and on getting the new books ready, but it…
We have five wonderful books in the pipeline waiting to be published but we need a literature loving philanthropist or investor to support us. The first three books are: The Glass Roof Falls as Rain by Gary Day, a poetry…
We’re delighted to share a few pictures from the very successful launch of Norbert Hirschhorn’s new poetry collection Over the Edge. Norbert and his wife Cynthia travelled all the way from Minneapolis to be at the October Gallery in London…
I’m delighted that, after To Sing the Darkest Days Away & Stone. Bread. Salt., to have published a new poetry collection by Norbert Hirschhorn. Over the Edge is a very personal collection of poems inspired by the poet-physician’s eventful life….
Some things never change like a bit of controversy about the queen. Enjoy this ‘eyewitness’ report of the coronation of Charles I, one of the chapters in Michael Dean’s novel A Diamond in the Dust about the first 28 years in the life of King Charles I.
On Monday evening, 24 April, we celebrated the launch of The Way to Hornsey Rise, an autobiographical novel by Jeremy Worman. The publisher arrived early at the venue, the Betsey Trotwood in Farringdon, London, but forgot to take off her…
I have never had such a promising and exciting list of manuscripts lined up to be published and at the same time so little money to pay our outstanding bills. Buy a book so that we can pay our bills….
First a big thank you to everyone who pre-ordered a new book, made a donation or ordered one of our published books. Your generosity enabled us to add two great new books in 2022: The Past Is a Dangerous Driver…
21 June 2022 It’s the longest day of the year, a very special day, but this year even more so because it’s my last day with our dog Harry who has been with me for five years. Tomorrow, my brother…
Since 2009, we have been a somewhat rare phenomenon: a literary press that strongly believes it can become commercially successful. Our critical acclaim is shown by quotes from many excellent reviews on our book pages. Eighteen percent of our books…
Rise to the challenge to make a real difference in 2022 because #BooksAreEssential & #LiteratureMatters and now we need to be #SavedByOneBook. In 2009 I realised a dream: to found my own company to publish, promote and sell literature. Right…
From their temporary home in two attic rooms a publisher and her author brother are trying their upmost to keep publishing literature and great reads that matter. Will they succeed? Follow the #SavedByOneBook diary!
We’ve moved to our new temporary home. A very big thank you to all the good people to helped to get this far. We’re ready to add exciting new chapters to our publishing adventure. #SavedByOneBook.
Read or listen to this statement by Arnold & Bernadette Jansen op de Haar who want to continue publishing great literature https://youtu.be/UNZz7XbISQg
For news about Schurft een autobiografische roman van Arnold Jansen op de Haar in Dutch check this page. Latest: Help Schurft het theater in
Arnold and Bernadette continue running their virtual bookstall from Bernadette’s study with dog Harry as their very real companion. This time they introduce books that feature iconic painters: Vincent van Gogh in The Yellow House by Jeroen Blokhuis about Vincent’s…
Arnold and Bernadette Jansen op de Haar introduce three poetry collections: London Undercurrents by Joolz Sparkes and Hilaire, Jules Deelder’s Transeuropa and 100 Dutch-Language Poems an anthology of Dutch-language poetry throughout the ages, from their virtual bookstall located in Bernadette’s…
We would like to wish everyone Happy New Year and the very best wishes for 2021. We celebrated the new year by making Dutch oliebollen from scratch. Oliebollen, traditionally eaten on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, are a…
‘Now Fill the Glasses’ written and read by Arnold Jansen op de Haar
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Watch Arnold Jansen op de Haar discuss the books he has recently read.
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On Dec 5 it’s Saint Nicholas Eve or Sinterklaas pakjesavond in the Netherlands. Find out what’s this all about from this lovely excerpt from Eline Vere.
It wasn’t my first solo job, but it was the years after the Depression and even companies like the one I worked for were struggling. There was talk of halving the workforce and doubling the hours, so when the Durandeau…
Arnold Jansen op de Haar recalls meeting Jules Deelder in London
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In memoriam Jules Deelder
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Dates in the run up to Christmas:
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A new interview with me has just been added to Outsideleft. Many thanks to Paul Lamont for giving me the opportunity to appear on Outsideleft and for asking me these thought-provoking questions. It’s a great example of how markets bring…
We look forward to reading your poetic take on the relevance of royal families in today’s society
A fictionalised account of how America came to fight Britain for its independence by Michael Dean
It was very exciting to show off London Undercurrents for the very first time in the Poetry Pavilion at London Book Fair. This special collaboration between two women poets celebrates the hidden histories of London’s unsung heroines, north and south…
I’ve thrown everything at it, part of my savings was the first thing to go, next was a chunk of my pension, then my central London apartment but life is to short to worry about such trifles. Certainly if, in…