Background to Brighton Books Publishing
Brighton Books Publishing is a partnership between Selma Montford and Jacqueline Pollard, who have been involved in publishing books together for 16 years.
Jacqueline carries out the text and picture research, and conducts the interviews. Selma designs the books and edits the text. They make a good partnership as they have complementary skills.
Jacqueline and Selma were previously involved in the publication of six books under the imprint of the Lewis Cohen Urban Studies Centre at the University of Brighton, some of them jointly with QueenSpark Books.
The books are a patchwork of historical research, interviews, hitherto unpublished photographs, maps, quotations from documents, compiled with different groups of people according to the topic of the book.
This mixture of sources of information makes a lively account of either a particular part of Brighton, or Brighton at a particular time in its history.
The conventional language of official documents is contrasted with informal memories and observations in the spoken, and, sometimes, the written word of personal accounts. Using visual material they contrast architects measured drawings with photographs, maps and plans with drawings, prints with paintings.
Selma and Jacqueline welcome comments about their work and are always interested to hear about possible future projects.
BBP | 2006
Brighton Books Publishing
10 Clermont Road, Brighton BN1 6SG UK
Phone: 01273-509209 Fax: 01273-502018
email: info@brightonbooks.co.uk
www.brightonbooks.co.uk
