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In April 2009, Portobello Books publish a collection of three of my one shows, written as prose short stories. These were Coelacanth, Not Everything is Significant and A Supercollider for the Family. It's called More Trees to Climb and the cover looks like this. . .  Converting the scripts into readable stories was occasionally tricky - phrasing the ear enjoys can sometimes trouble the eye - but with the help of a fabulous team of editors and proof readers, we got there in the end. The cover was designed by Clare Skeats and the illustration is by Ryu Itadani and they did a brilliant job of drawing in the reader's attention from the moment the book is noticed. Stewart Lee, an old friend, wrote a very funny and touching introduction and there's a short piece at the back of the book about how the shows were staged. Here's a promotional video of me up a tree and in a chair, reading from, and talking about the book. . . More Trees to Climb from Portobello Books on Vimeo. Here are some of the things people have said about the book: Dotty, very funny and packed with all kinds of barmy aphorisms and asides. Kate Saunders, The Times This small but beautifully formed collection demonstrates Moor's lovely way with language. . . The combination of deceptively simple truths and seemingly incomprehensible events or actions works to unsettle and reassure, all at once. Lesley McDowell, The Herald Very human and very tender . . . don't be deceived by the size of the book, inside are contained much larger truths. Anita Sethie, BBC Radio 5 Live Whimsical and funny. . . full of great ideas. Joel Morris, BBC Radio 5 Live A magnificent display of voice on the printed page. . . It is really something else. Lee Child, BBC Radio 5 Live Funny, subtle, blink-and-you-miss-them gems. Roger Cox, The Scotsman These are stories to sweeten you day while making it just that little bit stranger. Clare Allfree, Metro This Summer I will be performing Coelacanth at Glastonbury, Latitude, Port Eliot and the Edinburgh Book Festival to promote the book. If you're interested in booking a performance later in the year or in 2010 please contact either myself or Portobello books publicity. Signed copies of More Trees to Climb - with free gifts - are available right now from my shop webpage. Also on sale there is a CD of incidental music from the stage productions of the stories in the book and many others. Or of course you can buy the book from amazon.co.uk (slightly cheaper, but not signed and no free gift) through the following link. . . Or from the Portobello
Books website.
And, of course, from your local bookshop. If they don't have it in stock, why not ask them to order it? The ISBN is 978-1846271984. Return to Index page |
