Florian Grosset

Author of #The Chagos Betrayal, graphic novel published @myriad_editions - June 2021 | Illustrator | graphic designer | moviegoer | animal lover

[The Republic @republicjournal]

This year, our August Reading list is back with the most important books of the year based on the recommendations from authors who have featured in our First Draft interview series and the editorial team at The Republic.

Our #LatestOnline via @pyonafuye

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[Priya Hein @PriyaHein]

The Chagos Betrayal by Florian Grosset-winner of the Bread and Roses Award- featured in @republicjournal as one of the most important books of the year. I cannot recommend this book enough @Flo19Gowithe! Published by @MyriadEditions

[Florian Grosset @Flo19Gowithe]

@PriyaHein @MyriadEditions @republicjournal Thank you @PriyaHein

[Hannah Berry @streakofpith]

This is your regular reminder that 87% of comics creators in the UK are not working full time in comics. (I’m not, even now!) No one should feel bad about having a day job, especially in these crushing times. You are no less of a comics creator.

[CRG UK @UKCRG]

The United States and the United Kingdom have been accused of “crimes against humanity” in the Chagos Islands https://t.co/sakmdjl5NE

[Corinne Pearlman @comicopera]

Yachts are allowed to dock off the #ChagosIslands, but Chagossians are not permitted to visit or be part of the crew. On Monday @crawleywordfest showcased the story of the displaced islanders with authors @Flo19Gowithe @MyriadEditions and Natasha Soobramanien @FitzcarraldoEds

[Corinne Pearlman @comicopera]

Schools in the UK, USA and Canada are already using this powerful memoir with their students. Now there’s a free guide, link below: ‘I’ve been living in two places all my life; the England I was born in, and the lost world of my Iraqi-Jewish family’s roots.’ @TSMCartoons

[Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop @Lighthousebks]

This may have been a short month, but the team have come across GEMS - cyberpunk about found families fighting aliens to a memoir about memory and astronomy and much more.

A wee round-up of Lighthouse Feb reads! (1/9)

[Florian Grosset @Flo19Gowithe]

5/5 - leave a sweet melody at the back of your mind for a long time. Thank you @PressIndigoThe and @MyriadEditions for giving life to books like #Riambel and #TheChagosBetrayal that shed light on injustice caused by colonialism.

[Florian Grosset @Flo19Gowithe]

Last Tuesday (21/02/2022) I had the privilege to sit on a panel alongside @priyahein and critic Anthony Cummins at @Foyles, Charing Cross. @Priyahein is as delightful as her debut novel #Riambel. Through the story of the main character Noémie, Priya denounces an ongoing

[Florian Grosset @Flo19Gowithe]

4/5 - find something to eat. Descriptions of delicious dishes punctuate the novel, and I swear that if there were more pages to read, I would have put on weight as I finished it. #Riambel is like those great sad songs that sting your heart, engrave your soul and

[Corinne Pearlman @comicopera]

@SusieLiterature @MyriadEditions @PriyaHein @Foyles @Flo19Gowithe @PressIndigoThe An excellent conversation! Good to meet you and @PriyaHein All luck to your new novel #Riambel Thank you, Antony, and Harry @Foyles and to @Flo19Gowithe as always for her impassioned presentation of her graphic novel witnessing UK colonial debacle #TheChagosBetrayal #Mauritius

[Corinne Pearlman @comicopera]

TONIGHT! Heading off to @Foyles to see @Flo19Gowithe @PriyaHein talking about colonial violence #Mauritius #ChagosIslands Florian's graphic novel #TheChagosBetrayal was inspired by the discrimination she witnessed against the Chagos Islanders as she grew up in Mauritius.

[The Indigo Press @PressIndigoThe]

No plans tomorrow evening?

Come and join us at Foyles Charing Cross, to hear
@PriyaHein and @Flo19Gowithe talk to critic Anthony Cummins about the legacy of colonial violence in Mauritius, the subject of their evocative books.

https://t.co/CBWgk7akQV

[MyriadEditions @MyriadEditions]

Less than two weeks until this, sure to be incredible, event @Foyles with @Flo19Gowithe and @PriyaHein! Get your tickets now. https://t.co/6wDaeI6Gxv

[MyriadEditions @MyriadEditions]

Rethinking Mauritius. Next month THE CHAGOS BETRAYAL author @Flo19Gowithe is teaming up with @PriyaHein for an evening at @Foyles CXR. Guaranteed to be a fascinating, thought provoking conversation. Tickets here: https://t.co/6wDaeI7en3

[The Indigo Press @PressIndigoThe]

Event news!

🌸 Transport yourself to Mauritius for a night of literature with RIAMBEL author Priya Hein and THE CHAGOS BETRAYAL author Florian Grosset, hosted by Anthony Cummins at Foyles, Charing Cross 🌸

Tuesday 21 February | 19:00 GMT @Foyles, London

https://t.co/CBWgk7akQV

[MyriadEditions @MyriadEditions]

Sabba Khan's WHAT IS HOME MUM? (the US title for THE ROLES WE PLAY) came 3rd in @PublishersWkly 2022 Graphic Novel Critics Poll! Congratulations @sabbakhan_! https://t.co/oDT50cJ2jK