The Book: This is the first book on urban and architectural theory published by Ratatosk. Embryos is a project on the transforming city and how to deal with the urban metamorphosis into a commercial and decentralised city. The project focuses on the concept of public space from a functional perspective rather than traditionalist or formalist ones. The project is based on case studies in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Mumbai.

More information on the project can be found here

or here: www.torisson.com

The Author:Fredrik Torisson is a Swedish architect currently based in Berlin. Apart from putting the finishing touches on Embryos, Fredrik is currently working on his next book.

The Publishing Company: Ratatosk Publishing is a Limited Company that was recently created in order to publish picture books and architectural literature.

Embryos will also be available straight from Ratatosk Publishing.

The Book: The Snot Book is a story for both children who enjoy picture books and adults who enjoy being slightly revolted. It tells the short tale of John, whose nose produces a lot of snot...

The Author and Illustrator: Staffan is a Swede who has been living in the UK for the last 7 years. He is represented by AP Watt and is currently working on a picture book with established Swedish author Stefan Casta, published in 2007.

The Publishing Company: Ratatosk Publishing is a Limited Company that was recently created in order to publish picture books and architectural literature. The Snot Book is its first publication and Ratatosk has a number of titles that will be published in 2008.

London venues selling The Snot Book:Foyles and Blackwell's (Charing Cross Road), Foyles (South Bank), Serpentine Gallery Bookshop, Tales on Moon Lane (Herne Hill), Review Bookshop (Peckham), The Bookart Bookshop (Old Street), Crockett and Powell (Waterloo), The Bolingbroke Bookshop (Clapham Junction), Clapham Books, Children's Bookspace (Brixton), The White Space Gallery (Greenwich), Kirkdale Bookshop (Sydenham), West End Lane Books (West Hampstead), Dulwich Books and The Bookseller Crow on the Hill (Crystal Palace).

More information can be found at: www.gnosspelius.com

The Snot Book is also available straight from Ratatosk Publishing.