For 2014, Oxfam and Profile have turned to crime in order to raise a further £200, 000 for Oxfam’s work.
Ox Crimes is introduced by Ian Rankin and has been curated by Peter Florence, director of Hay Festival, where it will be launched in May. The stellar cast of contributors will include Mark Billingham, Alexander Mc Call Smith, Anthony Horowitz, Val Mc Dermid, Peter James, Adrian Mc Kinty, Denise Mina, Louise Welsh and a host of other compelling suspects.
Profile have raised more than a quarter of a million pounds for Oxfam by publishing Ox Tales (2009)and Ox Travels (9781846684968) (2011).
Circa l’autore
Mark Ellingham is the original publisher of the Rough Guides series (now an imprint of Penguin Random House), publisher at Sort Of Books and editor at Profile Books. He co-edited the Ox Crimes collection with Peter Florence.