#fieldguidetoreality

Music in the Bookshop: On Thursday 28th July, Oly Ralfe will be playing a show at Waterstones Oxford in Café W between 6pm and 7pm, and entry is free.

Oly will be performing new piano pieces from his forthcoming instrumental album, accompanied by Barney Morse-Brown on cello.

It's also an opportunity to see Oly's exhibition in Café W, featuring his illustrations from the new novel A Field Guide to Reality by Joanna Kavenna.

An exhibition featuring a selection of Oly Ralfe's illustrations from the novel A Field Guide to Reality is at Waterstones Oxford now and throughout August in Café W. Limited edition prints from A Field Guide to Reality are for sale. There are 13 prints to choose from, either framed or unframed, all limited to 50 copies each, signed and numbered. Also available is a complete set of all 13 unframed prints in a presentation box. Order forms are available at the exhibition, and you can buy directly here on the Ralfe Band website: http://ralfeband.bigcartel.com/

Check out the Guardian today for an article by Joanna Kavenna, author of A Field Guide to Reality, about the use of Oly Ralfe's illustrations in her latest novel. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/11/joanna-kavenna-how-do-you-write-a-book-about-existence-call-in-an-illustrator

I've illustrated a novel, out now. It's called A Field Guide to Reality by the talented writer Joanna Kavenna. Through the eyes of Eliade, a waitress in Oxford who is tasked with a quest, we explore 'reality' in its many versions and mutations. It's a mind expanding trip and a great read. Its strangeness also suits our strange times. I worked on the 60 illustrations over the last year and I'm excited to see it reach the world. Oly x

We’re excited to share the news that Oly Ralfe has illustrated the new novel by Joanna Kavenna. A Field Guide to Reality features 60 illustrations by Oly and is out in hardback and ebook on 7th July 2016, published by Riverrun (an imprint of Quercus). http://amzn.to/29mz9JR