Kudos for publishers

The publicity team behind the  Billy Connolly anthology Tall Tales & Wee Stories have won a publishing industry award.

Alice Herbert and Yassine Belkacemi from John Murray Press won ‘best celebrity campaign’ in the Publishers’ Publicity Circle accolades.

Judges’ said: ‘With exceptional drive, this campaign didn’t just rely on the author, but also found new ways to reach as wide an audience as possible.’

The book collected the comedian’s famed stories for the first time and includes his most famous routines including, The Last Supper, Jojoba Shampoo, Incontinence Pants and Shouting at Wildebeest.

It’s available from Amazon priced £6.

Published: 11 Mar 2020