World Rights to Ed Peppitt’s two-wheeled journey of discovery around 327 of England & Wale’s Lighthouses, have been snapped up by Icon Books.
This is a story of a 3,500-mile cycle ride to explore the onshore and offshore lighthouses around the coastline of England and Wales, proving that a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis needn’t mean giving up on a lifelong dream.
Over the course of his journey, he meets with former lighthouse keepers, current lighthouse staff, lighthouse enthusiasts, and people who were born and brought up in lighthouses. This is more than a personal journey, it’s a social one.
The book will be accompanied by a set of original, hand-drawn illustrations of every lighthouse.
Ed is an active member and regional representative of a vibrant association for lighthouse keepers, engineers and enthusiasts, and presents and produces a fortnightly podcast about lighthouse heritage called Keeping Watch, available on all popular podcast platforms.
Peppett’s background is in educational publishing, having been publishing director at Letts Study Guides throughout the 1990s. He has done work for The Booksellers Association and more recently has worked on educational and business publishing projects with Channel 4, GL Assessment, Hodder & Stoughton, the Guardian, Commonwealth Education Trust and Bournemouth University. He is the author of seven business and computing titles, all published by Hodder & Stoughton.
Peppitt commented: “I am so grateful to Tom [Cull], my agent, for finding me the perfect home for The Beacon Bike, and I am pleased to be working with the Icon Books team. Icon shares my vision for this project – a journey of discovery, a celebration of our maritime heritage, and a tribute to the indomitable spirit of the people who kept watch. I’m looking forward to sharing my story, and I’m confident that, with them, my book will shine as brightly as the lighthouses themselves.”
The book will be published in spring 2024.
Cull & Co. Literary Agency Ltd 