Publications

Divine Magnetic Lands
by Timothy O'Grady (Harvill Secker, July)The author of the remarkable “'I could read the sky” and “'light” grew up in the Us and left it for europe in 1973, the last year in which the ethos of 1968 could still be said to be alive. After 30 years he decided to go back, embarking on a 15,000 mile journey around America to see what had become of it.

Josef Koudelka: Invasion Prague ’'68
(Thames & Hudson, 12 May, 296pp, £29.95) Smuggled out of Czechoslovakia soon after the 1968 Soviet invasion, Koudelka's stunning black-and-white pictures were widely published in the West, and remain the definitive images of those tumultuous days. www.thamesandhudson.com

Peace News, the voice of the anti-war movement in Britain is published monthly and gives strength, hope and inspiration to people of conscience in a time of war. May’s issue is dedicated to 1968 and its parallels now. www.peacenews.info

***Season Commission***
’'68: New Stories from Children of the Revolution
(Salt Publishing, £12.99)Ten writers, including Toby Litt, James Flint and Rhonda Carrier, all born in 1968, explore the subject of revolution in brand-new specially written short stories. Edited by Nicholas Royle and launched 15 May at the Horse Hospital (see Talks); www.saltpublishing.com; www.nicholasroyle.com

Vertigo Vertigo champions innovation & diversity in form and culture for independent film and the moving image. It is internationalist in outlook, and without borders in its search for the most imaginative work in artists’ film, documentary, new media and world cinema, whether in its awardwinning quarterly magazine, website or special events. Vertigo’s latest issue is the exclusive tie-in season publication, exploring the moment of 1968 and its enduring legacy. Available at season venues and at numerous outlets across London; www.vertigomagazine.co.uk

Who Killed Bobby? The Unsolved Murder of Robert F. Kennedy, By Shane O’Sullivan This book will be published by Union Square Press on the 40th anniversary of his assassination in June.