Welcome to Confer and Karnac Publishing
We have reached our first birthday as a new publisher. Launching a publishing house during a pandemic has been both challenging and exhilarating, but we now have some wonderful books in print and exciting new additions on the way.
Confer is now housing two imprints: the new Confer Books and Karnac Books. Published for all those interested in psychotherapeutic ideas, Confer Books are designed, like our events, to deepen our understanding of psychological, relational and emotional processes. Karnac – also a bookshop – has been a specialist publisher of books about psychotherapy and psychoanalysis for over 70 years, and was acquired by us in 2020.
In both imprints we embrace the values of inclusivity and creativity within the field of psychotherapy and related branches of mental health. We are dedicated to publishing contributions from the full range of schools of thought, particularly those from emerging and marginal voices.
Christina Wipf Perry
Publishing Director
PUBLISHING TEAM:
- Publisher – Dr Stephen Setterberg
- Consultant Executive Director – Dr Kathy Rooney
- Advisory Editor-in-Chief – Professor Brett Kahr
- Publishing Director – Christina Wipf Perry
- Managing Editor – Liz Wilson
- Publishing Assistant – Eva Townsend Bilton
- Production Manager – Patrick Dawson
- Sales Manager – David Wightman
- Marketing Manager – Vicky Capstick
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Diary of a Fallen Psychoanalyst: The Work Books of Masud Khan 1967-1972
Masud Khan (1924-1989), was an eminent and, ultimately, scandalous British psychoanalyst who trained and practised in London during an important period in the development of psychoanalysis. From August 1967 to March 1980, he wrote his 39 volume Work Books, a diary containing observations and reflections on his own life, the world of psychoanalysis, his evolving theoretical formulations, Western culture, and the turbulent social and political developments of the time.
In this first volume, readers will find fascinating entries on Khan’s colleague and mentor Donald Winnicott and other well-known analysts of the period, including Anna Freud. Also featuring in these pages are leaders in the world of culture and the arts such as Julie Andrews, the Redgraves and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
CONTACTS:
Editorial: christinawipfperry@confer.uk.com
Media: booksmarketing@confer.uk.com
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