Author & Photographer: Jonathan Berg Sixth edition: publication date: May 2025 ISBN 978-1-7396457-2-4 Finishing: Paperback, perfect bound, 64 inside pages, 4 page fold-in outer. Personalised copies: We are able to quote for specific runs (minimum print run 1,000) with the back page personalised to your organisation. This may in particular be of interest to: build-to-rent communities in the city (nearly 50% of the last edition went to this use), those looking after international visitors, organisations who would like to present a Birmingham themed gift to visitors. Do contact us for more information: info@positivelybirmingham.co.uk . Price: RRP £6-00, with standard trade/PR discounts Background: First published in 1996 Discovering Birmingham is a concise guide to the modern city for visitors and locals alike. It has sold around 50,000 copies to the public as well as special editions being produced for conferences and distribution in rental apartments. Content: • Fully updated with 16 extra pages and new sections. Text: Looking at the modern city we discover the history and background of Birmingham. We see how it started from a market hamlet and grew as it gained expertise in manufacturing, in particular in the use of metal as a raw material. We showcase the artistic side of today’s city and understand how it is moving ahead into the future. We give lots of ideas for things to experience in the city for locals and visitors alike. Photos: Around 170 full colour photos of the modern Birmingham by city photographer Jonathan Berg. City Centre Map: The guide contains a fold-out city centre map and tables of ideas for things to see and do in the city centre and around greater Birmingham Publishing: Discovering Birmingham will be published by Birmingham Picture Library, a publishing house run by Jonathan and Barbara Berg from their home in Olton. It will be their 13 th imprint since the 1 st edition of Positively Birmingham was published in September 1994. Comments: If you have suggestions for things that should be part of the new edition of Discovering Birmingham do email Jonathan at: jon@bergfamily.co.uk. Publisher’s Diary: You can follow the progress of the production of Discovering Birmingham on our BlueSky account here: https://bsky.app/profile/positivelybrum.bsky.social