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Scarborough-themed musings…
Friday, May 29th, 2009
This must have been one of the shortest weeks ever! Not only did we all have bank holiday Monday off (for once blessed with sunshine, miracle of miracles!), but I booked an extra couple of days off to spend a lovely long break up in gorgeous Yorkshire. Filey – normally a quiet, unspoilt little seaside [...]
HRF Keating at Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Sunday 20th September, 11am BUDLEIGH
H R F Keating, author of the best-loved Inspector Ghote series, will be speaking at the first ever Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, running from the 18th - 20th September. Keating is part of an impressive line-up of authors including Hilary Mantel, Simon Brett, Michael Mopurgo, Val McDermid and many more. He [...]
Just when you thought you’d heard it all…
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
What? More Rachel Caine I hear you say? Ok, I admit it, we’re getting close to Rachel Caine overload but can you blame us? More and more people are clocking on to this brilliant series, including the reviewer John Loyd at The Bookbag who devoured the books and reviewed all four of them in just [...]
Victorian Murder Mystery Evening with Martin Edwards
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Sunday 26 June, 7.30pm Carlisle
Come join the fun at a Victorian Murder Mystery Evening written by Martin Edwards and performed at Carlisle Library. For details call 01228 227310.
Quality not quantity
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
My parents are over in London at the moment and renting out a flat for the time they are here. Beats a hotel. Anyway, the interior design is modern and minimalistic - no real sign that anyone lives there for some of the year. In fact, there’s a large built in bookshelf in the living [...]
That last day with Rachel Caine
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
How lucky am I? I was the first person (from the A&B office) to get to see Rachel Caine when she arrived in London and I was the last to see her off on Saturday - the final day of her UK tour.
The day was split as follows: morning - signing at Watertone’s Bluewater; mid-morning [...]
Book Launch: Tim Lebbon at Waterstone’s Cardiff
Monday, May 25th, 2009
Friday 19th June, 6.30pm WATERSTONE’S, CARDIFF
Award-winning dark fantasy writer Tim Lebbon will be celebrating the launch of his new book, The Island, set in the exciting world of Noreela, at Waterstone’s, 2a The Hayes in Cardiff. Enjoy the chance to mingle with the author, but the book at a special price on the night and [...]
Pictures from the Morganville tea party
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
On Monday, I promised you I’d be posting pictures from our lovely tea party with Rachel Caine, which saw our office filled with a jolly gathering of booksellers who came from far and wide (including Milton Keynes and even Bristol!) to meet her! So here, thanks to Christina’s camera work are some shots from the [...]
Rachel Caine’s visit to Boston
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
There’s quite a lot that succeeds in making me feel old these days. Bills. Songs on the radio. Slang that doesn’t make sense to my enfeebled mind. The prospect of my Young Person’s Railcard expiring - boo! But the thought of going back to a real school does the trick most completely. Timetables. School-dinners. Maths [...]
Muscles & Frites
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Don’t you find it weird how you’ll go for months not thinking about a particular thing and then all of a sudden it’ll be completely ubiquitous? For instance, one morning you’ll wake up and there’ll be a news report on Penguin Books, then you’ll read an article on the way into work about an oil [...]
Love in the Library event with Victoria Connelly
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Friday 10th July 12.30 - 2.30pm. Part of the RNA Conference, 10 - 12 July
Victoria Connelly, author of Molly’s Millions will be speaking at the Love in the Library event at Penrith Library, as part of the Romantic Novel Association Conference. She will be on a panel with fellow romantic novelists including Freda Lightfoot, [...]
Victoria Connelly at Jarrolds, Norwich
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Thursday 6th August 6-7pm Jarrold’s, NORWICH
Come and meet Victoria Connelly, author of Molly’s Millions, at Jarrold’s department store. Details of the event to follow.
Rachel Caine is in the building
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Just popped up to my desk very briefly to say that we have the wonderful Rachel Caine - author of the hit Morganville Vampire series - in the building right now! She flew in from the U.S yesterday and now is downstairs enjoying cupcakes and tea (how very civilised) and mingling with various booksellers [...]
I have been outed.
Friday, May 15th, 2009
So, just when I thought I could continue to pootle along undetected, generally keeping a low profile and letting our readers believe that the A&B office is staffed by only five people, along comes my colleague Louise who blows my cover by mentioning me in her entry about Lord of Misrule – thanks, Louise!!! Just [...]
Book launch for Octavia’s War in Woking
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Saturday 20 June, 10am - 3pm WOKING
Beryl Kingston will be celebrating the launch of her new book Octavia’s War at Waterstone’s, The Peacock Centre, Woking, Surrey, GU21 1GD. Set in Woking in the run up to the Second World War it is a moving account of a pioneering woman’s struggle in a town coping [...]
My night at the RNA Summer Party
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Last night I was lucky enough to attend the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s annual summer party, one of the most anticipated events in any romance-lover’s diary. And the tickets for it must have sold like hot cakes – the wonderfully old-fashioned library (complete with sliding ladders, dusty tomes and marble busts) at the Institution of Mechanical [...]
Frederic Lindsay at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Sunday 30 August, 6.45pm Peppers Theatre, Charlotte Square, EDINBURGH
Acclaimed Edinburgh crime-author Frederic Lindsay will speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about his latest book The Stranger from Home. He will be joined by fellow thriller-writer, Charles Maclean. For the full list of events visit www.edbookfest.co.uk
GUEST BLOGGER: Tim Lebbon. Passing by on his blog tour…
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Tim Lebbon, author of Fallen and the upcoming release The Island, joins us today on the A&B blog - the 2nd stop of his blog tour.
To celebrate we’re giving away a copy of Fallen - just be quick to enter this prize draw, or try your luck again at the next blog stop. Enjoy the [...]
Christmas starts early at A&B
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
It seems so odd to be thinking about Christmas given I’m sitting here in short-sleeves with the sunshine pouring into the office … but think about it I must. Two lucky members of the A&B team need to know when we’ll be shutting-up-shop as they will be spending the holidays on the other side of [...]
JOIN TIM LEBBON ON HIS BLOG TOUR…and get lots of free stuff!
Monday, May 11th, 2009
Follow Tim Lebbon’s Blog Tour for some great interviews, guest blogs, exclusive extracts, free books and a chance to win a signed copy of The Island!
Recently, thanks to the lovely Lesley, I was given two months’ free subscription to Lovefilm.com, and, a month in, I’m loving it! It comes as a surprise each time I find a new DVD waiting for me – like a little present.
The latest to drop through my letterbox was The Changeling, starring Angelina Jolie and [...]
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