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Wednesday Cover Story: Do you see a trend here?
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
January 2007 August 2008
April 2010 June 2010
The success of The Interpretation of Murder (one of Richard & Judy’s Summer Reads) certainly has spawned similar cover designs on subsequent books. That publishers look to ride on the success of a previous titles by evoking similar designs on their new books is standard practice, but the [...]
World Cup woes..
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
So, that was it then, England’s (belated) exit from the World Cup. Humph, well can everyone now please put away the plethora of flags, please? Yes, even you Mr Cabbie with your rather ingenious St George flap sock contraptions that go over your wing mirrors.
In a tournament where England really didn’t dazzle, the few goals [...]
Spotlight on The Lit & Phil
Monday, June 28th, 2010
The Guardian ran a lovely little piece over the weekend about The Lit & Phil (a.k.a .The Literary & Philosophical Society). It flagged up this Newcastle Library as a wonderful example of a library which has retained its traditional aura as a sort of home outside your home - a place “where you are implicitly [...]
Hot Guys Reading Books
Friday, June 25th, 2010
Are brains and beauty mutually exclusive? And are good-looking men who are well read a complete contradiction?
On the search for conclusive evidence to prove this is not the case, this website Hot Guys Reading Books has scaled bookshops, libraries and public transport to get to the bottom of this weighty (and very PC) conundrum…
Enjoy!
Lara Crisp, [...]
Tea with Tania Crosse at Ivybridge Library
Friday, June 25th, 2010
Enjoy an afternoon of cream tea with author Tania Crosse who will be talking about her latest books at Ivybridge Library. Get your copies signed and take part in a raffle for a chance to win some free books!
If it was my home.
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
There’s obviously been a lot in the press recently about the BP oil spill, but as with many things, if it isn’t on your doorstep it’s quite easy to be blazé about the impact. Which is why I’m so impressed with this website which puts the spill into startling perspective. Visit www.ifitwasmyhome.com and you’ll find [...]
Laurie R King speaking at Blackwell’s, Edinburgh
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Friday 30th July, 6.00-8.00pm BLACKWELL’S, EDINBURGH
Join Blackwell’s reading group and bestselling mystery writer Laurie R King for an intimate discussion about her acclaimed Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series, in particularly the first book in the series The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, at Blackwell’s, 52-63 South Bridge, Edinburgh. Limited places [...]
Laurie R King speaking at The Lit & Phil, Newcastle
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Monday 2nd August, 7.00pm THE LIT & PHIL, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
Bestselling mystery writer Laurie R King will be talking about and signing copies of her acclaimed Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series, including the new releases The God of The Hive and The Language of Bees, at The Lit [...]
Bodies in the Bookshop at Heffers, Cambridge
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Thursday 15th July, 6.00pm HEFFERS BOOKSHOP, CAMBRIDGE
Mingle with your favourite crime writers at the annual Bodies in the Bookshop bash, which takes place at Heffers, 20 Trinity Street, Cambridge. CB2 1TY. Amongst the writers flocking to the store for a night of shmoozing, boozing and book signing will be Allison & Busby authors Laurie R [...]
Laurie R King speaking at Bedminster Library, Bristol
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Tuesday 27th July, 2.00-4.00pm BEDMINSTER LIBRARY, BRISTOL
Bestselling mystery writer Laurie R King will be talking about her acclaimed Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series, and in particular discussing the title Locked Rooms with reading groups at Bedminster Library, 4 St Peter’s Court, Bedminster Parade, Bristol, BS3 4AQ. For more information call the [...]
Wednesday Cover Story: The new look for Mary Russell…
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
There’s a little frisson of excitement in the office this morning, as the new titles in Laurie R King’s bestselling Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series have arrived from the printers…sporting the new cover design which we all adore.
I can tell you the screen shots do not do them justice. In fact, I wasn’t entirely [...]
Laurie R King booksigning at Waterstone’s Reading Oracle
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Thursday 22nd July, 11.00am WATERSTONE’S READING ORACLE, READING
Bestselling mystery writer Laurie R King will be signing copies of her acclaimed Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series, including her new releases The God of The Hive and The Language of Bees, and pre-publication copies of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, at Waterstone’s Reading Oracle, [...]
Laurie R King speaking at Marylebone Library
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Friday 16th July, 5.30pm MARYLEBONE LIBRARY, LONDON
Bestselling mystery writer Laurie R King will be talking about her acclaimed Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series, including her new releases The God of The Hive and The Language of Bees at Marylebone Library, Marylebone Road Marylebone, London NW1 5LT. For more information call the library on [...]
Roll up, roll up – get your publishing tour here
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
There are always some novel ideas being floated as to alternative ways for us publishers to make some money. Could marketing a grand tour of our offices could be one of them? Read this article on Publishing Perspectives.
This piece made me smile, though I’m not completely convinced it would work in practice. Yet it begs [...]
The World’s Smallest Library?
Monday, June 21st, 2010
With evermore cuts placing some libraries under threat of closure, and traditional red phone boxes becoming a thing of the past, I was delighted to come across the news of a community in Somerset with a fantastic idea of combining the two…
They clubbed together to buy the phone booth for just £1 and fill it [...]
Changing Faces
Friday, June 18th, 2010
How people change…
Check this out. Give this familiar-faced darling a guitar and he would have made a respectable frontman for an indie band. Instead, he went into politics.
Lara Crisp, Managing Editor
Wednesday Cover Story: In a Strange Room
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
The Hidden Dance - the debut novel by actress Susan Wooldridge - was recently reviewed in The Lady magazine (25th May). I’ve already raved about the cover to this book here, so I’m not about to repeat myself. I mention this because I was immediately intrigued by the cover of the book featured next [...]
Father’s Day Treats
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
With Father’s Day fast approaching, I’ve been wracking my brains trying to think of a suitable present for my lovely dad.
Dad’s always had a bit of a sweet tooth, and recently in Hertford there’s been a bit of excitement about Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe opening, complete with weighing scales, sweets I haven’t seen in [...]
Tough acts to follow
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Working on this side of the publishing industry’s fence I know how difficult it can be to be a debut author. There are so many hurdles to cross and people you need to win over, starting with your agent, to your editor, to the all-important sales team (I would say that wouldn’t I?!) before the [...]
News from the Morganville Vampire Tour…
Friday, June 11th, 2010
It doesn’t have to be ALL about the World Cup you know…
No, there are other exciting things happening this month - such as the Morganville Vampires 2010 UK Tour.
Rachel Caine, bestselling author of the Morganville Vampire series, has been busy for the past two weeks traipsing around the country meeting her legions of Morganville-mad fans. [...]
Pop-ups? Pop to your local library any time…
As we near the end of a week celebrating libraries around the country, culminating tomorrow with special events to mark National Libraries Day (see yesterday’s blog), it seems fitting to highlight the new pop-up library at Selfridges in London (found in the UltraLounge on the Lower Ground floor of the department store). Recently opened as [...]
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