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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. And apparently not by its first few pages either.
Most people when browsing in Waterstones or WH Smiths, will pick up a book that looks pretty or interesting, different to all the others or similar to the ones they usually buy, and then turn it over to read [...]
Wednesday Cover Story: The Apostle (The film that never was…)
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
When I came across the cover to The Apostle, by Brad Thor I was sure it was a film tie-in edition. The images look like stills from a movie (do they not?), so much so that I actually Googled IMDB to look it up, as I have a penchant for war and government action-thrillers.
But no, [...]
This year, Halloween is all about Zombies…
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
Oh dear, there is a Halloween-themed birthday party on the horizon and I am definitely without inspiration as to what to go as. Any thoughts as to simple, but of course clever and original, oh and easily constructed costumes, greatly appreciated (I’m not asking for much eh?).
The trouble is, this year Halloween for me is [...]
Roll-up, roll-up while ye still can
Monday, September 27th, 2010
As the rain patters against the skylight above me, I must conclude that our long summer has at last been vanquished by the inexorable advance of the seasons, and that we are now, on the brink of October, staring winter in the face. Not that I care, I actually prefer the cold – amusing hats [...]
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING - BANBURY
Friday, September 24th, 2010
Saturday 6th November, 11.00am-1.00pm WATERSTONE’S, BANBURY
Come and meet Dr Dale, leader of the hit comedy seminar How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse and author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary. Ask him anything you want about zombie survival and get a signed copy of his book at Watertone’s, 32/33 Castle Quay [...]
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING - COVENTRY
Friday, September 24th, 2010
Saturday 16th October, 12noon-2.00pm WATERSTONE’S, COVENTRY
Come and meet Dr Dale, leader of the hit comedy seminar How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse and author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary. Ask him anything you want about zombie survival and get a signed copy of his book at Watertone’s, 50-52 Smithford Way, Coventry CV1 [...]
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING - EXETER
Friday, September 24th, 2010
Sunday 10th October, 2.00pm-4.00pm WATERSTONE’S, EXETER
Come and Meet Dr Dale, leader of the hit comedy seminar How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse and author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary. Ask him anything you want about zombie survival and get a signed copy of his book at Watertone’s, 48-49 High Street, Exeter EX4 [...]
And the operative word is: BIG
Friday, September 24th, 2010
Yesterday I attended the monthly PPC Meeting at Foyles - where a room full of publicists congregate to listen to a few editors/producers/reviewers who come to talk about what kinds of authors they are interested in and how we might work together.
These meetings are usually quite useful because programmes, book pages, contacts and remits can [...]
Yes, Shelley is still my favourite, but give Keats a chance!
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
A tip for the Romantics among you this week. Or at least those Romantics who have often had cause to say ‘Good Heavens! I am such a Romantic and yet find my romanticism thwarted! Why are there not more public establishments which cater to my Romantic needs?’
Well look no further, for while idling away the [...]
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING - BRIGHTON
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Sunday 3rd October, 12noon-4.00pm WATERSTONE’S, BRIGHTON
Come and Meet Dr Dale, leader of the hit comedy seminar How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse and author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary. Ask him anything you want about zombie survival and get a signed copy of his book at Watertone’s, 71-74 North Street, Brighton BN1 1ZA. For [...]
ZOMBIE SHOW - EXMOUTH
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Sunday 10th October, 7.30pm THE PAVILION, EXETER
Would you know how to survive the rising of the undead? Catch Dr Dale (author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary) and his team of experts, on their autumn tour of How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse RELOADED – the brand new interactive seminar (and award-winning show) at The Pavilion, [...]
LONDON BOOK LAUNCH: Death on the Marais, by Adrian Magson
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Come celebrate the launch of Death on the Marais, the first book in a brand new mystery series set in France in the 1960s, at Goldsboro Books in London. Enjoy a glass of wine, meet the author and get your book signed!
Wednesday Cover Story: The decision about delicious cover finishes…
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
In the office earlier today Christina (Art Editor) and I we were discussing the Ebury press publication Eat Me, by Xanthe Milton, and what finishes it had been printed with.
It’s a regular conversation between Christina and I as we battle it out trying to decide on foils, embossing, spot uv and coloured end papers for [...]
Enter our Speech Bubble Competition
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
The Reading Festival of Crime Writing took place this past weekend, which saw almost two thousand crime enthusiasts flocking to Reading’s Town Hall and the Central Library over the fours days to hear from the top of the crop on the crime writing circuit.
Our authors Rebecca Tope, Mike Ripley, Zoë Sharp, Richard Jay Parker and [...]
Go Greased Lightning!
Monday, September 20th, 2010
Forget The Man Booker Prize, forget Newsnight, I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that now and then our brains are in urgent need of a rest. To plagiarise my husband: ‘Rather than sitting down to the mental or cultural equivalent of a hearty, three course meal, sometimes all that we need is chewing gum [...]
Remembering the sinking of the City of Benares
Friday, September 17th, 2010
This year is the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, which was fought between the RAF and the German Luftwaffe over the summer and autumn of 1940, and the Blitz and this month sees a plethora of commemorative events and exhibitions to mark this piece of history. Find out more about events around London [...]
Do we want to read classics or bestsellers?
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
As all of you literary coves by now surely know, last week something rather dashed important happened in the world of books. The shortlist for the Man Booker prize was finally announced, and the reading public let out a collective sigh – some exhaling in relief (Well, at last!) and others no doubt in frustration [...]
Wednesday Cover Story: V&A Book Cover Award Winner
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Today’s confession: I judge a book by its cover. No, retract that; that’s not a confession. That’s a statement of the obvious. A book’s cover is (I have no need to tell you, rational blog-readers), what draws us to that particular book out of the hundreds of others flaunting their vibrant front faces in bookshops; [...]
The Alternative TV Book Club Summer Reads List…
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
It’s an accepted fact that most (if not all) of the books picked for the Richard & Judy Book Clubs and now the new TV Book Clubs tend to come from the larger publishers. This isn’t a gripe, it’s just stating fact. We’ve been on the shortlist several times, but unfortunately not yet made it [...]
ZOMBIE SHOW - NOTTINGHAM
Monday, September 13th, 2010
Friday 1st October, 8.00pm THE CANAL HOUSE, NOTTINGHAM
Enjoy a night of guaranteed laughs at this Nottingham Comedy Festival with the hit new show How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse RELOADED. Dr Dale, founder of the School of Survival, will lead this hilarious interactive seminar at The Canal House, 48-52 Canal Street
Nottingham NG1 7EH. [...]
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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