Tania Crosse at the Appledore Book Festival
8 September, 2009
Tuesday 29 September, 2pm St MARY’S HALL, APPLEDORE As part of the Appledore Book Festival, Tania Crosse, author of Lily’s Journey, will be giving a talk entitled Under Dartmoor’s Spell. In her lively presentation, witness Dartmoor Prison’s past cruel regime through the eyes of one of her finely portrayed characters – a hapless convict. She […]
Edward Marston – Will we see more of Christopher Redmayne?
8 September, 2009
Q. I have read all your Christopher Redmayne series with the exception of The Amorous Nightingale which does not seem to be available anywhere except on ebay. Certainly not in bookshops in Central Scotland or any of the Waterstones stores nationally or online. My question is basically, Why? And is there something special about this […]
Judith Cutler speaking at Mere Green Library
3 September, 2009
Wednesday 21st October, 2.30–3.30pm SUTTON COLDFIELD Come and meet Crime-writer Judith Cutler, author of both contemporay crime novels and the new historical crime series featuring Reverend Tobias. She will be speaking at Mere Green Library, Sutton Coldfield. Coffee served from 2.15pm. Free tickets available from the library or call 0121 464 4592 for more information.
Beryl Kingston at the Pagham WI
3 September, 2009
Tuesday 22nd September, 10am-12noon PAGHAM Beryl Kingston, author of Octavia and Octavia’s War, will be speaking at Pagham Harbour Women’s Institute at St Ninian’s Hall in Pagham.
June Francis at the Clamorgan Writers’ Roadshow in Todmorden
3 September, 2009
Saturday 5th September, 3.30pm FIELDEN CENTRE, TODMORDEN Come along to the Clamorgan Writer’s Roadshow and meet June Francis, author of 25 books and one of the most borrowed authors in public libraries but who only began writing at age 40. She will be giving a talk entitled ‘Being a Writer’ at the Fielden Centre, Ewood […]
Joan Lingard Gets Moray Reading at Elgin Library
3 September, 2009
Thursday 17th September, 7pm ELGIN LIBRARY As part of the Get Moray Reading Book Festival (17-19th Sept) bestselling author Joan Lingard will be talking about her adult books After You’ve Gone, Encarnita’s Journey and her famed novel The Kiss at Elgin Library, Cooper Park, Elgin. She will also be reading from her children’s books on […]
Top Brit thriller writers at Heathow Airport
3 September, 2009
Friday 28 August, 10.30am WHSMITH, HEATHROW TERMINAL 5 Come and meet Richard J Parker, author of the upcoming debut novel STOP ME who will be milling around WHSmiths at Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, together with fellow thriller-writer Tom Cain. Both authors are part of The Curzon Group and the event celebrates their Take a […]
Meerkats v Penguins
2 September, 2009
No doubt I’m the last person to cotton on to this but did you know that the truly brilliant advertisers for www.comparethemarket.com featuring the squeaky Russian meerkat Aleksandr have actually set up a ‘real’ www.comparethemeerkat.com website? Genius. The meerkat is officially this year’s loveable creature – penguins are so passé – and these marketing guys […]
Stuart Pawson speaking at Kippax (Leeds) Library
19 August, 2009
Monday 14th September, 5:30 – 6:30pm KIPPAX LIBRARY, LEEDS Meet crime-writer Stuart Pawson, author of the popular Charlie Priest series, who will be talking about his books and taking any questions at Kippax Library, Westfield Lane in Leeds. For more information call the library on 0113 214 6802.
FOUR OF OUR TITLES ON THE BESTSELLERS LIST!
19 August, 2009
Vampires, historical crime, chick-lit and war-time love-stories seem to be the order of the day. Find out which four A&B titles have hit the Small Publishers Bestsellers List here…
Laurie R. King at London Charing Cross Library
18 August, 2009
Monday 14th September 2009, 6.00pm – 7.45pm CHARING CROSS LIBRARY, LONDON Join crime-writer Laurie R. King who be reading from her new novel The Language of Bees (featuring Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell) and answering questions about her books at Charing Cross Libary, 4 Charing Cross Road, London WC2. For more information call the library […]
Laurie R. King in Newcastle Upon Tyne
18 August, 2009
Wednesday 9th September, Time TBC THE LIT & PHIL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Join Laurie R. King at The Lit & Phil Library, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne as she reads from and discusses her new novel The Language of Bees. Free event. For more information call the library on 0191 232 0192.
Laurie R. King on mystery panel at Heffers, Cambridge
18 August, 2009
Monday 21 September, 6.30pm HEFFERS BOOKSHOP, CAMBRIDGE Laurie R. King will be participating in a History Mystery panel and signing copies of her books including her new release The Language of Bees at Heffers Bookshop, 20 Trinity Street, Cambridge. For more information call the bookshop on 01223 568568.
Laurie R. King book signing at Luton Library
18 August, 2009
Thursday 17 September, 7.30-8.30pm LUTON LIBRARY Come and meet bestselling historical mystery writer, Laurie R. King who will be talking about her new novel The Language of Bees (the latest in the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series) and, as part of the BBC “My Story” season, how she brings the fictional memoirs of her heroine, Mary […]
Laurie R. King at the Reading Festival of Crime Writing
18 August, 2009
Saturday 12 September, 2.30pm – 4.00pm READING TOWN HALL Laurie R King, author of the new release The Language of Bees, will be on the Murder in Mind (psychological crime) panel as part of the Reading Festival of Crime Writing. The event takes place in the Victoria Hall of the Town Hall. Visit www.readingfestivalofcrimewriting.org.uk for […]
5.40am BOOKSIGNING WAS WORTH IT, SAY THE CURZON GROUP WRITERS
18 August, 2009
Thriller-writers Matt Lynn and Richard Jay Parker kicked off the Curzon Group’s airport book tour at Manchester and East Midlands airports last week. Read what Matt says about the experience in The Bookseller today…
How would you survive a Zombie apocalypse?
13 August, 2009
Our poor earth… First it’s Armageddon (luckily Bruce Willis sacrificed himself for us then), then we got threatened by another meteor in Deep Impact (President Morgan Freeman smoothed that one over to an extent. Well, his soothing voice kept the panic to a minimum anyway). Will Smith has saved us from everything including aliens, giant […]
Alex Wheatle speaking at the SW11 Literary Festival
12 August, 2009
Monday 21st September, 7.00pm WATERSTONE’S CLAPHAM JUNCTION, LONDON As part of this year’s SW11 Literary Festival, Alex Wheatle (author of the cult classic Brixton Rock and more recent release Island Songs ) will be giving a talk and signing copies of his books at Waterstone’s, 70 St John’s Road, near Clapham Junction, London. For more […]
SOPHIA’S SECRET AMONGST 5 BEST TIME-SLIP NOVELS
11 August, 2009
Woman & Home has picked Sophia’s Secret, by Susanna Kearsley – ‘a romantic novel with a twist’ – as one of their 5 Best Time-Slip Novels.
UK top thriller writers at Manchester Airport
10 August, 2009
Friday 14 August, 12noon-2pm WHSMITH, MANCHESTER AIRPORT Come and meet Richard J Parker, author of the upcoming debut novel STOP ME and part of The Curzon Group – a possie of thriller writers who will be milling around WHSmiths at Manchester Airport as part of a Take a Brit to the Beach Campaign. They […]
A Novel Idea …
7 August, 2009
While all around us people are losing their jobs or finding first-time employment an almost impossible undertaking, you have to applaud the gaddy entrepreneurs. Those who seize an idea (often ludicrous) and make it profitable. I stumbled across this little gem in my book news browsing… Click here $150 for coming up with a book […]
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