HELP KICKSTART THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES WEB TV SERIES!

14 June, 2013

Following the huge demand for the #1 bestselling Morganville Vampires series to be turned into a film or TV show, author Rachel Caine has launched a Kickstart initiative to have the books adapted for a Web TV series in partnership with award winning producer/director Blake Calhoun (Loud Pictures).

Edward Marston & Judith Cutler in Gloscestershire

13 June, 2013

Tuesday 25th June, 7.30pm – 9pm EMERSON GREEN LIBRARY Edward Marston is the author of over 40 historical crime novels, including The Home Front Detective series and the best selling Railway Detective mysteries. His series cover very dramatic periods in history: from the Elizabethan theatre to the home front during the Great War. Judith Cutler, […]

Rebecca Tope at Ludlow Fringe Festival

12 June, 2013

Saturday 29th June, 10am-11am LUDLOW Rebecca Tope has published eighteen crime novels since 1999, set in various areas of rural England. Her main series is the Thea Osborne murder mysteries, which are all set in real villages in the Cotswolds. A new series began in 2012 with ‘The Windermere Witness‘, in which a florist named […]

Ruth Dudley Edwards at Chipping Barnet Crime Writers’ Panel

12 June, 2013

Friday 28th June, 6.30pm – 7.30pm CHIPPING BARNET LIBRARY Chipping Barnet library are hosting a crime writers’ panel featuring best-selling authors Ruth Dudley Edwards,  author of Killing the Emperors, and Ali Knight. The authors will be discussing their work and the writing process, and there will be a chance to ask your own questions. Entry is free […]

Aline Templeton at Ellon Library

12 June, 2013

Tuesday 25th June, 7pm ELLON LIBRARY Author of the highly acclaimed DI Marjory Fleming series, Aline Templeton will be visiting Ellon library to give a talk and do a reading from her latest book Evil for Evil. She has been Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland and was a Justice of the Peace […]

Crime Time with Aline Templeton

12 June, 2013

Tuesday 25th June, 2.30pm FRASERBURGH As part of Crime Month Fraserburgh Library and the Crime Writers Association invite you to an afternoon with acclaimed Scottish Crime writer Aline Templeton. Aline will be giving a talk and doing a reading from her latest novel Evil for Evil, a DI Marjory Fleming mystery. The event is free […]

Bookmark Festival Launch with Aline Templeton

11 June, 2013

Friday 21st June, 2pm BLAIRGOWRIE Join crime writer Aline Templeton at the launch of the new Blairgowrie Literary Festival, the Bookmark Festival. Aline will be doing a Meet the Author session, talking about and signing copies of Evil for Evil, her latest instalment in the DI Marjory Fleming series at the Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie, PH10 […]

A Life of Crime with Aline Templeton

11 June, 2013

Wednesday 19th June, 7.30pm – 9pm, Dick Institute KILMARNOCK Meet A&B’s Aline Templeton at the Dick Institute, Elmbank Avenue, KA1 3BU as she does a talk entitled ‘A Life of Crime’ discussing her work and doing a reading from her latest DI Marjory Fleming book Evil for Evil. Tickets are £2 and include refreshments. For more information […]

Envelope Exhibition, anyone?

10 June, 2013

Recently, while browsing on Twitter, I discovered upcoming book release Letters to Klaus. The book is a collection of illustrated envelopes which have been sent to Klaus Flugge, founder of Andersen Press, by the various children’s book illustrators he’s worked with over the years. Not only does it sound like a lovely little coffee table […]

Twitter Favourites: Very British Problems

3 June, 2013

It’s the first Monday morning in June, and lo and behold the sun is finally out! And what’s more, we all have the opportunity to be extremely British by talking too much about the weather. Will it last? Is summer finally here? Or is the sunshine merely plotting to lull us into a false sense […]

Meet the author: Rebecca Tope in Oddington

28 May, 2013

Thursday 20th June, 7.30pm Women’s Institute, ODDINGTON A&B’s Rebecca Tope, author of the cosy crime books, Shadows in the Cotswolds and The Windermere Witness, will be chatting about her life at the Women’s Institute, The Village Hall, GL56 0UR. As well as speaking about her career as a successful writer, Rebecca will be selling some […]

London Lines

28 May, 2013

If you’re a book lover who lives in or near London, you may already know that the London Literature Festival is currently underway. Taking place on the South Bank, this annual celebration of all things literary offers a huge array of events to keep bookworms busy. One that’s particularly caught my eye is London Lines, […]

Adrian Magson at Winchester Writer’s Conference

23 May, 2013

Saturday 22nd June, 10am – 6pm, UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER Crime writer extraordinaire Adrian Magson will be attending the Winchester Writer’s Conference, Sparkford Road Winchester, SO22 4NR. He will be giving lectures including ‘How to Get a Literary Agent’ in discussion with his own agent, David Headley as well as ‘It’s the Seconds that Count’ discussing […]

Meet the Author: Rebecca Tope at Burford Literary Festival

17 May, 2013

Thursday 13th June, 7:30pm BURFORD LIBRARY Meet crime writer extraordinaire Rebecca Tope at the Burford Literary Festival. Rebecca is the author of three successful crimes series including the Cotswolds Mysteries, such as Shadows in the Cotswolds, and the West Country Mysteries. She will be discussing her life as a writer and her latest books at […]

Book Talk: Rebecca Tope in West Sussex

15 May, 2013

Thursday 6th June, 7:30pm STEYNING LIBRARY Join one of A&B’s best selling crime authors, Rebecca Tope as she chats about her career as a writer and her latest books, The Windermere Witness, Malice in the Cotswolds and the newest instalment, Shadows in the Cotswolds. Rebecca is currently the membership secretary of the Crime Writers’ Association […]

Dial ‘M’ for Merthyr

14 May, 2013

Last week, as part of Rachel Caine’s UK tour to celebrate the launch of Fall of Night, I was excited to find myself back in my home country (well, technically ‘principality’) of Wales. After a brilliant event at Howell’s School Llandaff, and a quick hop on the train to an equally great book signing at […]

Having a Ball with Jane Austen

9 May, 2013

If you’re a fellow Janeite (a fan of Jane Austen, for anyone who hasn’t read Persuasion too many times), you’ll be happy to know that this Friday 10th May, at 9pm, BBC Two will be showing Pride & Prejudice: Having a Ball. The programme will involve a team of experts staging an authentically Austen-esque ball, much […]

The Morganville Resident Competition

8 May, 2013

Do you have a Morganville Resident I.D. Card? Then you could win a limited edition signed hardback of the last Morganville book!

KILLING THE EMPERORS WINS THE GOLDSBORO LAST LAUGH AWARD

3 May, 2013

The satirical crime novel Killing the Emperors, by author and journalist Ruth Dudley Edwards has won the Goldsboro Last Laugh Award for Best Humorous Crime Novel 2012.

Bookish Bags

29 April, 2013

Today, the arrival of our fabulous Morganville canvas bags (which we’ll be taking along on Rachel Caine’s UK tour very soon) made me crave more handy bookish things to carry too much stuff around in. And thankfully there is a wealth of choice out there on the Internet; below are a couple of my favourites (click on the […]

Fall of Night Tour: Book Signing, Talk and Q&A in York

24 April, 2013

Monday 20th May, 7pm WATERSTONES YORK International best selling author of the Morganville vampire series, Rachel Caine is embarking on her UK tour to sign copies of her new book Fall of Night. Join her at Waterstones, 28-29 High Ousegate, YO1 8RX where she will be giving a talk and taking questions from the audience. The first book in this addictive […]