Laurie R King, author of the bestselling Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series has written a little piece about one of the characters  (a scarlet macaw) in her upcoming book Pirate King. The piece is called Parrot King. And the competition (details here)? For you to illustrate it! 

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Enjoy four Special Episode podcasts with crime writer Adrian Magson, author of the new Lucas Rocco series set in France in the 1960s as well as the Harry Tate spy series. Blogger Morgen Bailey chats to Adrian about his two heroes, e-books and much more. Download Parts 1, 2 , 3 and 4 (BWT special episode 028, 029, 030 and 031) on iTunes for free.

http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/baileys-writing-tips/id389840707

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With two careers under his belt, as a practicing solicitor and successful crime writer, Martin Edwards talks about the ins and outs of the legal world in reality and in fiction, on You\'re Booked.

http://www.harrogate-festival.org.uk/yourebooked/2010/11/martin-edwards-q-a/

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David Donachie, master of high-seas adventures, talks to Historicnavalfiction.com about his John Pearce  series including Blown Off Course.

http://www.historicnavalfiction.com/index.php/general-hnf-info/astrodenes-blog/1651-an-interview-with-david-donachie

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Twentieth Century Fox Film turned Christopher Buckley 's brilliant comic satire Thank You For Smoking into an acclaimed movie. You can watch the movie trailer here, but as you know, the book is always better than the film...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBELC_vxqhI

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The starting excerpt from Fallen, by Tim Lebbon, and the first in the series of exclusive extracts from the the Tim Lebbon Blog Tour.

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Read the second extract from Fallen, by Tim Lebbon as featured on My Favourite Books Blog - the first stop on the Tim Lebbon Blog Tour.

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Read the fourth excerpt from Fallen - part of the Tim Lebbon Blog Tour as featured on Highlanders Books Review.

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Read the fifth excerpt from Fallen as featured on Falcata Times as part of the Tim Lebbon Blog Tour.

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Read the sixth excerpt from Fallen as featured on Speculative Horizons as part of the Tim Lebbon Blog Tour.

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Seventh excerpt from Fallen, by Tim Lebbon as featured on Fantasy Book Spot (BSC Review) - the 6th stop on the Tim Lebbon Blog tour.

6th-stop-lebbon-blog-tour-fantasy-book-spot-bsc-review-p69-76.pdf

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The eighth extract from Fallen, by Tim Lebbon, as featured on Graemes Fantasy Book Review (7th blog stop) as part of the Tim Lebbon Blog Tour.

7th-stop-lebbon-blog-tour-graemes-fantasy-book-review-p77-84.pdf

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The 9th Extract from Fallen, by Tim Lebbon as featured on Mad Hatters Bookshelf and Book Review as part of the Tim Lebbon's Blog Tour (8th Stop).

8th-stop-lebbon-blog-tour-mad-hatters-bookshelf-p85-94.pdf

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The founder of the world's leading global forecasting company Startfor gives you a little taste of what's in store for the reader in his book The Next 100 Years.

http://www.stratfor.com/next100years/the_book/video

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Richard Jay Parker talks to fellow author Matt Beynon Rees about his writing career and the release of his debut STOP ME.

http://mattbeynonrees.blogspot.com/2009/08/great-what-if-richard-jay-parkers.html

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About his book Flipping Out, his top six dinner guests, his experience of Hollywood and whether he's more like Lomax or Biggs...

http://materialwitness.typepad.com/material_witness/2009/08/interview-marshall-karp-author-of-the-lomax-and-biggs-series.html

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If you think you know where the world is heading, think again. George Friedman, author of The Next 100 Years offers a taste of his predictions in the cover story for the New Statesman.

http://www.newstatesman.com/north-america/2009/08/power-china-world-japan-poland

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BFKBooks (which helps raise awareness and funds for adults with Autism) interviews Richard Jay Parker about his book Stop Me.

http://bfkbooks.com/interviews/richard-jay-parker-on-stop-me

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Beryl Kingston reads from her novel The Gates of Paradise.

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Watch the book trailer for Mariana, by Susanna Kearsley on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB_IW2EUZ_k

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Historical novelist Susanna Kearsley - author of acclaimed books such as Mariana, Every Secret Thing and Sophia's Secret (aka The Winter Sea) - talks about her books and writing, her love of geneology and how she ended up climbing down a holy well in the name of research...

http://www.thecrimeofitall.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=4&Itemid=609

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