…stand. Have already started reading it and am hooked. So, thank you Harlequin. Another year, another London Book Fair. See you at the next one! Chiara Priorelli, Publicity & Online…

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…capital has to offer. Or do you? Perhaps it’s time to open a door into a very different, secret London. A London like you’ve never seen before. This weekend, starting…

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…the image of the old man which must have been specially commissioned. It all works beautifully. So much so, that I bought it on a whim, akin to the whim…

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…like Buckingham Palace, Tower of London etc would be done on another day). So I opted for a stroll that started on the vibrant Southbank (yes, that’s the London Eye…

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…ballet based on the life and works of Virginia Woolf, titled Woolf Works will premiere next year, forming a central part of The Royal Opera House’s 2014/15 season. I’m not…

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…the A&B office was literally pawing at our copies, savouring the lovely super-mat cover finish we chose for this title. It’s hard to describe, but it makes the cover feel…

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1954, Venice. Rosy Gilchrist’s boss at the British Museum has chosen her to travel to Venice, track down a rare edition of Horace’s Odes and bring it back for their…

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London is full of many great things, one of which is bookshops. There are the iconic bookstores like Foyles in Charing Cross and Waterstones’s flagship store in Piccadilly and then…

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…those who don’t get my easy ride) take a look at the rather hilarious Minions Manual for the London BookFair at BitBookish.com. Creator, Sophie Dean (who works in a Rights…

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For years, the human and vampire residents of Morganville, Texas, have managed to co-exist in peace. But now that the threat to the vampires has been defeated, the human residents…

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…approaching from all sides, not to mention mounting credit card bills (Manolos don’t come cheap, you know) Joanne is praying for a windfall.  But the mother of all hurricanes approaching…

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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…

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INCLUDES A SHORT MORGANVILLE STORY   The adventure continues…   There is a question Claire has long been asking: why do vampires live so far out in a sunny desert…

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…to explain that undoubtedly, e-books have made a dent in the sales of physical books, especially mass market paperbacks. Unless you are averse to reading on screen (as I am),…

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…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 part of their Words Words…

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Robert Scragg’s debut novel What Falls Between the Cracks comes out in paperback this month! We caught up with him to hear more about why he picked London as the…

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Before I moved out of London, I lived in a house-share in Rotherhithe, East London. A place that recommended itself to me for its links to central London (I particularly…

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Today (10th November), renowned children’s author Michael Morpurgo will be presented with the J. M. Barrie Award for his contribution to children’s literature. Having written children’s literature since the 1970s,…

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…It’s opened up a world of websites I would never have known existed. Stumble Upon introduced me to www.whichbook.net – it enables millions of combinations of factors and then suggests…

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…And of course, don’t miss our fabulous giveaway for a luxury stay at Blakes London to celebrate this new paperback release! Chiara Priorelli, Publicty & Online Marketing Manager Recommend This:…

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…Shahida Rahman, Nick Robins and Dr Georgie Wemyss, at the Idea Store, 321 Whitechapel Road London E1 1BU. The event will include Indian dancing! And the authors will also be…

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