Rachel Caine – Tips for a wannabe writer?
3 December, 2010
Q. I love your series of books and read all of the time. I was wondering if you have any tips for me, I have always wanted to write a book of my own but dont know where to start? With publishers or what to write? I have some good ideas I am told but […]
Vampires v Zombies
29 November, 2010
Hear ye, hear ye! In the battle of vampires vs zombies, the bloodsuckers may have peaked in popularity in the past year or two, but zombies are proving to be the slow and steady burners. Thanks to the Oxford English Corpus which tracks how language is evolving, we have at our disposal this handy graph […]
Save the libraries
25 November, 2010
None of us are going to escape the budget cuts but one of the saddest consequences is the effect this is going to have on libraries nationwide. As Joan Bakewell recently explored in her column for the BBC , how can the ‘happiness index’ research the government is undertaking conclude that taking away the opportunity […]
Martin Edwards at The Wordsworth Arts & Books Festival
19 November, 2010
Sunday 23rd January, 9.30am THE WORDSWORTH HOTEL, GRASMERE Crime author Martin Edwards will be celebrating the new paperback release of The Serpent Pool (the latest in his Lake District mystery series) with a talk at the Wordsworth Arts & Books Festival at The Wordsworth Hotel, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SW. For more information about the […]
Martin Edwards at the Nottinghamshire Reader’s Day
16 November, 2010
Saturday 27th November, 1:30-2.30pm COUNCIL HOUSE, NOTTINGHAM Enjoy a full day of author events celebrating Nottinghamshire’s Reader’s Day taking place at the Nottingham City Council, The Council House, Old Market Square, Nottingham NG1 2DT. The long list of events includes a talk by crime writer Martin Edwards, author of the popular Lake District mysteries, who […]
Vote for creativity!
15 November, 2010
Did you know that last week London hosted Internet Week, Europe? No, me neither. But apparently, around the city, events were taking place with such fascinating names as: Protein Forum: Data Visualisation, Urban Computing and the Virtual Goods Summit. Most interesting though was a workshop where the talents of 10 year old kids were pitched […]
Dr Dale on RTE One’s The Panel comedy show
11 November, 2010
Thursday 2nd December, 10.15pm RTE One THE PANEL Don’t miss this episode of The Panel on RTE One featuring Dr Dale, the world’s renowned (err, only) Zombologist and author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary: the A-Z Guide to Staying Alive. He’ll be sharing his expertise about zombies and zombie survival with host Craig Doyle. Because […]
Adrian Magson on BBC Radio Northampton
11 November, 2010
Friday 3rd December, 2.00pm BBC RADIO NORTHAMPTON Catch crime author Adrian Magson live on BBc Radio Northampton for an interview about his work and new books including Death on the Marais, the first in a brand new Lucas Rocco series set in rural France in the 1960s.
Adrian Magson book signing in Northampton
11 November, 2010
Saturday 4th December, 11.00am – 1.00pm WATERSTONE’S NORTHAMPTON Come and meet local crime author Adrian Magson who will be meeting fans and signing copies of his books including his new release Death on the Marais at Waterstone’s, 9 Abington Street, Northampton NN1 2AN. For more information call the bookshop on 0843 290 8517.
GHOST TOWN N.1 IN THE CHILDREN'S BESTSELLERS LIST
10 November, 2010
Ghost Town, by Rachel Caine (published 1 November) has hit the n.1 spot on the UK Children’s Fiction Bestsellers List! It is also n.55 on the UK Bestsellers List for ALL books!
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING – BRADFORD
4 November, 2010
Saturday 4th December, 12noon – 3.00pm WATERSTONE’S, BRADFORD 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 Waterstone’s, The Wool Exchange, Hustlergate, […]
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING – BLACKPOOL
4 November, 2010
Saturday 27th November, 12noon-2.00pm WATERSTONE’S, BLACKPOOL 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 Waterstone’s, 4 The Tower Shopping Centre, Bank […]
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING – LIVERPOOL
4 November, 2010
Saturday 20th November, 12noon – 3.00pm WATERSTONE’S, LIVERPOOL 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 Waterstone’s, 14-16 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 […]
Simple step by step instructions…
2 November, 2010
I’m not terribly confident at reading recipes. For some reason, I have a mental block when it comes to absorbing the entire recipe in one go and literally have to check every word as I go along, terrified I’m going to miss a crucial step or ingredient and end up with something inedible. I fare […]
GHOST TOWN SOARS IN SALES RANKINGS!
1 November, 2010
Ghost Town,by Rachel Caine – published 1 November and the latest release in the bestselling Morganville Vampire series – is already riding high in the sales rankings at Amazon and Waterstone’s.
Halloween starts October 23rd…
21 October, 2010
I know it’s over a week until the 31st but in London at least, Halloween’s starting early…specifically in my case on Saturday 23rd October. I’ve already marked the date for Dr Dale‘s return to London with his hit comedy-seminar How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse RELOADED – back at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith this […]
The Rise of the Fake Autobiography
19 October, 2010
Traditionally Christmas book promotions have been all about the celebrity memoir but over recent years their popularity seems to have waned. With a few notable exceptions – Peter Kay, Sharon Osbourne, Frankie Boyle etc – most big name autobiographies seem destined to bomb, hitting publishers extremely hard if you are to believe the insane advances […]
ZOMBIE SHOW – HARLECH
15 October, 2010
Friday 19th November, 7.30pm THEATR, HARLECH Would you 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 brilliant award-winning spoof seminar (a mix of sketches, improvisation and audience question and […]
ZOMBIE SHOW + BOOK SIGNING – HAMMERSMITH, LONDON
15 October, 2010
Saturday 23rd October, 8.00pm RIVERSIDE STUDIOS, LONDON 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 brilliant award-winning spoof seminar (a mix of sketches, improvisation […]
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING – LEICESTER
15 October, 2010
Wednesday 11th November, 10.00am-11.30am WATERSTONE’S, LEICESTER 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 Waterstone’s, 26 Market Street, Leicester LE1 6DP. For […]
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING – PRESTON
15 October, 2010
Wednesday 27th October, 11.00am-1.00pm WATERSTONE’S, PRESTON 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 Waterstone’s, 3-5 Fishergate, Preston PR1 3LJ. For more […]