Crimefest Event: Out of Time – Centuries of Murder
18 March, 2010
Friday 21st of May, 9.00am – 9.50am BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL (Room 1) Out Of Time: Centuries of Murder. Panel includes: Dolores Gordon-Smith, Rebecca Jenkins, Pat McIntosh and Andrew Taylor. Moderator: Edward Marston (author of the historical Railway Detective series). For more information visit www.crimefest.com
Crimefest Event: Multiple Series & Collaborating Authors
18 March, 2010
Thursday 20th May, 3.50 – 4.40 BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Personality Crisis: Multiple Series & Collaborating Authors. Panel includes: Judith Cutler (author of both modern and historical mystery series), Lyndon Stacey and Michael Stanley. Moderator: Charles Todd. For more information visit www.crimefest.com
Crimefest Event: Crime Fiction as Social Commentary
18 March, 2010
Thursday 20th May, 2.40pm – 3.30pm BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Punishment Fits the Crime: Crime Fiction as Social Commentary – Writing About Society, Morality & Justice. Panel includes: Edward Marston (author of the bestselling Railway Detective series), Lesley Horton, Adrian Magson and Claire Seeber. Moderated by Steve Mosby. For more information visit www.crimefest.com
Crimefest Event: Writing Female Protagonists
18 March, 2010
Thursday 20th May, 1.30pm – 2.30pm BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Sheena is a Punk Rocker: Good Girls, Bad Girls & Everything In-between – Writing Female Protagonists. Panel includes: Alison Joseph (author of the popular Sister Agnes mystery series), Cassandra Clark, Mary Andrea Clarke and Katherine Hall Page. Moderator: Cath Staincliffe. For more information visit […]
Rebecca Tope book signing in Banbury
16 March, 2010
Saturday 1st May, 11.00am WATERSTONE’S, BANBURY Crime writer Rebecca Tope, author of the bestselling Cotswold mystery series will be signing copies of her books, including her new paperback Slaughter in the Cotswolds at Waterstone’s, 32-33 Castle Quay, Banbury OX16 5UN. For more information call the bookshop on 01295 270 498.
Introducing The Reader Organisation
16 March, 2010
A few weeks ago I was chatting to one of our lovely work experience candidates when she mentioned that she’d been working for The Reader Organisation. I’d never heard of it before and what she told me had me so intrigued I had to find out more. So I had a look on their website […]
Catherine Aird speaking at Sturry Library
12 March, 2010
Friday 9th April, 6:30pm – 8:00pm STURRY LIBRARY Cathering Aird, veteran crime-writer and author of the popular Sloan & Crosby crime series, will be talking about her writing and signing copies of her new book, Past Tense, at Sturry Library, Crescent, Sturry, Canterbury CT2 0BA. Tickets are free but numbers are limited so call the […]
June Francis celebrates International Women’s Day, Liverpool
10 March, 2010
Saturday 13th March, 1.00pm-3.30pm MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM, LIVERPOOL As part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day, Liverpool saga writers June Francis and Anne Baker will be giving a talk entitled ‘The Heroine’s Story’ at Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AQ. For more information and to guarantee a place at the talk call […]
The Lazy Cook book signing in Cirencester
10 March, 2010
Saturday 27th March, 11.00am WATERSTONE’S, CIRENCESTER Mo Smith, aka The Lazy Cook, will be signing copies of her new book The Lazy Cook’s Family Favourites at Waterstone’s, 4 Cricklade Street, Cirencester GL7 1JH. For more information call the bookshop on 01285 658 998
Richard Jay Parker book signing in Salisbury
10 March, 2010
Saturday 13th March, 11.00am – 1.00pm WATERSTONE’S, SALISBURY Richard Jay Parker will be signing copies of his debut thriller Stop Me at his local Waterstone’s, 7-9 High Street, Salisbury SP1 2NJ. For more information call the bookshop on 01722 415 596
Discovering Columbia Road Market
8 March, 2010
I’m a west Londoner but I have to admit to a real love for the east end of town. This past weekend I visited a friend near Brick Lane who took me to perhaps my favourite part of London, Columbia Road Market. It took me a while to get there, arrived quite late at 1pm, […]
CROOKED PIECES HEADS FOR TV
5 March, 2010
Sarah Grazebrook’s captivating novel about the suffragette movement has been optioned by the BBC to make into a film or series.
Allison & Busby joins the Public Library Online initiative
4 March, 2010
Library users will soon have digital access to Rachel Caine’s bestselling vampire series via a dedicated Allison & Busby Morganville Vampire shelf.
A London Cuppa..
1 March, 2010
I’ve recently cut out caffeine and although I never used to drink more than a cup or two a day, I’m really missing my tea! There’s only so much hot water and lemon you can drink and even the fruit teas are beginning to lose their appeal. So I’m searching for other ways to brighten […]
Reading ONE DAY, by David Nicholls
26 February, 2010
I was going to merely comment on One Day, by David Nicholls in our Currently we are reading column, but realise I have too much to say about it… Proof that you should never judge a book by its cover. This one is a garish orange, close-up silhouette of a couple presumably about to kiss. […]
Cath Staincliffe & Margaret Murphy at Nottingham Library
25 February, 2010
Wednesday 17th March, 2.00pm NOTTINGHAM CENTRAL LIBRARY Authors Cath Staincliffe and Margaret Murphy will be in Deadly Dialogue at Nottingham Central Library, Angel Row, Nottingham, NG1 6HP. For more details contact the library on 0115 9152813 or 0115 9151171.
Crimefest Event – Hanging Around: The Curzon Group
25 February, 2010
Friday 21st May, 4.30pm-5.20pm BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Hanging Around: The Curzon Group. Writers from The Curzon Group will be speaking about the ins and outs of thriller-writing. Panel includes, Richard Jay Parker (author of Stop Me), Tom Cain, Matt Lynn and Leigh Russell. Moderator: Zoë Sharp (author of the acclaimed Charlie Fox series). For […]
Cath Staincliffe speaking at Moss Bank Libary
25 February, 2010
Tuesday 2nd March, 7.30pm MOSS LIBRARY, ST HELEN’S Crime writer Cath Staincliffe will be talking about her books at Moss Bank Library, Bowness Avenue, Moss Bank, St Helens WA11 7EQ. For more information call the library on 01744 677 988.
Rebecca Tope book signing in Winchcombe
25 February, 2010
Saturday 3rd April, 10.30am – 1.00pm PHOENIX BOOKSHOP, WINCHCOMBE Crime writer Rebecca Tope, author of the bestselling Cotswold mystery series, will be signing copies of her books, including her new paperback Slaughter in the Cotswolds at the Phoenix Bookshop, 19 North Street, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, GL54 5LH. For more information call the bookshop on 01242602795.
When credit cards just won’t do
23 February, 2010
With the snow showing no sign of letting up, this year is possibly the very best for keen skiers in Europe. However, skiing is a very expensive hobby and there are always those looking to cut corners and save a bit of cash. Pity this poor guy though who tried to sneak onto a ski […]
THE NEXT 100 YEARS ON THE NY TIMES BESTSELLERS LIST
18 February, 2010
Now in paperback, The Next 100 Years, by George Friedman has hit n16 on the New York Times Bestsellers List.