Sleep Talkin’ Man
18 January, 2010
“I’m baking pillows. Burn them slowly, keeps them fluffy! Mmmmmm, pillows.” During a dinner with friends on Friday night we somehow got on to the topic of sleeptalking. My friend’s boyfriend insists that she laughs in her sleep, sometimes so much that she wakes herself up. I thought that makes a nice change from the […]
Worms on order
12 January, 2010
One of my friends bought me this book for Christmas and considering the snowy weather keeping us indoors all weekend, I got to reading. We had a fairly successful summer last year of growing a few of our own vegetables and tomatoes – even now some of our herbs seem to be resolutely battling through […]
TWO A&B BOOKS NOMINATED FOR THE RNA NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD
5 January, 2010
The Hidden Dance, by debut novelist Susan Wooldridge and The Summer House, by veteran writer Mary Nichols have both been longlisted for the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2010. To view the full longlist click here.
The Scrabble Mafia
5 January, 2010
My family are Scrabble nuts. There is nothing we like better than to finish off an evening scheming over the triple word score, agonising over too many i’s or hurling insults at each other for ‘not opening up the board!’ My Ouma is 93 years old this year and she is the Scrabble queen. She […]
The Serpent Pool BOOK LAUNCH
5 January, 2010
Thursday 25th February, 7.00pm ST DEINIOL’S LIBRARY, HAWARDEN Martin Edwards will be celebrating the launch of his new Lake District mystery The Serpent’s Pool at St Deiniol’s Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, North Wales. For more details contact Annette Lewis at the library on 01244 532350.
Word Soup: Martin Edwards & Sophie Hannah at Ormskirk Library
5 January, 2010
Saturday 30th January 1.00-3.00pm ORMSKIRK LIBRARY Don’t miss the next Word Soup event and a chance to meet top-notch crime writers, Martin Edwards (author of the popular Lake District mystery series) and Sophie Hannah. They will be reading from and discussing their books and taking questions from the audience at Ormskirk Library, Burscough Street, Ormskirk. […]
My Xmas Holiday Book List
21 December, 2009
It’s that wonderful time of year when, with a holiday on the horizon, I’m planning my reading list with care. If I was famous, and flew by private jet so had no baggage restrictions and had my luggage carted around for me, my bags would be filled to the brim with books. But as it […]
BATTLE OF THE BOOK CLUBS!
14 December, 2009
As Amanda Ross (former producer of the Richard & Judy Book Club) gets ready to launch the new TV Book Club, sans the celebrity couple, Richard and Judy have announced they will continue to recommend titles to readers with a new book club on their own website.
The lesser-known Christmas traditions…
14 December, 2009
When I was younger I had an Italian friend who got a lump of coal on Christmas. I remember being shocked – a lump of coal? But then she started gnawing at the black lump in her hand and I realised my mistake. Her version of Father Christmas (La Befana) was not as mean as […]
Susan Wooldridge & Roberta Taylor at Wanstead Library, London
9 December, 2009
Enjoy an evening with two of Britain’s beloved actresses as they talk about and sign copies of their new books at Wanstead Library, London on Friday 11th Dec.
Cold Green Fingers
8 December, 2009
At this time of the year I almost forget I have a garden. In the summer, while the sun still shines, I’ll happily potter about when I get home from work. But in the winter, when it’s pitch black outside and usually raining or freezing cold, it’s not quite as appealing. I’m also never sure […]
Scrooge’s Christmas Guide
1 December, 2009
I saw this gem on a website ostensibly giving Christmas gift ideas for hapless husbands, boyfriends and brothers. Soon to be ex-husbands, ex-boyfriends and ex-siblings. Apparently Twittering your weight is all the rage at the moment – having your weekly weigh-in broadcast worldwide is the ideal way to keep the winter wobbles at bay. And […]
Susan Wooldridge at Hornsey Library, London
30 November, 2009
Come and meet actress Susan Wooldridge who will be talking about her debut novel “The Hidden Dance” at Hornsey Library, tonight Tuesday 8th December.
Maggie Craig book signing in Aberdeen
25 November, 2009
Thursday 10th December, 7pm WATERSTONE’S, ABERDEEN Maggie Craig will be signing copies of her latest book One Sweet Moment, together with fellow Scots Diane Morgan and Paul Smith, at Waterstone’s 3-7 Union Bridge, Aberdeen. For more info call the shop on 01224 592440.
It seems Bill Gates has a strange sense of humour
24 November, 2009
Be thankful your boss doesn’t make you do this! I doubt whether even David Brent would have come up with anything this mortifying! Staff in a Microsoft store have been asked/persuaded/forced/blackmailed (slightly regaining respect as we go on) to take part in this little party trick. In a routine that would make Billy Ray Cyrus […]
Zoë Sharp at Collectormania, London
23 November, 2009
Crime author Zoë Sharp will be signing copies of her books at London Olympia’s Collectormania event this weekend 28th – 29th November
Murder mystery evening with Martin Edwards
23 November, 2009
Friday 4 December, 7.00pm CHESTER LIBRARY Join popular crime-writer Martin Edwards for an inter-active Victorian mystery evening at Chester Library, Northgate Street, Chester. Listen to the clues and see if you can find out who killed George Hargrave – there are prizes for the best solutions! Tickets £5 (including refreshments). For more information call the […]
Maggie Craig speaking in Kinross
23 November, 2009
Tuesday 8th December, 2.30-3.45pm KINROSS Author Maggie Craig will be talking about her work and new book One Sweet Moment at the new Loch Leven Community Campus Library in Kinross. Free tickets are available from the new library and the AK Bell Library in Perth. Call 01738 477016 for more information.
The 4th book?
19 November, 2009
Stieg Larsson never had the chance to see his books achieve their phenomenal success. He was the second bestselling author of 2008, beaten only by Khaled Hosseini and according to The Times (this came as a welcome surprise to me) he has now ‘outsold the whole Dan Brown oeuvre in paperback in Britain’. But would […]
TANIA CROSSE UP FOR THE SUE RYDER CARE WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
12 November, 2009
Thursday 19th November, 7.00pm Henley-on-Thames Tania Crosse, author of numerous novels including Lily’s Journey, has been nominated for the Sue Ryder Care Women of Achievement Awards 2009 in the Arts category. The awards celebrate the success of women from across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire and the winner will be announced at the Awards evening with […]
Foggy Tuesday (time for a free trip to Paris!)
10 November, 2009
I think we’ve seen the last of the fireworks (a brilliant display nearby our offices last night which we watched out of our skylight) and the end of the mild weather is now official. But before we descend into blueness and think hibernation is our only option, consider this little special which is sure to […]
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