Edward Marston at Wellington Literary Festival

15 September, 2009

Wednesday 21 October, 7pm WELLINGTON Come and meet historical crime-writer, Edward Marston – author of the hugely popular Railway Detective series. He will be talking about ‘Crime on the Railways’at the Civic Centre as part of the Wellington Literary Festival in Shropshire. For more information call 01952 382382 or visit the festival website here.

Edward Marston speaking at Boldemere Library

15 September, 2009

Wednesday 21st October, 10.30-11.30am   SUTTON COLDFIELD Come and meet historical fiction master Edward Marston, author of the hugely popular Railway Detective series. He will be speaking at Boldemere Library, Sutton Coldfield. Coffee will be served from 10.15am. Pick up your free ticket at the library or call 0121 464 1048 for more information.

Laurie R King at Oxford Central Library

10 September, 2009

Friday 18 September, 2 pm OXFORD CENTRAL LIBRARY Bestselling crime-writer Laurie R King will be talking about her writing including her latest book The Language of Bees at Oxford Central Library, Westgate Center, Oxford. For more information, please call the library on 01865 792422

June Francis at Atherton Library, Manchester

8 September, 2009

Tuesday 20th October, Time TBC ATHERTON LIBRARY, MANCHESTER Renowned Liverpool author June Francis will be speaking with her son at Atherton Library, York Street, Manchester. With the aid of photographs and readings from her son’s own research she will give an interesting presentation on how Liverpool and Chester have inspired her novels. For more information […]

Tania Crosse at the Appledore Book Festival

8 September, 2009

Tuesday 29 September, 2pm  St MARY’S HALL, APPLEDORE As part of the Appledore Book Festival, Tania Crosse, author of Lily’s Journey, will be giving a talk entitled Under Dartmoor’s Spell. In her lively presentation, witness Dartmoor Prison’s past cruel regime through the eyes of one of her finely portrayed characters – a hapless convict. She […]

Edward Marston – Will we see more of Christopher Redmayne?

8 September, 2009

Q. I have read all your Christopher Redmayne series with the exception of The Amorous Nightingale which does not seem to be available anywhere except on ebay. Certainly not in bookshops in Central Scotland or any of the Waterstones stores nationally or online. My question is basically, Why? And is there something special about this […]

Judith Cutler speaking at Mere Green Library

3 September, 2009

Wednesday 21st October, 2.30–3.30pm SUTTON COLDFIELD Come and meet Crime-writer Judith Cutler, author of both contemporay crime novels and the new historical crime series featuring Reverend Tobias. She will be speaking at Mere Green Library, Sutton Coldfield. Coffee served from 2.15pm. Free tickets available from the library or call 0121 464 4592 for more information.

Beryl Kingston at the Pagham WI

3 September, 2009

Tuesday 22nd September, 10am-12noon PAGHAM Beryl Kingston, author of Octavia and Octavia’s War, will be speaking at Pagham Harbour Women’s Institute at St Ninian’s Hall in Pagham.

June Francis at the Clamorgan Writers’ Roadshow in Todmorden

3 September, 2009

Saturday 5th September, 3.30pm    FIELDEN CENTRE, TODMORDEN Come along to the Clamorgan Writer’s Roadshow and meet June Francis, author of 25 books and one of the most borrowed authors in public libraries but who only began writing at age 40. She will be giving a talk entitled ‘Being a Writer’ at the Fielden Centre, Ewood […]

Joan Lingard Gets Moray Reading at Elgin Library

3 September, 2009

Thursday 17th September, 7pm  ELGIN LIBRARY As part of the Get Moray Reading Book Festival (17-19th Sept) bestselling author Joan Lingard will be talking about her adult books After You’ve Gone, Encarnita’s Journey and her famed novel The Kiss at Elgin Library, Cooper Park, Elgin. She will also be reading from her children’s books on […]

Top Brit thriller writers at Heathow Airport

3 September, 2009

Friday 28 August, 10.30am     WHSMITH, HEATHROW TERMINAL 5 Come and meet Richard J Parker, author of the upcoming debut novel STOP ME who will be milling around WHSmiths at Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, together with fellow thriller-writer Tom Cain. Both authors are part of  The Curzon Group and the event celebrates their Take a […]

Meerkats v Penguins

2 September, 2009

No doubt I’m the last person to cotton on to this but did you know that the truly brilliant advertisers for www.comparethemarket.com featuring the squeaky Russian meerkat Aleksandr have actually set up a ‘real’ www.comparethemeerkat.com website? Genius. The meerkat is officially this year’s loveable creature – penguins are so passé – and these marketing guys […]

Stuart Pawson speaking at Kippax (Leeds) Library

19 August, 2009

Monday 14th September, 5:30 – 6:30pm     KIPPAX LIBRARY, LEEDS Meet crime-writer Stuart Pawson, author of the popular Charlie Priest series, who will be talking about his books and taking any questions at Kippax Library, Westfield Lane in Leeds. For more information call the library on 0113 214 6802.

FOUR OF OUR TITLES ON THE BESTSELLERS LIST!

19 August, 2009

Vampires, historical crime, chick-lit and war-time love-stories seem to be the order of the day. Find out which four A&B titles have hit the Small Publishers Bestsellers List here…

Laurie R. King at London Charing Cross Library

18 August, 2009

Monday 14th September 2009, 6.00pm – 7.45pm CHARING CROSS LIBRARY, LONDON Join crime-writer Laurie R. King who be reading from her new novel The Language of Bees (featuring Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell) and answering questions about her books at Charing Cross Libary, 4 Charing Cross Road, London WC2. For more information call the library […]

Laurie R. King in Newcastle Upon Tyne

18 August, 2009

Wednesday 9th September, Time TBC   THE LIT & PHIL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Join Laurie R. King at The Lit & Phil Library, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne as she reads from and discusses her new novel The Language of Bees. Free event. For more information call the library on 0191 232 0192.

Laurie R. King on mystery panel at Heffers, Cambridge

18 August, 2009

Monday 21 September, 6.30pm    HEFFERS BOOKSHOP, CAMBRIDGE Laurie R. King will be participating in a History Mystery panel and signing copies of her books including her new release The Language of Bees at Heffers Bookshop, 20 Trinity Street, Cambridge. For more information call the bookshop on 01223 568568.

Laurie R. King book signing at Luton Library

18 August, 2009

Thursday 17 September, 7.30-8.30pm    LUTON LIBRARY Come and meet bestselling historical mystery writer, Laurie R. King who will be talking about her new novel The Language of Bees (the latest in the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series) and, as part of the BBC  “My Story” season, how she brings the fictional memoirs of her heroine, Mary […]

Laurie R. King at the Reading Festival of Crime Writing

18 August, 2009

Saturday 12 September, 2.30pm – 4.00pm  READING TOWN HALL Laurie R King, author of the new release The Language of Bees, will be on the Murder in Mind (psychological crime) panel as part of the Reading Festival of Crime Writing. The event takes place in the Victoria Hall of the Town Hall. Visit www.readingfestivalofcrimewriting.org.uk for […]

5.40am BOOKSIGNING WAS WORTH IT, SAY THE CURZON GROUP WRITERS

18 August, 2009

Thriller-writers Matt Lynn and Richard Jay Parker kicked off the Curzon Group’s airport book tour at Manchester and East Midlands airports last week. Read what Matt says about the experience in The Bookseller today…

How would you survive a Zombie apocalypse?

13 August, 2009

Our poor earth… First it’s Armageddon (luckily Bruce Willis sacrificed himself for us then), then we got threatened by another meteor in Deep Impact (President Morgan Freeman smoothed that one over to an extent. Well, his soothing voice kept the panic to a minimum anyway). Will Smith has saved us from everything including aliens, giant […]