Wednesday Cover Story: The Changing Face of Lolita
13 March, 2013
As our weekly Wednesday Cover Stories prove, book covers are always an intriguing (and sometimes controversial) topic. It’s particularly interesting to take a book and look at all the different packages it’s come in over the years. That’s precisely what this site does, with one book – Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov. The site showcases 185 […]
Crimefest 2013: Panel with Ruth Dudley Edwards
11 March, 2013
Saturday 1st June, 12:30-13:20pm CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Satirical crime writer Ruth Dudley Edwards will be joining a panel entitled Violence, is It Ever Too Much? Ruth, the author of the hilarious and scathing satire Killing the Emperors, will be discussing the topic with M.R Hall, Simon Kernick and Kevin Wignall. For more information […]
Crimefest 2013: Panel with Zoe Sharp
11 March, 2013
Saturday 1st June, 9:00 – 9:50am, CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL A&B’s Zoe Sharp will be joining a panel called Guns For Hire: The Modern Adventure Thriller. She will be discussing the topic with fellow authors Jeremy Duns, M. R Hall and Simon Toyne. Zoe’s books feature the enigmatic ex-Special Forces soldier Charlie Fox in […]
Crimefest 2013: Panel with Ruth Dudley Edwards
8 March, 2013
Friday 31st May, 17:10 – 18:00 CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL A&B’S Satirical crime writer Ruth Dudley Edwards, author of Killing the Emperors, will be participating in a panel entitled Making Us Laugh About Murder. She will be joined by writers Declan Burke, Dorothy Cannell and Colin Cotterill. For more information about the event contact […]
Crimefest 2013: Panel with Alison Joseph
8 March, 2013
Friday 31st May, 16:00 – 16:50, CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Former A&B author Alison Joseph will be appearing on a panel entitled Adaptations – From Page To…? Her A&B crime books include A Violent Act, Shadow of Death and Darkening Sky. For more information contact Crimefest.
Crimefest 2013: Panel with Richard Jay Parker
8 March, 2013
Friday 31st May, 9:00 – 9:50am, CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Richard Jay Parker will be participating in a panel entitled Is it Rocket Science? The Joys & Pitfalls of & Technology in a Crime Novel. He will be joined by Alex Blackmore, Dean Crawford and L.A Larkin. Richard’s debut novel Stop Me was nominated […]
Crime Fest 2013: Panel with Ruth Dudley Edwards, Adrian Magson & Zoe Sharp
8 March, 2013
Thursday 30th May, 17:00 – 17:50, CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL A&B Crime authors Ruth Dudley Edwards, Adrian Magson and Zoe Sharp will be participating in a panel entitled Leslie Charteris & Other Forgotten Authors which will be moderated by Martin Edwards. With four A&B authors on one panel it’s sure to be a fantastic […]
Once upon a wedding…
5 March, 2013
While I have no plans to get married any time soon, I have noticed that weddings seem to be in vogue lately. After Stylist Magazine’s recent article, ‘Is Marriage Back in Fashion?’, they’ve also added a wedding blog to their website. And it seems that wedding planning is now all over the Internet – sites […]
Crime Fest 2013: Panel with Adrian Magson
5 March, 2013
Friday 31st May, 12:30 – 13:20 CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL A&B Crime author Adrian Magson, whose titles include Death on the Marais, Death on the Rive Nord and Death on the Pont Noir, will be participating in a panel entitled Native & Outsider: Different Perspectives. He will be joined by Pierre Lemaître, M J McGrath, Dana […]
Crime Fest 2013: Panel with Adrian Magson moderating
5 March, 2013
Thursday 30th May, 13:30 – 14:20 CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Adrian Magson, author of Death on the Marais, Death on the Rive Nord and Death on the Pont Noir will be moderating a panel entitled Free Agent or Secret Agent? He will be joined by Mary Andrea Clarke, Chris Longmuir, Roz Southey and Tim […]
Author Signing: Alex Gray in Glasgow
5 March, 2013
Saturday 9th March, 1pm, WATERSTONES EAST KILBRIDE Author Alex Gray will be signing copies of her books at Waterstones East Kilbride, G74 1LW. Her titles include A Small Weeping and Shadows of Sounds, which feature dynamic Scottish detective DCI Lorimer who works in the gritty heart of Glasgow. Join her for an afternoon of crime […]
A surprising new literary voice…
26 February, 2013
I have an on-off relationship with poetry. I disliked it for most of my school days, thinking it was a bit stuffy and pretentious. Then I discovered the right poems and devoured as much as I could in my sixth form and university days. Now, though, I must confess that my poetry reading is in […]
Meet the Author: Adrian Magson in Banbury
18 February, 2013
Thursday 28th February, 7:30pm, MIDDLETON CHENEY LIBRARY, OX17 2PD Join A&B author Adrian Magson to chat about all things crime-related and his fantastic Inspector Lucas Rocco series, Death on the Marais, Death on the Pont Noir and the upcoming Death on the Rive Nord. Adrian has also written stories for BBC radio and has been […]
A Different Way to Celebrate Pancake Day
12 February, 2013
This week most people are either looking forward to Valentine’s Day or trying to ignore it. Me, I’m looking past it at something much more important – today is Pancake Day. I really hope someone reading this blog has forgotten this fact and now joyfully realises they have an excuse to gorge themselves on sweet […]
Edward Marston & Judith Cutler at the Festival of Crime Writing
12 February, 2013
Wednesday 20th March, 7:30pm, MAIDENHEAD LIBRARY Join two of A&B’s celebrated authors, Edward Marston and Judith Cutler at the Festival of Crime Writing 2013 at St Ives Rd Maidenhead, SL6 1QU. Edward Marston, the master of historical crime fiction, has written over 70 novels including the bestselling Railway Detective series and the brand new Home front […]
GLASS HOUSES VOTED MOST POPULAR CHILDREN’S BOOK IN UK
8 February, 2013
Glass Houses, by Rachel Caine – the first book in the Morganville Vampire series – has officially been voted the most popular book with children in the UK today.
Mary Nichols in Cambridgeshire
7 February, 2013
Thursday 11th April, 8pm, VILLAGE HALL WITCHAM Join A&B historical novelist Mary Nichols as she talks about her latest book, Escape by Moonlight and her life as a best selling romantic writer. Mary has been shortlisted for various awards and has written over twenty novels as well as articles for newspapers and magazines. Grab yourself […]
Freda Lightfoot at the Fowey Festival of Words & Music
6 February, 2013
Saturday 18th May, 2:30pm, Fowey Festival of Words & Music, Fowey Town Hall, CORNWALL From Quill Pen to E-book: The Story of a Writer Born in Lancashire, bestselling A&B author Freda Lightfoot lived in Fowey for 14 years where she ran a gift shop, scribbling away between customers. She has now built a house in […]
Mary Nichols in Shropshire
6 February, 2013
Thursday 21st March, 7pm BRIDGNORTH LIBRARY Celebrate author Mary Nichol’s success at being shortlisted for the RNA Historical Romance Novel of the year for The Kirilov Star and listen as she talks about her latest novel Escape by Moonlight, a WWII romance set in Norfolk in 1939 that follows the loves and losses of the […]
Book Talk: Mary Nichols in Shrewsbury
6 February, 2013
Wednesday 20th March, 8pm, WOMEN’S INSTITUTE, SHREWSBURY Meet celebrated historical novelist Mary Nichols as she talks about her latest book Escape by Moonlight, due to be published in March. Mary has recently been shortlisted for the RNA‘s Historical Romance Novel of the year for The Kirilov Star so celebrate with her at the Women’s Institute, […]
Twitter Favourites: Professor Snape
31 January, 2013
If you’re an avid follower of our blog, you might remember my previous post on the Twitter Revolution that’s been sweeping our office. It made me decide to showcase some of my favourite posters here, so you can all enjoy their 140-character words of wisdom. This week’s Twitter Favourite has another literary theme – it’s […]
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