Susie, Author at Allison & Busby

Time to get Twittering…

24 April, 2009

Yesterday, back in the office routine after the Book Fair mayhem, I was hit by a notable contrast. At the fair you have three days where the hordes who work in publishing collide under one roof – and there’s a real physical and audible connection there. You see people having face-to-face meetings, physically bumping into […]

Off for an afternoon at the London Book Fair

20 April, 2009

Rushing off to the London Book Fair in fifteen minutes. Attending a seminar at 2pm entitled Online Publicity: Making the most of the Digital Media which sounds very much up my street. Bound to be very interesting…although no doubt will see me writing down a plethora of new webspeak words to look up a later. […]

My Favourite Books? Fallen, by Tim Lebbon…

17 April, 2009

Before I head off for the weekend (and into the rain which has just started pouring down outside my office window) I must flag up the fact that Tim Lebbon‘s newly released paperback Fallen (the latest in his dark fantasy series set in Noreela) has just now got the most wonderful review from blogger Liz […]

Back from the Easter break

14 April, 2009

Back to work after a lovely, sunny week away relaxing by the pool and doing nothing but eating, drinking and reading. No telly to watch (other than at the bar where I got to see Chelsea’s marvellous trouncing of Liverpool) so it was a great chance to catch up on reading some of the manuscripts […]

The art of signing books

7 April, 2009

Today, we were honoured with a visit from author Jack Ludlow. He came in to sign copies of his latest hardback release Mercenaries, the first in a new trilogy revolving around the Normans. I don’t think any other novelist has tackled this era before (correct me if I’m wrong!) which is odd as the Norman […]

Weekend Reading

3 April, 2009

It’s the weekend, and like most weekends I need to make sure I have sufficient reading material to ensure I make the most of the weekend’s ‘reading moments’. For example there is… The slow start moment: This is when I wake up, quickly make myself a cup of tea and then sit in bed reading […]

Getting all technical…

2 April, 2009

I’m feeling all internet savvy today. I’ve been using words like plug-ins and widgets and mini-feeds. I’ve been exploring the plethora of free features that are available on WordPress and discovering how to add things to our web system. Bearing in mind that five months ago I didn’t even know what WordPress was (an old-fashioned […]

Still innocent enough for April Fool’s hoaxes?

1 April, 2009

I’ll admit that when my alarm went off this morning, my first comatosed thought was “you have GOT to be kidding me”. Sadly, my clock has no sense of humour and I couldn’t count it as the first April Fool’s prank of the day. Later on the tube however, I found myself wondering where this […]

From the book to the silver screen…

31 March, 2009

I must be the only person in the UK who hasn’t read The Kite Runner. Something about it just doesn’t appeal to me although I know so many people have loved it. But I have seen the film and loved it so much I promptly bought it for my Mum. My sister has both read […]

A toast to Kate Charles! (And other event news…)

23 March, 2009

Tonight, as I write this, a crowd has gathered at the wonderful Heffers Bookshop in Cambridge to celebrate the launch of Kate Charles‘ new ecclesiatical mystery Deep Waters. There will be much drinking of wine, much signing of books, much merriment in general. Who ever said Monday nights were boring? Now, if you are reading […]

Food for thought…

20 March, 2009

Considering the amount of effort we spend proof reading our manuscripts, the fact that occasionally, like all publishers, we receive a letter from an indignant reader who has spotted a typo on page 245…well, it does hurt a little. Then you read THIS. And suddenly you realise it’s a wonder anyone spots grammatical errors. Or […]

The cover issue

19 March, 2009

Following on from yesterday’s make-over theme, today brought up the issue of changing a cover design. Our Morganville vampire books, by Rachel Caine are proving to be a big hit with readers (look out, Stephanie Meyer…) and now, four books into the series, we are thinking of giving the next one, Lord of Misrule (out […]

One Foot Wrong a contender for Miles Franklin Literary Award

17 March, 2009

One Foot Wrong, the utterly unique debut by Sophie Laguna (out in the UK 6th April) has been longlisted for the prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award.

The A v B format paperback question…

13 March, 2009

I grew up with small format paperbacks that neatly fit in your pocket and that’s what everyone took on their annual holiday. Those were the days … Then along came the large Penguin paperbacks, the King Penguins, which were so gorgeous and covetable. Do you remember Perfume first time round? It was absolutely stunning. So […]

Our Publishing Director, Susie Dunlop, joins the Board of Directors at the IPG

9 March, 2009

Our Publishing Director, Susie Dunlop, has joined the Board of Directors at the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) which aims to support its members in the publishing industry…

Welcome to our new website and blog!

8 March, 2009

Trumpet fanfare please…. Welcome to our brand new website! It’s been a long time coming so thanks for your patience, but I think you´ll agree it’s been worth the wait! Hope you’ll take the time to have a good browse through all the new features. But to help you get to know the new site […]

Alison Joseph at Crimefest 2009

15 February, 2009

Friday, 15th of May, 9.00am, BRISTOL Alison Joseph, author of the acclaimed Sister Agnes crime series, will be taking part in a discussion panel entitles Body and Soul: Religion and Superstition at Crimefest 2009. For further information log on to www.crimefest.com/programme.