A Michael Bond moment
16 March, 2012
As I leafed through the Metro this morning, I read the news that Paddington Bear has been named Britain’s Favourite animated character. It was announced at the British Animation Awards following an online public vote. Lovely news for our author Michael Bond, who brought Paddington Bear into our world back in 1958 with his wonderful […]
Books and the Olympics
15 March, 2012
It’s certainly no surprise that there are plenty of new book releases jumping on the Olympic bandwagon. Commemorative photography books, books on inspirational athlete stories… there’s bound to be a new Usain Bolt book coming out soon (a quick Google and low and behold – yes, the paperback release of his autobiography Usain Bolt: The […]
Friday Fun: Classic phrases from reviewers…
9 March, 2012
‘It’s the first great novel of the new millemium…of our post-9/11 age… of the new year…of the month…since lunch.’ Ron Charles, Fiction Editor at The Washington Post had me chuckling (and choking on my cereal this morning) with his video-quip about standard phrases used by reviewers. So, following on from yesterday’s blog post, if you […]
Would you like to rival Anthony Burgess?
8 March, 2012
We love hearing about writing competitions and whilst we see plenty for budding novelists and short story writers, here’s one that’s a little out of the norm. A competition for wannabe art review critics – launched by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in associationg with The Observer. Anthony Burgess, who died in 1993, was (and […]
March is Maisie Month!
6 March, 2012
This March has been named Maisie Month, in honour of Maisie Dobbs, the character in Jacqueline Winspear‘s acclaimed mystery series set in and around London in the 1930s. Not only can you celebrate the release of two new books in the series, The Mapping of Love and Death (paperback) and A Lesson in Secrets (hardback), […]
A glimpse of Lucknow
2 March, 2012
Earlier this week, Jeremy Paxman launched his new series, Empire, on BBC1 which looks at how a small island like Britain managed to become such an imperialist power. It is indeed interesting to think about the fact that less than 6000 British officials managed to preside over 2 million people in India, but what drew […]
The books making Oscar headlines
27 February, 2012
I used to get excited and stay up all night to watch the the Oscars – an annual ritual, a bit like my camping out all night to get tickets to Wimbledon – but that was when the a) you could actually watch Academy Awards on terrestrial TV and b) the ceremony was much more […]
CRIMEFEST 2012: Panel with Martin Edwards
27 February, 2012
Sunday 27th May, 10.00am-10.50am CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Martin Edwards, author of the acclaimed Lake District mysteries, joins Kate Ellis, Tom Harper and Penny Hancock on a panel entitled: ‘Past & Present: Buried Secrets, When History Comes Back to Haunt’, with participating moderator Peter Guttridge. For more info visit Crimefest.
CRIMEFEST 2012: Panel with Cath Staincliffe
27 February, 2012
Friday 25th May, 4.00pm-4.50pm CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Cath Staincliffe, author of Bitter Blue and Missing, and scriptwriter and creator of ITV’s Blue Murder, joins Paul Johnston, Yrsa Sigurdardottir and Laura Wilson on a panel entitled: ‘Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Choices’, with participating moderator Anne Zouroudi. For more info visit Crimefest.
CRIMEFEST 2012: Panel with Jaqueline Winspear
27 February, 2012
Friday 25th May, 2.50pm-3.40pm CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Jaqueline Winspear, author of the acclaimed Maisie Dobbs series set in the aftermath of WWII, joins Lee Child, Sue Grafton and Brian McGilloway on a panel entitled: ‘Kicking Ass: Spirited Protagonists and Tricky Situations’, with participating moderator Zoe Sharp. For more info visit Crimefest.
CRIMEFEST 2012: Panel with Jaqueline Winspear
27 February, 2012
Friday 25th May, 12.30pm-1.20pm CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Jaqueline Winspear, author of the acclaimed Maisie Dobbs series set in the aftermath of WWII, joins Jason Goodwin, Danny Miller and William Ryan on a panel entitled: ‘The Joys and Perils of Writing Historical Crime Fiction’, with participating moderator Christopher Wakling. For more info visit Crimefest.
CRIMEFEST 2012: Panel with Alison Joseph
27 February, 2012
Friday 25th May, 11.20am-12.10pm CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Alison Joseph, author of Darkening Sky, Shadow of Death and A Violent Act, joins Suzette Hill, Janet Laurence and Pat McIntosh on a panel entitled: ‘Gifted Amateurs: What Does the Amateur Sleuth Bring to the Party?’, with participating moderator L.C. Tyler. For more info visit Crimefest.
CRIMEFEST 2012: Panel with Zoe Sharp
27 February, 2012
Friday 25th May, 11.20am-12.10pm CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Zoe Sharp, author of thriller titles, including: Fifth Victim and Fourth Day, joins Gerard O’Donovan, James Sallis and Andrew Taylor on a panel entitled: ‘Law or Justice?: How Does your Protagonist Choose?’, with participating moderator Michael Stanley (Stanley Trollip). For more info visit Crimefest.
CRIMEFEST 2012: Cath Staincliffe moderating
27 February, 2012
Friday 25th May, 9.00am-9.50am CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Cath Staincliffe, author of Bitter Blue and Missing, and scriptwriter and creator of ITV’s Blue Murder, will be moderating a panel entitled: ‘Stretching the Boundaries: Taking Crime in Different Directions’. She will be joined by Jane Casey, Dan James, Linda Stratmann and Tim Weaver. For more […]
CRIMEFEST 2012: Adrian Magson moderating
27 February, 2012
Friday 25th May, 9.00am-9.50am CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Adrian Magson,author of Death on the Marais and Death on the Rive Nord, will be moderating a panel entitled: Genres and Subgenres: Where do you Fit and Why? He will be joined by Frances Brody, Mary Andrea Clarke, Pauline Rowson and Leigh Russell. For more info […]
CRIMEFEST 2012: Martin Edwards moderating
27 February, 2012
Thursday 24th May, 5.00pm-5.50pm CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Martin Edwards, author of the acclaimed Lake District mysteries, will be moderating a panel entitled: ‘Forgotten Authors’. He will be joined by John Curran, Peter Guttridge, Dolores Gordon Smith and Charles Todd. For more info visit Crimefest.
CRIMEFEST 2012: Panel with Adrian Magson
27 February, 2012
Thursday 24th May, 1.30pm-2.20pm CRIMEFEST: BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Adrian Magson, author of Death on the Marais and Death on the Rive Nord, joins Dean Crawford, Chris Ewan and Emlyn Rees on a panel entitled: ‘They’re All Out To Get You – It’s a Conspiracy’, with participating moderator Tom Harper. For more info visit Crimefest.
Alex Gray, Tony Black and Doug Johnstone offer an insight into crime writing in Dundee
27 February, 2012
Thursday 12th April, 7.00pm STEPS THEATRE, DUNDEE. Three of Scottish crime writing’s best authors, including Alex Gray, author of Shadow of Sounds and A Small Weeping, descend on Dundee for an evening to talk about the writing life, their latest books and other criminally intriguing topics at Steps Theatre, Central Library, Wellgate Centre, Dundee DD1 […]
Alex Gray library signing in Stirling
27 February, 2012
Thursday 8th March, 7.30pm-9.00pm CENTRAL LIBRARY, STIRLING. Come and meet Glaswegian crime writer Alex Gray, author of Shadow of Sounds and A Small Weeping. She will be reading from her new and much anticipated book A Pound of Flesh and signing copies afterwards at Central Library, 11–19 Corn Exchange Road, Stirling FK8 2HX. Tickets Free, […]
Alex Gray speaking event in Aberdeen
27 February, 2012
Wednesday 7th March, 7.00pm WATERSTONES, ABERDEEN. Come and meet Glaswegian crime writer Alex Gray, author of Shadow of Sounds and A Small Weeping. She will be reading from her new and much anticipated book A Pound of Flesh and signing copies afterwards at Waterstones, 3-7 Union Bridge, Aberdeen AB11 6BG. Tickets £3, available from the […]
Alex Gray speaking event in Edinburgh
27 February, 2012
Monday 5th March, 6.00pm WATERSTONES, EDINBURGH. Come and meet Glaswegian crime writer Alex Gray, author of Shadow of Sounds and A Small Weeping. She will be reading from her new and much anticipated book A Pound of Flesh and signing copies afterwards at Waterstones, 128 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AD. Free tickets, available from the […]
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