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The Mystery & Crime Weekend at St Hilda’s, Oxford
11 January, 2011
Friday 19th – Sunday 21st August ST HILDA’S COLLEGE, OXFORD Come and mingle with top-notch crime authors at the annual St Hilda’s crime conference whose theme this year in The Anatomy of Justice. Amongst the writers speaking at the event are Martin Edwards, Edward Marston, Penelope Evans and Cath Staincliffe. The conference takes place at […]
BOOK LAUNCH: Alanna Knight in Edinburgh
4 January, 2011
Come and celebrate the launch of Alanna Knight’s new Inspector Faro novel ‘The Seal King Murders’ at Blackwell’s, South Bridge, Edinburgh on Thursday 20 January, 6.30pm.
WORLD BOOK NIGHT LIST ANNOUNCED AND BOOK-GIVER VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS OPEN
3 December, 2010
The list of 25 books has now been chosen for World Book Night – a brand new initiative which will see one million free books given away on 5 March 2011. Now applications are open for book-giver volunteers!
Martin Edwards at The Wordsworth Arts & Books Festival
19 November, 2010
Sunday 23rd January, 9.30am THE WORDSWORTH HOTEL, GRASMERE Crime author Martin Edwards will be celebrating the new paperback release of The Serpent Pool (the latest in his Lake District mystery series) with a talk at the Wordsworth Arts & Books Festival at The Wordsworth Hotel, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SW. For more information about the […]
Martin Edwards at the Nottinghamshire Reader’s Day
16 November, 2010
Saturday 27th November, 1:30-2.30pm COUNCIL HOUSE, NOTTINGHAM Enjoy a full day of author events celebrating Nottinghamshire’s Reader’s Day taking place at the Nottingham City Council, The Council House, Old Market Square, Nottingham NG1 2DT. The long list of events includes a talk by crime writer Martin Edwards, author of the popular Lake District mysteries, who […]
THE HIDDEN DANCE WINS BEST DEBUT NOVEL AWARD
15 November, 2010
Susan Wooldridge’s novel The Hidden Dance has won the Best Debut Novel Award in the Big Red Read as well as taking second place in the Fiction Awards.
Dr Dale on RTE One’s The Panel comedy show
11 November, 2010
Thursday 2nd December, 10.15pm RTE One THE PANEL Don’t miss this episode of The Panel on RTE One featuring Dr Dale, the world’s renowned (err, only) Zombologist and author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary: the A-Z Guide to Staying Alive. He’ll be sharing his expertise about zombies and zombie survival with host Craig Doyle. Because […]
Adrian Magson on BBC Radio Northampton
11 November, 2010
Friday 3rd December, 2.00pm BBC RADIO NORTHAMPTON Catch crime author Adrian Magson live on BBc Radio Northampton for an interview about his work and new books including Death on the Marais, the first in a brand new Lucas Rocco series set in rural France in the 1960s.
Adrian Magson book signing in Northampton
11 November, 2010
Saturday 4th December, 11.00am – 1.00pm WATERSTONE’S NORTHAMPTON Come and meet local crime author Adrian Magson who will be meeting fans and signing copies of his books including his new release Death on the Marais at Waterstone’s, 9 Abington Street, Northampton NN1 2AN. For more information call the bookshop on 0843 290 8517.
GHOST TOWN N.1 IN THE CHILDREN'S BESTSELLERS LIST
10 November, 2010
Ghost Town, by Rachel Caine (published 1 November) has hit the n.1 spot on the UK Children’s Fiction Bestsellers List! It is also n.55 on the UK Bestsellers List for ALL books!
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING – BRADFORD
4 November, 2010
Saturday 4th December, 12noon – 3.00pm WATERSTONE’S, BRADFORD Come and Meet Dr Dale, leader of the hit comedy seminar How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse and author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary. Ask him anything you want about zombie survival and get a signed copy of his book at Waterstone’s, The Wool Exchange, Hustlergate, […]
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING – BLACKPOOL
4 November, 2010
Saturday 27th November, 12noon-2.00pm WATERSTONE’S, BLACKPOOL Come and Meet Dr Dale, leader of the hit comedy seminar How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse and author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary. Ask him anything you want about zombie survival and get a signed copy of his book at Waterstone’s, 4 The Tower Shopping Centre, Bank […]
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING – LIVERPOOL
4 November, 2010
Saturday 20th November, 12noon – 3.00pm WATERSTONE’S, LIVERPOOL Come and Meet Dr Dale, leader of the hit comedy seminar How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse and author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary. Ask him anything you want about zombie survival and get a signed copy of his book at Waterstone’s, 14-16 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 […]
GHOST TOWN SOARS IN SALES RANKINGS!
1 November, 2010
Ghost Town,by Rachel Caine – published 1 November and the latest release in the bestselling Morganville Vampire series – is already riding high in the sales rankings at Amazon and Waterstone’s.
ZOMBIE SHOW – HARLECH
15 October, 2010
Friday 19th November, 7.30pm THEATR, HARLECH Would you survive the rising of the undead? Catch Dr Dale (author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary) and his team of experts on their autumn tour of How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse RELOADED – the brilliant award-winning spoof seminar (a mix of sketches, improvisation and audience question and […]
ZOMBIE SHOW + BOOK SIGNING – HAMMERSMITH, LONDON
15 October, 2010
Saturday 23rd October, 8.00pm RIVERSIDE STUDIOS, LONDON Would you know how to survive the rising of the undead? Catch Dr Dale (author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary) and his team of experts, on their autumn tour of How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse RELOADED – the brilliant award-winning spoof seminar (a mix of sketches, improvisation […]
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING – LEICESTER
15 October, 2010
Wednesday 11th November, 10.00am-11.30am WATERSTONE’S, LEICESTER Come and Meet Dr Dale, leader of the hit comedy seminar How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse and author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary. Ask him anything you want about zombie survival and get a signed copy of his book at Waterstone’s, 26 Market Street, Leicester LE1 6DP. For […]
ZOMBIE BOOK SIGNING – PRESTON
15 October, 2010
Wednesday 27th October, 11.00am-1.00pm WATERSTONE’S, PRESTON Come and Meet Dr Dale, leader of the hit comedy seminar How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse and author of Dr Dale’s Zombie Dictionary. Ask him anything you want about zombie survival and get a signed copy of his book at Waterstone’s, 3-5 Fishergate, Preston PR1 3LJ. For more […]
A GOODBYE TO FORMER ALLISON & BUSBY AUTHOR, CLAIRE RAYNER
13 October, 2010
Britain’s much-loved agony aunt, and former Allison & Busby author, Clare Rayner has passed away – leaving a legacy of achievements including the novel The Burning Summer which Allison & Busby published back in 1972.
Allison & Busby in Faber Factory partnership
11 October, 2010
Faber has launched an exciting new digital alliance with independent publishers – The Faber Factory – of which Allison & Busby is delighted to be a part of. It aims to provide independent publishers with a comprehensive digital service which will allow them to reach a wide market.
Adrian Magson visits Old Hall Books, Bracknell
7 October, 2010
Friday 8th October, 11.00am OLD HALL BOOKS, BRACKNELL Adrian Magson, author of Death on the Marais – the first book in a brand new Lucas Rocco Series set in rural France in the 1960s – will visiting Old Hall Books (32 Market Place, Brackley, Northants, NN13 7DP) together with fellow local author Tom Macauley. They […]
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