Tuesday 2nd July, 7.30pm CHICHESTER LIBRARY The husband and wife team of Edward Marston and Judith Cutler have written over 80 crime novels between them, including Peril on the Royal Train and Shadow of the Past. Edward’s speciality is historical crime, with series such as The Home Front Detective, while Judith’s focus is on the […]
I saw last minute that the second edition of the Charing Cross Road Fest was taking place at the weekend, so on Saturday, intrigued, I decided to step into the belly of the London tourist beast. At Trafalgar Square, there was something I hadn’t even realised was happening, West End Live. This turned out to […]
On Tuesday this week, Susie and I headed to Cambridge to celebrate the launch of The Whole World and The Start of Everything by Emily Winslow at Heffers Bookshop. It was a lovely family affair with kids invited along and whisked happily away to the children’s section where fellow author Helen Moss enraptured them talking […]
I discovered on Twitter that it was Judith Kerr‘s ninetieth birthday last week. Writer and illustrator of such children’s classics as The Tiger Who Came to Tea and the Mog series, Kerr’s words and pictures will doubtless both endure for a long time yet, given how familiar people of many generations are with her books. […]
The same day the advance copies of the upcoming Kate Forsyth novel The Wild Girl came into the office last week (and everyone collectively swooned at its cover – have a look), I got home to find a delivery of a book I’d ordered for a university class next year; The Man Who Loved Children […]
Saturday 13th July, 10.30am WINSFORD LIBRARY Join crime writer Martin Edwards as he talks about his latest book in the Lake District Cold-Case mysteries, The Frozen Shroud. Martin will be reading from the book, talking about his writing as well as answering questions at Winsford Library, High Street, Cheshire, CW7 2AS. The event is free […]
I recently read in The Bookseller that Penguin will be dropping their Popular Classics list and couldn’t help but feel a little sad. As a child my parents house was littered with them; I remember my mother’s beloved copy of Pride and Prejudice and taking the popular classics edition of Macbeth to school for English […]
The skies may have stubbornly been deaf to my requests to change from a very dull grey to a more mediterranean blue, so I will try to inject a little colour into everyone’s day by sharing this interesting piece I found via twitter last week. Jaz Parkinson is a graphic designer who has begun a […]
Following the huge demand for the #1 bestselling Morganville Vampires series to be turned into a film or TV show, author Rachel Caine has launched a Kickstart initiative to have the books adapted for a Web TV series in partnership with award winning producer/director Blake Calhoun (Loud Pictures).
Once the literature of the masses (back when the novel was considered a lightweight, ‘feminine’ art form) but now often ignored, I’ve found myself unintentionally rediscovering poetry recently. And as I’m living and breathing novels at A&B, it’s interesting to look at something a bit different… Like most of us, I can’t say I’ve sat […]
Tuesday 25th June, 7.30pm – 9pm EMERSON GREEN LIBRARY Edward Marston is the author of over 40 historical crime novels, including The Home Front Detective series and the best selling Railway Detective mysteries. His series cover very dramatic periods in history: from the Elizabethan theatre to the home front during the Great War. Judith Cutler, […]
I’ve just returned from sunny Mykonos where I indulged in questionable amounts of feta cheese and devoured several wonderful books. While lounging on the beach I was kept entertained by Germans and their bumbags, people’s faces when they ventured into the unexpectedly cold sea and two great authors, master of the art Gillian Flynn and […]
Saturday 29th June, 10am-11am LUDLOW Rebecca Tope has published eighteen crime novels since 1999, set in various areas of rural England. Her main series is the Thea Osborne murder mysteries, which are all set in real villages in the Cotswolds. A new series began in 2012 with ‘The Windermere Witness‘, in which a florist named […]
It was only about a week ago that I saw my first movie in 3D. Yes, finger on the pulse, that’s me. It was Star Trek: Into Darkness, Benedict Cumberbatch was in fine form and it was an enjoyable couple of hours. The 3D effect took a little bit of getting used I must say, […]
Friday 28th June, 6.30pm – 7.30pm CHIPPING BARNET LIBRARY Chipping Barnet library are hosting a crime writers’ panel featuring best-selling authors Ruth Dudley Edwards, author of Killing the Emperors, and Ali Knight. The authors will be discussing their work and the writing process, and there will be a chance to ask your own questions. Entry is free […]
Tuesday 25th June, 7pm ELLON LIBRARY Author of the highly acclaimed DI Marjory Fleming series, Aline Templeton will be visiting Ellon library to give a talk and do a reading from her latest book Evil for Evil. She has been Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland and was a Justice of the Peace […]
Tuesday 25th June, 2.30pm FRASERBURGH As part of Crime Month Fraserburgh Library and the Crime Writers Association invite you to an afternoon with acclaimed Scottish Crime writer Aline Templeton. Aline will be giving a talk and doing a reading from her latest novel Evil for Evil, a DI Marjory Fleming mystery. The event is free […]
Friday 21st June, 2pm BLAIRGOWRIE Join crime writer Aline Templeton at the launch of the new Blairgowrie Literary Festival, the Bookmark Festival. Aline will be doing a Meet the Author session, talking about and signing copies of Evil for Evil, her latest instalment in the DI Marjory Fleming series at the Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie, PH10 […]
Wednesday 19th June, 7.30pm – 9pm, Dick Institute KILMARNOCK Meet A&B’s Aline Templeton at the Dick Institute, Elmbank Avenue, KA1 3BU as she does a talk entitled ‘A Life of Crime’ discussing her work and doing a reading from her latest DI Marjory Fleming book Evil for Evil. Tickets are £2 and include refreshments. For more information […]
Sometimes there are things of such utter beauty that they must be shared. This is one of them. Look at the care and effort this bird has taken to build her nest. I must clarify that this is not a stylised magazine photo – […]
Recently, while browsing on Twitter, I discovered upcoming book release Letters to Klaus. The book is a collection of illustrated envelopes which have been sent to Klaus Flugge, founder of Andersen Press, by the various children’s book illustrators he’s worked with over the years. Not only does it sound like a lovely little coffee table […]