Saturday 25th June, 7.30pm NOBLES PARK PAVILLION, DOUGLAS Here’s a chance to see your Lake District mystery author doing something a little bit different… Come and enjoy an evening performance of Martin Edwards’ terrific Victorian Murder Mystery: Who Killed George Hargrave. There will also be a Q&A between Martin and local Manx Radio presenter Bob […]
Rebecca Tope, author of the bestselling Cotswold mystery series will be going on a mini tour of the Cotswolds this June. Come and find her at Waterstone’s Chelthenham, Witney, Gloucester and Worcester.
In March 2001 Allison & Busby republished the classic novel Absolute Beginners, by Colin MacInnes – first published in 1959 and now required reading in many undergraduate literature courses. The cover to that edition can be seen below – and the strong red, white and blue colouring and bullseye shape was cleverly reused on the […]
Saturday 4th June, 1.00pm-3.00pm WATERSTONE’S, WESTON-SUPER-MARE Come and meet Carol Anne Davis, author of the bestselling Who Kill series, who will be signing copies of her books including her latest release Doctors Who Kill, at Waterstone’s, Sovereign Centre, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1HL. For more information call the bookshop on 01934 642 588.
Anyone who has met up with me in the past few months will be more than aware of the fact that I am a very proud Auntie. I am taking my responsibilities extremely seriously and understand that this involves me badgering complete strangers to look at cute pictures and, most important of all, assembling a […]
It is a fairly recognised fact that plant-based foods are the healthiest foods for our bodies and I try to incorporate quite a few vegetarian meals into my culinary week. So, whilst leafing through Morrisons’ free magazine, which I happened to pick up over the weekend, I was delighted to come across a snippet of […]
One evening last week, following a blood donation appointment, a vivid splatter of blood caught my eye on the undergound. Don’t worry, I wasn’t being picked off à la Morganville after ‘paying my taxes’, it was this rather bold poster advertising Charlaine Harris’ latest Sookie Stackhouse novel, Dead Reckoning. And in a nice little touch, […]
My summary of War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy continues… The Epilogues Well, my Tolstoyan brethren, it has taken three months of reading and five months of blogging. But now, at last, the inkwell has run dry, the poor paper-merchant is made redundant, and Mrs Tolstoy’s pleas for attention may finally be satisfied: for it […]
Saturday 21st May, 10.00am – 11.00am OLD HALL, COWBRIDGE Catrin Collier, author of the upcoming book Bobby’s Girl, will be speaking at the Old Hall Adult Education Centre in Cowbridge, as part of the Cowbridge Literary Festival (20 – 22 May) Tickets £4. For more information visit the Cowbridge Literary Festival website.
We recently received the comment below from one of our readers, in light of the new cover design for Gale Force, Book 6 in the Weather Warden series, by Rachel Caine and we thought our Wednesday Cover Story would be a good place to address this issue. From Sammy (reader and fan of the Weather […]
Thursday 28th July, 8.00pm GLADSTONE’S LIBRARY, HAWARDEN Come and meet Martin Edwards, author of the acclaimed Lake District mysteries, as he celebrates the launch of his new book, The Hanging Wood, at Gladstone’s Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire, CH5 3DF. He will be giving a talk and reading, taking questions from the audience and signing […]
Wednesday 15th June, 7.30pm KENDAL LIBRARY As part of National Crime Writing Week Cumbrian crime-writers Anna Dean (author of the Dido Kent mysteries), Zoë Sharp (author of the Charlie Fox thrillers), Diane Janes and Matt Hilton will be talking about their books and the importance of libraries within our communities at Kendal Library, Strickland […]
Saturday 25th June, 11.00am – 1.00pm (approx) WATERSTONE’S, NORTHAMPTON Come and meet crime-writer Adrian Magson, author of Death on the Marais (the first book in the new Lucas Rocco series) who will be mingling with customers and signing copies of his books at Waterstone’s, 17-19 Abington Street, Northampton, NN1 2AN. For more info contact the […]
This weekend my cousin and his family are coming to visit. He has two little angels of 8 and 10 years old. Well, they are little angels until boredom/hunger sets in – but then again, the same could be said about me. So in an effort to keep them entertained, and also avoid traipsing through […]
Saturday 18th June, 7.00pm THE CORN EXCHANGE, WITNEY Celebrate the Witney Book Festival (17 – 19 June) and come and meet crime writer Adrian Magson, author of Death on the Marais (the first book in the captivating new Lucas Rocco series). He will be interviewed by crime and mystery reviewer, Ayo Onatade, and be signing […]
Sunday 5th June, 2.00pm ABNEY PUBLIC HALL, LONDON N16 As part of the Stoke Newington Literary Festival (3 – 5 June), Alex Wheatle, author of the cult classic Brixton Rock and Island Songs will be giving a talk with Courttia Newland at Abney Public Hall, 73a Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0AS. Together, they […]
Friday 24th June, 12noon WATERSTONE’S, WORCESTER As part of the Worcestershire Literary Festival (17th – 27th June), Rebecca Tope, author of the bestselling Cotswold mystery series, will be signing copies of her books at Waterstone’s, Unit D, City Arcade, The Shambles, Worcester, WR1 2QJ. For more information call the bookshop on 0843 290 8705.
Friday 17th June, 7.00pm WATERSTONE’S, GLOUCESTER Come and meet Rebecca Tope, author of the bestselling Cotswold mystery series, for a crime-filled evening as she gives a talk and reading, and signs copies of her books at Waterstone’s, 13-15 Eastgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1NS. For more information call the bookshop on 01452 422 464.
Saturday 11th June, 3.00pm – 4.00pm WATERSTONE’S, WITNEY Come and enjoy a bake sale and a chance to meet Rebecca Tope, author of the bestselling Cotswold mystery series, who will be signing copies of her books at Waterstone’s, 13 Woolgate, Witney, Oxon OX28 6AP. For more information call the bookshop on 01993 703525.
Saturday 4th June, 11.00am – 12noon WATERSTONE’S, CHELTENHAM Come and enjoy tea and scones and a chance to meet Rebecca Tope, author of the bestselling Cotswold mystery series, as she, with fellow Cotswold crime-writer Anne Granger, delight fans with a talk, reading and booksigning session at Waterstone’s, 33-41 The Promenade, Cheltenham, Glos GL50 1LE. There […]
If you’re a big fan of an author who is now longer with us there’s that disappointing moment when you realise that there is nothing, nada, rien, more to read by them and nothing more in the pipeline. The metaphorical bookshelf has been ransacked and is empty. So good news for devotees of Anthony Burgess […]