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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This past week I have been far too pleased with myself for finishing my first knitting project that is fit for human wardrobes. Granted, the recipient is about 11 weeks old, so she doesn’t have much of a voice yet in sartorial decisions regarding herself, but that hasn’t diminished my pleasure. However, a recent piece […]
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.
So there you have it. The Finkler Question, by Howard Jacobson has just won the Man Booker Prize. (Congratulations!). And looking back at our earlier blogs this week, perhaps we should have seen this coming?? On Monday, Lara blogged about attending a recent Man Booker author-reading event, and whilst she said she had her money […]
Q. Hi Rachel! I’d just like to know what inspired you to do the Morganville series? I am a huge fan and I absolutely adore Claire, Eve, Micheal and Shane! Who inspired the characters? What inspired you to have the setting in Texas? I thought the bullet in The Dead Girls Dance was really clever […]
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.
Is it me or has this year’s Man Booker prize had more publicity than usual? With controversial topics covered in Christos Tsolkias’s The Slap and Emma Donoghue’s Room, not to mention the drama last week when Ladbrokes ceased betting on the prize when it looked like Tom McCarthy’s C was getting all the attention, this […]
Publishers are a bit of a crazy bunch. And if proof was needed that this is indeed the case, take the following three exhibits: 1) The Bloomsbury hit video If you didn’t catch this the other week – shame on you for not following our Tweets! (If you wish to rectify this, follow us Twitter […]
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 […]
As you can see on the right there, Georgina’s current read is A Handful of Dust, by Evelyn Waugh. Unlike our erudite Editorial Administrator, who, if you haven’t noticed yet, likes her classics, I can’t say I’m drawn to reading the book. But, I am drawn to the cover. Probably because it reminded me somewhat […]
What a great idea. To tie in the with centenary of Rudyard Kipling’s classic Just So Stories, Beautiful Books have recently published a companion piece titled Just When Stories. With a raft of contributions from the likes of William Boyd, Hanif Kureishi and Michael Morpurgo the idea is to highlight the plight of many of […]
Last night we celebrated the launch of Death on the Marais – the first book in a brand new crime series, set in rural France in the 1960s, by the already much-acclaimed author Adrian Magson. The soiree was hosted by the the inimitable David Headley (who is also Adrian’s literary agent) at his equally inimitable […]
You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. And apparently not by its first few pages either. Most people when browsing in Waterstones or WH Smiths, will pick up a book that looks pretty or interesting, different to all the others or similar to the ones they usually buy, and then turn it over to […]
When I came across the cover to The Apostle, by Brad Thor I was sure it was a film tie-in edition. The images look like stills from a movie (do they not?), so much so that I actually Googled IMDB to look it up, as I have a penchant for war and government action-thrillers. But […]
Oh dear, there is a Halloween-themed birthday party on the horizon and I am definitely without inspiration as to what to go as. Any thoughts as to simple, but of course clever and original, oh and easily constructed costumes, greatly appreciated (I’m not asking for much eh?). The trouble is, this year Halloween for me […]
Saturday 6th November, 11.00am-1.00pm WATERSTONE’S, BANBURY 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 Watertone’s, 32/33 Castle Quay Centre, Banbury OX16 5UN. […]
Saturday 16th October, 12noon-2.00pm WATERSTONE’S, COVENTRY 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 Watertone’s, 50-52 Smithford Way, Coventry CV1 1DX. For […]
Sunday 10th October, 2.00pm-4.00pm WATERSTONE’S, EXETER 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 Watertone’s, 48-49 High Street, Exeter EX4 3DJ. For […]
Yesterday I attended the monthly PPC Meeting at Foyles – where a room full of publicists congregate to listen to a few editors/producers/reviewers who come to talk about what kinds of authors they are interested in and how we might work together. These meetings are usually quite useful because programmes, book pages, contacts and remits […]