It’s always lovely to receive fan mail from readers who love our books, and such a pleasure forwarding them on to our authors. But one particular fan letter was such a delight that I can’t help but share it on the blog. Here is the card we received from Brian Howard-Heaton – fan of Edward […]
Tuesday 20th July, 6.00pm LUDLOW Come and enjoy a delightful evening at the Castle Bookshop’s inaugural Author Garden Party, featuring acclaimed mystery writer Laurie R King, author of the bestselling Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series, in conversation with local crime writer Kate Charles. The event will be held in the garden at 7 Dinham, […]
SUnday 18th July, 2.00 – 4.00pm CITY MUSEUM, PORTSMOUTH Bestselling mystery writer Laurie R King, will be talking about her acclaimed Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series (including the latest release The God of the Hive ) at the City Museum, 3 Museum Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2LET – home to The Arthur Conan Doyle […]
Saturday 17th July, 11.00am WATERSTONE’S, EASTBOURNE Come and meet bestselling mystery writer Laurie R King, author of the acclaimed Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series, at Waterstone’s, 120 Terminus Road, Eastbourne BN21 3AJ. She will be signing copies of her books, including her new releases The God of The Hive and The Language of […]
January 2007 August 2008 April 2010 June 2010 The success of The Interpretation of Murder (one of Richard & Judy’s Summer Reads) certainly has spawned similar cover designs on subsequent books. That publishers look to ride on the success of a previous titles by evoking similar designs on their new books is standard practice, but […]
So, that was it then, England’s (belated) exit from the World Cup. Humph, well can everyone now please put away the plethora of flags, please? Yes, even you Mr Cabbie with your rather ingenious St George flap sock contraptions that go over your wing mirrors. In a tournament where England really didn’t dazzle, the few […]
The Guardian ran a lovely little piece over the weekend about The Lit & Phil (a.k.a .The Literary & Philosophical Society). It flagged up this Newcastle Library as a wonderful example of a library which has retained its traditional aura as a sort of home outside your home – a place “where you are implicitly […]
Are brains and beauty mutually exclusive? And are good-looking men who are well read a complete contradiction? On the search for conclusive evidence to prove this is not the case, this website Hot Guys Reading Books has scaled bookshops, libraries and public transport to get to the bottom of this weighty (and very PC) conundrum… […]
Enjoy an afternoon of cream tea with author Tania Crosse who will be talking about her latest books at Ivybridge Library. Get your copies signed and take part in a raffle for a chance to win some free books!
There’s obviously been a lot in the press recently about the BP oil spill, but as with many things, if it isn’t on your doorstep it’s quite easy to be blazé about the impact. Which is why I’m so impressed with this website which puts the spill into startling perspective. Visit www.ifitwasmyhome.com and you’ll find […]
Friday 30th July, 6.00-8.00pm BLACKWELL’S, EDINBURGH Join Blackwell’s reading group and bestselling mystery writer Laurie R King for an intimate discussion about her acclaimed Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series, in particularly the first book in the series The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, at Blackwell’s, 52-63 South Bridge, Edinburgh. Limited places to book your spot early […]
Monday 2nd August, 7.00pm THE LIT & PHIL, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Bestselling mystery writer Laurie R King will be talking about and signing copies of her acclaimed Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series, including the new releases The God of The Hive and The Language of Bees, at The Lit & Phil, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle […]
Thursday 15th July, 6.00pm HEFFERS BOOKSHOP, CAMBRIDGE Mingle with your favourite crime writers at the annual Bodies in the Bookshop bash, which takes place at Heffers, 20 Trinity Street, Cambridge. CB2 1TY. Amongst the writers flocking to the store for a night of shmoozing, boozing and book signing will be Allison & Busby authors Laurie […]
Tuesday 27th July, 2.00-4.00pm BEDMINSTER LIBRARY, BRISTOL Bestselling mystery writer Laurie R King will be talking about her acclaimed Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series, and in particular discussing the title Locked Rooms with reading groups at Bedminster Library, 4 St Peter’s Court, Bedminster Parade, Bristol, BS3 4AQ. For more information call the library on […]
There’s a little frisson of excitement in the office this morning, as the new titles in Laurie R King‘s bestselling Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series have arrived from the printers…sporting the new cover design which we all adore. I can tell you the screen shots do not do them justice. In fact, I wasn’t […]
Thursday 22nd July, 11.00am WATERSTONE’S READING ORACLE, READING Bestselling mystery writer Laurie R King will be signing copies of her acclaimed Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series, including her new releases The God of The Hive and The Language of Bees, and pre-publication copies of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, at Waterstone’s Reading Oracle, 12 Holybrook […]
Friday 16th July, 5.30pm MARYLEBONE LIBRARY, LONDON Bestselling mystery writer Laurie R King will be talking about her acclaimed Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series, including her new releases The God of The Hive and The Language of Bees at Marylebone Library, Marylebone Road Marylebone, London NW1 5LT. For more information call the library on […]
There are always some novel ideas being floated as to alternative ways for us publishers to make some money. Could marketing a grand tour of our offices could be one of them? Read this article on Publishing Perspectives. This piece made me smile, though I’m not completely convinced it would work in practice. Yet it […]
How people change… Check this out. Give this familiar-faced darling a guitar and he would have made a respectable frontman for an indie band. Instead, he went into politics. Lara Crisp, Managing Editor
The Hidden Dance – the debut novel by actress Susan Wooldridge – was recently reviewed in The Lady magazine (25th May). I’ve already raved about the cover to this book here, so I’m not about to repeat myself. I mention this because I was immediately intrigued by the cover of the book featured next to […]
Working on this side of the publishing industry’s fence I know how difficult it can be to be a debut author. There are so many hurdles to cross and people you need to win over, starting with your agent, to your editor, to the all-important sales team (I would say that wouldn’t I?!) before the […]