Saturday 1st May, 11.00am WATERSTONE’S, BANBURY Crime writer Rebecca Tope, author of the bestselling Cotswold mystery series will be signing copies of her books, including her new paperback Slaughter in the Cotswolds at Waterstone’s, 32-33 Castle Quay, Banbury OX16 5UN. For more information call the bookshop on 01295 270 498.
A few weeks ago I was chatting to one of our lovely work experience candidates when she mentioned that she’d been working for The Reader Organisation. I’d never heard of it before and what she told me had me so intrigued I had to find out more. So I had a look on their website […]
Calling all sweet-toothed individuals – have you reached the point in the day (mid-morning or afternoon slump) when you’re not sure you’ll be able to keep your head off your desk without an injection of sugar? Well, I have the answer, having fallen head over heels for Peyton and Burne. Our nearest emporium of sugary […]
Friday 9th April, 6:30pm – 8:00pm STURRY LIBRARY Cathering Aird, veteran crime-writer and author of the popular Sloan & Crosby crime series, will be talking about her writing and signing copies of her new book, Past Tense, at Sturry Library, Crescent, Sturry, Canterbury CT2 0BA. Tickets are free but numbers are limited so call the […]
Here’s to weird book titles! Time to vote for who you think should win the 2009 Diagram Prize – which awards the book with the oddest title of the year. The shortlist has been selected and the winner will be announced on the 26th March. The shortlist is as follows: The Changing World of Inflammatory […]
Saturday 13th March, 1.00pm-3.30pm MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM, LIVERPOOL As part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day, Liverpool saga writers June Francis and Anne Baker will be giving a talk entitled ‘The Heroine’s Story’ at Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AQ. For more information and to guarantee a place at the talk call […]
Saturday 27th March, 11.00am WATERSTONE’S, CIRENCESTER Mo Smith, aka The Lazy Cook, will be signing copies of her new book The Lazy Cook’s Family Favourites at Waterstone’s, 4 Cricklade Street, Cirencester GL7 1JH. For more information call the bookshop on 01285 658 998
Saturday 13th March, 11.00am – 1.00pm WATERSTONE’S, SALISBURY Richard Jay Parker will be signing copies of his debut thriller Stop Me at his local Waterstone’s, 7-9 High Street, Salisbury SP1 2NJ. For more information call the bookshop on 01722 415 596
I don’t often read the free London papers, just when I’m stuck without a book usually, but while crammed onto the Central Line the other day, I (really) couldn’t avoid reading over one girl’s shoulder. Apparently the average garden gnome is going to have his work cut out for him this coming year as a […]
The Author Blog Awards competition is now officially open! For a brief summary of how the competition works read our previous blog about the awards or visit CompletelyNovel.com. You can now nominate your favourite author blogs or micro-blogs (from now until 2 April) to give them a chance of being shortlisted for the awards. It’s […]
I’m a west Londoner but I have to admit to a real love for the east end of town. This past weekend I visited a friend near Brick Lane who took me to perhaps my favourite part of London, Columbia Road Market. It took me a while to get there, arrived quite late at 1pm, […]
Who doesn’t enjoy curling up on the couch with a good book and a glass of good wine? The two go together nicely and make for a relaxing evening. But now I’ve discovered how wine and books can pair up for a much more worthy cause. The Fledgling initiative aims to produce and sell delicious […]
Sarah Grazebrook’s captivating novel about the suffragette movement has been optioned by the BBC to make into a film or series.
For some reason, my name seems to have found its way onto an online database under Creative Director. Now that’s a fine title to possess, but sadly I can’t claim to hold such official creative prowess. (Would the A* in my Art IGCSE count?…) So whilst I have to disappoint the illustrators, photographers and creative […]
Library users will soon have digital access to Rachel Caine’s bestselling vampire series via a dedicated Allison & Busby Morganville Vampire shelf.
So the winter Olympics have come to a roaring, cow-bell-clanging end. I watched some heart-breaking moments involving heavy rain and a defective exit gate on the men’s parallel giant slalom on Saturday and was quite gobsmacked that it wasn’t considered necessary to restart the run between Detkov and Bozzetto – am I the only one? […]
I’ve recently cut out caffeine and although I never used to drink more than a cup or two a day, I’m really missing my tea! There’s only so much hot water and lemon you can drink and even the fruit teas are beginning to lose their appeal. So I’m searching for other ways to brighten […]
I was going to merely comment on One Day, by David Nicholls in our Currently we are reading column, but realise I have too much to say about it… Proof that you should never judge a book by its cover. This one is a garish orange, close-up silhouette of a couple presumably about to kiss. […]
Have you ever noticed how once you see one example of something they keep cropping up where ever you go? This week for me it has been t-shirts, ones with funny/naughty slogans, they have been here, there and everywhere, often leaving me staring after people in the street in a confused fashion. And when I […]
Wednesday 17th March, 2.00pm NOTTINGHAM CENTRAL LIBRARY Authors Cath Staincliffe and Margaret Murphy will be in Deadly Dialogue at Nottingham Central Library, Angel Row, Nottingham, NG1 6HP. For more details contact the library on 0115 9152813 or 0115 9151171.
Friday 21st May, 4.30pm-5.20pm BRISTOL MARRIOTT ROYAL HOTEL Hanging Around: The Curzon Group. Writers from The Curzon Group will be speaking about the ins and outs of thriller-writing. Panel includes, Richard Jay Parker (author of Stop Me), Tom Cain, Matt Lynn and Leigh Russell. Moderator: Zoë Sharp (author of the acclaimed Charlie Fox series). For […]