Tuesday 2nd March, 7.30pm MOSS LIBRARY, ST HELEN’S Crime writer Cath Staincliffe will be talking about her books at Moss Bank Library, Bowness Avenue, Moss Bank, St Helens WA11 7EQ. For more information call the library on 01744 677 988.
Saturday 3rd April, 10.30am – 1.00pm PHOENIX BOOKSHOP, WINCHCOMBE 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 the Phoenix Bookshop, 19 North Street, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, GL54 5LH. For more information call the bookshop on 01242602795.
With the snow showing no sign of letting up, this year is possibly the very best for keen skiers in Europe. However, skiing is a very expensive hobby and there are always those looking to cut corners and save a bit of cash. Pity this poor guy though who tried to sneak onto a ski […]
I’ve just been alerted to the upcoming launch of the Author Blogs Awards – run by CompletelyNovel.com. The aim of this award is “to highlight to readers the great content that you can find in author blogs, reward those authors who write excellent blogs, and encourage other authors to start their own.” Here’s how it […]
Before Christmas, we ran a competition with our friends The Reading Agency and teen reading groups around the UK. We gave them the first installment in our Morganville Vampires series, Glass Houses, and asked for reviews – and in turn have now received some great and detailed responses. Plenty of our reviewers mentioned how accurate […]
Taken last night at the-one-and-only Goldsboro Books (London) where I joined a merry crowd to celebrate the launch of crime-writers Ann Cleeves’ new book Blue Lightening (a new case for Shetland detective Jimmy Perez) and Martin Edwards‘ new book The Serpent Pool (the latest in his Lake District mystery series). Chiara Priorelli, Publicity & Online […]
Now in paperback, The Next 100 Years, by George Friedman has hit n16 on the New York Times Bestsellers List.
Saturday 6th March LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY ‘Traditional Romance v Paranormal Romance’: Part of the Writer’s Industry Conference at Loughborough university, this event looks at the developements surrounding the romantic fiction genre – from it’s more traditional roots to the many alternative styles of romance writing which have bloomed in recent years, including the phenomena of Paranormal […]
Thursday 25th March, from 11.00am WATERSTONE’S, HEREFORD A unique opportunity to come and mingle with, not one, but four top-notch female writers of crime and fiction, Rebecca Tope, Kate Charles, Penelope Evans, and Priscilla Masters. The Women Behaving Badly event will see them chatting informally with readers and signing copies their books at Waterstone’s, 18-20 Commercial […]
I received an email the other day from a finance company wishing to advertise on our website with a link back to their site. I didn’t think it was appropriate, and said as much, but they insisted it would be a “textual advert” and somewhat hidden within the content on the page. Still unconvinced but […]
Saturday 27th February, All Day CHILWORTH MANOR, SOUTHAMPTON Enjoy a one day course all about how to build credible characters with authors Beryl Kingston (author of Octavia and Octavia’s War) and Adrienne Dines at Chilworth Manor in Southampton. The day includes morning and afternoon tea plus a buffet lunch. Cost for the day £125. For […]
My pilates class takes place on a Monday evening straight after work. Usually, it’s the most I can handle on the first weekday back at work: gentle breathing, relaxing, stretching. I always leave the class feeling refreshed and ready to face the week ahead. Also, the muscles do ache a bit in the following days […]
Wednesday 3rd March, 2.30pm – 3.30pm MARCUS GARVEY LIBRARY As part of the Haringey Literary Festival (1st – 7th March) Victoria Connelly will be talking about and reading from her latest chicklit novel Molly’s Millions at Marcus Garvey Library, Tottenham Green Centre, 1 Phillip Lane, N15 4JA. For more information call the library on 0208 […]
For Valentine’s Day you could have found me and the other half squinting in rapt concentration, aiming for a swirl (but slopping more instead) and making some interesting noises through pursed lips under a London railway arch. Sounds romantic, no? Guided through a systematic approach to wine-tasting in the Vinopolis caverns around London Bridge, we […]
On 20th February, join the Let’s Talk About Love Girls (including the author of Molly’s Millions, Victoria Connelly) for an evening about books, writing, and all things romantic at Castelnau Library in London.
We’re coming up to Valentine’s and perhaps inspired by the fact I watched the Sex & the City Movie again which sees Carrie reading a book Love Letters from Great Men, I googled the topic and enjoyed a few minutes perusing a few of such amorous letters posted on the internet. I can’t help but […]
Get into the spirit of Valentines by joining the Let’s Talk About Love Girls (including the author of Molly’s Millions, Victoria Connelly) for an evening of chocolate treats and talk of all things romantic at Waterstone’s in Windsor.
Every now and again we are contacted by freelancers asking us to keep them on our radar. Alice Stevenson is one such freelancer and although we rarely do books requiring illustrations like this, I can’t help myself from browsing her website to see the beautiful new things she’s been up to – like her beautiful […]
It’s a known fact that the Telegraph Online is an excellent source of news, features, review pages, blogs TV and job listings etc…but were you aware that it offered brain-training excercises too? If not, allow me to introduce you to Word Bubbles – a brain-training game to which I am now seriously addicted and causing […]
You know, I might harp on a bit about this whole ebooks/digital thing, but away from the news-grabbing stories of iPad this and epub that, there are some pretty cool developments taking place which are a really positive thing for reading as a whole. For instance, you may not be aware of Bloomsbury Library Online, […]
Q. What Sussex town is Harlden based on in your excellent book Grave Doubts, and how did you get the insight into the mind of a fiend such as Smith. Also, I was very impressed by your knowledge of police procedure. How did you learn that? Charles Thain, Worthing A. Many thanks for your interest […]