So I got my copy of the highly anticipated The Recovery of Rose Gold from the Michael Joseph (An imprint of Penguin) debut Party – at Henley Literary Festival. When I say I got it, I did go and get it, what I didn’t manage to do was actually be on board The Hibernian when it set sail. I was…
The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival -23-26 July 2020, Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate
FIRST NAMES REVEALED: SPECIAL GUESTS AT 2020 THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL Harrogate, 4 March 2020: The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is thrilled to announce its 2020 Special Guests at the world’s largest and most prestigious crime fiction festival. Mark Billingham – Kathy Reichs – Martina Cole Crime writing royalty Martina Cole, Mark Billingham, Lisa Gardner, Kathy Reichs,…
Jodi Picoult – A Spark of Light Henley Literary Festival 28/10/18
I hold my hands up – I have never read any of Jodi’s books before, (though I do have some in my ‘To Read’ pile) – but I know about them. And this is why I wanted to see for myself, to hear what this woman is all about, in her own words. Because she has written some award-winning…
Salisbury Literary Festival – 20/10/2018 – CJ Tudor & Stuart Turton
I booked my tickets and headed off to Salisbury – a popular city – with its own cathedral, renown for its iconic clock- the oldest clock in the world, built in 1386 and the tallest spire 123 metres tall, but less of that, as I didn’t go to see the cathedral (but neither did the Russian spies). Google gave me that…
