Val McDermid, Anthony Horowitz and Martina Cole have been confirmed on the killer line-up for the fourth Noirwich Crime Writing Festival. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Other writers have reacted with scepticism to the Alex Rider author’s claim that he was discouraged from ‘artificial and possibly patronising’ writingA furore has broken out in the children’s books world around claims by Alex Rider creator Anthony Horowitz that he was “warned off” creating a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The shortlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year pits "Queen of Crime" Val McDermid's 30th novel against an espionage thriller by Mick Herron, as well as Chris Brookmyre's "celtic Gone Girl". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manuscripts from Howard Jacobson, Salman Rushdie, Anthony Horowitz and Chimamanda Adichie are among those agents are taking to London Book Fair (LBF). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Val McDermid has written an apocalyptic science thriller on the failure of antibiotics for BBC Radio 4, entitled "Resistance". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martina Cole, the bestselling and prolific author of crime fiction, is to be celebrated by publisher Headline in her 25th year as a published author. She deserves more respect for her achievements, says Tom Tivnan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Val McDermid’s Out of Bounds (Sphere) has maintained a steely grip on the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, topping the charts for a second week in a row, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Val McDermid has bounced straight into the UK Official number one spot with Out of Bounds (Sphere), shifting 13,310 copies for £53,483 according to Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC plans to air a “poignant and humorous” documentary about author Sir Terry Pratchett as well an Imagine programme on Maya Angelou. A 50-minute documentary entitled "Terry Pratchett: Back in Black" will run in early to mid February (yet to be confirmed), telling the bestselling author’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC is airing a new documentary on BBC One tonight (29th November) about women who write crime fiction, featuring prominent crime writers Val McDermid, Patricia Cornwell, Martina Cole, husband-and-wife author team Nicci French, Sarah Phelps and Paula Hawkins in interview with presenter Alan... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers are preparing for this year’s Super Thursday (20th October), with anticipated blockbusters from Jamie Oliver, Phil Collins and Martina Cole among a host of titles released that day with hopes of securing the Christmas number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime writer Peter James has launched his own "crime-hub" YouTube channel, Peter James TV, promising to feature exclusive interviews with household names in crime including RL Stine, Martina Cole and Paula Hawkins, as well as behind the scenes research footage for his bestselling Roy Grace series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Val McDermid is worth more than £2.6m, according to the crime author’s personal company accounts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown has acquired two more thrillers from "Queen of Crime" Val McDermid. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish crime writer Val McDermid is publishing her 30th novel, a suspenseful thriller called Out of Bounds, with Little, Brown this August. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Martina Cole and Mark Billingham are among the stellar names lined up for the fifth Bloody Scotland festival in Stirling. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First of all, Anthony Horowitz may be a bestselling author in England, but he's not Ian Fleming. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor and director David Oyelowo has been named as the narrator of the audiobook edition of Anthony Horowitz’s forthcoming James Bond novel, Trigger Mortis (Orion). Oyelowo is known for roles in theatre, film, radio and television. This year he received a Golden Globe Best Actor Award... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Established authors Ann Cleeves and Peter James and newcomer Paula Hawkins were among the winners of the inaugural Dead Good Reader Awards. The awards, given out on Friday 17th July at the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, were voted on by readers and members of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anthony Horowitz’s forthcoming James Bond novel will be called Trigger Mortis (Orion), and the book will see the return of iconic Bond Girl Pussy Galore. Plot details for the book have also been revealed today (28th May), on what would have been James Bond creator Ian Fleming’s 107th... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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