A round-up of a few of the events I’ve been going to over the past few months, from book launch parties to signings, reading groups, author panels, radio guest spots, and all that good stuff.
Thursday 12th January. I had a great interivew from Blake Woodham (of Brum Radio) and around 100 friends, family and supporters came out in force. I couldn’t have asked for a better launch for Defender.
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Me and ma other cuz – Sarah, baker extraordinaire.
In conversation with Blake from Brum Radio
The crowd is gathering. Spot my Headline editor and publicist if you can.
Saturday Live – BBC Radio 4
BBC Broadcasting House, London
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Richard Coles, Aasmah Mir, me, Nick Knowles, Martin Clunes, Della O’Sullivan
Birmingham Mobile Library Book Group
The ever lovely Jackie Malloy invited me along to Birmingham Mobile Library’s book group. They even fed me cupcakes! Fantastic bunch of people.
Amery Club, Willenhall – Meet & Greet
It turned into a mini-reunion with these lovely lasses; I hadn’t seen most of them for more than fifteen years :O
Gina, Emma, me, Simone, Lisa and Jennie
An Interview with G X Todd – Readers’ Groups AGM
It’s always a pleasure to spend time with book lovers, and you can’t get much bigger fans of books than reading groups members. Annie and Luke (from Dudley Libraries) did their usual stirling job of looking after me.
– Blackpool Arts & Libraries Festival of Words
In Conversation with Kit de Waal (author of My Name is Leon) – Layton Library, Blackpool
An annual festival held in Blackpool to help improve literacy and educational achievement through working with exciting authors. The day was filled with book passion, enthusiasm, smiles and the love of reading. Wonderful.
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Layton Library, Blackpool
Fed and settled to hear us natter
Kit de Waal and some imposter
The wonderful Lynne Scarles doing a top job at interviewing
The Rover bus at Blackpool’s Wordpool Festival
Goody bag. T-shirt is now a PJ top :D
A mixed bag. I’ve even snuck in a few pictures off the library van where some of my long-standing borrowers first got their mitts on Defender.
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In the local press – Express & Star (Copyright Steve Leath 2017)
Signing at Wolverhamtpon Waterstone’s
@suzie81blog and me at Defender’s Launch event
MJ Arlidge and Ben Aaronovitch at Wordpool
Mandasue Heller, Julia Crouch and Sarah Ward at Wordpool
Luke and Annie at Dudley Library
Mr H on the Mobile Library van
Mrs S and Mrs O on the mobile library
Front cover of Defender in Poland. Out now!
Lionel Shriver at the closing event of Birmingham Literature Festival
My amazingly fun and wonderful Brazillian editor, Renata, at the LEGO Store in London
Interviewing Gillian McAllister at her launch for Everything but the Truth
Top buddy Andy with Defender in New Zealand
Good pal and Avon editor Phoebe with Defender
Events Round-Up: January – March (*PICS*) A round-up of a few of the events I've been going to over the past few months, from book launch parties to signings, reading groups, author panels, radio guest spots, and all that good stuff.
