Tea and Talk
It's World Mental Health Day on 10 October and the Mental Health Foundation are encouraging groups to get together for Tea and Talk sessions. When you’re more socially connected to family, friends, colleagues or your community, you’re happier, ph...
Debut Dagger Longlist Announcement
Each year, the Crime Writers' Association hosts the Daggers, our crime writing awards, which include the Debut Dagger. The award aims to support, promote, and celebrate crime writers of all kinds—both fiction and non-fiction—and of all ages, abil...
Dagger in the Library
Dagger in the Library The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by an established writer of crime fiction or non-fiction who has long been popular with borrowers from libraries. It also rewards authors who have supported libraries an...
CRIME FICTION: EXTREME PLEASURES
Crime fiction is now the most popular genre of novel, with whole sections given over to it in bookshops. Crime dramas on TV, often based on book series, are a staple of the TV schedules. What makes it so popular? And how do writers bring off a sense ...
No Better Place to Be in May than CrimeFest
CrimeFest. One of the UK's most loved crime-writing festivals. CrimeFest is a convention for people who like to read an occasional crime novel as well as for die-hard fanatics. Drawing top crime novelists, readers, editors, publishers and reviewers ...
Litfest 2023
Lancaster's literature festival explores the best of contemporary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. This year's event will feature bestselling crime writer MW Craven amongst others. And the best thing is, the entire weekend is completely free! Can't m...
LAUNCH OF DEATH AT WOLF’S NICK
Join award winning author Diane Janes at the official launch of her new book 'Death at Wolf's Nick'. The event will take place in The Memorial Hall, Otterburn, Northumberland, scene of the original inquest into the death of Evelyn Foster, whose murde...
Helen Golden: Author Q&A
On 27 June at 1.00pm, join author Helen Golden for a book signing and author Q&A!...
Author Talk: Renita D’Silva
On Thursday 12 June at 10:30AM at Marlow Library, join author Renita D'Silva for an interview, reading, and Q&A! To book your place at this free event, email lib-mar@buckinghamshire.gov.uk....
Historia Live: Wicked Ireland
‘Historia Live – Dublin’, is an exciting new series of literary events in Ireland highlighting historical fiction, in association with the Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature. The f...

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