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Book Events July to September

 

Hey everyone let me know in the comments if you are going to any of the events I have talked about. If I have missed any events out that I should have put in let me know in the comments. Here are all the links to all the events I have talked about:

An Evening with Cornelia Funke
https://www.waterstones.com/events/taking-flight-with-the-dragons-an-evening-with-cornelia-funke/london-piccadilly

An Evening with Karin Slaughter and Mark Billingham
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-karin-slaughter-and-mark-billingham/london-tottenham-court-road

New Voices in Fantasy Fiction Panel
https://www.waterstones.com/events/new-voices-in-fantasy-fiction/london-piccadilly

Crime Author Panel
https://www.waterstones.com/events/crime-author-panel/london-crouch-end-33608

An Evening with Dennis Lehane
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-dennis-lehane/london-tottenham-court-road

A Killer Evening of Crime
https://www.waterstones.com/events/a-killer-evening-with-simon-scarrow-k-j-howe-and-robert-thorogood/london-piccadilly

An Evening of Killer Women
https://www.waterstones.com/events/killer-women-an-evening-with-paula-hawkins-mel-mcgrath-and-erin-kelly/london-islington

An Evening with Kathy Reichs
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-kathy-reichs/london-piccadilly

An Evening with Claire Tomalin
https://www.waterstones.com/events/claire-tomalin-at-blackheath-halls/london-greenwich

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Secrets Evening
https://www.waterstones.com/events/excavating-family-secrets-with-elly-griffiths-and-s-v-berlin/london-piccadilly

YA Writers Workshop
https://www.waterstones.com/events/the-piccadilly-ya-writers-workshop/london-piccadilly

An Evening V.E. Schwab and Samantha Shannon
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-v-e-schwab-and-samantha-shannon/london-piccadilly

YA Summer Cringe Fest
https://www.waterstones.com/events/ya-summer-cringe-fest-with-simon-james-green-beth-garrod-and-stephanie-kate-strohm/london-piccadilly

Creature Writing Workshop
https://www.waterstones.com/events/apprentice-witch-creature-workshop-with-author-james-nicol/uxbridge

World Building Workshop
https://www.waterstones.com/events/world-building-workshop-with-author-amy-wilson/uxbridge

An Evening of Magic, Morality and Mythology
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-of-magic-morality-mythology-and-more-with-cassandra-clare-and-holly-black/london-piccadilly

An Evening with Victoria Aveyeard
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-victoria-aveyeard/london-piccadilly

An Evening with Anthony Horowitz
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-anthony-horowitz/london-piccadilly-35143

An Evening with Frances Hardinge
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-frances-hardinge/london-piccadilly

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Book Events May To June

I apologise about getting the Diana Galbadon event to you too late but it was last minute. Here are all the links for the events:

Cory Doctorow in Conversation with Laurie Penny:
https://www.waterstones.com/events/cory-doctorow-in-conversation-with-laurie-penny/london-tottenham-court-road

Politics or Play: Citizenship in Children’s Fiction:
https://www.waterstones.com/events/politics-or-play-citizenship-in-childrens-fiction/london-kensington

Bookpop Event! (Superwoman book not Supervillain SORRY!):
https://www.waterstones.com/events/bookpop-with-ashley-poston-hope-norton-and-sam-maggs/london-piccadilly

Maria Turtschaninoff and Laura Dockrill in Conversation:
https://www.waterstones.com/events/laura-dockrill-and-maria-turtschaninoff-in-conversation/london-islington

John Barrowman Signing:
http://www.foyles.co.uk/Public/Events/Detail.aspx?eventId=3326
An Evening with Alan Lee:
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-alan-lee/london-piccadilly

An Evening with Adam Silvera:
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-adam-silvera/london-piccadilly

Truth or Dare YA Event:
https://www.waterstones.com/events/truth-or-dare-the-teenage-years-with-non-pratt-lisa-williamson-and-hannah-witton/london-piccadilly

Middle Grade Magic:
https://www.waterstones.com/events/middle-grade-magic-with-peter-bunzl-maz-evans-mg-leonard-and-lara-williamson/london-kensington

Wine and Dine an Evening of Thriller Debuts:
https://www.waterstones.com/events/wine-and-die-an-evening-of-thriller-debuts/london-tottenham-court-road

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Feburary Book TBR

Hello everyone in keeping with New Schedule for the New Year here is my Book TBR for February:

First on my list is Here I Stand by Amnesty Internation is a collection of short stories and poems on the subject of human rights. I am reading this because on Friday I am going to an event at Waterstones Piccadilly at 7pm-8:30pm which celebrates the books release with authors A.L. Kennedy, Frances Hardinge and Sita Brahmachari  taking about their stories. Here is the link if you wish to come: https://www.waterstones.com/events/here-i-stand-stories-that-speak-for-freedom/london-piccadilly

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31180736-here-i-stand?ac=1&from_search=true

Next I have something I started in January but haven’t had time to finish so its going in the February pile. It is Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land which is a story of a girl who has a serial killer for a mother and she is now in prison and it centres around the girl Milly’s adjustment to her new life and the trial. Its amazing so far!

 

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25365530-good-me-bad-me

Next I have very exciting new release which is Caraval by Stephanie Garber which is a story about two sisters who escape their fathers clutches. I am going to an event on the 20th February which is discussing Caraval with Stephanie Garber and Katherine Webber (another awesome debut author). Here is the link if you want to come: https://www.waterstones.com/events/dark-societies-an-evening-with-stephanie-garber-and-katherine-webber/london-piccadilly

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Next I have Katherine Webber’s debut novel Wing Jones which I am so excited to read it centres around a girl called Wing Jones who has a very interesting family history but tradegdy strikes will her talent for running bring her family together?

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25909375-wing-jones?ac=1&from_search=true

Lastly I have an book given to me by Orenda Books which I am excited to read called Wicked Game by Matt Johnson. It is about a police officer that is look for the quiet life but will he really find it?

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27220378-wicked-game

That is it for the month of February let me know your reading in the month of February I would love to know!

 

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Sophie Hannah Crime Night

So I went to see Sophie Hannah at the launch of her new book in her Poirot continuation series ‘Closed Casket’ in Waterstones Piccadilly.There was wine, a Q&A, signing of books and of course the most fabulous part which was RIFT Theatre Company acting out the first scene of the book. I apologise for the lateness of this post.

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The acting of the first scene was first and WOW you felt like you were in 1920s/1930s. The costumes were amazing such beautiful frocks and WOW I did a double take when Poirot entered the room I really thought it was David Suchet in his Poirot costume. The actors were using all the space around them and interacting with the audience a lot which was hilariously funny. It brought a certain fantastic energy to the evening.

Next Sophie Hannah introduced herself looking fabulous I must say. Then we moved onto the Q&A part of the evening with Alex Clarke asking the questions. It was very interesting to hear how she got to start writing it and how the family of Agatha Christie reacted. I think it is always a good idea for families like the Christie’s to be receptive to continuation ideas as it allows for that great memory to go on. Then to the audience I perked up and asked if she imagined David Suchet while writing she said no but that is the Poirot she loves which I was so pleased to hear as he is my favourite too.

Then we moved to the final part which was signing part. Going to meet her was lovely such a nice women and got a few photos with her and my books signed and thanked her for my like on my tweet. Then I got chance to speak Alex Clarke who was so interesting to talk to and gave me some great journalistic advice. After finishing talking I suddenly realised I’d seen her before at LBF interviewing someone what a small world. But before that while we were talking you’ll never guess who came into the conversation but the one and only ADELE GERAS! She stood there and talked to me it was so wonderful and of course you know she is Sophie’s Hannah’s mother. I loved talking to her she is so techy more than me she is on instagram! Fabulous woman hoped to me her again sometime soon.

Overall, it was one of those nights you mark down as one of the greatest nights in your existence. I met lots of interesting people and from the audience too. Fantastic event Waterstones you should do more like this. Thank you so much to Sophie, Adele and Alex for making it a memorable night. I almost forgot Alex Clarke is heading the Bath Festival in May next year so I would definitely get tickets. If you are religious Poirot fans don’t be afraid of these books you still feel Poirot in every page of the book!