I heard about it through twitter: Kirkus Reviews is to fold, along with Editor & Publisher. The story is here. Kirkus is an institution, and writers with books coming out in America await their verdict with trepidation. They are, or were, notoriously harsh and hard to please. They were snooty about The Gentle Axe, but …
My son Luke is singing with his school choir on the new Ray Davies and Chrissie Hynde Christmas single, “Postcard From London”. It’s a superior Christmas single, full of nostalgia, scarves and London buses. A bit sentimental, maybe, but hey – it’s Christmas! So, let’s get it to number one, I say. You can download …
I’ve been neglecting the bloody blog recently, though if anyone’s noticed I’ll be amazed. The fact is I’m trying to get somewhere with my new book, which will be the last in my quartet of Porfiry Petrovich novels. I originally set myself a fairly steep daily target of 1,000 words. But I figured that if …
I’ve been booked to do a workshop on ‘Constructing the Perfect Mystery’ at the York Festival of Writing, which takes place over the weekend of 9-11 April 2010. This is from the Festival website: Welcome to the Festival of Writing, York 2010 This festival is for you, the writer. We know how hard it is …