Award-winning reviewer Sarah Johnson runs a fascinating and very nicely-produced historical fiction blog called Reading The Past . Dr Matthew Green (author of London’s Lost Coffeehouses and Creative Director of Unreal City Audio , who do brilliant coffeehouse tours in the City) and I were very happy to contribute a guest article on spies, sex and surprises in London’s seventeenth century coffee scene. Click here to read the article…
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I’m very proud to have been asked to speak at TLC’s Writing In A Digital Age Conference in London on 13-14 June. Last year’s event was fantastic, and the programme looks even richer this time round, with Cory Doctorow talking about IP in a Digital Age, and publishers talking candidly about the new age of author power. I’m co-presenting with Joerg Doernemann, CEO…
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After (very happy) years of writing and editing, and months of preparation, it was really exciting to get The Bitter Trade out earlier this month. It’s been getting some lovely early reviews from Amazon readers, and I’m very happy that plenty of copies are circulating around book groups and seventeenth century enthusiasts. [Do use the Contact form if…
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I recently read Jane Davis’ “I Stopped Time” and enjoyed its exploration of photography linking generations together. Jane is deeply interested in the links between art and storytelling, and I asked her to write a guest post on her new novel set in the ballet world, An Unchoreographed Life.   Jane Davis writes: An Unchoreographed Life is the phrase with which…
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Just had the fun of downloading the book from Kindle for the first time - it’s live on all ebook stores now (please use the Contact form to let us know if you can’t find it). The paperback goes on sale in June but 30 lucky Goodreads readers just won a signed limited edition review copy..!…
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Roland is the voice talent, actor and audio producer who narrates the SoundCloud audio clips. It was fantastic seeing him work with the 5A Studios team - so professional, and he absolutely nailed Cal’s style. Roland has also made a big contribution to the UK’s audio description industry, helping blind and partially-sighted people to access films and TV…
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I hope you like the website. It’s designed by The Curved House , who do very beautiful, simple design and typography. I first saw their work when we were given a copy of London for Lovers , which is a gorgeous book. We had a lot of fun making the audio with voice artist, actor and producer Roland Bearne , and I loved…
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It’s a real thrill to see The Bitter Trade all laid out on the page. Here’s a sneak peek at the beautiful text design by The Curved House . I love the traditional typefaces and the simplicity of the design – I love the chapter headings and I’m really proud of what the team have done. …
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Rebecca is my wife, best friend, inspiration, and chief fun architect. She’s an original. Rebecca’s a singer-songwriter with a gorgeous voice who writes powerful, mythic songs. She’s like a cross between Joni Mitchell and Norah Jones. She’s hugely insightful and intelligent, and a very talented children’s author whose works have been published all over the…
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