Archive for the ‘Novels’ Category
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Into the Unknown with Oliver Johnson
03 Feb 2026Thriller writer Oliver Johnson speaks to me about writing, editing and dreams TEN MINUTE READ Listen to the full interview…
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35 Years of Devil in a Blue Dress
04 Jun 2025DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS Devil in a Blue Dress is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Walter Mosley’s bestseller broke new…
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Interview: Sam Blake #1 bestselling author
05 Nov 2020INTERVIEW SAM BLAKE This week I’m talking to bestselling author Sam Blake. Originally from St. Albans in Hertfordshire, Sam has…
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Q&A with Adam Hamdy, crime author, screenwriter and co-founder of Capital Crime
11 Mar 2020ADAM HAMDY I’m delighted this week to host a question and answer session with the successful crime author and screenwriter…
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John le Carré’s new novel Agent Running in the Field – review
15 Jan 2020AGENT RUNNING IN THE FIELD REVIEW There’s something about books written by masters of their craft towards the end of…
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Interview with award-winning author Louise Doughty
11 Dec 2019LOUISE DOUGHTY Louise Doughty is one of the most interesting authors today. Refusing to be pigeon-holed, every book breaks new…
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Do’s and don’ts of submitting to agents
30 Oct 2019SUBMITTING TO AGENTS Crime writer Dominique Hall has written to me for advice on sending a novel to an agent.…
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The roller-coaster ride of publishing a novel
04 Jul 2019THE ROLLER-COASTER RIDE OF PUBLISHING A NOVEL It’s not often that a writer gets to blow his own trumpet, but…
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Openings
19 Jun 2019Openings It was like they weren’t there. This is the opening sentence of my novel The Breaking of Liam Glass.…
