More on title trends: First came ‘Judas’ now it’s the turn of the ‘Templar’ – no, not Simon but the ancient order of the Knights Templar. T...

I blogged about Conrad Black back in June 22 and it seems that legal complications make it impossible for him to appear in person, but thank...

Sorting out a newly arrived batch of books I think I’ve spotted a new trend. Much like the old adage: you wait for one bus to arrive then tw...

British writer Martin Edwards now has entered the blogdom with his very own place http://www.doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/ He r...

ONE OF LONDON'S most iconic bookshops, the Pan Bookshop in Fulham Road, is to close in January after 32 years trading. Parent company Ma...

By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - The author of the hit Alex Rider kids' spy series says there are probably three more books to f...

Over on Sara Weinman's blog she carries a report on the death of IRA Levin Also it's sad to report that legendary author Norman Mail...

SATURDAY NIGHT CLASSICS: A PERFECT SPY (1/7) Starts Sat 17 Nov on BBC Four John Le Carré’s partly autobiographical story of the life of a B...

On a mild November evening the UK publishing world gathered at Six Fitzroy Square, London W1 to discover who won this year’s CWA Ellis Peter...

Some great news: Ali Karim , representing SHOTS has been nominated for an Anthony Award, in the Special Services category. The winner will b...

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Authors appear to fall peculiarly in love with (and sometimes at) the Edinburgh International Book Fes...

Okay, it's been a fortnight since I got back from New York so why haven't I posted? It's been one hell of a roller coaster ride...

This will be the last blog I will file before heading off to New York for the second Internationl Thriller Writers convention, aka ThrillerF...

The subject of book awards has always been a sore subject one for crime writers, many of whom have long nursed grudges against the bigger li...

Books fly off the shelves after getting picked for the Summer Read for the Richard and Judy Book Club , with some titles experiencing a 3000...