18 Jun 2015
David McGrath’s new novel Rickshaw has received a terrific review from Open Pen.
‘Rickshaw is funny, above all, but also wicked, exhausting, and by turns kind. McGrath is a writer of substantial potential, demanding of attention. Rickshaw is that call to attention.’
17 Jun 2015
The latest thriller from Dominic Adler, The Devil’s Work, has reached #5 in the Australian Kindle bestseller chart.
16 Jun 2015
The full documentary of Beyond the Call is now available to watch online here. Jeremy Dronfield wrote both the music and the script.
16 Jun 2015
Tina McGuff was interviewed on Kaye Adams’ show on BBC Scotland yesterday, promoting her new book Seconds to Snap: One Explosive Day. A Family Destroyed. My Descent into Anorexia. You can listen to the interview here (it starts at 1.36 and lasts about 15 minutes).
15 Jun 2015
‘In “A Dangerous Woman,” Ms. McDonald and Mr. Dronfield convincingly capture Moura’s perilous sensuality.’
14 Jun 2015
Greek rights in Nessa Carey’s The Epigenetics Revolution.
Polish rights in Hitler’s Forgotten Children by Ingrid von Oelhafen and Tim Tate.
Chinese rights in Christian Wolmar’s To the edge of the world: The Story of the World’s Greatest Railway.
14 Jun 2015
Overlook have bought US rights in Paddy Hayes’s Queen of Spies: Daphne Park, Britain’s Cold War Spy Master which Duckworth publish in October.
12 Jun 2015
Neville Thurlbeck’s interview on The James Whale Show can now be listened to online here (begins at 45 mins).
11 Jun 2015
‘An entertaining history of the American way of war from Pearl Harbor through Vietnam as told by graduates of the U.S. Military Academy… The war stories are inspiring. Equally engaging are the glimpses into other valuable contributions soldiers make over the course of a career, from shaping planning at the highest levels during the Eisenhower administration to innovating new weapons and tactics like the air mobility and combat aviation force.’
11 Jun 2015
Andrew Lownie can be seen in action in a video of the The Business Club at the Frankfurt Book Fair (begins at 0:59).