08 Jan 2015
The New Scientist has chosen Nessa Carey’s Junk DNA as one of its books to look forward to in 2015.
‘The term “junk DNA” is fast becoming a misnomer as researchers highlight the strange and unexpected roles it can play in everything from hard-to-treat diseases to gene expression. Some are even asking if this genomic “nonsense” could be the source of human biological complexity. Nessa Carey will deserve plaudits if she does as good a job in helping to explain the controversies in this field as she did about the equally hot topic of epigenetics.’
08 Jan 2015
Julie Shaw’s interview with BBC Look North is now available online here (video starts at 19:20).
08 Jan 2015
Historical novel Britannia: Part I has moved into the Kindle top 100, currently at #65.
07 Jan 2015
Historical novel Britannia: Part I, by Richard Denham and M J Trow, has moved into the Kindle top 250.
07 Jan 2015
Robert Swan, the first man to walk to both the North and South poles, has given a warm endorsement of Joff Sharpe, author of Who Dares Wins in Business.
‘His book is one I regard very highly for business leadership.’
07 Jan 2015
Monica Porter has written a feature for Saga magazine on online dating.
07 Jan 2015
Former royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter has given an interview to the Telegraph on the Prince Andrew sex abuse allegations.
Prince Andrew ‘will carry on as normal’ in wake of sex abuse claims, says ex-royal press secretary
06 Jan 2015
‘Her writing style has echoes of the crime writer Martina Cole – graphic street vernacular and a pumping narrative with larger-than-life characters who thrill and chill in equal measure. But Shaw’s prose has an extra layer of polish and authenticity.’
Our family’s criminal past
05 Jan 2015
Two agency authors, Jane Dismore and Juliet Barker, featured at the Yorkshire Post Literary Lunch on 18 December 2014 at Harrogate.