12 Nov 2014
Casey Watson’s Nowhere to Go is number five in the Sunday Times paperback non-fiction list this week. The book was advertised this week in The Sun.12 Nov 2014
Cathy Glass’s new fostering memoir The Child Bride is number six this week in the paperback nonfiction bestseller list, her seventh consecutive week in the top six.
There are currently two agency titles in the top six, and three in the top sixteen.
11 Nov 2014
Joff Sharpe has been giving a number of talks recently, promoting his business book Who Dares Wins in Business, at events including The Purvis Society, the Deloitte Leadership Academy, and a presentation to the faculty of Middlesex University.
‘The next hour passed in a flash as Mr Sharpe expanded on his suggestion, using anecdotes from his extraordinarily varied life and examples culled from a range of heroes.’ Dr Christopher Mann - The Purvis Society
11 Nov 2014
Sonia Oatley’s powerful memoir Bye Mam, I Love You has moved up to #25 in the Kindle bestseller chart.
11 Nov 2014
Julie Shaw’s Our Vinnie: The true story of Yorkshire’s notorious criminal family has moved into the Kindle top 50.
10 Nov 2014
Vikie Shanks’ radio interview on the Lorna Bailey show is now available to listen again here. Vikie will also be on BBC One’s Inside Out programme this evening at 7.30pm.
07 Nov 2014
Mark Felton’s Zero Night is continuing to generate worldwide interest, including lots of newspaper coverage, a radio interview on BBC Cambridge, and this piece on US entertainment channel The Blaze:
Unsung Nazi Prison Camp Escape May Have Been the Boldest Breakout During World War II, Book Claims
07 Nov 2014
The Burglar Caught by a Skeleton & Other Singular Tales from the Victorian Press by Jeremy Clay has been selected as a ‘Must Read’ by the Daily Mail.
‘There are more than 200 wacky real-life stories reproduced here, including a bearded lady who brawled with a snake charmer, a boy who hatched a crocodile in a hen’s nest and a man whose paralysis was cured by lightning. Makes today’s tabloids seem positively tame.’
06 Nov 2014
Jennifer Craig has won the latest IPR ‘Agents Pick’ competition for Yes Sister, No Sister: My Life as a Trainee Nurse in 1950s Yorkshire.
“Yes Sister, No Sister is an appealing, well written memoir about the life of a trainee nurse in the 1950s, with obvious similarities to the hugely popular Jennifer Worth.” - David Haviland
05 Nov 2014
‘The combination of history, trivia, and firsthand observations offers insights into the cultures on both ends of the Chunnel.’
Full review - Publishers Weekly