News
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Under a Croatian Sun is No.1 cricket book
24 Jul 2014
Anthony Stancomb’s amusing expat memoir Under a Croatian Sun is the number one cricket book on Amazon.
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More media coverage for Natacha Tormey
24 Jul 2014
Natacha Tormey’s shocking memoir, detailing her childhood within the Children of God cult, continues to generate huge media interest:
TV
ITV This Morning – interview on Monday 28th July
Radio
Voice of Russia – pre-recorded panel discussion, broadcast 9th July listen again here
BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour – live interview Monday 14th July, 9:30am listen again here
RTE 2FM The Ryan Tubridy Show – live interview 15th July, 10am, listen again here
Outlook, BBC World Service – live interview Monday 21st July, 12pm, listen again here
Newstalk Moncrieff – live interview Monday 21st July, 2pm listen again here
Kiis FM, breakfast program 5-10 mins live phone interview at 9.40pm UK time, Wednesday 23rd July
ABC Sydney, breakfast program 5-10 mins live phone interview at 10.45pm UK time, date tbc
Press
Stylist – interview in 1st July issue
The Sun – interview 23rd July http://bit.ly/1r6ozY9
Best magazine - mention in general cults feature in 29th July issue
New! magazine – interview in 8th August issue
The Independent – interview date tbc
Online
LiveMagUK – documentary film, filmed, run date tbc
Best online – interview and giveaway date tbc
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Vikie Shanks TV interview this morning
24 Jul 2014
Vikie Shanks will be interviewed on Irish breakfast television on TV3 at 9.10am this morning.
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Vikie Shanks put forward for award
23 Jul 2014
There was an additional editorial in Best magazine this week, praising the incredible example of Vikie Shanks, and inviting readers to nominate her for the magazine’s Bravest Women Awards.
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Huge publicity for Natacha Tormey
23 Jul 2014
Natacha Tormey’s shocking new memoir Born Into the Children of God, the story of her childhood within the notorious cult, has been generating massive media interest, including the following:
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Best magazine feature for Unravelled
23 Jul 2014
Best magazine has run a double-page spread on the inspirational Vikie Shanks and her powerful new memoir Unravelled.
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How Poetry Can Prove a Lifeline
23 Jul 2014
Rachel Kelly has written a new piece for the Huffington Post:
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Casey Watson in Top Ten bestsellers
18 Jul 2014
Congratulations to Casey Watson whose The Girl Without a Voice is No.10 this week in the paperback non-fiction list.
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Amanda Foreman reviews The Lodger
17 Jul 2014
Historian and broadcaster Amanda Foreman (author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire) has given a great review of Louisa Treger’s forthcoming debut novel The Lodger, which will be published in October by Thistle.
‘This is a sparkling debut full of passion and verve. Louisa Treger has written an enthralling historical novel about unconventional love, unrecognised genius, and the courage to turn heartbreak into art.’
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Great review for Burma's Spring in The Independent
17 Jul 2014
‘In her memoir, Russell has written authoritatively of the changes that swept through Burma, yet she has done so by focusing on the stories of a series of individuals and looking at how their lives were affected by events. The portraits are insightful and moving… A richer, more nuanced picture of Burma than is often portrayed by a Western media.’
Rosalind Russell’s vivid portrait of a rapidly changing Burma
