News
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Ian Graham in PLR 'most borrowed' Top 500
17 Feb 2014
The PLR chart for the most borrowed authors in UK libraries features Ian Graham at number 321, ahead of JRR Tolkien, Jackie Collins, and even Dan Brown.
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Thistle Publishing Valentine's promotion
13 Feb 2014
A number of Thistle books are on promotion this week for Valentine’s Day, all available for just 99p each:
A House of Many Rooms by Marius Gabriel
Kissing Frogs by Sarah Ingham
The Man Who Won by Guy Bellamy
Maxwell’s Flame by M J Trow -
The Extraordinary Origins of 11 Ordinary Words
13 Feb 2014
Paul Anthony Jones has written an interesting piece for the Huffington Post, to promote his new book Haggard Hawks & Paltry Poltroons.
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Kathleen O'Shea interview
13 Feb 2014
Kathleen O’Shea is interviewed by ghost writer Katy Weitz to mark the publication of her memoir Little Drifters.
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The First Female War Correspondents
12 Feb 2014
Agency author Patrick Garrett talks about his great aunt Clare Hollingworth, whose biography he is currently writing.
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Happy Valley into Top 100
12 Feb 2014
Nicholas Best’s fascinating history of the British in Kenya, Happy Valley, has moved into the non-fiction Top 100. Recently reissued by Thistle Publishing, the book is currently available for just 99p.
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Andrew Lownie in Daily Mail
11 Feb 2014
Andrew Lownie appeared in yesterday’s Daily Mail commenting on Les Dawson’s newly discovered romantic historical novel.
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Shaun Walker into Kindle Singles top 20
08 Feb 2014
Shaun Walker’s fascinating investigation Odessa Dreams: The Dark Heart of Ukraine’s Online Marriage Industry has moved into the Kindle Singles non-fiction top 20.
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David Haviland selects IPR winner
07 Feb 2014
IPR License, the global and digital marketplace for books rights, has announced that Warren Durrant has won the latest IPR License ‘Agents Pick’ for his memoir Across the Wide Zambezi.
Commenting on the winners book, David Haviland, agent at The Andrew Lownie Literary Agency, said: “This is a pacy, entertaining memoir, by turns fascinating and amusing, with an appealing narrative voice.”
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Christine Lord in parliament
07 Feb 2014
Christine Lord, author of Who Killed My Son?, was one of the witnesses at the Parliamentary inquiry into UK blood safety into vCJD, generating considerable media interest, including the links below.
