News

  • The Gold Mohur Tree selling well in France

    20 Aug 2013

    Joyce Mackenzie’s debut novel The Gold Mohur Tree is currently part of Amazon’s Europe-wide summer promotion, and is selling particularly well in France, where it is up to #4 in Historical Fiction:

  • Great review for Caroline Young

    20 Aug 2013

    Caroline Young’s new book The Cool Guide to Edinburgh has received a great review from the Scotland on Sunday’s Spectrum magazine:

  • Thistle launches 'Novel' by Lynne Barrett-Lee

    20 Aug 2013

    Thistle Publishing has launched Lynne Barrett-Lee’s new creative writing guide Novel: Plan it. Write it. Sell it. which is already at #2 in Amazon’s ‘publishing’ bestseller list.

    Novel

  • Dodger - Down Under in Amazon promotion

    17 Aug 2013

    David Weston’s new novel Dodger - Down Under has been selected as part of Amazon’s Summer Sale, and is available for just 99p until the end of August.

    “Delightful Dickensian pastiche. Readers will definitely be clamouring for more.” Mail on Sunday

    “Clever and great fun!” Jeffrey Archer

    “A right ripping yarn. Mr Weston writes ‘trippingly off the tongue’.” Ian McShane

    “I have always thought the Artful Dodger’s story needed telling and now David Weston has told it, in a wonderfully engaging way.” Julian Fellowes

    Dodger - Down Under

  • Daniel Tammet secures starred reviews in all four main book pre-publication magazines

    13 Aug 2013

    Congratulations to Daniel Tammet who has secured starred reviews in all the four big book publications. - Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly and Booklist - for Thinking in Numbers.

  • Derek Paravicini and Adam Ockelford at TEDx

    12 Aug 2013

    “Born three and a half months prematurely, Derek Paravicini is blind and has severe autism. But with perfect pitch, innate talent and a lot of practice, he became an acclaimed concert pianist by the age of 10. Here, his longtime piano teacher, Adam Ockelford, explains his student’s unique relationship to music, while Paravicini shows how he has ripped up the ‘Chopsticks’ rule book.”

    In the key of genius

  • Runaway remains bestseller

    11 Aug 2013

    Emily Mackenzie’s Runaway ghosted by Clifford Thurlow remains in the best seller lists for another week.

    9 The Sunday Times, 14 The Guardian, 14 Live Magazine,

    #16 The Bookseller Paperback Non-Fiction.

  • No Place to Call Home serialised in Observer

    11 Aug 2013

    Katharine Quarmby’s book on the travelling community in Britain and abroad, No Place to Call Home, was serialised in the Observer.

  • Rachel Woods featured on Model Mayhem

    11 Aug 2013

    Rachel Woods’ guide to the beauty industry The Model’s Guide has been excerpted this week in Model Mayhem:

    Model Mayhem

  • Thistle Books on promotion

    06 Aug 2013

    Five Thistle novels have been selected for Amazon’s EU Summer Sale, which means they will be promoted Europe-wide, and available for just 0.99 Euros until September 5.

    Dodger Down Under

    The Dulang Washer

    The Gold Mohur Tree

    The Holiday

    Maxwell’s House