The B-52s are now singing about tax havens?

Nothing but respect to Kenny G playing in a casino . But I am also old enough to remember Sexy Sax Man. Buddy was for the people too.

Had a wonderful time Colonsay Book Fest, can heartily recommend!

⭐️ EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY! ⭐️ Win a pair of weekend tickets to Capital Crime.

It’s an all-star lineup with over 100 authors and specialists appearing on over 30 events across our festival weekend. We’ll also be partying with the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers!

PLUS we’ll be toasting…

On Saturday evening I got a message from my friend Roz that Chris had died. Awful, sad, a massive loss, but to be honest it wasn’t unexpected. He had been ill for a very long time – and after many health setbacks I think he really wanted to go. 🧵1/15

Our condolences to the whanau and friends of Sir Vincent O'Sullivan: poet, fiction writer, playwright, librettist, critic, scholar and ANZL Fellow, who died yesterday, aged 86. He was one of our literary icons and will be greatly missed. E te rakatira, moe mai rā, moe mai rā.

We despair of arts funding cuts in the UK, but read this interview with the Arts spokesman for one of the new coalition partners in the government of Aotearoa New Zealand: newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/29/act…

OK, I'm serious about this: how can I get on the radar of people who commission artists for UK kids' comics? Anyone?

Happy writers heading home from a brilliant weekend at Colonsay Book Fest
Big thanks to all!
With Eimear McBride, Polly Pullar, Pre-order #ADivineFury by D V Bishop now, Michael Pedersen & myself

#AuthorsOfTwitter I have spaces in my diary coming up for editing, proofreading, and manuscript reviews 🤓

I am also booking blog tours from August onwards 📖

DM me for more details!

Doors closed 1.6 hours ago.

If we were giving prizes for Best Book Title, Mandy Morton would win gold and silver.

#TheSuspicionsOfMrWhisker
#TheDeathOfDowntonTabby

What IS historical fiction? How do YOU define it? Rock, Paper, Swords Podcast Matthew Harffy Steven A. McKay

This episode is sponsored by Paul Bernardi's brand new historical thriller Blood Feud. Please check it out HERE!

On... hpbl.uk/yourls/2k0

Bop my arse.

Three books with linked stories of female agents and spies, based on real WW2 history.
Each can be read as a stand-alone.
#HistoricalFiction #WW2 #SagaSaturday #Spies
mybook.to/SilkCode

Young adventure writers, do this! Last year's winners were incredible. Three categories. Deadline Tuesday 30th.

With the #Shardlake TV adaptation due next week, the new D. V. Bishop author newsletter has fun with fantasy casting for my Renaissance Florentine detective. Who do you picture as #CesareAldo ? dvbishop.substack.com/p/cesare-aldo-…

I will never forget this moment. 3 days have passed and my feet still haven’t touched ground. Singing Patsy on the stage where she sang at the Ryman, with her family in the audience, will go down as one the most joyous and moving experiences of my life. Airing on PBS in the fall!

WTA...

Looking glorious, Cesare Aldo is BACK folks!