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Thomas Enger describes the events that led up to his collaboration with Johana Gustawsson, and what has followed…

How has the process of writing a novel together been? First of all, it’s been a lot of fun. It’s been a lot of work too, as it’s not very common for a French and Norwegian author to put their minds and pens together. It all started during the pandemic, when Johana was living in ...
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An entertaining Q&A with Queen of New Zealand Crime, Vanda Symon

An entertaining Q&A with Queen of New Zealand Crime, Vanda Symon Talking about her new City of Shadows thriller, Reaper
  1. If Max Grimes could sum up his life in one sentence, what would it be?
Even in the face of unfathomable heartbreak and adversity, to fight for the underdog is to fight to ...
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Don’t Look Back in Anger – Doug Johnstone

Anyone who knows me, knows that I don’t have a nostalgic bone in my body. I much prefer looking forward to the next thing, as opposed to glancing over my shoulder at what I might have previously done. So 2026 is a very strange year for me. My debut novel, Tombstoning, was first published twenty ...
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18 May: European Writers’ Festival at the British Library – Andrey Kurkov in conversation with Luke Harding

Andrey Kurkov, author of Our Daily War, is the Special Guest at the 2024 European Writers' Festival. The Festival takes place on the 18th and 19th of May at the British Library. On the 18th of May at 6pm, Andrey will be in conversation with Luke Harding, the Guardian's senior international correspondent, to discuss writing ...
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26 August: Launch event at The Portobello bookshop – Doug Johnstone in conversation with Helen FitzGerald to launch The Great Silence

Doug Johnstone will be celebrating the publication of the third book in his The Skelfs series, The Great Silence. He’ll be in conversation with fellow crime writer Helen FitzGerald. The event will take place at The Portobello Bookshop at 7pm on the 26th August. The event will be streamed live from the bookshop to attendees ...
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26 August: Tea in the Garden with Rod Reynolds at Hersham Library

Rod Reynolds will be hosting 'Tea in the Garden' at Hersham Library on the 26th August. Rod will be talking about his latest crime thriller Black Reed Bay, set in present day Long Island, in the first of a group of socially distanced author events at Hersham Library Tickets are £1.00 and are available from ...
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SCARS OF SILENCE
Johana Gustawsson (trs David Warriner)

BLACK AS DEATH
Lilja Sigurdardóttir (trs Lorenza Garcia)