Compass
Points
Your weekly round up
of publishing news, publicity information and trivia!
Do you like Scandinavian crime
fiction? Are your shelves groaning with the weight of your Stieg Larssons, Jo
Nesbos and box sets of The Killing and The Bridge? But have you
heard of Carin
Gerhardsen? No? Well
you soon will. She is currently Sweden ’s number one fiction author – and has sold
over half a million books in Europe . Her novel
The Gingerbread
House is published on
25 October in the UK
And while we are on the subject of
superb translated fiction; The Whispering Muse by the maverick Icelandic author
Sjón had a terrific review in last
Saturday’s Independent: "This
writer inspires a devoted following…the
effect of The Whispering Muse is prismatic: the reader feels that just
beneath the surface there are strange and luminous things moving, leaving a
series of small hidden detonations." It’s due to get another great review in
this Saturday’s Guardian (23 June).
Which title coming in July is starting
to get a real publicity BUZZ about it?! Of course it’s A to Bee
(see what I did there) by James Dearsley with forthcoming coverage confirmed
in The Daily Mail, The Lady, Grow Your Own Magazine and
many more. The “how to be self sufficient” book market is a very fast growing
one and this account of a total
beginner’s first year as a beekeeper is a most entertaining read – have a look
at a short film he’s made all about his experiences.
Craig
Summers
had one of the most dangerous jobs in television. His task? Keeping adventurous
celebrities alive! His job as the BBC’s security adviser took him to war zones,
scenes of natural disaster and big international sporting events, as well as on
undercover operations involving child trafficking, football hooliganism and
narcotics. Using his extensive military experience – he served with the British
forces – he has been the right hand man, confidant and enforcer to many
adventurous celebrities including Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Gary Lineker, John
Simpson and Matthew Pinsent. Bodyguard
is just published – and is a really thrilling tale. There is a big feature this
month in Nuts magazine – and you can find out more in this
film.
The
world’s fascination with the world’s most enigmatic movie star has never abated.
A new biography: Greta Garbo – Divine
Star by
David
Bret reveals
for the first time what really happened during the so-called missing periods of
her life. It has just been serialised in the Daily
Express.
The school holidays are fast
approaching – and with it comes the demand from parents for wholesome activities
to do with their kids! The Homemade Home for
Children by
Sania
Pell is a
child-friendly collection of 50 projects for parents to make for and with their
offspring. Sania’s previous book, The Homemade Home sold over 27,000
copies – and this new title has had widespread
national publicity since its publication date in April - from Elle
Decoration, YOU Magazine, Junior and Country Living.
The English Home and Good Homes magazines are both running
extracts in their August issues.
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That’s all for now
folks, more next week!
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