Downstairs at Picador Event

Downstairs at Picador

'celebrating our next generation of writers'

Last month I went along to an evening at Picador in London to hear about some of their exciting new releases for 2013 and to hear some of their new writers talk about and read from these forthcoming titles. This was a lovely evening and I am really looking forward to reading many of the wonderful new books that were introduced to us all.

The authors featured, and their books, are as follows:

How to be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman

Ten Things I've Learnt About Love by Sarah Butler

The View on the Way Down by Rebecca Wait

Meeting the English by Kate Clanchy

The Heretics by Will Storr

Kiss Me First by Lottie Moggach
(no cover available at the time)

There is more information about each of these titles, together with extracts from the books, online here.

Thanks very much to the publisher for the opportunity to attend this event. 

Here's a link to a lovely post on 'And then I read a book' blog about the event too. 

The Vintage Teacup Club Book Group Event

The Vintage Teacup Club Event

It was a lovely surprise a couple of weeks ago to discover that I had been lucky enough to be chosen as one of the winners in a competition I entered recently to receive a proof copy of a new novel and to also attend a vintage tea party taking on the theme of the novel, to meet the author and discuss the book with other readers.

The book is called The Vintage Teacup Club and is written by debut author Vanessa Greene and published by Sphere on October 11th, 2012.

I went along to the offices of Little, Brown publishers, of which Sphere is an imprint. 

Little, Brown Book Group

It was a lovely evening, meeting the author, hearing her read from her novel, and chatting to her about it, and also meeting the people involved in publicising and marketing the book, and meeting enthusiastic fellow readers to have a discussion about the book and a general chat over tea and cakes.

Author Vanessa Greene

Speaking of which, the tea and cakes, served in vintage teacups of course, were also very enjoyable! Tea was poured from what must be the biggest teapot I've ever seen, and served in gorgeous and highly appropriate vintage teacups and saucers. Beautiful little cakes were displayed on pretty cake stands, and it all looked very appealing. Here's a picture whilst there were still plenty of cakes and sandwiches left on the table!

Delicious food!

I'd like to say thank you very much to everyone involved in the event.

I enjoyed reading the novel and will be posting my review soon.