We're kicking off this week's news roundup with the lovely news that two more Shop Girls books, by Joanna Toye, have been snapped up by HarperCollins, in a deal negotiated by Broo Doherty.
While the titles are TBC, the books will follow the first three books in the saga series (A Store At War, Wartime for the Shop Girls and Heartache for the Shop Girls).
In other fab news for Joanna, having hit No. 13 in last week's Heatseekers chart for Heartache, she is still holding her own at No. 19 and is still in the top twenty for the third week running.
While the titles are TBC, the books will follow the first three books in the saga series (A Store At War, Wartime for the Shop Girls and Heartache for the Shop Girls).
In other fab news for Joanna, having hit No. 13 in last week's Heatseekers chart for Heartache, she is still holding her own at No. 19 and is still in the top twenty for the third week running.
| The Space Between Worlds, the highly anticipated SFF novel from Micaiah Johnson, has been given a wonderful quote from Worldbreaker saga author Kameron Hurley: "A gritty, riveting, and ultimately hopeful novel about the people, choices, and relationships who make us who we are - in this world, and in those we can only imagine." This superb debut will be published by Hodder & Stoughton in August 2020. |  |
Having steadily climbed the charts since its release on the 7th May, the latest getaway book from Jo Thomas, Escape to the French Farmhouse, hit the No.1 bestselling eBook spot over the weekend (we definitely celebrated with some croissants)!
It was also at the top No.1 spot for 'Holiday Fiction', 'Contemporary Romance' and 'Women's Action & Adventure Fiction'. Absolutely brilliant!
To get everyone through lockdown, MyWeekly have released a compilation of warm, positive fiction from some of romance reader's favourite authors, and our Jo is a contributor. Pick up your copy here.
It was also at the top No.1 spot for 'Holiday Fiction', 'Contemporary Romance' and 'Women's Action & Adventure Fiction'. Absolutely brilliant!
To get everyone through lockdown, MyWeekly have released a compilation of warm, positive fiction from some of romance reader's favourite authors, and our Jo is a contributor. Pick up your copy here.
| Another one of Jo's books, The Olive Branch, has had its Bulgarian rights sold to Era. This lovely, feel-good romance set in Italy is the perfect read for the coming months... |  |
The fourth in L.C. Tyler's Elsie and Ethelred series, Herring on the Nile, has been given a lovely review from blogger Northern Reader:
"This is a very enjoyable book full of incident and reflection on who is exactly who among a closed community of passengers... I recommend this book for its wit and more; it is a very enjoyable read on many levels." To read the full review, click here.
Tyler's books are a brilliant pick-me-up - don't believe us? Try them for yourself...
"This is a very enjoyable book full of incident and reflection on who is exactly who among a closed community of passengers... I recommend this book for its wit and more; it is a very enjoyable read on many levels." To read the full review, click here.
Tyler's books are a brilliant pick-me-up - don't believe us? Try them for yourself...
Until the end of the day today (22nd June), you can snap up any one of these three books for only 99p, as part of Kobo's Father's Day promo. Click on the image below to take you to the deal.
M.W. Craven appeared in this month's Deadly Pleasures magazine, with all three of his Washington Poe books covered.
Click this link to see the article.
Click this link to see the article.
| Huge congratulations to Phillipa Ashley who sees her latest novel, A Perfect Cornish Escape, land at No.1 in the Heatseekers Chart! This feel-good summer read was released earlier this month, and we are delighted to see it doing so well already. |  |
The Creak On the Stairs, the debut novel from Icelandic author Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, has been reviewed by the Financial Times' Barry Forshaw:
"We’re used to Icelandic writers lowering the temperature — in more ways than one — and Ægisdóttir proves to be adept at this chilly art as any of her confrères (and consoeurs).Elma is a memorably complex character, and Victoria Cribb’s translation is(as usual) non-pareil."
We couldn't be more thrilled with this fantastic endorsement!
When a woman's body is discovered at a lighthouse in the Icelandic town of Akranes, investigators discover shocking secrets in her past...
"We’re used to Icelandic writers lowering the temperature — in more ways than one — and Ægisdóttir proves to be adept at this chilly art as any of her confrères (and consoeurs).Elma is a memorably complex character, and Victoria Cribb’s translation is(as usual) non-pareil."
We couldn't be more thrilled with this fantastic endorsement!
When a woman's body is discovered at a lighthouse in the Icelandic town of Akranes, investigators discover shocking secrets in her past...
Yesterday evening (Sunday 21st June), client Luke Turner appeared on BBC1's Countryfile to discuss Epping Forest, its past and wildlife and how it is looked after.
The Forest was a poignant and prominent feature in Luke's his 2019 debut non-fiction memoir, Out of the Woods.
If you missed it, you can catch up here.
The Forest was a poignant and prominent feature in Luke's his 2019 debut non-fiction memoir, Out of the Woods.
If you missed it, you can catch up here.
| Finally, we have some excellent Ragnar Jónasson news! First up, Ragnar's new Hidden Iceland book, The Mist, has picked up a fantastic review in Publishers Weekly: "Jónasson’s exceptional third and final novel featuring Reykjavík Det. Insp. Hulda Hermannsdóttir... Fans of dark crime fiction that doesn’t pull punches will be amply rewarded." In addition, the Sunday Times has produced their Top 100 Books for this summer's reading, and it is one of the books chosen: "Jónasson puts himself up there with the best with this clever tale..." The Mist is available to buy now |  |
Secondly, we are delighted to reveal that Orenda Books will be publishing the sixth, and final, in the Dark Iceland series, starring Detective Ari Thór.
Winterkill is due for publication in December 2020, and we head back to Siglufjörður, where the body of a young girl is found on the town's main street, prompting a dangerous hunt - in a violent snowstorm - for her killer. But once the truth is revealed, nothing in Siglufjörður will be the same ever again.
Winterkill is due for publication in December 2020, and we head back to Siglufjörður, where the body of a young girl is found on the town's main street, prompting a dangerous hunt - in a violent snowstorm - for her killer. But once the truth is revealed, nothing in Siglufjörður will be the same ever again.
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