by Graeme Cumming | Aug 1, 2023 | Events, General, Literary Festivals |
About a week and a half ago I posted, with some excitement, that I was about to head off to Harrogate for the Crime Festival. Since I returned, life has been a little hectic, so it’s only today that I’ve had time to properly reflect on the experience. In... by Graeme Cumming | Jul 21, 2023 | Events, Literary Festivals |
God, it’s been ages since I last wrote here. Promises were made at the beginning of the year, and then life got in the way. As it does. And sometimes life can be pretty crap, can’t it? Of course, I had some writing time, but it had to be prioritised, and... by Graeme Cumming | Jan 25, 2022 | Events, Giveaways, Literary Festivals |
The title of this post pretty much says it all, and Lauren’s own post tells you anything else you really need to know but, having been made aware of this, I felt I had to share it. I’ve made it to the Harrogate Crime Festival twice. The first time, I went... by Graeme Cumming | Feb 24, 2020 | Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading |
Every now and then, I catch Mark Billingham being interviewed, either on TV or radio, and he’s always struck me as being a really nice, laid-back guy, probably a good bloke to have a drink and a chat with. On the couple of occasions I’ve made it to the... by Graeme Cumming | Jan 31, 2020 | Book Reviews, Fiction, General, Literary Festivals |
After reviewing Thirteen the other week, I turned to the next book I’d acquired at the Murder Mystery dinner at the Harrogate Crime Festival, East of Hounslow. Round the dinner table, I’d overheard comments about how good it was supposed to be. By... by Graeme Cumming | Jan 5, 2020 | Book Reviews, Events, Literary Festivals |
A few weeks ago, I wrote a review of Stone Cold Heart by Caz Frear. In the post, I explained how I came to have a copy of the book and, in the process, managed to acquire a few others. It has taken a while to get to those others, but I’ve made a start now,...