The TRE Bookshow: TRE’s Hannah Murray catches up with top authors, to discuss their latest releases 07/09/23
Sep 08, 2023, 09:24 AM
The TRE Bookshow: TRE’s Hannah Murray catches up with top authors, to discuss their latest releases 07/09/23
Hannah Murray will start by looking at the bestseller lists on Amazon UK and The Sunday Times, the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and seeing what new entries there are.
Jane Johnson is a British novelist and publisher. She is the UK editor for George R.R. Martin and Dean Koontz. She launched the Voyager imprint for Harper Collins, and for many years was the publisher of the works of J.R.R. Tolkein. She also worked on Peter Jackson's adaptation of Lord of the Rings, and wrote the tie-in books. Her latest novel 'The Black Crescent' is set in the mid-1950s Morocco against a backdrop of the violent end of the French protectorate.
Fiona Valpy is an acclaimed bestselling author whose books have sold two million copies worldwide. She draws inspiration from the stories of strong women, especially during the years of the Second World War. 'The Cypress Maze' is inspired by the incredible true story of English-born Iris Origo, who during WW2 in Italy, at great risk, harboured escaped P.O.W's, Italian Jews, and anti-fascists on their extensive estate in Tuscany.
Julia Winter spent thirteen years living in Poland after completing her history MA, and returned with her English-Polish family in 2013. Her debut novel 'The Brexit House' is a contemporary novel surrounding one families inheritance quarrel against the backdrop of Brexit.
Kathy Reichs's first novel 'Deja Dead', published in 1997, won the Ellis Award for Best First Novel, and was an international bestseller. To date, she has written twenty-two novels featuring forensic psychologist Temperance Brennan. Kathy was also a producer of Fox Television's longest-running scripted drama, Bones, which was based on her work and her novels. 'The Bone Hacker' takes us on a journey through the twisted depths of a serial killer's mind, where bones hold the key to unlocking a terrifying plot that will put two countries, countless innocent civilians, and Tempe Brennan herself in grave danger...
Kerry Fisher was an English teacher in Spain and Corsica, a holiday rep in Tuscany, and a PA in an art school in Florence. She has since become an author, and has sold well over one million copies of her books. Her two newest titles are 'The Rome Apartment' and 'Secrets at the Rome Apartment' They are the first two books in a new series set in Rome
Susan Sachon has loved writing, books, and theatre since childhood. She's also worked in business, run a theatre arts school for kids, and somehow found time to gain a degree in Literature/Creative Writing, and a PhD in Shakespeare. She now writes fiction full-time, runs Shakespeare workshops and directs plays. Her latest crime thriller 'So Now Go Tell' is about 40 year old Jenny Watson, who is offered her dream job running a Shakspeare festival at a Tudor pub
Adrian P Conway's honest, heartbreaking, spiritual, debut novella is set in the world of London teen gangs. 'The Pelican Crossing' is a modern twist on Romeo & Juliet.
Hannah Murray will start by looking at the bestseller lists on Amazon UK and The Sunday Times, the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and seeing what new entries there are.
Jane Johnson is a British novelist and publisher. She is the UK editor for George R.R. Martin and Dean Koontz. She launched the Voyager imprint for Harper Collins, and for many years was the publisher of the works of J.R.R. Tolkein. She also worked on Peter Jackson's adaptation of Lord of the Rings, and wrote the tie-in books. Her latest novel 'The Black Crescent' is set in the mid-1950s Morocco against a backdrop of the violent end of the French protectorate.
Fiona Valpy is an acclaimed bestselling author whose books have sold two million copies worldwide. She draws inspiration from the stories of strong women, especially during the years of the Second World War. 'The Cypress Maze' is inspired by the incredible true story of English-born Iris Origo, who during WW2 in Italy, at great risk, harboured escaped P.O.W's, Italian Jews, and anti-fascists on their extensive estate in Tuscany.
Julia Winter spent thirteen years living in Poland after completing her history MA, and returned with her English-Polish family in 2013. Her debut novel 'The Brexit House' is a contemporary novel surrounding one families inheritance quarrel against the backdrop of Brexit.
Kathy Reichs's first novel 'Deja Dead', published in 1997, won the Ellis Award for Best First Novel, and was an international bestseller. To date, she has written twenty-two novels featuring forensic psychologist Temperance Brennan. Kathy was also a producer of Fox Television's longest-running scripted drama, Bones, which was based on her work and her novels. 'The Bone Hacker' takes us on a journey through the twisted depths of a serial killer's mind, where bones hold the key to unlocking a terrifying plot that will put two countries, countless innocent civilians, and Tempe Brennan herself in grave danger...
Kerry Fisher was an English teacher in Spain and Corsica, a holiday rep in Tuscany, and a PA in an art school in Florence. She has since become an author, and has sold well over one million copies of her books. Her two newest titles are 'The Rome Apartment' and 'Secrets at the Rome Apartment' They are the first two books in a new series set in Rome
Susan Sachon has loved writing, books, and theatre since childhood. She's also worked in business, run a theatre arts school for kids, and somehow found time to gain a degree in Literature/Creative Writing, and a PhD in Shakespeare. She now writes fiction full-time, runs Shakespeare workshops and directs plays. Her latest crime thriller 'So Now Go Tell' is about 40 year old Jenny Watson, who is offered her dream job running a Shakspeare festival at a Tudor pub
Adrian P Conway's honest, heartbreaking, spiritual, debut novella is set in the world of London teen gangs. 'The Pelican Crossing' is a modern twist on Romeo & Juliet.