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Funny Sci-fi Books: Why You Should Read Them
A few serious reasons why you should have more funny sci-fi books in your life.
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Myths about New Years reading resolutions
Isabel Rogers, author of the wonderfully bonkers Stockwell Park Orchestra series, debunks the myth of the January urge to purge and provides us with an alternative New Year's resolution list – a reading one!
Top 20 Funny Books You Must Read
Reading funny books is easy, you just need to find the right one for you. That’s where we can help. We’ve selected twenty of the funniest books out there.
In Conversation with Ian Moore at Wolverhampton Literary Festival
Join Wolverhampton Literature Festival for a conversation with leading stand-up comedian Ian Moore to discuss the inspiration behind his funny Murder Mystery series set in the Loire Valley.
The Unlawful Birth of Rick Shannon
How do you write a crime story? Commit a crime yourself, apparently! Well, that's what award-winning author of eleven or so comic and satiric crime novels Bill Fitzhugh is saying.
The Truth About Writing and Comedy
Jonathan Pinnock, author of the Mathematical Mystery series, reveals the truths about writing and comedy.
The Stockwell Park Orchestra Interviews: Two
In January 2022, The Prize Racket is published: the fourth novel in my Stockwell Park Orchestra series. Over the summer I had a chance to interview some characters from the series. Isabel Rogers Author of the fabulous Stockwell Park Orchestra...
The haunting British seaside spots that inspired Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
On the wonderful, sorely missed Writers’ Jolly (by which I mean, ‘very business-like industry conference’) Craft of Comedy at Llandudno, I would regularly annoy fellow writers by pointing at the Hydro Hotel and loudly declaring ‘that’s haunted’. In my defence,...
Mandy Morton in conversation with Book Hoots Podcast
Book Hoots – the all things books and authors podcast from Cambridgeshire Libraries – talk to Mandy Morton about The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency series, her background in broadcasting and, of course, cats and food....Give it a listen on...
Pest Control 'The Musical'
Bill Fitzhugh, you may not have known, is a big music fan. Perhaps you have noticed the subtle hints within his satirical thrillers – you will if you look closely enough. Therefore, when Pest Control, Book 1 of the Assassin...
The Absolute Spit
From the back you’d really think he was Bowie. My friends and I nudged each other excitedly, though we knew it wasn’t really him. Tiny venue, cheap tickets, session musicians on bass and drums, no way was it him. But...
FREE BOOK: The Darkwood Series, Book 1
Venture into the Darkwood in this modern fairy tale that will bewitch adults and younger readers alike.Introducing your free book, Darkwood, Book 1 in The Darkwood Series.Download my free book Darkwood by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch‘Gabby is one of the funniest writers...
Death and Croissants – l'inspiration
Death and Croissants has inspired many readers, including us. So, we turned it around and asked comedian and bestselling author Ian Moore... "What inspired you?"