by Gudrun Bowers | May 19, 2016 | Book review
Helen Simonson sets her new novel, “The Summer Before the War,” in the summer of 1914 when Europe is contemplating the unthinkable – a German invasion of Belgium. In the English seaside town of Rye the residents are agog at the arrival of the new Latin...
by Gudrun Bowers | May 19, 2016 | Event
On Monday 23rd May at 7.30 pm, Steyning’s newest arts venue, the atmospheric Gluck Studio, will host a very special literary event, as part of the Steyning Festival. Enjoy a glass of wine as you hear a trio of fine novelists all published by Bloomsbury...
by Gudrun Bowers | May 9, 2016 | Event
An amazing chance to join best-selling children’s author Cressida Cowell to hear about her wonderful Hiccup the Horrendous series and the twelfth and final novel (sob) How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury, just out in paperback. Cressida spent her childhood summers on an...
by Gudrun Bowers | May 9, 2016 | Event
A very special opportunity to meet Sir Vince Cable who joins Guardian columnist and economist David Boyle to discuss a new revised and updated paperback edition of After the Storm. This provides fascinating insights into the global economy – and Britain’s place...
by Gudrun Bowers | May 9, 2016 | Event
We are delighted to announce that Peter James is back in Steyning to introduce the 12th novel in his addictive Roy Grace series – ‘Love You Dead’. Peter James is a one of the nation’s most treasured thriller writers – recently voted...