Hi Guys,
Just wanted to pass on some more exciting news for the Discover Festival - we've got plenty by way of readings, workshops and panels taking shape over the three days of the event, and we've also recently added two fantastic FREE film screenings to our schedule as well. But I'm delighted to announce that we also have a discounted rate for Discover Festival goers to a fantastic performance of some of MR James' best known tales - OH, WHISTLE... runs on the Saturday night of Discover Festival at 8pm, and with your Discover Festival ticket you can get the special reduced rate of just £5!
This performance by Nunkie Theatre is given by Robert Lloyd Parry, and features two of MR James' finest ghost stories in OH, WHISTLE, AND I'LL COME TO YOU and THE ASH TREE. If you're coming to Discover Festival, this show is a steal and not one to be missed!
For more information on the performance, visit http://www.centurytheatre.co.uk/diary/show/oh-whistle and for more on the Discover Festival visit www.discoverfestival.co.uk
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
My Favourite: Part Nine - Paul Magrs
Hi Everyone,
We're back for another week on the Discover Festival blog, and kicking off with one of our mini-interviews with the authors attending the event. This time it's the turn of PAUL MAGRS to step to the plate, and some great choices again, with links to more information on each of the choices.
We'll be back later in the week with more of the latest news and information on Discover Festival!
Thanks a lot
Alex
MY FAVOURITE: Paul Magrs
FAVOURITE BOOK: 'Maybe the Moon' by Armistead Maupin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maybe_the_Moon
FAVOURITE AUTHOR: Anne Tyler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Tyler
FAVOURITE GENRE FILM: 'Dracula 1972 A.D'
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068505/
FAVOURITE NON-GENRE FILM: 'Harold and Maude'
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067185/
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Doctor Who
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056751/
FAVOURITE BAND: Belle and Sebastian
http://www.belleandsebastian.com/
FAVOURITE GAME: Buckaroo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckaroo_(game)
We're back for another week on the Discover Festival blog, and kicking off with one of our mini-interviews with the authors attending the event. This time it's the turn of PAUL MAGRS to step to the plate, and some great choices again, with links to more information on each of the choices.
We'll be back later in the week with more of the latest news and information on Discover Festival!
Thanks a lot
Alex
MY FAVOURITE: Paul Magrs
FAVOURITE BOOK: 'Maybe the Moon' by Armistead Maupin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maybe_the_Moon
FAVOURITE AUTHOR: Anne Tyler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Tyler
FAVOURITE GENRE FILM: 'Dracula 1972 A.D'
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068505/
FAVOURITE NON-GENRE FILM: 'Harold and Maude'
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067185/
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Doctor Who
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056751/
FAVOURITE BAND: Belle and Sebastian
http://www.belleandsebastian.com/
FAVOURITE GAME: Buckaroo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckaroo_(game)
Friday, 9 March 2012
MY FAVOURITE: Part Eight - Andrew Hook
Hi Guys,
A late post for a Friday evening, this time featuring the latest part of our Discover Festival MY FAVOURITE mini-interviews. It's been great to read these and find out more about our fantastuc line-up, and this time we're checking in with slipstream author ANDREW HOOK, with some great choices as always!
Expect more news next week, as well as some more of our interviews leading into the event!
Thanks a lot
Alex
MY FAVOURITE: ANDREW HOOK
FAVOURITE BOOK: Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. First read this over twenty years ago at a particularly formative time of my life. It's a rollicking read packed with ideas and good humour. One of the few books I repeatedly re-read.
FAVOURITE AUTHOR: There are only a handful of authors I've read almost everything by: Franz Kafka, Jonathon Carroll, Tom Robbins, and Nicholas Royle, so it could be one of those. But I think I'd have to choose Vladimir Nabokov because his writing, ideas and word play consistently excite me.
FAVOURITE GENRE FILM: It's difficult to choose one, but I'd probably go for Watchmen due to its scope and a personal connection it holds for me.
FAVOURITE NON-GENRE FILM: Jean-Luc Godard's "Pierrot Le Fou". French New Wave cinema is a major influence on me, and this is a classic with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina. Witty, inventive, different, and surreal.
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: It would have to be The Avengers (Emma Peel era) and The Mighty Boosh. There are few TV shows which bear repeated viewings, and both of these fall into that category. I love the logic that underpins even the most surreal plots in both these shows.
FAVOURITE BAND: The Stranglers. The first proper record I bought back in November 1979 at the tender age of twelve was the single, "Five Minutes". I've been a fan ever since. I can't think of another band who have explored so many different musical avenues.
FAVOURITE GAME: Scrabble. Since I started playing this with my partner a few years ago she has won about 93% of the games. For some reason this makes me enjoy it much more than I really should.
A late post for a Friday evening, this time featuring the latest part of our Discover Festival MY FAVOURITE mini-interviews. It's been great to read these and find out more about our fantastuc line-up, and this time we're checking in with slipstream author ANDREW HOOK, with some great choices as always!
Expect more news next week, as well as some more of our interviews leading into the event!
Thanks a lot
Alex
MY FAVOURITE: ANDREW HOOK
FAVOURITE BOOK: Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. First read this over twenty years ago at a particularly formative time of my life. It's a rollicking read packed with ideas and good humour. One of the few books I repeatedly re-read.
FAVOURITE AUTHOR: There are only a handful of authors I've read almost everything by: Franz Kafka, Jonathon Carroll, Tom Robbins, and Nicholas Royle, so it could be one of those. But I think I'd have to choose Vladimir Nabokov because his writing, ideas and word play consistently excite me.
FAVOURITE GENRE FILM: It's difficult to choose one, but I'd probably go for Watchmen due to its scope and a personal connection it holds for me.
FAVOURITE NON-GENRE FILM: Jean-Luc Godard's "Pierrot Le Fou". French New Wave cinema is a major influence on me, and this is a classic with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina. Witty, inventive, different, and surreal.
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: It would have to be The Avengers (Emma Peel era) and The Mighty Boosh. There are few TV shows which bear repeated viewings, and both of these fall into that category. I love the logic that underpins even the most surreal plots in both these shows.
FAVOURITE BAND: The Stranglers. The first proper record I bought back in November 1979 at the tender age of twelve was the single, "Five Minutes". I've been a fan ever since. I can't think of another band who have explored so many different musical avenues.
FAVOURITE GAME: Scrabble. Since I started playing this with my partner a few years ago she has won about 93% of the games. For some reason this makes me enjoy it much more than I really should.
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Discover Festival - mass signing!
Hi Guys,
Just wanted to pass on the first details on our DISCOVER FESTIVAL mass signing - this'll also be going on the website shortly, along with some other goodies!
Our mass signing runs from 5pm-6pm on the Saturday of the event, and is the ideal opportunity for fans and readers to meet their favourite authors and get their titles signed. Feel free to bring some books with you, or pick up a range of titles in our book room over the weekend ready for the big event! We're expecting over 20 authors to be taking part, making it one of the highlights of the weekend for Discover Festival attendees.
CONFIRMED SO FAR:
A J Dalton
Peter F Hamilton (Guest of Honour)
Andrew Hook
Louise Morgan
Gareth L Powell
Stan Nicholls
PLUS MANY MORE TBC!
So don't miss out on this, or indeed the rest of our superb programme of screenings, readings, panels, workshops and more - check out http://www.discoverfestival.co.uk/
Thanks a lot!
Alex
Just wanted to pass on the first details on our DISCOVER FESTIVAL mass signing - this'll also be going on the website shortly, along with some other goodies!
Our mass signing runs from 5pm-6pm on the Saturday of the event, and is the ideal opportunity for fans and readers to meet their favourite authors and get their titles signed. Feel free to bring some books with you, or pick up a range of titles in our book room over the weekend ready for the big event! We're expecting over 20 authors to be taking part, making it one of the highlights of the weekend for Discover Festival attendees.
CONFIRMED SO FAR:
A J Dalton
Peter F Hamilton (Guest of Honour)
Andrew Hook
Louise Morgan
Gareth L Powell
Stan Nicholls
PLUS MANY MORE TBC!
So don't miss out on this, or indeed the rest of our superb programme of screenings, readings, panels, workshops and more - check out http://www.discoverfestival.co.uk/
Thanks a lot!
Alex
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
My Favourite... Part Seven: Gavin Smith
Hi Guys,
The latest of our MY FAVOURITE mini-interviews comes to you on this wet Wednesday courtesy of SF author GAVIN SMITH - his recent titled Veteran and War in Heaven have already made quite a splash, and there are some very interesting choices in the interview below...
More interviews and news to follow - in the meantime, enjoy!
Alex
MY FAVOURITE... GAVIN SMITH
FAVOURITE BOOK:
The Liar by Stephen Fry
FAVOURITE AUTHOR:
Neal Stephenson, Joe R Lansdale, Iain Banks and I'm looking forward to reading more by Hannu Rajaniemi, who seems sickeningly talented.
FAVOURITE GENRE FILM:
Blade Runner
FAVOURITE NON-GENRE FILM:
Heat
FAVOURITE TV SHOW:
At the moment Sons of Anarchy, though I'm really looking forward to finally getting a chance to watch Game of Thrones.
FAVOURITE BAND:
New Model Army, Nine Inch Nails, The Tragically Hip, Led Zeppelin, Tool, Isis
FAVOURITE GAME:
Mage, though I love Shadowrun's setting.
The latest of our MY FAVOURITE mini-interviews comes to you on this wet Wednesday courtesy of SF author GAVIN SMITH - his recent titled Veteran and War in Heaven have already made quite a splash, and there are some very interesting choices in the interview below...
More interviews and news to follow - in the meantime, enjoy!
Alex
MY FAVOURITE... GAVIN SMITH
FAVOURITE BOOK:
The Liar by Stephen Fry
FAVOURITE AUTHOR:
Neal Stephenson, Joe R Lansdale, Iain Banks and I'm looking forward to reading more by Hannu Rajaniemi, who seems sickeningly talented.
FAVOURITE GENRE FILM:
Blade Runner
FAVOURITE NON-GENRE FILM:
Heat
FAVOURITE TV SHOW:
At the moment Sons of Anarchy, though I'm really looking forward to finally getting a chance to watch Game of Thrones.
FAVOURITE BAND:
New Model Army, Nine Inch Nails, The Tragically Hip, Led Zeppelin, Tool, Isis
FAVOURITE GAME:
Mage, though I love Shadowrun's setting.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
New authors for Discover Festival - Graham Joyce and David Barnett confirmed!
Hi Guys,
Absolutely delighted to make a really exciting announcement today, with two new writers joining the line-up for Discover Festival - I'm chuffed to welcome aboard GRAHAM JOYCE and DAVID BARNETT.
Graham Joyce is acclaimed writer of fantasy and horror, and a winner of both the World Fantasy Award and the British Fantasy Award (five times) for Best Novel. His most recent titles for adults include The Silent Land, Memoirs of a Master Forger (as William Heaney) and The Limits of Enchantment. Graham is also an award winning young adult author, with leading titles including The Devils Ladder and TWOC. He also teaches Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University.
David Barnett is a journalist and author based in the North of England. He has just signed a three-book deal with Tor (US) for a series of fantasy adventures set in an alternative Victorian England. His latest novel is popCULT!, published by Pendragon Press, and he has previously had two novels - Hinterland and Angelglass - and a short story collection, The Janus House and Other Two-Faced Tales, out from Immanion Press.
Two more great names for our fantastic line-up, I'm sure you'll agree - you can check out all the latest on Discover Festival, and book your tickets, from www.discoverfestival.co.uk.
Thanks a lot
Alex
Absolutely delighted to make a really exciting announcement today, with two new writers joining the line-up for Discover Festival - I'm chuffed to welcome aboard GRAHAM JOYCE and DAVID BARNETT.
Graham Joyce is acclaimed writer of fantasy and horror, and a winner of both the World Fantasy Award and the British Fantasy Award (five times) for Best Novel. His most recent titles for adults include The Silent Land, Memoirs of a Master Forger (as William Heaney) and The Limits of Enchantment. Graham is also an award winning young adult author, with leading titles including The Devils Ladder and TWOC. He also teaches Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University.
David Barnett is a journalist and author based in the North of England. He has just signed a three-book deal with Tor (US) for a series of fantasy adventures set in an alternative Victorian England. His latest novel is popCULT!, published by Pendragon Press, and he has previously had two novels - Hinterland and Angelglass - and a short story collection, The Janus House and Other Two-Faced Tales, out from Immanion Press.
Two more great names for our fantastic line-up, I'm sure you'll agree - you can check out all the latest on Discover Festival, and book your tickets, from www.discoverfestival.co.uk.
Thanks a lot
Alex
Monday, 5 March 2012
My Favourite - Part Six: Freda Warrington
Hi Guys,
A fine sunny start to the new week, and a week loaded with blogs it should be, with news and updates coming in all the time! However to get things kicked off we have the latest of our mini-interviews, this time with fantasy author FREDA WARRINGTON. I've added a link to each of these faves, so you can check out a bit more about them easily!
Enjoy!
Alex
MY FAVOURITE: FREDA WARRINGTON
FAVOURITE BOOK:
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
FAVOURITE AUTHOR:
Patricia McKillip
FAVOURITE GENRE FILM:
The Company of Wolves
FAVOURITE NON-GENRE FILM:
Dangerous Liaisons
FAVOURITE TV SHOW:
The Big Bang Theory
FAVOURITE BAND:
Horslips
FAVOURITE GAME:
Myst
A fine sunny start to the new week, and a week loaded with blogs it should be, with news and updates coming in all the time! However to get things kicked off we have the latest of our mini-interviews, this time with fantasy author FREDA WARRINGTON. I've added a link to each of these faves, so you can check out a bit more about them easily!
Enjoy!
Alex
MY FAVOURITE: FREDA WARRINGTON
FAVOURITE BOOK:
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
FAVOURITE AUTHOR:
Patricia McKillip
FAVOURITE GENRE FILM:
The Company of Wolves
FAVOURITE NON-GENRE FILM:
Dangerous Liaisons
FAVOURITE TV SHOW:
The Big Bang Theory
FAVOURITE BAND:
Horslips
FAVOURITE GAME:
Myst
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