A rainy evening in February saw a wonderful turn out for the launch of John Piper's latest work - The St Petersburg Declaration. The event was held in the famous Daunts bookshop in the Fulham Road, London. A whole front window was given over for a great display.















Above: the book display in the window of Daunts, and Right: Laura Lockington and a representative from the Russian Embassy.

 


Left: Some devoted fans of John Piper enjoying a glass of wine.








               
 
The Oldie literary lunch, tickets £54
23rd February 2010, drinks and signing from 12pm, lunch from 1pm
Simpsons-in-the-Strand, London
Please call 01795 592 892 to order tickets.
DAME MARGARET ANSTEE - The House on the Sacred Lake

From The Oldie:





Wednesday 17th February 2010, 11am
North Wales Book Club, Bodysgallen Hall Hotel, Llandudno
Book talk - 17th February 2010
R W KAY - A Nastia Game












Waterstones Alton, Waterstones Farnham
Book signing - 13th February 2010
DIANA TENNYSON - Loving for Lovers







Waterstones Reading Oracle
Book signing - 13th February
JESSICA MEATS - Child of the Hive





READING AGENCY LIBRARY ROADSHOW - by invitation only
Mayfair Library, South Audley Street, London
Thursday 4th February 2010, 9am-3pm
Attended by Laura Lockington, this was a meeting where 22 central library buyers and members of the Reading Agency came together to discussion future events and promotions.



100 Club, Oxford Street, London 
Rock n Roll reunion - 31st january 2010
ANDREW INGS - Rockin' at the 2i's Coffee Bar


















Above top: Live at the 100 Club, Rocking Ricky Nugent and Brian "Liquorice" Locking.
Left: Rocking Ricky and Andrew Ings. Right: Wee Willie Harris.




Aldersbrook Library
Book signing - 28th January 2010
RENEE TYACK - They Called Her Cassandra





Lewes Football Supporters Club
Book signing - 23rd January 2010
DEREK WATTS - Football's Giant Killers






Waterstones Brighton
Book signing - 23rd January 2010
ROGER PAINE - Call the Hands





Waterstones Wrexham
Book signing - 16th January
WILLIAM BLEASDALE - Footsteps of the Celts by Rail








Assembly Rooms, Presteigne
Book reading - 10th January 2010
DAME MARGARET ANSTEE - The House on the Sacred Lake




Victoria Bookshop, Haverfordwest
Book signing
ANNE CUMMINGS - Emotional Healing for the Inner Child







Events 2009

HAROLD SNOAD
It's Bouquet - Not Bucket! - tea and conversation with producer and director, Harold Snoad, and the story behind the making of the extremely popular situation comedy, Keeping Up Appearances.

Friday 4th December 2009, 3-4pm
East Sheen Library, SW14 8LP
Free admission, refreshments will be served. Places are limited so please pre-book on 020 8876 8801.





NEIL HIMSWORTH
Nobilitas - book launch
Thursday 3rd December 2009, 6.30pm, Waterstones Leeds, Albion Street, LS1 5AP




WILLIAM BLEASDALE
Footsteps of the Celts by Rail - book signing
Friday 13th November 2009, 11am, Denbighshire and Rhyl Library
Saturday 21st November 2009, 1pm, Borders Cardiff
Saturday 16th January 2010, 11am, Waterstones Wrexham

 

SHEILA SHARPLESS
Teaching the National Curriculum (and Much More) Through Drama  - book launch by invitation only
Saturday 14th November 2009, 12.30pm, private address, Worthing




  ROGER PAINE
Call the Hands - book signing
Saturday 14th November 2009, 11am, Waterstones Tunbridge Wells
Saturday 28th November 2009, 11am, Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth. Tickets are required for the Portsmouth Victorian Festival of Christmas. For more information click here









RENEE TYACK
They Called Her Cassandra  - book signing
Wednesday 11th November 2009, 7pm, The Pitshanger Bookshop, 141 Pitshanger Lane, London W5 IRH
Thursday 28th January 2010, 8pm, Aldersbrook Library, London E12 5HQ


JOHN KNOWLES
My Marwellous Life - book signing
Sunday 8th November 2009, 12-2pm, Marwell Hotel, Winchester 



Above left: John Knowles with Julie Jenkins, and Right: the queue!

 
JOHN WELLS-THORPE
Behind the Facade: An Architect at Large - book launch
Monday 2nd November 2009, 6.30-8pm,
The Old Market, Upper Market St, Hove, BN3 1AS
   









Above: John Wells-Thorpe signing his book and Right: with John Parry, author of Not for Wimps, Carol Biss MD, and actress Judy Cornwell

"You and your team made last night go with a real bang and everything went so smoothly that my contribution seemed quite a doddle.  Although I pay tribute to you all in the Acknowledgement in the front of the book, I do want to reiterate my admiration and gratitude for the way the entire enterprise has been handled. Do tell them I how much I appreciate it." John Wells-Thorpe - Behind the Facade - following his book launch


JEREMY MALLINSON
The Touch of Durrell - book launch
Saturday 24th October 2009, 11am, Waterstones Jersey,
16 Queen St, St Helier, Jersey




RAY BROOKS
Learning My Lines - book reading
Thursday 22nd October 2009, East Sheen Library, 7.30pm
Tickets £2.50 in advance or £3 on the door. Call 020 8876 8801 for more information.



  ELIZABETH MANSON BAHR
Children of the Sun: The Fall of the Aztecs - book reading
Wednesday 21st October 2009, 5.30pm, The Mexican Society, Green Templeton College, Barclay Room, Oxford University, Oxford.
 




Above and left: Elizabeth Manson Bahr with Alonso Patron, Secretary of the Oxford Mexican Society, at the Society dinner following the book reading.









    ROGER PAINE
Call the Hands - book signing
Saturday 17th October 2009, 11am, Waterstones Hastings
 












PATRICIA LOWTHER
Picking Up the Pieces - book signing
Thursday 8th October 2009, 2.30pm, Archway Bookshop, Church Street, Axminster, Devon




NICK JONES
1 Chesterfield Square - Henley Literary Festival
Friday 2nd October 2009, 11am-5pm
The King's Arms Barn, Market Place, Henley on Thames
 
  

JESSICA MEATS
Child of the Hive - book launch, by invitation only
Saturday 26th September 2009, 2-5pm
The Royal Society of Medicine, Wimpole St, London W1G 0AE













ELEANOR BERRY
Alandra Varinia: Sarah's Daughter - book launch
Tuesday 22nd September 2008, 6.30-8.30pm
Julie's Restaurant & Bar, 135 Portland Road,   Holland Park, London W11 4LW


Above left: Author Eleanor Berry (no germs please) with Carol Biss, MD.
Above right: Carol Biss with agent Maggie Hanbury.

  TRACEY MORLEY
The Unravellers - book signing
Saturday 5th September 2009, 11am,The Book Nook, Hove





ROGER PAINE
Call the Hands - book signing
Saturday 29th August 2009, 11am, Waterstones Tunbridge Wells



 












DAVID WHITE  
My Name is Matilda - book launch
Sunday 2nd August 2009, 2-4pm, Tucker's Arms, Dalwood, Devon





 









CANON JOHN TAYLOR
Man with a Mission - book signing
Sunday 2nd August 2009, Ditchling Church










  IAN McFADYEN  
Lillia's Diary and Little White Lies - book signing
Saturday 1st August 2009, 10am-12pm, Waterstones Bishops Stortford
  
  


   PAUL SPIRING, author of On the Trail of Arthur Conan Doyle
and The Living Literature Society present -
Bobbles and Plum: a talk on the newly discovered playlets of
Bertram Fletcher Robinson and PG Wodehouse.
With The Wodehouse Society
  Saturday 25th July 2009 from 6.30pm, Calder Bookshop, Waterloo, London

BUXTON FESTIVAL - http://www.buxtonfestival.co.uk/literature.html

LAURA LOCKINGTON  
Cupboard Love - book signing, reading and a little bit of sauce vierge
Thursday 23rd July 2009, 3pm, Lee Wood Hotel

JESSICA FELLOWES  
Mud and the City - book reading and talk
Friday 24th July 2009, 3pm, Lee Wood Hotel



   
Above: Jessica Fellowes
Below: Julian Fellowes, Laura Lockington and Jessica Fellowes at Buxton Literary Festival  

 
Below left and centre: Laura Lockington reads from her book, Cupboard Love, at Buxton Literary Festival
Below right: Jessica Fellowes and Laura Lockington with Buxton Festival Director, Rosie Hughes
  
 

 

ELIZABETH MANSON BAHR
Children of the Sun: The Fall of the Aztecs - book reading, discussion and chocolate!
Friday 17th July 2009, 7pm, East Sheen Library,  SW14 8LP


 
ROGER PAINE
Call the Hands - book launch
Thursday 2nd July 2009, 6-8pm, The Boot and Flogger, London SE1 ITA






Top: Roger Paine and Laura Lockington make speeches, and Roger signing his books.
Above left: the crowds grab a breath of air. Above right: Book Guild intern, Helen, with Roger Paine.

A wonderful time was had at the Boot and Flogger on a very balmy July night. The venue was packed with family and old friends, all there to congratulate Roger Paine on the publication of his new book, Call the Hands, and join him in a celebratory tot of rum. Many books were sold as we all enjoyed a great night.


TRACEY MORLEY
The Unravellers - book reading
  Thursday 9th July 2009, 2pm
Redhill library

Meet an Unraveller: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtND3baFu7g


YASH KUMARI VARMA
Melanie the Lonely Koala and Polar Stories - book reading
Saturday 4th July 2009, 2-4pm, Borders Manchester Fort
Saturday 27th June 2009, 2-4pm, Borders Milton Keynes



Show and Tell, with Laura Lockington, author of Cupboard Love
Thursday 25th June 2009, 7-9pm
The School of Life, 70 Marchmont St, London


IPG Meet the Buyers Meeting - members only
Thursday 18th June 2009, 6-9pm
Royal Institute of Great Britain, Albemarle St, London


YASH KUMARI VARMA
Melanie the Lonely Koala and Polar Stories - book reading
Saturday 30th May 2009, 12-2pm, Borders Islington

 
 

YASH KUMARI VARMA
Melanie the Lonely Koala and Polar Stories - book reading
Saturday 18th April 2009, 3-5pm, Borders York

 

    LAURA LOCKINGTON  
Cupboard Love - book signing, reading and a little bit of her sauce vierge
Thursday 26th March 2009, 7-8pm, Waterstones Brighton
 
LAURA LOCKINGTON
COBALT Literary Salon hosted by Damian Barr at The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh
as part of the UNESCO City of Literature
Cupboard Love - book reading and a cheeky taste of her sauce vierge
Thursday 19th-23rd March 2009, 7pm each evening


YASH KUMARI VARMA
Melanie the Lonely Koala and Polar Stories - book reading
Saturday 28th March 2009, 3-5pm, Borders Bristol
Melanie the Lonely Koala -  Storytime for World Book Day
Saturday 7th March 2009, 2-4pm, Borders Charing Cross, London

LAURA LOCKINGTON
Cupboard Love - reading and tasting session
13th February 2009, 7pm, Haywards Heath library

   
Events 2008

LAURA LOCKINGTON
Cupboard Love - Soho House Literary Salon by invitation only
Wednesday 26th November 2008, 7pm
Shoreditch House, 40 Greek Street, London W1D 4EB. 

ELEANOR BERRY
The Most Singular Adventures of Sarah Lloyd - book launch
Tuesday 28th October 2008, 6.30-8.30pm
Julie's Restaurant & Bar, 135 Portland Road,   Holland Park, London W11 4LW.


 
Above: Carol Biss MD, Sally Farmiloe and author Eleanor Berry.

JOHN PARRY
Not for Wimps - book launch by invitation only
Tuesday 30th September 2008, 6.30-8.30pm
Milne Room, The Garrick Club, 15 Garrick Street, London, WC2E 9AY.

 
Above left: John Parry with book illustrator, Michael Avery.
Above right: John's wife, actress Judy Cornwell, with horror supremo James Herbert and MD Carol Biss.

 
Above left: Keeping Up Appearances producer, Harold Snoad, Judy Cornwell and David Beckett. Above right: Simon Tate and John Parry. Below: Book Guild Publishing intern, Danielle Wadey.




LAURA LOCKINGTON, JESSICA FELLOWES, MELANIE WHITEHOUSE
Cupboard Love, Mud & the City, The Tail of Augustus Moon - triple book launch by invitation only
Tuesday 23rd September 2008, 6.30-8.30pm
Julie's Restaurant & Bar, 135 Portland Road,   Holland Park, London W11 4LW.
Nearest tube: Holland Park

Julie's thronged with people at the triple book launch with huge happy crowds spilling on to the street and inpromptu signings taking place at the outside tables.

       



Above left: speeches, with Jessica Fellowes, Damian Barr, Melanie Whitehouse and Laura Lockington. Above right: Melanie signing one of her books for a fan.

   
Above left: Carol Biss MD, Jessica Fellowes and Julian Fellowes.
Above right: The Book Guild interns, Danielle and Ella.

  
Carol Biss MD, with Damian Barr, Times journalist and curator of Silent Cinema.

   
Above left: Laura Lockington and Casey Herbert from ITVlocal.com.
Above right: Laura signs a copy of Cupboard Love.

   
Above left: Tommy Walsh (Ground Force) and Melanie Whitehouse.
Above middle: Carol Biss with our London sales rep, Paul Cook.  
Above right: Carol Biss, Laura Lockington, and William Morris agent, Cathryn Summerhayes.

   
Above: taking advantage of the one nice summer evening of 2008.


STEVE ROWLAND
Hollywood Heat - book party
Tuesday 12th August 2008, 6.30-9.30pm, The Beauchamp, Knightsbridge, London.
With ex-Big Brother contestants mixing with Hollywood players on a very warm summer evening in Knightsbridge, this was great fun with everyone enjoying the London Heat!

      
 

Above clockwise: Steve Rowland with Carol Biss, Sally Farmiloe and Richard O'Brien.
Below: Carol Biss, Steve Rowland, Sally Farmiloe, Charlotte Ellis and Jilly Johnson.





Above: Steve Rowland with Cindy Jackson, Anneka Svenska, Jilly Johnson, Liz Fuller

ANN ALLESTREE
Triptych of a Young Wolf - book launch, by invitation only
Wednesday 9th July 2008, 6.30-8.30pm, Christie's, London.

 
Guests were careful not to put their glasses on the million pound table as Ann Allestree delivered a rousing speech about wolves at Christie's.


PAULINE HYDE
Midas Man - book launch, by invitation only
Thursday 29th May 2008, 6-8pm, San Lorenzo, London.
Attended by Sir Donald Sinden, Simon Callow, Liz Brewer and the Master himself, Sir Derek Jacobi, the night was a huge success with Midas Man, champagne and fabulous canapes enjoyed by all.


 
 

Above: Pauline Hyde, Pauline and Mr Lorenzo, Sir Donald Sinden

Below: Sir Derek Jacobi, Carol Biss MD, Pauline Hyde and Simon Callow at the Midas Man book launch.

 



RONALD HEARN
The Little Boy Who Listened, Portrait of a Medium - book launch
Friday 25th April 2008, 7-9pm, The College of Psychic Studies, South Kensington, London.
Ronald Hearn and Arthur Molinary will also be signing copies of the book in Arthur's birthplace, Gibraltar, at The Gibraltar Bookshop on the 5th June 2008 from 12-2pm.

  Ronald Hearn with Arthur Molinary, the subject of his book.

  Hugely successful launch at The College of Psychic Studies.


Dave Clark (of the Dave Clark Five), Michael Hewitson (Elton John's road manager) and medium Arthur Molinary enjoying themselves at the launch of The Little Boy Who Listened.





Events 2007

GARY WEBSTER
Debt Rescue
Archangel club,
London
26 July 2007

Soap stars came out in force to be snapped by Hello! for Gary's new book that describes his and wife Wendy Turner's year of financial hell.

 


EMMA MILNE
The Truth about Cats and Dogs
Waterstone's, York
28 June 2007

Dogs and well-behaved owners were invited along to Waterstone's in York for an unusual canine literary event to mark the publication of TV personality Emma Milne's expose of the harsh cruelties of pedigree pets, The Truth about Cats and Dogs.