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Festival Highlights 2024 https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/beyond-christie-how-crime-writing-has-evolved-and-whats-next-for-the-genre monthly 0.5 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/3973a518-2ce7-4a1d-96ca-18f27f976c19/Crime+writing.jpeg NEWS - Beyond Christie: How crime writing has evolved, and what's next for the genre - Beyond Christie: How crime writing has evolved, and what's next for the genre Crime and thriller fiction has never been more popular, nor the genre more diverse. Five Brighton writers discuss its enduring appeal in the 21st century, and where it could go next. SJ Watson in conversation with Araminta Hall, Erin Young, Graham Bartlett, and David Fennell. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/david-fennell monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/925126e6-e526-4eef-8d04-b73ca8424013/david+fennell.jpeg NEWS - David Fennell to appear at Beyond the Book Festival - David Fennell to appear at Beyond the Book Festival David Fennell is the author of six books including the multi-award nominated SLEEPER series. His third novel, the bestselling THE ART OF DEATH, marked the beginning of a popular new crime series. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/erin-young monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/17a6141d-27ab-48da-98f1-1e8323d9711b/erin.jpeg NEWS - Erin Young to appear at Beyond the Book Festival - Erin Young to appear at Beyond the Book Festival Our very own Erin Young will be at Beyond The Book Festival this April 6th in Brighton. She’s the bestselling author of American-set thrillers, THE FIELDS and ORIGINAL SINS. She also writes historical fiction as Robyn Young and has sold over two million books. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/sj-watson monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/e846ad2f-8114-4b71-82cf-06c6659229fd/sj+watson.jpeg NEWS - SJ Watson to appear at Beyond the Book Festival - SJ Watson to appear at Beyond the Book Festival He’s the bestselling author of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, SECOND LIFE and FINAL CUT. He's also the curator of a Substack, Compendia. S J WATSON is confirmed for Beyond The Book Festival. Join us this April 6th in Brighton for an incredible day of speakers and signings. Tickets just £35 for the full day. Secure your tickets now. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/catching-predatory-killers monthly 0.5 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/5fff1ba0-45ed-40c0-a8a5-e0c2c638e7ed/Catching.jpeg NEWS - Catching Predatory Killers - Catching Predatory Killers The pursuit of justice comes at a cost. Journalist and author, Lizzie Enfield, quizzes former detectives, Graham Bartlett and Steve Fulcher, on the hunts to convict two evil killers. One would lose his job in the process. The other would need time and a change in the law. In their gripping books, Babes in the Wood and Catching a Serial Killer (now a major TV series starring Martin Freeman), the two authors reveal the trials and personal tribulations of catching predatory killers. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/lizzie-enfield-to-appear-at-beyond-the-book-festival monthly 0.5 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/d6e225ea-acd8-46cf-9949-cf155d81402f/lizzie.jpeg NEWS - Lizzie Enfield to appear at Beyond the Book Festival - Lizzie Enfield to appear at Beyond the Book Festival We’re thrilled to reveal that our very own Lizzie Enfield will be joining us at Beyond The Book Festival on April 6th! Lizzie is the author of bestselling books IVY & ABE, and UNCOUPLED. 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He’s also written non-fiction and is a police advisor to crime writers. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/john-mccullough-to-appear-at-beyond-the-book-festival monthly 0.5 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/f7814ea0-3076-4c99-8e6d-cc6b641ed846/JOhn.jpg NEWS - John McCullough to appear at Beyond the Book Festival - John McCullough to appear at Beyond the Book Festival We are delighted to welcome award-winning poet John McCullough to the festival. John will perform from both his latest collection Panic Response, and Reckless Paper Birds, which won the 2020 Hawthornden Prize for Literature as well as being shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award. John’s publications have been Books of the Year for The Guardian and The Independent. He teaches creative writing at the University of Brighton. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/julie-mae-cohen monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/1759867826201-I4PU4EKLRV9RABV4KQMW/julie.jpg NEWS - Julie Mae Cohen to appear at Beyond the Book Festival - Julie Mae Cohen to appear at Beyond the Book Festival Julie Mae Cohen is the darker side of Julie Cohen, an award-winning, bestselling author of over 25 novels and a popular teacher of creative writing. Julie is a Vice President of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and a founder of their Rainbow Chapter for LGBTQ+ writers. Her first feminist thriller, BAD MEN, is a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/kate-harrison monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/1759867961505-RYK72VALCKYK7Q5TC6FY/kate.jpeg NEWS - Kate Harrison to appear at Beyond the Book Festival - Kate Harrison to appear at Beyond the Book Festival We are delighted to welcome Kate Harrison to the Beyond the Book Festival. Kate is the bestselling author of more than 20 novels and non-fiction books. She writes psychological thrillers as Kate Helm, epic and emotional love stories that book groups might enjoy as Eva Carter, plus lighter romantic comedies and a creepy Young Adult trilogy, Soul Beach, as Kate Harrison. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/dorothy-koomson monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/1759868080895-4URK8NIPMGE0UAUC9KBT/dorothy.jpeg NEWS - Dorothy Koomson to appear at Beyond the Book Festival - Dorothy Koomson to appear at Beyond the Book Festival We are thrilled to welcome Dorothy Koomson to the inaugural Beyond the Book Festival on the 6th of April 2024. Dorothy is a multi-award winning and Sunday Times bestselling author. Her books include THE FRIEND, MY OTHER HUSBAND, and EVERY SMILE YOU FAKE. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/the-road-to-publication monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/1759922288672-TSFB2J092LEJANMG95YA/road+to+pub.jpeg NEWS - The Road to Publication: The Insiders View - The Road to Publication: The Insiders View It took novelist, Erin Young, years of rejections before her first novel was published in 2006 and became the bestselling hardback debut of that year. Over a career spanning 18 years she’s seen a lot of changes in the book business. She talks to four leading industry professionals – literary agents, Emily Glenister and Antony Topping, editor, Katherine Armstrong from Simon and Schuster, and, David Headley, literary agent and MD of successful independent bookstore, Goldsboro Books – about what it takes to become a published author in today’s challenging market. Perfect for aspiring writers, and anyone who’s ever wanted to peer behind the veil of publishing and find out how books get born! Hear it direct from the people behind the bestsellers. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/david-headley monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/1759922729113-PDB2S11C9XPILRJNU5US/david.jpeg NEWS - David Headley to take part in Beyond the Book Festival - David Headley to take part in Beyond the Book Festival The people behind the bestsellers ... We are ‘beyond the book’ delighted to have David H Headley, participate in our festival. Originally from a working class background in York, David Headley studied theology in London and Durham before co-founding and becoming the Managing Director of Goldsboro Books, a much admired, leading independent bookseller, based in central London. David has spent the last 25 years establishing Goldsboro Books and becoming a well-regarded agent, forging strong relationships with publishing houses throughout the UK. He created the UK’s largest collectors’ book club and is influential in selling large quantities of hardback fiction in the UK. David has won awards for bookselling, and in the last ten years, has been included in the Top 100 most influential people in publishing by The Bookseller, a number of times. David is the Managing Director of the D H H Literary Agency which he founded in 2008 and represents an eclectic range of best-selling and award-winning authors. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/katherine-armstrong monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/1759922852844-GOODSEAHC8ZP2BJCYA2P/katherine.jpg NEWS - Katherine Armstrong joins the festival - Katherine Armstrong joins the festival The people behind the bestsellers ... We are thrilled to have Katherine Armstrong join us at the inaugural Beyond the Book Festival. Katherine is an editor and Deputy Publishing Director at Simon and Schuster. She has worked at Faber and Bonnier Zaffre before moving to Simon and Schuster in 2022. Katherine will join Emily Glenister and Antony Topping on the industry panel alongside a fourth publishing titan to be announced tomorrow. This event is perfect for readers who want to hear about the author journey to publication. Perfect also for up and coming writers who want to hear the insiders’ viewpoint. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/emily-glenister monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/91bb5073-8cbd-4f2d-887a-7a84426283a8/emily.jpeg NEWS - Emily Glenister joins Beyond the Book Festival - Emily Glenister joins Beyond the Book Festival The people behind the bestsellers … We are delighted to have literary agent, Emily Glenister @emilyglenister, join us at the first Beyond the Book Festival. Emily will join Antony Topping on an industry panel with two other publishing titans to be announced tomorrow and Thursday. Perfect for readers who want to hear about the author journey to publication. Perfect also for up and coming writers who want to hear the insiders’ viewpoint. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/antony-topping monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/8d2338c6-e2a0-4d0c-aacf-582d1ac90b3e/anthony.jpeg NEWS - Antony Topping to appear at Beyond the Book Festival - Antony Topping to appear at Beyond the Book Festival The people behind the bestsellers … Green and Heaton, Literary Agent, Antony Topping joins the line up at Beyond the Book to talk about books and the road to publication. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/the-past-on-the-page monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/1759923534700-ZN09GVG2FNK9LX0ZQ3EU/past.jpeg NEWS - The Past on the Page: Bones, Broadway, Erotica & Plague - The Past on the Page: Bones, Broadway, Erotica & Plague Four brilliant writers take us on a journey through time as they discuss their latest historical novels – from the chaos and bustle of Georgian London, and sins and splendour in late-Victorian Brighton, to secrets and magic in plague-ravaged 17th century Rome, and mystery and murder under the glittering lights of 1930’s Harlem. What does it take to recreate the past on the page, and what can we learn from these novels as a modern audience? Frances Quinn in conversation with Anna Mazzola, Louise Hare and Jacquie Bloese. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/jacquie-bloese monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/9faca1ed-69f6-4daf-bc5c-1017bc81408c/jacquie.jpeg NEWS - Jacquie Bloese to appear at Beyond the Book Festival - Jacquie Bloese to appear at Beyond the Book Festival We are thrilled to have author Jacquie Bloese @jb_writer as a guest of Beyond the Book Festival 2024 Jacquie is a writer of historical book group fiction, originally from the Channel Island of Guernsey. She draws her inspiration from atmospheric locations with intriguing histories, and people - both real and imaginary - whose stories are calling out to be told. Her first novel THE FRENCH HOUSE, set during the German Occupation of Guernsey in the second World War, was a Richard and Judy Winter 2022 book club pick, and a finalist in the Mslexia Novel Award. Her second novel THE GOLDEN HOUR is inspired by the seaside town of Brighton, where Jacquie currently lives, and tells the story of three women from different classes who become caught up in the underground world of erotic photography in 1890s Victorian England. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/frances-quinn monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/57ea24dc-c1be-44e3-9562-e2a12db0e522/frances.jpeg NEWS - Frances Quinn to appear at Beyond the Book Festival - Frances Quinn to appear at Beyond the Book Festival We are thrilled to have Frances Quinn join us at Beyond the Book Festival 2024. Frances grew up in London and read English at King’s College, Cambridge, realising too late that the course would require more than lying around reading novels for three years. After snatching a degree from the jaws of laziness, she became a journalist, writing for magazines including Prima, Good Housekeeping, She, Woman’s Weekly and Ideal Home, and later branched out into copywriting, producing words for everything from Waitrose pizza packaging to the EasyJet in-flight brochure. In 2013, she won a place on the Curtis Brown Creative novel writing course, and started work on her first novel, The Smallest Man. That Bonesetter Woman is her second novel. She lives in Brighton, with her husband and two Tonkinese cats. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/louise-hare monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/c29f0af9-5630-4bdd-b8d2-9ed51c5e0c65/louise.jpeg NEWS - Louise Hare to appear at Beyond the Book - Louise Hare to appear at Beyond the Book We are delighted to welcome Louise Hare to the Beyond the Book line up. Louise is a London-based writer originally from Warrington. London is the inspiration for much of her work, including This Lovely City, which began life after a trip into the deep level shelter below Clapham Common. This Lovely City was featured on the inaugural BBC TWO TV book club show, Between the Covers, and has received multiple accolades, securing Louise’s place as an author to watch. She is the author of the Canary Club mysteries: Miss Aldridge Regrets , and Harlem After Midnight (HQ and Berkley Publishing). https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/2024-tickets monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/01d176db-c46e-48dd-b1b5-30bdc8e2e50e/beyond+the+book.jpeg NEWS - Tickets available now! - Tickets available now! Tickets are available to buy now. Treat yourself to a grand day of listening to brilliant authors talk about their books. Goldsboro Books will be laying on free refreshments all day for ticket holders. We'll have early editions of Kathy Lette's new book, which she will sign on the day. It's going to be amazing. Book your ticket here today. https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/news/anna-mazzola monthly 0.5 2025-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68de4b565d218448b9d7efb4/d576769f-d5b2-4e7f-9de8-2fe5179f3c0f/annna.jpeg NEWS - Anna Mazzola to appear at Beyond the Book - Anna Mazzola to appear at Beyond the Book We are thrilled that author Anna Mazzola will be appearing at the very first Beyond the Book Festival in Brighton. Anna is the award-winning and bestselling author of five historical crime or Gothic novels. Her books explore the impact of crime and injustice and her influences include Daphne Du Maurier, Shirley Jackson and Sarah Waters. Her debut novel, The Unseeing, won an Edgar Allan Poe award. Her third novel, The Clockwork Girl, was shortlisted for two CWA Dagger awards and a Fingerprint Award, and nominated for the Dublin Literary award. Her fourth novel, The House of Whispers, a ghost story set in Fascist Italy, is a Sunday Times historical novel of the year. Her fourth fifth historical novel, The Book of Secrets, is based on a real case from 17th century Rome and will be out in March 2024. 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