Events

Further Events will be added soon.

UK Ghost Story Festival

8pm, 15 February 2024, ONLINE 

Interview as part of The Ghost Story Festival.

Tickets

Waterstones, Liverpool

6.30pm 15 April

In conversation with Freya Berry.

Tickets here.

Bath Literary Festival

6.30pm 19 May, The Guildhall

In conversation with Anne Corlett.

Tickets here.

Farnham Lit Fest

7pm, 10 March.

Gothic panel with Michelle Paver, Essie Fox and others.

Tickets here. 

Evening at Wave of Nostalgia Haworth

7pm, 27 March

Wine, nibbles and chats at the lovely Wave of Nostalgia bookshop.

Tickets here. 

Max Minerva, Henleaze. Bristol

7pm, 24 July

Rome, justice and injustice with Elizabeth Fremantle.

Tickets here. 

Crawley WordFest

7.30pm 16 March 

Spooky crime event with Alexandra Benedict and Ally Wilkes. Tickets here. 

8pm, 18 March 

Noir at the Bar, The Old Punch Bowl. Tickets here.

Waterstones, Birmingham

6.30pm, 4 April  

Event with Jo Callaghan and Fiona Cummins

Tickets here. 

Max Minerva, Portishead

7pm, 25 July

Gothic goings on with Essie Fox.

Tickets here. 

Waterstones, St Albans

7pm, 20 March.

Event with Kate Griffith.

Tickets here. Includes wine or soft drinks.

 

Beyond the Book, Brighton

Saturday, 6 April

Historical Panel at Beyond the Book Festival.

Tickets here.

Waterstones, Windsor with Essie Fox

7pm, 21 March

In conversation with Essie Fox at Waterstones, Windsor.

Tickets free, but book here. 

 

Falmouth Books with Roz Watkins

7pm, 18April 

Same Sh*t, Different Century with Roz Watkins and Jo Jakeman.

Tickets here. 

Writing Thrillers, Review, Peckham

7pm, 26 March

Writing thrillers with Susan Allott and Imran Mahmood

Tickets here and can be redeemed against book.

Guernsey Literary Festival

12pm, 4 May, Guernsey library

Crime panel event. Tickets here

2pm, 5 May, The Bathing Pools.

Bringing the past to life historical fiction workshop. Tickets here. 

 

News

The Book of Secrets is a Times Historical Novel of the Month

Reviewer Nick Rennison has selected The Book of Secrets as his March pick of the month, calling it a ‘haunting, complex work of fiction.’ 

Double Dagger short listing for The Clockwork Girl

The Clockwork Girl has been shortlisted for both the Historical and Gold Daggers at the Crime Writers Association Awards 2023.

The Clockwork Girl is a bestseller

The Clockwork Girl reached Number10 in the Bookseller Original Fiction list and number 11 in the Sunday Times List. 

The House of Whispers is a Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year

The House of Whisper has been listed as one of twelve historical novels of 2023 by The Times and Sunday Times.

Orion pre-empts two legal/political thrillers

Orion have pre-empted two legal/political thrillers from Anna under the name Anna Sharpe. The first, NOTES ON A DROWNING, will be published in January 2025. 

Bookseller article

The House of Whispers is a Waterstones Bestseller

The House of Whispers reached number 7 in the Saturday Times Chart. 

The House of Whispers is a Waterstones Bestseller

The House of Whispers reached number 7 in the Saturday Times Chart. 

Genevieve Gaunt to narrate The Book of Secrets

Actor Genevieve Gaunt (winner of the Earphone Awards for her narration of The Marriage Portrait), will narrate Anna’s forthcoming novel, The Book of Secrets. Out 21 March 2024.

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