Friday highlights at Theakstons
Theakstons is the festival of the year for crime fiction fans. Over the next 4 days there’s going to be some criminally good goings on and writers who kill for a living all in one place. They write gritty, gripping thrillers, police procedurals, mysteries and more set in a host of countries – all brought to Harrogate.
Theakstons
So what can you expect? A great deal! It’s the most friendliest of festivals where authors wander in amongst writers to be and readers who can’t wait to find out more about their fictional characters. But it’s not all books, there’s often mischief and mayhem. There’s a quiz with Mark Billingham and Val McDermid for example…..a band called the Fun Lovin Crime Writers and one writer is even leaving his hut in the deep Swedish forest to be there…(Will Dean) so goodness knows WHAT will happen where all these get together!
THE CHAIR – Lee Child BookTrails
Lee Child
Some highlights – FRIDAY
The lovely Denise Mina who sets her books in Scotland and who will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of her debut novel Garnethill. Latest book The Long Drop is up for the Theakstons Crime novel of the year.
Denise Mina
Denise Mina BookTrails
Canadian crime writer Linwood Barclay appears with Laura Lippman
Linwood Barclay and Laura Lippman
Linwood Barclay BookTrails
Linwood Barclay has written many books set in America and a certain little town called Promise Falls….. It’s the one where someone who uses Google maps a lot sees a murder that’s interesting to us… (Trust Your Eyes)
Luca Veste
Panel That’s where my heart is. 12pm
Authors who set their novels in cities Bradford, Cambridge, Lagos and Liverpool are to be interviewed by a Yorkshireman to see if There’s No Place Like Home. A A Dhand, Susie Steiner, Leye Adelne, Luca Veste,
The Dead Good Readers Awards 6.30pm
The Holmes and Watson Award for Best Detective Duo
The Whodunnit Award for the Book That Keeps You Guessing
The Cabot Cove Award for Best Small Town Mystery
The Wringer Award for the Character Who’s Been Put Through It All
The House of Horrors Award for Most Dysfunctional Family
The Dead Good Recommends Award for Most Recommended Book
Then to finish off the day – John Grisham BookTrails
John Grisham
That’s just some of Friday. What on earth will Saturday bring?
