This week I finished the final draft of cosy crime number three, Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel. It is now with the publisher and I can take a well-deserved break. My plan now is to take a break from novel writing during the month of August, although I'm still very busy, as you can see below!
I'm delighted to finally be able to reveal some big news. I've signed a new three-book deal with Headline. This time, it's to write novels starring the women who work in a northeast toffee factory around WW1. You can read the full press release in The Bookseller.
The stories are inspired by the women who worked at Horner's toffee factory in Chester-le-Street. One of the main brands of toffee made there was the Dainty Dinah brand and the factory was nicknamed Dainty Dinah's toffee factory. I can't wait to get my teeth stuck into this! Researching in earnest will begin in the autumn. I'm very excited indeed.
My new cosy crime set in Scarborough, Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel was released this week in paperback and it's been a wonderful week! You can buy the book here. The book launch takes place on Saturday 6 August from 11-1 in Scarborough. All details here. All welcome!
The launch was given a mention in New Writing North's August newsletter. Read it all here.
It was also featured in The Scarborough News
And I was included in August's edition of The Crack magazine in the books section too, which made me smile. Ever popular local author! My book signing at Sunderland Waterstones is on Saturday 13 August from 12-2. All details here.
My book was even made Read of the Month in the Crime Readers' Association. Find out more here.
My author newsletter for August has been published and is now available to read online. It contains two competitions, a 99p offer, a saga release this month and an invitation to join me at the seaside on Saturday. You can read it online here.
I was interviewed on BBC Radio York this week by Bek Homer who presents her Bek by the Sea show. We spoke about my book launch this Saturday in Scarborough for my second cosy crime, Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel
Very pleased to have my Christmas saga, A Mother's Christmas Wish, included in The Bookseller's Buyer's Guide to Fiction 2022-23. It's my favourite of all my sagas so far. Features the wonderful Irish tradition of Little Christmas, the Women's Christmas. #NollaigNaMban
I was interviewed on the Coronation Street podcast, Conversation Street, about my new audio drama Riverside. You can listen to the interview on this link where I start talking to Michael, the host, at 1hr 43mins. And you can find out all about Riverside at http://riversidethesoap.com
This week I was given a wonderful shout-out online by http://www.HelloPrint.com across all of their social media platforms! You can see details at their Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn:
I had a really good, fun short story in My Weekly magazine. It's a cosy crime mystery set around a Punch and Judy tent in a seaside resort. At the end of the story is a lovely snippet about my new cosy crime novel Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel, which is out in paperback now.
I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016 and you can find out all about it here.
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Glenda Young
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Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com
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