annanotbob2's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W/E Mad weekend, full of activity, too much for me, really. Yesterday I went to a crime fiction festival, just down the road. I didn't really know what it would be like - I love crime fiction, but did I really want to spend the day listening to people banging on about it? I decided I'd go home when I'd had enough, even if that was pretty soon but it turned out to be fucking great. Panels of three authors at a time, with a chair, asking good questions. They were all really interesting and I ended up wanting to read all their books. I especially liked Dorothy Koomson, in fact I bought one of hers, she made people laugh in her books as well as making them page turners that deal with big issues. The one I bought is about coercive control, All My Lies are True. Trevor Wood has written three crime novels set amongst the rough sleepers of Newcastle. Lesley Thomson was really interesting about research, and had some great tales from a London Tube driver, which feature in one of her books, not sure which. Nadine Matheson is a barrister working in the field of criminal justice and as a black woman writes novels that reflect aspects of her experience. Also Amen Alonge, first person tales of gangland life in London - all of these books were raved over by the chair of their various panels, clearly genuinely. 11:49 p.m. - 16.10.22 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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