I’m honoured to be a founder member of the group of Bury St Edmunds authors called ‘The Writers of Bury and Beyond’. The driving force behind the group is Rachel Churcher, award-winning author of YA sci-fi, who also provides editing services for other independent author/publishers. The group have established a Local Author bookshelf at the iconic Market Cross in Bury. … Read More
From Cressing Temple Barns to the Diss Publishing Bookshop in a week
A week or so ago I was at Cressing Temple Barns with my books to take advantage of their Christmas fair. Built by the Knights Templar, these barns date back to the 13th century. They are some of the oldest (and largest) wooden structures of their kind in Europe. While I sat waiting for interested buyers, above me spanned an … Read More
Lake District to Lockdown Art – in 7 Days!
Five days ago I was up in the Lake District at an event near Carlisle touring with my latest book, Utterly Dredged. A quick pause for breath and time to dry out after all the wet weather, and then today – lockdown art! Tesco Staff Tributes It was so moving to watch my cover design artist, Rebecca Moss Guyver present portraits she … Read More
Covid-19 Tribulations
Utterly Dredged – the 9th book in the Utterly Crime Series – is now published and available to buy – but the ‘book launch’ is on hold. I thought, quite reasonably, that an early spring or Easter release date for Utterly Dredged, the 9th book in the Utterly Crime Series, would be a great idea. I had planned a book … Read More
Bury Literature Festival – Negotiated
Held in one of Bury St Edmund’s most impressive buildings, the Unitarian Meeting House in Churchgate Street, it was a pleasure to attend and indeed feature in the Literature Festival on the 27th October 2019. It was a first for me to be talking with a backdrop of a sweeping wooden staircase circling up to a substantial wooden pulpit! It … Read More
Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival
I’m delighted to be taking part in the Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival when it returns to the town this October with a whole host of exciting events, talks and discussions on literature, publishing and the like. I’ll be ‘in conversation’ with award-winning local playwright and novelist, Jackie Carreira, (her new novel, The Seventh Train, was released in April 2019) about the … Read More
Where to find Pauline Manders and Utterly Crushed
Sometimes a dog just can’t keep up! Pauline will be in Waterstones in Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 5th August from 10am book signing. Utterly Crushed is the latest (6th) in the Utterly Crime series of novels. The action moves across East Anglia from Stowmarket and Diss to Aldeburgh and Orford Ness; Bury St Edmunds to Grundisburgh and Ipswich. Pauline … Read More
Waterstones Buttermarket branch, Bury St Edmunds booksigning / meet the author event
It is not difficult to guess where I will be from 10:30 am. Waterstones. My four legged friend holds the answer, although he is utterly confused because he thinks the notice reads Water bones. I am looking forward to book signing my Utterly Crime Novels and the ‘meet the author’ event, featuring all the novels in my Utterly Crime Series, … Read More
The Felixstowe Book Festival 2016
This is Alpha Zulu, a Piper Arrow with Attitude…. I am really excited about the Felixstowe Book Festival later this month. I shall be there, alongside fellow authors Rosy Thornton and Mary Powles, and we shall be talking about our novels and how Suffolk has influenced or lent itself to our different genres and writing styles. Set in Suffolk – … Read More