A spring in our step as several authors received excellent coverage in the media.
Tom Gaisford‘s debut novel, Sanctuary (Cinto Press), was launched at Waterstones Tottenham Court Road and was featured in The Times by Catherine Baksi.
Gaisford explained that the novel’s development was “a bit like a potter’s wheel: you’ve got your life and all your experiences, interests and concerns — and from all of that, you fashion something completely different, but it’s made of the same stuff”.
Judge Julian Phillips in The Law Gazette reviewed the book giving it 4/5 stars stating ‘It was only when I got near to the end that I appreciated what a good book this is, and indeed one that deserves to be read again.’
Tim Willasey-Wilsey had two features about his book The Spy and the Devil (Blink) in The Times.
The big reveal in The Times scooped Tim’s new research that points to MI6 agent Bill de Ropp as the man behind the forged Zinoviev letter, leaked just days before the 1924 election. Jack Blackburn writes ‘It was perhaps the greatest political scandal of the first half of the 20th century. Four days before the election of 1924, the leaking of the Zinoviev letter exploded the fear of the red threat and dealt a final blow to Britain’s first Labour government. Was this an establishment plot against the Labour Party? Who wrote the letter? Who leaked it? For more than a century, the puzzle has remained unsolved — but one piece may have slotted into place.‘
Tim also appeared on the Today programme, discussing how Bill de Ropp used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle. Interview starts at 1:23:40.
Travel writer Tim Bird wrote for the BBC about Finland, which has topped the World Happiness Rankings for the eighth year running – but the real appeal for travellers lies in the country’s deeply-lived values of balance, nature and everyday contentment.
‘Happy Land – Finding the Inner Finn’, will be published by Eye Books in the UK in January 2026 and takes a “sideways” look at Finland’s happiness status.
Staying with travel, Shafik Meghji was shortlisted for the Journey Magazine Best Long-Haul Feature Award for his piece on the Bolivian Amazon. His new book Small Earthquakes (Hurst) will be published July 20, 2025.
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