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Authors in the Media – July 2024

A summer feeling about last month’s books in the media, as Ros Belford‘s stunning memoir THE CHILDREN OF THE VOLCANO continues to inspire and made Wanderlust Magazine’s best travel books of 2024 so far, saying ‘the author – fresh from a break-up – relocates to Sicily to give her daughters a childhood to remember, and herself a new go at life. What follows falls into the ‘inspirational’ bracket of books about overcoming the odds, though it paints a portrait of island life that will have travellers intrigued.’

Ed Peppitt‘s book THE BEACON BIKE was listed in Country Living Magazine’s 10 refreshing reads for spring (works in summer, too!).

When Ed Peppitt was diagnosed with MS, nothing would stop him fulfilling his childhood dream: to cycle 3,500 miles visiting the lighthouses of England and Wales.

Daniel Stables, author of the upcoming FIESTA, headed to the Peak District National Park for Hyphen Magazine, to find a new generation is discovering the joys of touching grass.

Britain’s national parks are celebrating a significant birthday, with 2024 marking 75 years since they were established through the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949.

Photography by Phil Sproson/courtesy of Peak District National Park
Cull and Co. Ltd In the Media

Authors in the Media – May 2024

As Spring is upon us and the season becomes more colourful, agency author Daniel Stables produced a stunning piece in National Geographic about the Phuket Vegetarian Festival. Don’t be deceived by the name – it’s not for the faint-hearted. A 9-day orgy of ritual mutilation, pyrotechnics and meat-free food.

A General Election has been called in the UK, where transparency is one of the buzzword. No better time, then, for Seth Thevoz to write for the Spectator on ‘Why MPs love to hate the register of interests‘. ‘Politicians have long shuddered over a document that provides fertile ground for journalists from which to dig out stories.’ Thevoz says, and cites the seminal journalism of the late Andrew Roth, for exposing such conflicts of interest.

Heading to South America, in the latest issue of National Geogrpahic Travel UK magazine, Shafik Meghji picks out some of his favourite places to stay in Santiago, Chile. Rights to Shafik’s new book, ‘Small Earthquakes’, were recently snapped up by Hurst Publishers.

Ed Peppitt’s uplifting book, The Beacon Bike, was recently published and Ed appeared on BBC Radio 4 twice in the same day. First on Front Row in the morning and then again on Drive in the afternoon. Ed is also on a book tour (not by bike this time!) so catch him in person if you can.

The BBC World Service also interviewed acclaimed music manager Rikki Stein about his memoirs, set to publish in June and now available for pre-order. All About Jazz also described the book as ‘a thrilling page-turner packed with hundreds of stories, vividly told, recounting a life so epic, and one populated by so many extraordinary actors, that a review can only skim across its surface.’