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Launch at Aberystwyth Waterstone's



On this page you'll find the diary of happenings: interviews of all kinds, festival appearances, readings, book signings and more.

It would be lovely to see you at any of the events!






Happening in 2010


February 12 2010 The Earth Hums in B Flat is shortlisted for the 2010 Authors' Club Best First Novel Award.

February 24 2010 The Earth Hums in B Flat is a finalist for 'Book of the Year - Adult Debut' in the U.S.A.'s 2010 Indies Choice Book Awards.

March 10 2010, 7.00pm Authors' Club shortlisted authors in conversation with Suzi Feay at Waterstone's Piccadilly, London.

March 28 2010, 11.30am and 3.30pm Readings from The Earth Hums in B Flat in the Canongate and Highland Park Tent at the Oxford Literary Festival. Free literature! Free whisky!

April 12 2010 The Earth Hums in B Flat is an Honor Award recipient in the U.S.A.'s 2010 Indies Choice Book Awards.

May 2010 Waterstones' Book Circle chooses The Earth Hums in B Flat as its Book of the Month.

May 2010 NewBooks magazine recommends The Earth Hums in B Flat to its readers, and publishes Mari's article on Quietude.

July 19 2010, 2.30pm Reading and talk at Camborne Library, Cornwall. Telephone 0300 1234 111 for further information.

July 20 2010, 7.30pm Reading and talk at St Ives Library, Cornwall. Telephone 0300 1234 111 for further information.

July 21 2010, 10.30am Reading and talk at Knowle Library, Bristol. Telephone 0117 903 8585 for further information.

July 23 2010, 7.30pm Reading and talk at Yate Library, South Gloucestershire. Telephone 01454 868006 for further information.



Happened Already!

February 4 2009 Interviewed by Julie McNicholls of the Cambrian News at Aberystwyth's Caffi Blue Creek. Profile to appear in 19 February edition, with a competition giving copies of The Earth Hums in B Flat as prizes to be presented at the launch.

March 2 2009 Filming for Wedi7, an S4C programme, showing at 7.00pm on March 5.

March 5 2009, 7.00pm Launch of The Earth Hums in B Flat at Waterstone's, Aberystwyth.

March 12 2009, 6.00pm With Anne Donovan at Blackwell's, South Bridge, Edinburgh.

March 14 2009, 1.30pm With Catherine O'Flynn at the Aye Write! Festival, Glasgow.

March 23 2009, 1.45pm BBC Radio Scotland interview with Clare English on Book Cafe.

March 30 2009, 9.00am Australian National Radio's Book Show - recording an interview with Erica Vowles.

March 30 2009, 11.30am BBC Radio Cymru - yn sgwrsio gyda Nia Roberts - chatting with Nia Roberts.

March 30 2009, 10.45pm BBC Radio 4 broadcasts The Earth Hums in B Flat as Book at Bedtime for five days; read by Joanna Page.

March 30 2009 The Earth Hums in B Flat is selected as one of eight Amazon Rising Stars for Spring 2009.

April 4 2009, 5.00pm With Matthew Scott at the Laugharne Literary Weekend.

May 6 2009, 7.00pm - 9.00pm Guesting on Lizzy's Literary Life answering questions in real time!

May 25 2009, 2.30pm Reading at the Hay Literary Festival with Patrick Jones and Catrin Dafydd, on the Dream Stage.

May 29 2009, 2.15am BBC Radio5Live at the Hay Literary Festival - discussion with Susie Wilde and Sion Tomos Owen, facilitated by Anita Sethi.

May 29 2009, 2.00 - 4.00pm Book signing at the Post Office, Harlech.

June 11 2009, 6.00pm Discussing The Earth Hums in B Flat with the Book Group at Cheltenham Waterstone's.

September 16 2009, 7.00pm Reading, and discussion about The Earth Hums in B Flat at Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights, Bath.

October 6 2009, 1.00pm Talk, and reading from The Earth Hums in B Flat at the Chester Literary Festival.

October 12 2009, 6.30pm Reading, and discussion about The Earth Hums in B Flat at Skewen Library, Neath.

October 18 2009, 11.30am and 3.30pm Readings from The Earth Hums in B Flat in the Canongate and Highland Park Tent at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Free literature! Free whisky!

August 2009 The Earth Hums in B Flat is winner of Amazon's Spring 2009 Rising Stars award.

September 2009 The Earth Hums in B Flat is selected by Wales Literature Exchange as one of ten books on their Bookshelf for 2010: “… a selection which represents the best in contemporary writing from Wales.” Sioned Puw Rowlands, Director of WLE.

November 2009 release of the audio book of The Earth Hums in B Flat (read by Jenni Lea Jones) by W F Howes. Available online from Whole Story Audio Books.

November 2009The Earth Hums in B Flat is picked as one of Amazon's Top Ten fiction books for 2009.

December 2009 publication of the large print edition of The Earth Hums in B Flat by Isis Publishing.



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