JAMES NAUGHTIE & SARAH HILARY

MONDAY, 3 MARCH, DULWICH BOOKS, Oxted Rd, SE21 8SW

Delighted to be hosting this event with two first time crime writers - though Mr Naughtie is rather well known in a broadcasting capacity! Great event, great bookshop.

BATH LITERATURE FESTIVAL

6-8 MARCH 2014

Chairing five events:

THURSDAY 6 MARCH

11.15am: MIRANDA SEYMOUR

1.00pm: BIG BATH READ with JOANNA ROSSITER

FRIDAY 7 MARCH

11.15am: ALEV SCOTT

1.00pm: ANNA PAVORD

3.30pm JOSH COHEN

SATURDAY 8 MARCH

4.30pm: RICK GEKOSKI

BOOKS BY THE BEACH: THE SCARBOROUGH BOOK FESTIVAL

24-28 APRIL 2014

The full programme is up on www.booksbythebeach.co.uk

These are the events I'm chairing:

THURSDAY 24 APRIL

10am: JOANNE HARRIS on NORDIC MYTHS

3pm: IRVING FINKEL on THE ARK BEFORE NOAH

5pm: PETER SNOW on BURNING DOWN THE (WHITE) HOUSE

FRIDAY 25 APRIL

12.30: ALLAN MALLINSON & MARGARET MACMILLAN on THE COMING OF THE GREAT WAR

5.30pm: EMILY MAYHEW, SANTANU DAS & RODERICK BAILEY on ASPECTS OF THE GREAT WAR

SATURDAY 26 APRIL

10am: MICHAEL JONES & PHILIPPA LANGLEY ON RICHARD III'S GRAVE

2-5pm CRIME WRITING WORKSHOP in SCARBOROUGH'S VICTORIAN PRISON

SUNDAY 27 APRIL

5pm: KATE ADIE

MONDAY 28 APRIL

7.30pm: JO NESBO

ASPARA FESTIVAL

9-11 MAY 2014, EVESHAM

Can't wait for this fab festival linked to the asparagus season - yes! - at which I'm running (non-asparagus-themed!) writing workshops and giving talks throughout the weekend.

BRISTOL CRIMEFEST

15-18 MAY

Yes, I'll be hosting the hardest crime quiz in the world (seems easy to me...), chairing famous and soon-to-be-famous folk, and doing all the usual stuff. What's not to like?

PETER JAMES at DARK & STORMY FILM & BOOK FESTIVAL

FRIDAY 23 MAY, DOME STUDIO, BRIGHTON

Chairing my mate PETER JAMES at the lead event at the inaugural DARK & STORMY festival, linked to Brighton Festival. Festival sounds great and PETER always has something good to say.

NEWCASTLE CRIME WEEKEND

30 MAY - 2 JUNE 2014

Details to follow but I'm going to be chairing a range of crime stuff in Get Carter land.

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

9-25 AUGUST 2014

I'm certain I'll be there but no details yet.

BLOODY SCOTLAND

19-21 SEPTEMBER 2014

Hope I'll be back after a fab time in 2013.

CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL

3-12 OCTOBER 2014

It promises to be bigger than ever but no details yet.