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Found 84 items matching tag 'books'.
2024
September 2024
- 2024-09-23
- 🔗New blog post: Tales for Our Times: Raising Funds and Awareness for St Martins Housing Trust. Tags: blog, books, events.
August 2024
- 2024-08-12
- 🔗Crime fiction short story The Briefcase is now available from selected ebook retailers. Tags: books, fiction.
July 2024
- 2024-07-03
- 🔗Ebook sale (1st – 31st July 2024): short story cybercrime fiction Unsocial Media free; short story cybercrime fiction Smile for the Camera free; short story noir crime fiction I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing free; crime fiction novel The Private Enemy US$1.99; illustrated children’s story The Foolish Hedgehog US$0.99. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
April 2024
- 2024-04-12
- 🔗New blog post: Smile for the Camera: a cybercrime story. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
- 🔗New short story cybercrime ebook Smile for the Camera now available. Tags: books, fiction.
March 2024
- 2024-03-02
- 🔗Ebook sale (3rd–9th March 2024): short story cybercrime fiction Unsocial Media free; short story noir crime fiction I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing free; crime fiction novel The Private Enemy US$1.99; illustrated children’s story The Foolish Hedgehog US$0.99. For further details, see latest blog post. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
2023
December 2023
- 2023-12-15
- 🔗Ebook sale (15th December 2023 – 1st January 2024): short story cybercrime fiction Unsocial Media free; short story noir crime fiction I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing free; crime fiction novel The Private Enemy US$1.99; illustrated children’s story The Foolish Hedgehog US$0.99. For further details, see latest blog post. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
July 2023
- 2023-07-19
- 🔗Ebook sale (1st – 31st July 2023): short story cybercrime fiction Unsocial Media free; short story noir crime fiction I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing free; crime fiction novel The Private Enemy US$1.99; illustrated children’s story The Foolish Hedgehog US$0.99. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
- 2023-07-06
- 🔗New blog post: Ebook Sale July 2023. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
May 2023
- 2023-05-25
- 🔗Short story ebook Unsocial Media now in print. Tags: books, fiction.
April 2023
- 2023-04-26
- 🔗New blog post: Unsocial Media: a cybercrime short story. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
March 2023
- 2023-03-05
- 🔗Read an ebook week sale 5th to 11th March 2023: 50% off crime fiction novel The Private Enemy, 50% off children’s illustrated story The Foolish Hedgehog, and 100% off (free!) crime fiction short story I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
2022
December 2022
- 2022-12-16
- 🔗Ebook Sale 50% off children’s illustrated story The Foolish Hedgehog, 75% off crime/SF novel The Private Enemy and 100% off (free!) crime short story I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing. Sale ends 1st January 2023. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
- 2022-12-14
- 🔗New blog post: Hello E-Hedgehog. Tags: blog, books, fiction, promotions.
- 2022-12-06
- 🔗Ebook edition of The Foolish Hedgehog now available. Tags: books, fiction.
July 2022
- 2022-07-02
- 🔗Ebook Sale 75% off crime/SF novel The Private Enemy and 100% (free!) off crime short story I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing. Sale ends 31st July, 2022 Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
March 2022
- 2022-03-24
- 🔗New blog post: Book Shop Closed Indefinitely Due to PayPal Removing Support for Encrypted Website Payments. Tags: blog, books, shop.
- 2022-03-06
- 🔗New blog post: Read an Ebook Week Sale 2022. Tags: blog, books, fiction, promotions.
February 2022
- 2022-02-07
- 🔗New blog post: Muirgealia: A Tale of Temporal Enchantment. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
2021
December 2021
- 2021-12-17
- 🔗Ebook sale (17th Dec 2021 – 1st Jan 2022): 50% off crime/SF novel The Private Enemy and 100% (free!) off crime short story I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing. Gifting option available. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
July 2021
- 2021-07-03
- 🔗Ebook Sale 75% off crime/SF novel The Private Enemy and 100% (free!) off crime short story I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing. Sale ends 31st July 2021. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
March 2021
- 2021-03-09
- 🔗Read an Ebook Week Sale, 7–13th March 2021, 75% off crime/sf The Private Enemy and 100% off (free!) crime short story I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
- 2021-03-02
- 🔗New blog post: Read an Ebook Week 2021. Tags: blog, books, fiction, promotions.
February 2021
- 2021-02-12
- 🔗New blog post: Farewell to the Hedgehog and Little Duck. The illustrated children’s books are being retired. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
2020
December 2020
- 2020-12-20
- 🔗New blog post: SmashWords Ebook Sale. Tags: blog, books, fiction, promotions.
- 2020-12-19
- 🔗18th Dec 2020 – 1st Jan 2021 Smashwords e-book sale: 75% off crime/SF novel The Private Enemy and 100% (free!) off crime short story I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
July 2020
- 2020-07-03
- 🔗SmashWords sale (ends 31st July 2020): 50% off crime/SF novel The Private Enemy and 100% off (free!) I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
May 2020
April 2020
- 2020-04-18
- 🔗“Authors Give Back SmashWords Sale” closing date has been extended to 31st May 2020: ebook editions of crime novel The Private Enemy and short story I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing both FREE for the duration of the sale. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
March 2020
- 2020-03-20
- 🔗New blog post: “Authors Give Back” SmashWords Sale. Tags: blog, books, fiction, promotions.
- 🔗SmashWords “Authors Give Back” sale (March 20 - April 20, 2020): ebook editions of crime novel The Private Enemy and short story I've Heard the Mermaid Sing both FREE for the duration of the sale. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
- 2020-03-01
- 🔗Smashwords "Read an Ebook" week sale on. 75% off ebook edition of crime/SF novel The Private Enemy and 100% off (free!) the crime short story I've Heard the Mermaid Sing. Offers end 7th March 2020. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
2019
November 2019
- 2019-11-04
- 🔗The giveaway of two signed copies of Quack, quack, quack. Give my hat back! has closed and the winning entrants have been selected. Thank you to everyone who took part. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
October 2019
- 2019-10-30
- 🔗New blog post: Alternative History. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
- 2019-10-28
- 🔗New blog post: Crime and SF. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
- 2019-10-25
- 🔗New blog post: A Little Duck with a Hat. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
- 2019-10-10
- 🔗New blog post: The Tale of The Foolish Hedgehog. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
- 2019-10-04
- 🔗Competition to win a copy of the children’s illustrated book Quack, Quack, Quack. Give My Hat Back! has opened. Closing date: Friday 1st November 2019 23:59 +00:00. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
July 2019
- 2019-07-01
- 🔗Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale 1st July – 31st July 2019: 75% off ebook crime fiction novel The Private Enemy, and 100% off (free!) ebook crime short story I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
March 2019
- 2019-03-03
- 🔗75% off the ebook edition of The Private Enemy from 3rd March to 9th March 2019 (Pacific time) to celebrate “Read an E-Book Week”. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
2018
July 2018
- 2018-07-01
- 🔗75% off the ebook edition of crime/SF novel The Private Enemy from SmashWords throughout July 2018. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
April 2018
- 2018-04-17
- 🔗Blog post: Alternative History on GoodReads. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
- 2018-04-13
- 🔗Special offer: 20% off fiction books in the Dickimaw Books Store with order code e36a1ed4. Valid until 2018-04-29. Tags: books, fiction, promotions, shop.
March 2018
- 2018-03-07
- 🔗Ebook edition of The Private Enemy on sale until 10th March 2018. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
2017
September 2017
- 2017-09-30
- 🔗The second edition of The Private Enemy is now available. Tags: books, fiction.
August 2017
- 2017-08-02
- 🔗Blog post The Private Enemy Giveaway on GoodReads. Tags: blog, books, fiction, promotions.
July 2017
- 2017-07-12
- 🔗Keith Skipper's mardle with Nicola Cawley (aka Nicola Talbot) on Radio Norfolk’s Matthew Gudgin’s Teatime Show. If you missed it you can catch up on BBC iPlayer up to four weeks later. (From time frame 02:07:30. The last hour of a three hour show.) Tags: books, events.
2016
July 2016
- 2016-07-13
- 🔗Goodreads Giveaway for Quack, Quack, Quack. Give My Hat Back! closed. Congratulations to the five winners. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
- 2016-07-06
- 🔗DRM-free ebook edition of The Private Enemy added to Smashwords’ Summer/Winter promotion. 50% off while promotion lasts (ends 31st July 2016). The discount code is displayed in the book’s catalogue entry. Remember to use it at the Smashwords’ checkout. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
June 2016
- 2016-06-27
- 🔗Blog post Crime and SF on GoodReads. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
- 2016-06-16
- 🔗Blog post A Little Duck with a Hat on GoodReads. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
March 2016
- 2016-03-11
- 🔗Goodreads Giveaway for The Foolish Hedgehog closed. Congratulations to the five winners. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
- 2016-03-03
- 🔗Blog post World Book Day 2016 on GoodReads. Tags: blog, books.
February 2016
- 2016-02-10
- 🔗Blog post The Tale of The Foolish Hedgehog on GoodReads. Tags: blog, books, fiction.
January 2016
- 2016-01-18
- 🔗Update: LaTeX for Administrative Work version 1.2 (minor corrections). Tags: books, tex.
- 2016-01-12
- 🔗I now have an author profile on GoodReads. Tags: books.
2015
September 2015
- 2015-09-30
- 🔗New book LaTeX for Administrative Work published. Tags: books, tex.
May 2015
- 2015-05-05
- 🔗Congratulations to the four winners (names disclosed where
permission given) who were from:
- Czech Republic—Tomas Hejda
- Paris, France—Guillaume Moreno
- Germany
- Brazil—Paulo Cereda
- 🔗Congratulations to the four winners (names disclosed where
permission given) who were from:
- 2015-05-01
- 🔗The four winning names have been drawn from the competition to win a signed copy of The Private Enemy. The winners have been notified by email. If you entered, please check your inbox (and your junk folder just in case). Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
March 2015
- 2015-03-30
- 2015-03-28
- 2015-03-27
- 2015-03-26
February 2015
- 2015-02-21
- 🔗Opening date for competition to win a copy of The Private Enemy. Tags: books, fiction, promotions.
January 2015
- 2015-01-27
- 🔗Revised first edition of The Private Enemy is now ready. Tags: books, fiction.
2014
October 2014
- 2014-10-30
- 🔗Book launch of The Private Enemy at Jarrold Department Store, Norwich. Tags: books, events, fiction.
August 2014
- 2014-08-17
- 🔗Talk at “Words Across the Wensum”: a literary day at Fakenham promoted by Active Fakenham. Tags: books, events, fiction.
March 2014
- 2014-03-10
- 🔗Jarrolds department store in Norwich are now stocking The Foolish Hedgehog and Quack, Quack, Quack. Give My Hat Back! Tags: books, fiction.
2013
November 2013
- 2013-11-30
- 🔗Crime short story ebook I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing published. Tags: books, fiction.
- 2013-11-17
- 🔗Book launch of Quack, Quack, Quack. Give My Hat Back! and Cuac, Cuac, Cuac. ¡Devuélveme mi sombrero ya! Tags: books, events, fiction.
- 2013-11-05
- 🔗Crime short story ebook I’ve Heard the Mermaid Sing now available for pre-order. Tags: books, fiction.
October 2013
- 2013-10-12
- 🔗New UK academic institution bulk order form for LaTeX for Complete Novices and Using LaTeX to Write a PhD Thesis. (Valid until 31st December 2015.) Tags: books, promotions, tex.
September 2013
- 2013-09-30
- 🔗Cuac, Cuac, Cuac. ¡Devuélveme mi sombrero ya! now ready. (Spanish translation of Quack, Quack, Quack. Give My Hat Back!) Tags: books, fiction.
July 2013
- 2013-07-05
June 2013
May 2013
- 2013-05-04
- 🔗New illustrated children’s book Quack, Quack, Quack. Give My Hat Back! now ready. Tags: books, fiction.
April 2013
- 2013-04-29
- 🔗Added New Book Alert form. Tags: books, site.
- 2013-04-26
- 🔗New illustrated children’s book Quack, Quack, Quack. Give My Hat Back! in premedia. Tags: books, fiction.
March 2013
- 2013-03-21
- 🔗Book reading of The Foolish Hedgehog and Q&A session at Heartsease Primary School. What polite, well-behaved kids! Tags: books, events.
- 2013-03-19
- 🔗New version of Using LaTeX to Write a PhD Thesis now available. Tags: books, tex.
2012
December 2012
- 2012-12-09
- 🔗Book launch for The Foolish Hedgehog in Poringland. Tags: books, events, fiction.
November 2012
- 2012-11-12
- 🔗New illustrated children's book The Foolish Hedgehog. Tags: books, fiction.
September 2012
- 2012-09-27
- 🔗Update: Version 1.4 of LaTeX for Complete Novices released. (Now available in paperback.) Tags: books, tex.
August 2012
- 2012-08-25
- 🔗Congratulations to my brother Stephen Talbot on the launch of his book Into the Lion’s Den (Independent.ie Review). Tags: books.