28 July, 10am David Miller, author of TODAY @ Solihull Library

Solihull Libary's Reading Circle has invited David Miller, author of acclaimed TODAY. He will be at the Library on Thursday 28 July, 10am to 12pm.
Tickets are free, but to reserve a place phone the library on 0121 704 8534 or email 247library@solihull.gov.uk.

Praise for TODAY:
'An impressive debut' Financial Times

‘Curious and compelling.’ The Times

'A wonderful piece of fiction. Moving and revelatory.’ A N Wilson

17 July @ 10am, Ray Tallis at Ways with Words Festival, Dartington Hall, Devon

Ray Tallis is the author of three books, published by Atlantic Books: MICHELANGELO'S FINGER, THE KINGDOM OF INFINITE SPACE and HIPPOCRATIC OATHS.

Raymond Tallis, clinical neuroscientist and philosopher, mounts an all-out assault on claims made by some contemporary thinkers who believe that biological factors alone can explain human consciousness and behaviour. Arguing that human beings are infinitely more interesting and complex, Tallis offers a combative, rigorous, witty and thoughtprovoking critique.

Tickets are £9 and can be purchased online here.

15 July, 4pm Event with Margaret Drabble @ Ways with Words, Dartington Hall, Devon

SOCIAL CHANGES, SHORT STORIES

Margaret Drabble’s penetrating evocations of character and place, her wide-ranging curiosity and her sense of irony are all on display in her recent collection of short stories that explore the social changes of the past 40 years. She offers her perceptive observations on what is vital to human beings.

Margaret Drabble's memoir, THE PATTERN IN THE CARPET, was published in paperback last year.

Margaret's event at the Ways with Words Festival will take place at 4pm in the Great Hall at Dartington. Tickets for the Festival can be bought here.

The week in publicity

Summer has really started with a bang, the office yesterday was sweltering, electric fans buzzing busily but barely moving the static air.
More excitingly, THE QUEEN MUST DIE blog tour started yesterday and KAS Quinn is visiting a different blog every day until Sunday 3 July.
Tomorrow evening, A.N. Wilson is visiting Toppings in Bath for an author drink. Tickets from the shop, although it might be sold out, so move fast on that one!
Review-wise, we've had a fantastic June with our four big titles LAST MAN IN TOWER, DANTE IN LOVE, FOREIGN BODIES and AS GOOD AS GOD, AS CLEVER AS THE DEVIL garnering reviews across the board in national and regional press and radio.
DANTE IN LOVE, AS GOOD AS GOD, AS CLEVER AS THE DEVIL, IN A STRANGE ROOM and PURGE were also picked by the Sunday Times for their Summer Reads issue.

THE QUEEN MUST DIE blog tour

We're very excited at Atlantic Towers about the very first blog tour EVER by one our authors!

Seven lovely bloggers will be hosting KAS QUINN, author of the fantastic time-travel adventure romp THE QUEEN MUST DIE. There'll be short pieces by the author on each blog followed by an extract.

The first blog she'll be heading to is Wondrous Reads on Monday 27 June - http://www.wondrousreads.com/.

On 28 June she'll be visiting Books 4 Teens at http://www.books4teens.co.uk,/ followed by the Reader Room on 29 June http://thereaderroom.blogspot.com/ and Above Average Below Special http://aboveaveragebelowspecial-lettie.blogspot.com/ on 30 June.

The last three stops are I Want To Read That http://www.iwanttoreadthat.com/ on 1 July, Five Minutes Peace http://www.5minutespeace.wordpress.com/ on 2 July and and finishing My Favourite Books http://www.myfavouritebooks.blogspot.com/ on 3 July.

Do visit each blog and there's also a giveaway of 2 copies of the book on Above Average Below Special.

Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga - Guardian review

Have a read of this fab review of the new Aravind Adiga novel, Last Man in Tower.
'...a subtle and nuanced examination of the nature of personal corruption' Alex Clark, The Guardian

Event with A.N. Wilson 29/06/11

A.N. Wilson will be at the wonderful Toppings in Bath on Wednesday 29 June, talking about his new book, DANTE IN LOVE.

Venue: The Bookshop, BA1 5LS

Tickets £6/5 with £6/5 off Dante in Love.
The reduced price shown above is available when booking in person at the bookshop, before Wednesday 29th June.