Book of the month
Welcome to Book of the Month. Every month, we pick one book we love and share it with you. Get ready for amazing tales, can’t miss books and conversation – online and in real life.
Read along with us, and crime fiction fans across the UK, and join the conversation by using the hashtag #HIFYoureBooked.
Our pick for November 2024 Book Of The Month is…
The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson
We’re thrilled to introduce our November Book of the Month: The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson.
The bestselling author of Nine Lives and Rules for Perfect Murders spins a thrilling closed circle mystery, as a bright American student accepts an invitation to spend Christmas at her classmate’s family’s old manor where not everything is what it seems.
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You’re Booked
Welcome to You’re Booked – bringing the very best of Harrogate International Festivals to your digital doorstep. Here you’ll find a host of author interviews, book reviews, and a peak inside their houses as authors share with us their bookshelves, their must-reads and the book they always go back to.
Get involved and contact us with your own book reviews, articles and blog posts. You have the right to remain silent, but that would be exceedingly dull. Put your feet up and make yourself at home!
An Interview With… Adrian McKinty
Meet Adrian McKinty author of the #TheakstonAward shortlisted The Chain.
An Interview With… Mick Herron
Meet Mick Herron, author of the #TheakstonAward shortlisted Joe Country.
An Interview With… Helen FitzGerald
Meet Helen FitzGerald author of the #TheakstonAward shortlisted Worst Case Scenario
An Interview With… Abir Mukherjee
Meet Abir Mukherjee author of the #TheakstonAward shortlisted Smoke And Ashes
An Interview With… Jane Harper
Meet Jane Harper author of the #TheakstonAward shortlisted Joe Country
Book Of The Month: July 2020
Our July Book Of the Month is: Cry Baby, by Mark Billingham.
Meet Author Mark Edwards
Mark sits down with us to talk about The House Guest, his brilliant new psychological thriller.
Meet Karen Hamilton Author Of The Last Wife
Karen Hamilton is back with The Last Wife, her hotly anticipated second novel.
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year Shortlist Announced
International shortlist revealed for crime writings premier prize.
Book Of The Month: June
We are so excited to share that The Last Wife by Karen Hamilton is our June pick for the HIF Book Of the Month!
Meet John Marrs Author Of What Lies Between Us
Meet the fantastic author John Marrs, as he talks about his new book 'What Lies Between Us' and glimpses the bright lights of Hollywood.
Author’s Bookshelf with Romy Hausmann
Romy Hausmann author of our Book of the Month, Dear Child, welcomes us into her cabin In the woods and shares the books that make her bookshelves.
Book of the Month: May 2020
Check out our Book of the Month for May!
Great Audiobooks To Listen To In Lockdown
There has never been a better time to get into audiobooks.
Books to keep your teens entertained
Books To Keep Your Teens Entertained With a little helping hand from recent TV and film adaptations including Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, books written with
Book of the Month: April 2020
We've hand-picked our Book of the Month for April
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberley McCreight – a review
Reader Review Reconstructing Ameliay by Kimberley Mccreight I downloaded this on a whim whilst in a pub trying to avoid football, and it certainly beat watching sport. Reconstructing Amelia is Kimberley McCreights debut novel. The
Q&A With Lucy Foley
An Interview With Lucy Foley We were so excited to have you at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival this year! What’s your favourite thing about the festival? For me it’s the wonderful
Q&A With Sergio Olguin
Author of our Book of the Month, Sergio Olguin, chats to us about his sources of inspiration, his writing style, and much more.. 1 How would you describe your writing style to someone who’s never
Ideas for children
We’ve gathered together some of our favourite activities and resources from across the internet, and hope that these help you on your home educating journey.
