The Lives of Ghosts

Megan Taylor's breathtaking new novel 'The Lives of Ghosts' will be published by Weathervane on April 26th 2012. See www.weathervanepress.co.uk for full details.

Weathervane Live authors Megan Taylor and poet Rosie Garner will lead a tribute to Nigel Pickard who tragically died suddenly last week at the age of 45. Readings will be from The Dawning and Attention Deficit and from recent unpublished work at Broadway Book Club on Thursday 24th November at 7pm.

You will need to book a seat if you wish to attedn this tribute:

Join Weathervane Press at Hucknall Book and Craft Day on Saturday July 9th 2011

Weathervane authors Marty Ross and Megan Taylor will be appearing at the Reading Fair in Nottingham Central Library, Angel Row on Wednesday May 4th.

Marty will be reading from and talking about his noir thriller 'Aztec Love Song' published by Weathervane Press in 2009 at 12.30 and Megan will be doing the same at 2.30pm with her domestic thriller 'The Dawning' published by Weathervane in 2010.

It's a full day of talks and bookstalls running from 9am-5pm and it's all free!

More details on http://nottinghamfestivalofreading.wordpress.com/

Look forward to seeing you there!

Weathervane Press are delighted to announce they will be hosting an event at the excellent Lowdham Book Festival final Saturday on June 26th.

We will be launching the Weathervane Live Vocal Books Tour at this event, which takes place at 10.30 am in the Lit & Phil Tent behind the Village Hall. There will also be readings by Megan Taylor from her thriller 'The Dawning' published in January and Nigel Pickard from 'Attention Deficit' published in March. All Weathervane books will be on sale at the event and throughout the day from our own stall at the Book Fair also in Lowdham Village Hall. The event is free - no ticket required.

Full details of the Lowdham Book Festival programme can be found at www.lowdhambookfestival.co.uk

Weathervane Live

Vocal Books Tour

Now we are five, Weathervane authors are taking their books on the road, performing them live, talking about their writing and answering questions from the audience.

If you belong to an East Midlands book group, writers' group or literary cluster of any description and would like a visit from the Weathervane Crew, email mail@weathervanepress.co.uk.

Buy ATTENTION DEFICIT now on the Book Shop page of weathervanepress.co.uk

Listen to an extract read by the author on Weather-eye.

Nottingham writer Nigel Pickard's brilliant second novel is a must read. Provocative yet entertaining, his intelligent prose is always utterly convincing.

Thanks to Nottingham Writers' Studio for hosting a launch on January 21st of 'The Dawning', the second novel by Nottingham writer Megan Taylor, published by Weathervane Press.

Megan read a brief extract from the novel, talked about its genesis and answered questions.

Set in the Peak District, the idea for the story came to Megan on the way home from a visit to the area. It was growing dark and she noticed a large isolated house with brightly lit windows, which gave the place an air of mystery and at the same time vulnerability. She imagined a young boy walking out of the back door, into a large, neglected snow covered back garden. In that moment, the story was born.

Want to know whar happened next?

Buy 'The Dawning' now with free UK postage on the Book Shop page of www.weathervanepress.co.uk

Ian Collinson

On January 23rd, Weathervane Press publishes Nottingham writer Megan Taylor's second novel 'THE DAWNING' which is available to order NOW with free UK postage on the Book Shop page of weathervanepress.co.uk.

See the home page for more details and the press release.

publish NG

KiosKiosk Nottingham

December 8-10th

Wayne Hemmingway's KiosKiosk is in Nottingham on Pelham Street and under the banner of publish NG a group of local publishers have got together to promote and sell their recent books.

Look out for us during 8-10th December. A full menu of the of the fastest brain food in town is on the www.weathervanepress.co.uk

Following the publication on November 2nd of our third title Make Less Strangers by Steven Wilcoxson, we can now offer on the Book Shop Page of www.weathervanepress.co.uk this fantastic three for two offer with free UK postage. Buy it now!

MAKE LESS STRANGERS, the exciting debut by Nottingham novelist STEVEN WILCOXSON is published on November 2nd.

Listen to an audio extract on weathervanepress.co.uk Weather Eye page to get a feel for Steven Wilcoxson's intelligent and original writing. Witty yet gritty this stylish, experimental writer gets to grips with scenes and characters that are often far from pretty, yet he handles them with such assurance that the outcome is always elegant and engaging.

Sometimes challenging but always rewarding, this is a must read book. Order your copy now with free UK postage from the Book Shop on weathervanepress.co.uk

Congratulations to Left Lion for winning the Publishing section of Nottingham Creative Business Awards in October. Issue 31 of left Lion Magazine has a feature by James Walker on Nottingham's indie publishers, including an interview with Weathervane Press. Click on the link to read this: http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/id/2697 and for a listing of all the publishers click here: http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/id/2699

Listen to author Marty Ross read the first chapter of Aztec Love Song, recently published in paperback by Weathervane Press on the Weather Eye page at weathervanepress.co.uk, then order the paperback from the Book Shop page with free UK postage. Don't forget to choose your FREE Nick Hedderly greeting card whilst ordering, see Home Page for details.

Weathervane Press new publication AZTEC LOVE SONG by MARTY ROSS is now in the Weathervane Book Shop for pre-ordering.

Published on Monday September 28th, it is available now for early orders with guaranteed despatch on the 28th.

AZTEC LOVE SONG

This gripping new thriller by Marty Ross will be published on September 28th and be available from the book shop on this site from that date.

Set in Glasgow's leafy suburbs, it is a chilling tale of Melinda Mercado's return to the city of her birth, after a long sojurn in Mexico, to exact  terrible retribution on the man who wrecked her family and her life. She draws on the sacrificial rituals of the Aztec civilization as the template for her revenge.

This 288 page paperback is one you will have difficulty putting down!

Weathervane Press is delighted to announce we have signed up the highly promising Nottingham based playwright, story writer, story teller and now novelist Marty Ross, whose latest novel, a steamy thriller set in Glasgow, will be published in September this year.

Bookmark our site for advance publicity, extracts and audio samples of this dramatic and powerful work and join our e-mailing list to be kept right up to date.

Hurry! This is your last chance to buy the paperback 'I love Samuel Taylor' from the Weathervane Press online book shop for just £4.99 with free uk postage. This offer will end on Friday August 31st. Book your holiday reading now!

Look on the Weathervane Book Shop now! For a limited period the paperback of I love Samuel Taylor is reduced to £4.99 with free UK postage and the EPub and Mobipocket version Ebooks are down to £2.99*.

Take advantage of these great offers now and book youself some holiday reading!

*The Mobipocket Ebook is only available on the Mobi Ebookbase, which is priced in dollars. The dollar price will not exactly equate to £2.99 due to currency fluctuations but we will try to ensure it's £2.99 or lower.

Word of Mouth is a regular live event featuring the best in local fiction, drama and poetry. The next evening is at the Royal Centre, Nottingham on Wednesday July 8th at 7.15pm. See www.nottinghamwriters.wordpress.org for more information.

Thanks to everyone who showed up on July 2nd for a lively discussion on self and small publishers, ebooks, graphic novels and the whole darn Web 2 internet social networking twitter thing at the July social on Stoney Street.

The discussion was kicked off with a presentation from Weathervane Press followed by a fascinating talk by Nottingham writer Richard Johnson on graphic novels and the creative community that has sprung up around his fantasy novel 'The Enemy's Son.' See www.erthchronicles.com

The next Writers' Studio to look out for is July 8th at the Royal Centre where members will be reading extracts from recently published work. Full details on www.nottinghamwriters.wordpress.com

Thanks to Nottingham's top cutlure news and reviews publication Left Lion for a review of I Love Samuel Taylor and for putting two podcasts on the LL website. Firstly a recording of me reading from the book, not as good as Ben Rackstraw on this site it has to be said but worth a quick listen:

http://www.leftlion.co.uk/audio.cfm/id/33

And an interview about the book and publishing in general:

http://www.leftlion.co.uk/audio.cfm/id/31

Thanks guys.

Thanks to everyone who visited the stand at the Book Fair at Lowdham Book Festival, and to those who bought a book. We should have quite a few more titles on offer by the time next year's event comes around.

The next appearance by Weathervane will be at the Nottingham Writers Studio on Thursday evening at 7.15pm when we will be talking eBooks, web sites and who knows, perhaps even blogs and Twitter!

Thanks to The Art Cafe for a great launch night last night. And thanks to everyone who came along, particularly those who bought a book! Don't worry if you missed out, the special Launch price of £5.00 will continue throughout the launch week, at the Book Fair at Lowdham Book Festival and on the Book Shop page of the Weathervane site. You still get free postage there and all purchasers qualify for the FREE Nick Hedderly greeting card. What could be better?

See you on Saturday at Lowdham

Weathervane shifts a gear this week with the big launch at the Art Cafe, Forever Green, Mansfield of the new novel 'I Love Samuel Taylor' on Tuesday June 23rd at 7.30pm, plus bands and great food. See: www.myspace.com/theartcafe for full details.

Thanks to the Newark Advertiser for a great review of the book and for plugging the launch event.

On Saturday June 27th Weathervane have a stall at the excellent Lowdham Book Fair. Call in, have a chat, listen to the audio version, look at the ebook, and BUY the paperback! It's a brilliant day with loads of lit stuff going on so make sure you go along and get your share. See www.lowdhambookfestival.co.uk