by Ian Andrew | Jul 30, 2019 | Books, Face Value, Fiction, Independent Publishing, Indy Authors
I’m delighted to announce that the first of the Wright & Tran Novels, “Face Value” has just been announced as the winner of the Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize for 2017.The BookLife Prize is an annual writing contest sponsored by BookLife,...
by Ian Andrew | Feb 20, 2018 | Music Albums, Non-Fiction, Northern Ireland, SLF, Stiff Little Fingers
On 29 March 2017 Stiff Little Fingers arrived in Perth, Western Australia to play their first, stand-alone gig in the town. On the same evening, I had to fly out to the UK in preparation for the London Book Fair. I was ‘gutted’… I’d been a fan...
by Ian Andrew | Jun 30, 2016 | Game Of Thrones, Non-Fiction, TV
So I wrote this for my Mrs, and others like her, who love Game of Thrones, but lose the plot on who is who at times.. Still confused about who the heck Jon Snow’s parents are? Let me explain as simply as possible… If you are a Game of Thrones “nerd” and...
by Ian Andrew | May 7, 2016 | Australia, Book Reality, Book Tour, Createspace, Independent Publishing, Indy Authors, Non-Fiction, Places
I am – well, I was – well with a small caveat. Best selling crime writer of 2015 – in the best bookshop in Busselton, WA. I know, it is a narrow criteria, but, it’s true – I outsold all other crime writers. I may have a tee-shirt made up....
by Ian Andrew | Apr 22, 2016 | Book Reality, Book Tour, Createspace, Independent Publishing, Indy Authors, Library, London, Non-Fiction, Northern Ireland, Photography, Places, UK 2016, United Kingdom
35 days. 1555 miles driven. Multiple more train-ed, ferry-ed and flown. Seven author talks. Three days in a book fair. One old politician seen. Eight counties stopped in. Many more travelled through. Too many friends and family met up with to count. So many thanks...
by Ian Andrew | Apr 18, 2016 | Book, Book Reality, Book Tour, Business, Flight Path, Indy Authors, Non-Fiction, Places, UK 2016
“Cromwell lived round here… He’s still dead…” St Ives – 17th April – Telling It – a spoken word event that provided a change to the norm on a Sunday afternoon in a gentle Cambridgeshire Market town. A full-house in the...
