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Join the Killer Reads book club!

We are very excited to announce that in October we’ll be kicking off the first ever Killer Reads book club chat on Goodreads! Sign up to take part here. We’ll be kicking the chat off with Michael Marshall’s The Intruders, which is about to… Read More

Join the Killer Reads book club!

We are very excited to announce that in October we’ll be kicking off the first ever Killer Reads book club chat on Goodreads! Sign up to take part here. We’ll be kicking the chat off with Michael Marshall’s The Intruders, which is about to… Read More

Killer Reads’ Summer Reads

I like to think of reading as vacation from real life. You can escape down the narrow streets of Rome whilst speeding through The Da Vinci Code, enter the twisted minds of serial killers whilst on the tube and add up all the clues as a detective whilst you wait… Read More

Killer Reads’ Summer Reads

I like to think of reading as vacation from real life. You can escape down the narrow streets of Rome whilst speeding through The Da Vinci Code, enter the twisted minds of serial killers whilst on the tube and add up all the clues as a detective whilst you wait… Read More

A Spy Novelist in Russia

Earlier this month, author Charles Cumming was invited on a trip to Russia, organized by the British Council, as part of the 2014 ‘UK-Russia Year of Culture’ programme. They stayed in Moscow and Tarusa, visiting some absolutely incredible places – Tolstoy’s house at Yasnaya Polyana, Chekov’s country estate,… Read More

Katie’s Social Media Tips

Many authors sign up to social media because they’ve been told they have to by their agent or publisher or on a blog on how to promote their writing. But once there, they’re not sure what to do! How much can you talk about your book? What should you write… Read More

Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2014 – shortlists announced!

It’s that time of year again Killer Readers… the time when the masters of intrigue, suspense, and murders most horrid are honoured in The Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards, in association with the Crime Writers’ Association! The shortlists have officially been announced and there has been a flurry of… Read More

Opening day for submissions is HERE!

It’s finally here! Today is the day the open submission for our new digital first publishing imprint opens! Here at Killer Reads we’re very excited to find out what’s going to land in our inbox between now and 14th September when the submission period ends. In the meantime, here are… Read More

Advice for aspiring Killer Reads authors

Thinking about sending in a manuscript for our open submissions call out? Kate Stephenson, who will be acquiring authors for the KillerReads list,  shares what she is looking for in the inbox… Characters: A great book needs believable characters with whom you want to go on a journey,… Read More

Broken Monsters: The Launch Party

Last night, fans and friends of Lauren Beukes flocked to the 71a gallery in Old Street for the launch of her terrifyingly brilliant new novel, Broken Monsters. But this was no ordinary launch … on arrival, guests were asked to log into our… Read More
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