Spring Blogger Evening 2019

My Fave author and friend Milly Johnson xxx

   

One of the highlights of my year has to be the annual Simon and Schuster Spring Blogger evening which is held at their headquarters in Greys Inn road. The event was organised by the amazing Sara-Jade Virtue who really is the hostess with the mostest and thanks to her and the Books and the City team we received a lovely warm welcome as we arrived.

The event is always a joy because its a chance for amazing authors and bloggers, many of whom have become friends that I know will be in my life for ever, to get together and have a good old catch up over fizz and nibbles. Followed by an array of delicious cupcakes, decorated in themes from the books.

Two special ladies,

 Milly Johnson and Mary Lewis x

Lifelong friends, me with

 Mary Lewis and Molly Blakemore x

The atmosphere was charged with a buzz of excitement as old friends and new mingled. Then we were given goody bags which had lots of treats in them including samplers for each of the authors' books and beautiful, finished advanced copies of Messy, Wonderful Us by Catherine Isaac and If You Could Go Anywhere by Paige Toon who wasn't at the event but I've included a link below to pre-order.

Incase you were wondering what was in the little 

box it was this amazing necklace from Panda Eyes x

Goody Bag Haul x

After moving into the other room and sitting comfortably each of the authors read an extract from their book and I have to say every one sounded fantastic and yet they were all so different from each other. I have put pre-order links where possible below.

What a line up of fab authors. x

There was such a fantastic line up of authors there; including Iona Grey, Alice Peterson, Claire Frost, Milly Johnson and Rachel Hore, many of them I've read before but I was also introduced to a couple of new authors too. Also present was the lovely Heidi Swain, Juliet Ashton, Louise Candlish and Catherine Isaac who was promoting her new book Wonderful, Messy Us! which sounds amazing and will be out in Spring 2020, she had a photo booth set up and it was lovely to have a photo taken with her in it and with my friend Molly Blakemore. Catherine's previous book, You, Me, Everything was amazing and has been commissioned for a movie which is so exciting.














The evening simply flew by, after the readings we were able to get our books signed by all of the authors and then mingle some more before heading off home.

I really do love my booky events as I feel I have found my tribe and it's always such a joy to see everybody again.

Huge thanks to Sara-Jade for just being her as she is so very highly thought of by us all.

Please see below for author links:-

The epic and long-awaited new romance from the author of Letters to the Lost, winner of the RNA Award.The Glittering Hour by Iona Grey


‘I can toast to my future, but the thundercloud over my head, the threat of a storm, will follow me like a shadow wherever I go. The truth is, I have a potential bomb in my bag, and who knows when or where it will go off’
If You Were Here by Alice Peterson


This heart-warming and funny novel is the perfect balm for the Insta-weary mind
Living My Best Life by Claire Frost


THE QUEEN OF FEEL-GOOD FICTION!
'Every time you discover a new Milly book, it’s like finding a pot of gold' Heat
The brand new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Perfectly Imperfect Woman - a gorgeous read full of love, life and laughter.
The Magnificent Mrs Mayhew by Milly Johnson


COMING SEPTEMBER 2019.
The unmissable brand new novel from Rachel Hore, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Last Letter Home, a Richard and Judy 2018 Book Club pick.
The Love Child by Rachel Hore


Could you hate your neighbour enough to plot to kill him?
Those People by Louise Candlish


Treat yourself to a glorious novel full of food, sunshine, friendship and love!
Poppy's Recipe for Life by Heidi Swain


From the acclaimed author of You Me Everything, now optioned for film
Messy, Wonderful Us by Catherine Isaac.


The brand new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Paige Toon. The perfect summer read for 2019!
If You Could Go Anywhere by Paige Toon

Unfortunately I couldn't find a pre-order link for Juliet Ashton's new book yet so here is one for a new edition of one of her previous books.
The Woman at Number 24 by Juliet Ashton



I'm sure you'll agree that 2019 is going to be an amazing year for books so happy reading everyone, until next time.

Sincerely
Book Angel x