Helen Smith

Helen Smith
Location
London, UK
Birthday
November 23
Bio
Helen Smith is a novelist and playwright who lives in London.

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MAY 24, 2012 3:20PM

Splash Into Summer

I'm giving away a copy of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and a party pack so you can create your own peculiar child with his or her special powers.

The prize will go to someone who follows this blog. This giveaway is open to international entries.
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MAY 21, 2012 4:30AM

The Literary Cabaret: Stoke Newington Literary Festival

I'm hosting The Literary Cabaret at the Stoke Newington Literary Festival on Sunday 3rd June at 8pm at the Library Gallery just behind the town hall.

Here's the blurb:
A fabulously entertaining mix of words and music hosted by Helen Smith, author of bestselling cult novel, Alison Wonderland,/…

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MAY 21, 2012 4:09AM

Waterstones Kindle

According to The Bookseller and the BBC, Waterstones have signed a deal with Amazon to sell the Kindle and Kindle books (they currently only sell ebooks in epub format which is not compatible with the Kindle).

You can watch Waterstones MD James Daunt talking about the deal here:

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MAY 20, 2012 9:09AM

Husband wanted: urgent

On Wednesday I had one of those new gel manicures that are supposed to last for three weeks. I had never had one before. It wasn't until the last nail had been painted that it occurred to me to ask how I should get it off once it started to chip…

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MAY 19, 2012 11:57AM

Things to do before you're fifty

I just made a list of things to do before I'm fifty.

When I was thirty-five I made a list of things to do before I was forty: visit some of the exotic foreign countries I hadn't yet visited, visit the Lake District (why oh why have I never been…

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MAY 19, 2012 7:14AM

Alison Wonderland: Mad in the best sense

There's a lovely review of Alison Wonderland from Howard McEwen:

'The book is slightly mad. Its characters are mad. Mad like a quirky aunt. Or a hatter. Mad in the best sense.'

Howard read the book on his Kindle has also been posting updates and notes on lines he/…

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MAY 18, 2012 10:49AM

Alison Wonderland - Review

There's a great review of Alison Wonderland over at Reflections of a Bookworm:

'If you are a fan of the Christopher Moore style of writing then you will love this book. It’s crude and funny and with a touch of magic the author manages to bring to life a novel/…

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MAY 15, 2012 12:00AM

Kindle Fire Giveaway 15-30 May

I have teamed up with 24 other blogs to give away a Kindle Fire (and an Amazon gift card worth $50 so you can buy some books to put on it). If you live in the US you can choose to have the Kindle Fire shipped direct to your address, or/…

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MAY 14, 2012 5:35PM

Aubergine

If you've been following this blog for a while, you'll probably have seen this video. It's a story about a friend of mine called Claire. If not, please follow this link to the New Wave Authors site.
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MAY 10, 2012 4:48AM

Street of Dreams

I'm still waiting for a replacement for my broken computer. It's really difficult to get onto the internet and impossible to get onto Twitter or Facebook on the borrowed one I'm using. I have so much spare time that I have finished the book I was writing and started on another…

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MAY 4, 2012 2:21PM

Must I?

I have nearly finished the novel I'm currently working on. I don't much like the writing part of writing. I like editing, which involves reading what you have written with a fond smile and then deleting most of it. It's quite satisfying.

I just need to do another ten thousand…

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MAY 3, 2012 12:12PM

Angry Pig Breeder






My contribution to the New Wave Authors site is up today. Do come and have a look!


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MAY 3, 2012 5:00AM

Strummer of Love

There are various events planned this year by Joe Strummer's family and friends to commemorate the ten year anniversary of his death with the Strummer of Love festival. Check out the Strummer of Love website here.

This Sunday, 6th May, if you're in London you can go along to the…

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MAY 2, 2012 6:00AM

"$#!+," writers say





Check out RJ Keller's post on New Wave Authors for the latest video from Paper Rats.
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MAY 1, 2012 4:39AM

The Last Werewolf

I read The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan a few weeks ago and it's great.

Jacob is a werewolf and now the last of his species. Deeply distraught and lonely, he contemplates suicide – even knowing it will end a legend thousands of years old. In Jake,… Read full post »
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MAY 1, 2012 4:18AM

New Wave Authors

I'll be contributing to this new blog from authors writing in a variety of genres.  Please take a look. Today's post is by Elisa Lorello, bestselling author of Faking It and Why I Love Singlehood (with Sarah Girell). Elisa's new book, Ordinary World, will be out in June 2012.
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APRIL 30, 2012 3:12AM

Messages from the Universe

Regular readers will know that my daughter and I have started an online detective agency to investigate mysteries, anomalies and wonders. It's called SBI. You can find it here.

However, no sooner had we started it than Lauren started working on a TV show for the BBC. Then/…

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APRIL 29, 2012 5:41AM

TSS: In My Mailbox

I received a copy of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. I'll be reviewing it and giving away a copy of the book to a follower of this blog in May, together with a party pack so you can create your own Peculiar Child.

From the/…

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APRIL 28, 2012 8:43AM

Special Offer

Ooh look!

Being Light is on special offer at 99 cents in the Kindle store in the US and 77p in the UK.

"Imagine a satire on Cool Britannia made by the Coen Brothers." 
Times Literary Supplement
 
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APRIL 27, 2012 5:00PM

Amazon has become the piñata of the publishing world

Barry Eisler talks to Jim Thomsen about Amazon Publishing over at Craig Lancaster's blog:

"Now, will Amazon break up the current publishing cartel only to become a monopoly itself? I doubt it. [...] In the mean time, the publishing establishment wants you to believe that in order to/…

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APRIL 27, 2012 3:54AM

Russell West at Woolff Gallery

There's a nice video of my friend Russell's paintings here:

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APRIL 26, 2012 9:12AM

Cheap Red Raincoat

The paperback edition of Alison Wonderland with the red raincoat on the cover is £5.20 on Amazon today.

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APRIL 26, 2012 3:41AM

Alison Wonderland Review and Q&A

There's a review of Alison Wonderland and a Q&A over at author Sadie Forsyth's site. Check out her blog - she's had a very interesting life.

'Alison Wonderland reminds you that you don’t have to fall down a rabbit hole to encounter the strange and fantastical. It leaps off the/…

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APRIL 24, 2012 4:14AM

A screwball comedy that really works

There's a gorgeous new cover for Being Light in the Kindle Store. This cover will also be available in a paperback edition soon.

Being Light is the follow-up to my bestselling book, Alison Wonderland.

"Imagine a satire on Cool Britannia made by the Coen Brothers." Times Literary/…

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APRIL 23, 2012 1:55PM

World Book Night

It's World Book Night tonight. I'm giving away The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro and then I'm going along to the launch event at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.

If you're doing something to celebrate, I hope you enjoy it.
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