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Guest Blog Feature Launched

14/1/2012

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Guest Blog Feature 
Launched

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I am delighted to announce that my brand new Guest Blog Feature is now up and running.

My first guest is the very talented B A Morton.  My writing buddy and fellow north-eastener, Babs writes both crime fiction and historical fantasy.  Her debut novel, Mrs. Jones, is a delight.

Read Bab's interview by clicking on the button above.
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Book signing @ Waterstones, Newcastle, Emerson Chambers

11/1/2012

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Book signing @
Waterstones, Newcastle,
Emerson Chambers
Blackett Street
Saturday 14th January,  1-3pm

I am looking forward to returning to Northumberland this weekend for my book signing in the county's largest branch of Waterstones - I just hope that the weather remains mild.  I have heard rumours that at this time of year when we drive through the Tyne Tunnel, we come out the other side into a different weather system. ;)

Waterstones organised a great press release about the event last week.

http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/book-reviews/2012/01/07/chance-to-meet-karen-charlton-and-barry-stone-61634-30075059/

I'm looking forward to meeting Barry Stone as well.  :)  The more tips I can pick up from other authors, the better.
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Library Talk at Skelton Library on Wednesday

9/1/2012

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Talk about Catching the Eagle at Skelton Library on Wednesday

There may still be chance to grab yourself a ticket for my appearance at Skelton Library on Wednesday 11th January.  They cost £2 and all proceeds are going to to the library.  It starts at 10am and is scheduled to finish at mid day.
 
Apart from reading from Catching the Eagle,  I will also be talking about how we uncovered our family black sheep, Jamie Charlton, and how I turned his dramatic story into a novel and secured a publishing deal.

Looking forward to meeting you there.
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8/1/2012

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'Catching the Eagle' reviewed in The Daily Mail

5/1/2012

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Catching the Eagle reviewed in The Daily Mail

Wow! And Wow again!

I've just got word from my publisher that Catching the Eagle has been favourably reviewed in The Daily Mail!  The review has just leapt up on their website and we think that it will appear in tomorrow's newspaper.

It is fabulous, fabulous news.  The link is below and I've copied and pasted the review into this post:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-2082654/HISTORICAL-FICTION.html?ito=feeds-newsxml 

CATCHING THE EAGLE BY KAREN CHARLTON
(Knox Robinson Publishing £19.99)
 A break-in at the steward’s office at Kirkley Hall in Northumberland on April 3, 1809, became a cause célèbre when local man James Charlton was accused of stealing over £1,100.

Acquitted at his trial following a huge public outcry, his family thought it the end of the matter. But he was later re-arrested and transported on the evidence of a convicted burglar, whose death sentence was subsequently commuted.

Charlton’s novel, based on true events surrounding her husband’s ancestor, is the first in a projected trilogy.

Told with gritty realism, Catching The Eagle is a suspense-filled page-turner, which spares nothing in its descriptions of the hardships and injustices suffered by the poor at the turn of the 19th century.

Its ending leaves the reader poised perfectly for the next volume - for which I can hardly wait

Kathy Stevenson

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-2082654/HISTORICAL-FICTION.html#ixzz1icd9Funx 
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