The Discover Irish Children’s Books Campaign
Author Sarah Webb’s campaign Discover Irish Kids Books aims to get Irish books into the Irish children’s top ten bestseller list – which, she has realised, rarely features ANY Irish books.
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National Crime Reading Month Blazing Through June
National Crime Reading Month is quickly becoming an exciting and significant ‘festival’ that takes place in June every year, culminating with the hugely prestigious Daggers, the Crime Writers Association’s internationally recognised award at the beginning of July.
Something Terrible in the News
There isn’t a Young Adult only top 10 in the Irish bestseller lists – YA gets mixed with children’s books, but I’m thrilled that Something
Something Terrible is Happening…
There are just THREE WEEKS to go to the release of my YA debut Something Terrible Happened Last Night, and Gill Books have sent me an amazing video of it being printed!!
The Mystery of Four in the News
The Mystery of Four spent SEVEN weeks in the Irish top ten and has had fabulous reviews – here’s just some of the coverage.
Listen up! Radio, podcast and video.
I’ve been invited by some lovely radio and podcast hosts to talk to them about The Mystery of Four, plus I enjoyed a brilliant chat with Karen at the UK Crime Book Club on Facebook. I love how each of these are so different and dip into different aspect of my books and the story development in The Mystery of Four.
Knocked off the top spot by the Prince!
But every cloud has a silver lining – we both made the TV news in a whirlwind week!
The Mystery of Four Out Today!
It’s been in the shops for a few days, but the official release date is today! The Mystery of Four is already an Eason No 1 bestseller (yay!) and my 8th book to be published…
Remember My Name Shortlisted for Crime Novel of the Year!
I’m absolutely thrilled that Remember My Name has been shortlisted for Irish Independent Crime Novel of the Year 2022 at the An Post Irish Book
Join Sam Blake’s Readers’ Club!
Join my Readers’ Club and get a free e-copy of my addictive thriller ‘High Pressure’!
Sam Blake Readers’ Club is a very special group dedicated to lovers of crime fiction, a place where I can give you an exclusive look behind the scenes, previews of what’s coming and a chance to chat to me directly at special Readers’ Club events – both on and off-line. Wherever you are in the world, the Readers’ Club will have something for you.
The Mystery of Four: Coming January 2023
I’m very excited that early copies of my new thriller THE MYSTERY OF FOUR, which will be hitting bookshops in January 2023, are arriving with
Crime Pays in National Crime Reading Month
National Crime Reading Month, developed by author Sam Blake, has been hailed by the Crime Writers’ Association as the biggest campaign to date, as over 100 crime fiction events were hosted across the UK and Ireland this June.
Remember My Name in the News!
Remember My Name hit the original fiction No 1 slot In Ireland and has had amazing press and PR – both in Ireland and the UK – here’s a selection!
High Pressure: A Worldwide Digital Exclusive!
I’ve been dying to share news of this – High Pressure is a very special new Sam Blake that is coming out as a digital exclusive on September 22nd (available for preorder now) – you don’t need to have read the others to enjoy it, but it’s a spiderweb book, connecting the Cat series books with the standalones, so if you have read other books, you’re in for a treat!
The Dark Room Extract #IrelandReads
#IrelandReads is a fabulous public libraries initiative running in partnership with publishers, booksellers, authors and many others as part of the Government’s ‘Keep Well’ campaign. On
The Dark Room: Eason No 1 Bestseller!
I’m absolutely thrilled with the response to The Dark Room, it’s hit the No 1 slot in Eason for THREE weeks in a row, and
Come Inside: The Inspiration Behind The Dark Room
Inspiration comes at the strangest times. I write when I’m on holiday (in fact I write ALL the time), and I was just finishing a