Lovely interview with Alan Kealey on his site today. Thanks, Alan! Some interesting questions …
http://www.indieauthornews.com/2014/08/indie-author-interview-julia-ibbotson.html
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My last book featured at the award-winning bookshops Dulwich Books (London) and The Bookshop Kibworth (Leicestershire)
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Book trailer for UK edition of The Old Rectory
Here it is!
Tips on writing, publishing, social media and why I love antiques and history – live radio show today
You can find the recording of the live radio show (aired this morning) at the link below. It was a great session and a very interesting experience – all adds to life’s rich pattern. There were laughs, tips, ideas – and sharing the fun and hard work of writing creatively. Why did I write my book The Old Rectory, what is different about it from the usual memoir? Did I try out all the recipes, will I write a follow-up memoir, what am I writing now? Where do I write? Why can’t I share a study with my husband? What advantage is there in social media for the writer? What has facebook and twitter done for me?
All this and more – tune in to the recording of the live radio show this morning as we talk across the Atlantic. The link is below, just click and you can hear the entire interview:
I really enjoyed my radio interview today and the time sped by so quickly. Janice Ross is a remarkable interviewer – it was all like a chat with friends over coffee. Afterwards I thought of other areas I would have liked to talk about too: my own reading, which books I like, my advice for hesitant new writers, what a good relationship with your editor, publisher and publicist can do – do you need an editor and publicist? I could have talked all day (but that’s just me!) – but I’ll keep all these for a show next year on my new novel Drumbeats. Hopefully Janice will interview me again on its launch and Sharon (Fiction Addiction BookTours) will coordinate a global virtual book blog tour for me. Watch out for it.
Radio show today!
Aside
Would someone tell me why I have struggled to put my hair in a glam up-do, out on full make-up, draped a scarf elegantly around my neck, and doused myself liberally in Chanel no 5? I’m on the RADIO, for heaven’s sake! Today – ahhh, very soon – at 1.00 UK time (BST), 8.00am EST, I’m being interviewed LIVE on American radio by Janice Ross on Cultural Cocktails. With me will be my publicist Sharon Goodwin who led my global online blog tour this August, so it should be an interesting and lively chat. I think it’s about two hours and I’ve no idea what the plan is, or what Janice will talk about! So I’m in the dark as well! The link’s below and there will be a podcast which I’ll post on my blog afterwards (assuming nothing catastrophic happens! Who knows?). Well, here goes….
Global virtual blog tour September 2013 The Old Rectory
Touring with Pump Up Your Book in the USA
What they said….
“A very charming book…” True Book Addict
http://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-old-rectory-escape-to-country.html
“The drawings enhance the charm of this delightful book…” Thoughts in Progress
http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-old-rectory-by-julia-helene.html
“I loved the visual imagery…Julia really was able to draw you into the warmth of her kitchen and the charm of her home. Fantastic job!” A Year of Jubilee Reviews
http://www.jubileereviews.com/2013/09/the-olde-rectory-by-julia-helene.html
“An engaging book that evokes similar feelings to Under the Tuscan Sun. A lovely memoir…Perfect for curling up in front of your fireplace with a cup of cocoa or tea!” 2kids and tired
http://www.2kidsandtiredbooks.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-old-rectory-escape-to-country.html
“Listening to the author weave her tale, while incorporating her recipes, was a real treat…”
http://reviewfromhere.com/2013/09/05/the-old-rectory-by-julia-ibbotson-book-review/
“In reading any memoir it always helps when the main person is one that you can see yourself sitting at the kitchen table having a coffee or an English tea with, and Julia is just that sort of person…The Old Rectory is certainly a book you’ll enjoy!”
“The story is full of detail and charm…If you like memoirs of historical significance and charming stories that will bring a smile to your face, check out The Old Rectory, brew yourself a cup of English tea and settle in for an enchanting journey.”
http://www.sincerelystacie.com/
Guest blogs:
The story behind the book
English afternoon tea and cakes on the rectory lawn
http://www.bibliotica.com/2013/09/in-their-words-a-guest-post-from-julia-ibbotson/
Can you tell a book by its cover?
http://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-old-rectory-escape-to-country.html
Inspired to write!
Thoughts about publishing
http://www.queenofallshereads.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/virtual-blog-tour-for-old-rectory.html
Interview with the author:
Global virtual blog tour August 2013 The Old Rectory
Fiction Addiction Book Tour
What they said….
“A delight for those who love to cook and those who love to read about old English villages…” (Carol Wright, DizzyC’s Little Book Blog) http://dizzycslittlebookblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/the-old-rectory-julia-ibbotson-blog-tour.html
“A fascinating and absorbing book for fans of biographies and cookery books…” (Sarah, Today I’m Reading)
http://todayimreading.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/review-of-old-rectory-by-julia-ibbotson.html
“Julia’s writing style is so warm and engaging! I found it hard to peel myself away from the pages.” (Heidi, Cosmochicklitan)
“You’ll be salivating at all the lovely recipes” (Lindsay, Book Boodle)
Guest posts:
Book reviews by Dee: Can you tell a book by its cover?
http://bookreviewsbydee.com/julia-ibbotson/
Jera’s Jamboree (Sharon Goodwin): The Old Rectory to Drumbeats.
http://jerasjamboree.com/2013/08/05/jeras-jamboree-feature-post-julia-ibbotson/
Interview: a book I inherited and a book I would like to leave to the next generation.
Rhoda Baxter Inheritance Books:
http://rhodabaxter.com/2013/08/26/inheritance-books-julia-ibbotson/
Tour organiser:
Fiction Addiction Book Tours (Sharon Goodwin):
New publisher, new cover for The Old Rectory: escape to a country kitchen
I was really pleased to see the following article on a US blog about me as a writer and my latest books. It’s congratulating me as the winner of the London Book Festival ‘s 2012 biography section for my memoir The Old Rectory. Check it out on
I also have my new UK edition on Amazon in paperback and ebook kindle editions. See my author page on http://www.amazon.co.uk/Julia-Ibbotson/e/B0095XG11U/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1366201529&sr=1-2-ent
There’s a new cover featuring a Victorian kitchen and it’s published by my new English publisher NGP part of Legend Press.
I hope it sells lots. I would love to think that lots of folks are making my recipes at the end of each chapter, and maybe feeling more inspired by my writing. It was really nice that the receptionist at work grabbed me yesterday and said that she had downloaded my kindle version of The Old Rectory and was loving reading it!
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