At last – a proper ‘Adult’ colouring book – The Reckless Pen speaks out
Restful scenes to colour? Nope. Tranquil images to soothe the soul as you shade? Not so much. Cynical scenes to crayon? Now we’re talking! And so is Ivor Tymchak aka The Reckless Pen, creator of the legendary and subversive 80’s Life And How To Live It cartoon strip talks about the journey from 80’s Sounds …
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Not for men of a nervous disposition
Be afraid, be VERY afraid We don’t usually go in for quoting reviews in full, but given the warning nature of this one by Mr SJ White we think we’ll make an exception in the interests of Public Health and Safety: Well, I can uncross my legs now I’ve finished Sinister Sisterhood. Any man who …
Blue helmets and blurred lines…”this book has it all…
…action, adventure, emotions, mystery, real life experiences, physical emotion and mental health.” What more do you want?
While Nobody Is Watching The Reviews Roll In
Michelle Dunne’s Cork set debut thriller While Nobody Is Watching is continuing to gather great reviews. The Irish Times called it ‘a fast paced thriller…’ and CorkBeo lead on the rave reception it is receiving, selling out locally a number of times. Meanwhile you can read more about the inspiration for the book in this …
Everyday ageism?
Jane Badrock tackles one of the key issues of the day in her new blog for CrimeReads: You don’t have to be young to be a badass detective. Nobody suspects a little old lady… But that’s the Sinister Sisterhood for you…
Will you help support Tigers4Ever.org in giving wild tigers a wild future?
‘Does for trophy hunting what Tom Sharpe did for the South African police’ ‘Victoria Wood with a chainsaw’ ‘A ferociously inventive comic caper starring a gang of female desperados, it’ll satisfy every dark thought you’ve ever had about trophy hunters’ Support copy 15% of cover price direct to Tigers4Ever.org HERE Does poaching or trophy …
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Cork Beo: Cork author releases thriller debut set in the backstreets of the city to rave reviews
While Nobody Is Watching ahead of her Cobh book signing, Michelle’s been interviewed about her debut thriller – read the whole story HERE, The Young Offenders it isn’t! If you can’t make the signing, While Nobody Is Watching is available though all good bookshops and at Amazon.
Sinister Sisterhood released into the wild
Join Jane Badrock and two beautiful but deadly sisters as she introduces her new book Sinister Sisterhood and talks about how and why she wrote it. Jane was obsessed with horror, adventure, and humorous literature from an early age thanks mainly to her grandmother’s book collection. By the age of twelve, she was writing funny …
Book Signing While Nobody Is Watching
If you missed her launch event (and click below for the video) author Michelle Dunne will be signing copies of her latest book While Nobody is Watching at Cobh Gifts on Saturday July 25th from 11.30am. Michelle’s book launch
Irish Times: Best new crime fiction – news just in!
“Set against a backdrop of Cork’s less salubrious back streets, and populated by a colourful cast of addicts, prostitutes, young offenders and former soldiers, While Nobody is Watching is a fast-paced thriller with a flawed but dynamic heroine at its heart …. Ryan herself is a gripping character as she battles her invisible enemies, the …
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A sparkling new genre?
“The path of the righteous man is beset of all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of the charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of …
‘Michelle Dunne is the real deal’ – Cathy Kelly
While Nobody Is Watching Michelle’s had cracking feedback from best selling author Cathy Kelly for her ‘many layered’ thriller. Pre-order at your local bookshop or at Amazon for it’s release on 27th June, PTSD awareness day.
The Axe & Grindstone strikes again
Nia at the Whispering Stories book blog has posted a cracking review for Paul Phipps-Williams’ The Axe & Grindstone, read it HERE.
Snapshot of a London Lockdown
Everything’s fine – read Ray Leigh’s guide to life in a time of toilet roll shortages on CrimeReads
Excellent Review for TA&G
This is an excerpt from the massive HorrorBuzz.com. To read the full review, click here. “It far exceeded any expectations I had in general and it’s easily one of my favorite recent reads. Hats off to the author, Paul Phipps-Williams, for such a strong debut novel and for writing a story that is both imaginative …
Pimping Out Our Wares.
Fifty percent of BAD PRESS iNK – Iain and Pat – were at a biker event a couple of weeks back and took along THE AXE & GRINDSTONE pre-release to sell a few. It went well and thought we’d share some of the stand images with you: We have also been producing some …
It’s Like A Meme, Only Better.
Should you capitalise each letter on a blog heading? That is the big question of the day. It looks odd, but it seems to be the fashionable thing to do – not that we care much about fashion, mind. Something to ponder. In the meantime, thought I would share this great meme that Vikki created, …
All Twits Welcome.
Just a quickie as we have gone and gotten ourselves onto the Twitter machine. You can follow us @badpressink – we follow back! -Z
Stranger Things Have Happened.
Our first book has been released! Paul Phipps-Williams’ THE AXE & GRINDSTONE came out yesterday, on Hallowe’en, and we are all pretty stoked to announce that it reached number 38 on Amazon’s hotly contested Horror Book Chart. As you can see from the image below, the zeitgeist bomb that is Stranger Things was right next …
The Axe & Grindstone [Ad 4]
Go down the pub or enter an alternative universe filled with horror? OR… BOTH! Welcome to The Axe & Grindstone. Don’t Scream. ————– The Axe & Grindstone by Paul Phipps-Williams Released 31st October 2019 Paperback https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1916084508/ Kindle https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07YK4LQ98 For fans of #TerryPratchett #DouglasAdams #StephenKing #TerryBrooks #SimonPegg #ShaunOfTheDead #ComedyHorror #HorrorComedy #HorrorBooks #FantasyBooks #UrbanFantasy #HorrorReads #ComedyHorrorBooks #ComedyHorrorReads #NewBookReleases #NewBookReleasesUK #IndiePublishing
The Axe & Grindstone: Free Downloads!
We have some freebies for ya! Read by none other than author Paul himself, you can listen to the first two chapters by downloading this file or zipping on over to Soundcloud. Prefer to read rather than listen? Then enjoy this free chapter download.
Guest Blog: Paul Phipps-Williams (Author of The Axe & Grindstone)
“For the last time, I’m not a bloody werewolf.” The woman looked at me, but I could tell she wasn’t convinced. “I’m not convinced,” she said – rather more dramatically than was necessary, I thought. Oh well. I knew what was about to happen and yes, before long there was a mob of people all …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7th October 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7th October 2019 First time novelist is the closest thing to Terry Pratchett since his hat, claims publisher. (Northumberland, UK) BAD PRESS iNK, an upstart start-up book publisher, has claimed Hallowe’en as the perfect date to issue its first release. THE AXE & GRINDSTONE is the debut novel by PAUL PHIPPS-WILLIAMS, an …
Best laid plans…
First blog, eh? Always a tricky one, so I may as well start at the beginning. Not right at the beginning, of course – not The Big Bang. Not even The Big Bang that resulted in me being here. I am not even talking about how BPi started (coz you can read all about that …
