Heather Brooke appeared on Start the Week to talk about The Silent State and the way Britain’s culture of state secrecy goes by almost unquestioned by most British people. Listen at the link below, from 25 minutes in.

Heather Brooke on Start the Week

The Silent State is published in April.

Pocket Notebook by Mike Thomas and Red Dog, Red Dog by Patrick Lane have both been selected by Waterstone’s for their New Voices promotion.

From the website: ‘For the first time in [New Voices'] three-year history, all twelve of the chosen books are debuts, and this year’s selection includes some incredible, innovative writing’.

All books in the promotion are 40% off rrp. Visit the Waterstone’s site here.

Film critic Mark Kermode will be talking about his book It’s Only a Movie at the Duke of York Picture House in Brighton on the 29th March 2010. From the website:

In this talk, Mark will revisit some real-life scenes that he remembers with cinematic clarity: getting shot at while interviewing Werner Herzog in Hollywood, being handbagged by Helen Mirren at the BAFTAs, being thrown out of the Cannes Film Festival for heckling in very bad French.

Outspoken, opinionated and never lost for words, Mark gives a hilarious account of a life obsessed with film, which will appeal to anyone who’s ever wondered: “Who would play me in the film of my life?”

For more details, please visit the website.