Organizers of Britain’s annual National Crime Reading Month (NCRM) have announced major elements of this year’s program.
Scheduled events will kick off this coming Saturday, June 1, when the Capital Crime Festival opens in London. That evening, at 6:30 p.m., NCRM ambassador and book blogger Stu Cummins will interview authors C.L. Taylor and T.M. Logan. Another highlight for the month, says a press release, will find the Cambridge University Library hosting “a brand-new exhibition, ‘Murder by the Book,’ celebrating 20th-century British crime fiction, curated by the award-winning novelist Nicola Upson. Supported by Arts Council England, the exhibition features rare books, and audio-visual recordings exploring the genre from its origins, with Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens to contemporary bestsellers, such as Val McDermid and Ian Rankin. There will also be a series of free online events, accessible to all.”
Later in the month will come live author appearances, online discussions of this most popular genre, new book launches, and the Essex Book Festival’s Criminally Good Day Out on June 29. Throughout, expect to hear much about how reading is good for you. The aforementioned media bulletin goes on to explain that “Research from The Reading Agency, the national charity who work across the UK to empower people of all ages to read, shows that just 30 minutes of reading a week helps adults to report greater life satisfaction.”
All of this hoopla will lead up to the presentation of the Crime Writers’ Association’s 2024 Dagger Awards on Thursday, July 4.
More information about National Crime Reading Month, and an updated events lineup can be found here.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
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