Forthcoming Events
June 11: Linghams Bookseller, The Wirral.
7.00 PM. The Neston Club, Station Rd, Parkgate.
With Linwood Barclay.
https://linghams.co.uk/event/mark-billingham-and-linwood-barclay-11th-june-at-the-neston-club/
June 12: Dundee Book Festival.
The Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers play LIVE. Details TBA.
June 13: Manchester Central Library.
9.00 PM. Central Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester M2 5PD.
With Michael Connelly.
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-michael-connelly-and-mark-billingham/manchester-deansgate
June 14: Capital Crime, London.
12.55 PM. Leonardo Hotel, St Pauls, London.
25 Years In The Making. In conversation with Karin Slaughter.
https://www.capitalcrime.org
June 17: Plackitt & Booth Literary Lunch.
12.30 PM. Fylde Rugby Club, Lytham.
https://plackittandbooth.co.uk/events
June 17: Mold Library and Museum.
7.00 PM. Mold Library and Museum, Mold, CH7 1AP.
With TM Logan and Luca Veste.
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/mold/mold-library-museum/mark-billingham-t-m-logan-in-converstion-with-luca-veste/e-qdkxaa
June 18: Rossiter Books, Malvern.
7.00 PM. Elmslie House, 8 Avenue Rd, Malvern, WR14 3AG.
With TM Logan.
https://rossiterbooks.co.uk/mark-billingham-and-t-m-logan-in-conversation/
June 19: Tring Book Festival.
7.30 PM: The Coach House, The Kings Arms, Kings St, Tring, HP23 6BE.
With CL Taylor.
https://www.tringbookfestival.co.uk/venues/coach-house/cl-taylor-and-mark-billingham-conversation
June 20: Wantage Bookshop.
7.00 PM: Reading Rd, Wantage, OX12 8FR.
With CL Taylor.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-mark-billingham-cl-taylor-tickets-1312949831289
June 21: Hillingdon Libraries Crime Festival.
6.00 PM: Winston Churchill Theatre, Pinn Way, Ruislip, HA4 7QL.
With Fiona Cummins.
https://discover.hillingdon.gov.uk/crime-festival?eventid=5857-7152-6357-6154
June 24: David’s Bookshop, Letchworth.
12-16, Eastcheap, Letchworth, SG6 3DE.
7.00PM: With Chris Whitaker.
https://www.davids-bookshops.co.uk/products/event-ticket-mark-billingham-chris-whitaker
June 25: Woking Library.
6.00 PM: Gloucester Walk, Woking, GU21 6EP.
With Abir Mukherjee.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-mark-billingham-and-abir-mukherjee-at-woking-library-tickets-1338502550159
July 3: Bath Literature Festival.
Waterstones. 4-5, Milsom St, Bath. BA1 1DA.
7.00 PM: With Steph McGovern
https://www.bathfestivals.org.uk/the-bath-festival/event/steph-mcgovern-and-mark-billingham-a-unique-crime-double-bill/
July 17-20: Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.
The Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate, HG1 2SR.
Friday, 18th. 5.00 PM. Special Guest. In conversation with Mick Herron.
Friday 18th. 10.00 PM. The Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers Play LIVE.
Saturday 19th. 10.00 PM. Late Night Quiz. With Val McDermid.
https://harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/festival/theakston-old-peculier-crime-writing-festival/
August 24: Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Details TBA.
News
April 2025.
This is quite a significant year for me, in that it will see publication of my 25th novel and mark twenty-five years (that’s a whole quarter of a century) since my first novel was published back at the turn of the century. Hard to believe, isn’t it? What with me being so youthful and fresh-faced. Right? Right…??
Back in January, the second Declan Miller novel – THE WRONG HANDS – was published in paperback and I had enormous fun shamelessly pimping it all over the place. At the same time, the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers started gigging again! Yes, that’s the rawking beat combo featuring myself, Val McDermid, Luca Veste, Doug Johnstone, Stuart Neville and Chris Brookmyre and, after our return to Glastonbury last summer, we’re fired up and ready to murder more songs for fun. Look out for news about a few big shows later in the year…
Should you fancy a glimpse of us taking on an Elvis Costello classic, there is footage of us performing on a TV show on the SHOWING OFF page of this very website.
Now…that 25th book I mentioned. It’s called WHAT THE NIGHT BRINGS. It will be published on June 19th and as you can see from the list of events above, I’ll be doing even more shameless pimping from now, right through the summer. To say I’m excited about this one would be an understatement and that’s not just because of the significant number. After two years away, Tom Thorne is back and I’m confident that this is a book that will shock readers. It may even upset a few, but I’d best not say any more about that…
So, it’s shaping up to be a very busy year, but I’m certainly not complaining. There will be some major festival appearances in the summer and a smattering of special events to mark the 25th anniversary. There’s also the small matter of finishing the third Declan Miller novel. I hope to see some of you at a book event or a band show somewhere soon, but in the meantime social media remains the easiest way to make contact if you want to say hello or just shout at me about something.
And once you’ve read the new Tom Thorne novel, you may well want to shout…
X: @MarkBillingham
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MarkBillinghamAuthor
As ever, you can email me through this website at: mail@markbillingham.com
Stay well and happy reading…