International Agatha Christie Festival tickets on sale now!

Great to see that tickets for the International Agatha Christie Festival are on sale now! I’m taking parts in three of the events: the All About Agatha discussion (14 Sept), speaking after dinner at Greenway (15 Sept), and giving a talk about Margaret Rutherford’s Miss Marple before a screening of Murder at the Gallop (16 Sept). I have lots of new and fun info to share, so hope to see some of you there!

Tickets available to buy here (at the time of writing, the Greenway dinner is not yet on sale – keep an eye out if you’re keen as it goes quickly). Of course, there are loads of other great events going on as well.

Registration is also open for the Agatha Christie Conference, taking place 12-13 Sept. I’m one of the two keynotes and will be asking what we know about Miss Marple, as I share some of the research for my next book.

Agatha Christie conference 2023

Some great news for Agatha Christie scholars and fans – the conference is back for 2023, taking place in Exeter in September.

I’m also honoured to say that I will be one of the keynotes this year, alongside the brilliant Michelle Kazmer. You can expect some previews of my Marple research, a full year before the book comes out…

The conference Call for Papers is here. Hope to see you there!

It’s also great that the conference takes place 11-13 September, just before the International Agatha Christie Festival (14-17 Sept) so perfect for those who want to do both. Festival details should be announced on their website soon.

BBC Radio 4 – Open Book

A few weeks ago Radio 4’s Open Book asked me to take part in their Boxing Day episode , as they wanted to cover Agatha Christie at Christmas. Of course a ‘Christie for Christmas’ is more about publishing routine than story content, but I think it was a fun episode anyway. You can hear it here – and now is a good time to wish everyone the best for 2023!

Agatha Christie: From Stage to Screen

I had such a good time at the International Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay this year – so many great talks and friendly audiences. I enjoyed giving my talk on the Tuesday, and am pleased to say that I’ll be giving it again – this time in Southampton, on 10 October. You can book your free ticket here.

A personal highlight was hosting the Greenway dinner on Christie’s birthday, 15 September, joined by my mum! Already looking forward to next year.

Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie, and 2022’s International Agatha Christie Festival

It was lovely to join Alan Carr for his recent Adventures with Agatha Christie on More4. You can catch the series on All 4, and at the time of writing the episodes are also on Dailymotion. I pop up near the end of the third episode.

I’m also looking forward to taking part in this year’s International Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay. I’ll be speaking about Christie from stage to screen (with a few rare treats to share), as well as taking part in a special “live” edition of the excellent All About Agatha podcast. I’m also honoured to have been asked to be the after dinner speaker for a special event at Greenway, Christie’s summer home now owned by the National Trust. Tickets for the Greenway event have sold out, but there are still spaces for other events available via the website. Hope to see you there!

2022’s International Agatha Christie Festival programme announced

Torquay’s International Agatha Christie Festival has announced its programme for September 2022 – and I pop up a few times! I’ll be speaking about film adaptations of Christie’s stage plays, then taking part in All About Agatha’s live podcast episode in which I’ll argue for my choice of Christie’s greatest novel, alongside Jamie Bernthal-Hooker, Carla Valentine, and John Curran. Then I’m speaking after dinner at Greenway. A busy week – I can’t wait, and I haven’t even mentioned all the other brilliant things going on! Full details here.

Paperback Poirot, and some news…

This week sees the publication of my Poirot book in paperback, neatly coinciding with Death on the Nile‘s release in cinemas – which the hardback was supposed to accompany!

The paperback also includes a bit of news – I’m thrilled to say that I have started work on Agatha Christie’s Marple, once more for HarperCollins. It’s early days but hopefully will be worth the wait…