Yesterday, I was invited to take part on an Amazon Book Chat Live on amazon.com (US and rest of world) to talk about my favourite books. It was great fun!
https://www.amazon.com/live/broadcast/a2dc3d11-8d82-49e8-b884-de1acad34a81
The host was the affable Tim Lewis of Stoneham Press which focuses on conference reviews, self-publishing, podcasting and networking. He hosts the popular #indieAuthorChat on Twitter, the Begin Self-Publishing Podcast www.beginselfpublishing.com), cohosts @ONNAnotherLiveS and runs the Amazon Live show Bookchat.live.
Before the chat, I have to pick out 15-20 of my favourite books. Aaaargh!
This was the most horrendous part of it. I read over a hundred and twenty fiction books each year plus non-fiction. In the end, I just had to dip in and select favourites from the different genres I like. For series, I (mostly) chose the series starter.And I was allowed to include some of my own books. Then at the end, I had to choose a mystery item – something I’d love to have if money was no object. You may well laugh when you see it at the end of the video!
Authors whose books I picked included CS Lewis, Robert Harris, Georgette Heyer, Rosemary Sutcliff, Tom Clancy, Lindsey Davis, Ruth Downie, Suetonius, Daniel Silva, JD Robb, Mick Herron. You can find out the which books I mentioned and what I thought of them here: https://www.amazon.com/live/broadcast/a2dc3d11-8d82-49e8-b884-de1acad34a81
I don’t think I’ll be getting the call from Hollywood any time soon – I probably wave my arms about too much – but talking about books is always energising and fun. And is there a better topic of conversation?
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UPDATE: And very chuffed to find my thoughts about Robert Harris’s novel Fatherland are now on its book page on Amazon.com above the reviews. 😉
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