She Persisted - Ten Mama-Memes in Film and Fiction
Since first we scratched in the sand, artists have drawn portraits of mothers, often deeply unflattering, while, presumably, the subjects...
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Sep 30, 20234 min read
Five Books About Broken Legs
This is a blog about a broken leg. A bleg, if you will. Three months ago I broke mine. In the immediate aftermath of the breakage, when I...
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Sep 12, 20231 min read
Whose Crime Is It Anyway?
I went to Capital Crime, a great London event celebrating all things literary crime, to do a debut authors' quiz. I was on team Thrill...
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May 9, 20231 min read
Top Five Terrifying Female Villains
I did a post about my favourite books with terrifying female villains. It's for Shepherd. They do book recommendations based on super-fun...
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Apr 20, 20232 min read
Comfort Blanket with Joel Morris
I went on Comfort Blanket, Joel Morris's excellent podcast. Joel and I have known each other for years. We've worked on a couple of the...
abigailburdess
Mar 29, 20232 min read
Sunday Times Relative Values
The Sunday Times came and spoke to me and my husband, Robert Webb, about our relationship. I figured since Rob has talked about our...
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Mar 17, 20231 min read
RHLSTP Book Club with Richard Herring
I spoke to the lovely Richard Herring for his book podcast, about Mother's Day: my thriller. I have known Richard since I was a teenager,...
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Mar 14, 20231 min read
Scummy Mummies Podcast
I went to have a chat with the Scummy Mummies aka Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn. I met Helen ten years ago, doing stand-up, and then Ellie...
abigailburdess
Mar 12, 20231 min read
Magic Book Club
I went on the Magic Book Club to talk about my thriller Mother's Day with the delightful Natasha Knight. It went out on Saturday March...
abigailburdess
Mar 12, 20231 min read
Guernsey Literary Festival
I will be doing an event at the Guernsey Literary Festival on Friday, the 12th of May at 4pm, at the Guille-Alles Library, talking about...
abigailburdess
Mar 11, 20231 min read
Q &A with Suffolk Libraries
I talked to the people from Suffolk Libraries and they asked some excellent questions! Of course most of it is banging on about my book,...
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Mar 11, 20231 min read
UK Crime Book Club
I went on a livestream on Friday 10th March for the UK Crime Book Club, with the charming Samantha Brownley. I'd done a little pre-record...
abigailburdess
Mar 10, 20231 min read
Gliterary Lunch
On Wednesday 19th April 2023, at The Grand Connaught Rooms, 61-65 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DA, I will be part of a Gliterary...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
West End Lane Launch
I had a lovely time on Thursday 9th March having a party at West End Lane Books for my new thriller, Mother's Day. This time none of my...
abigailburdess
Mar 8, 20232 min read
International Women's Day
This International Women's Day I thought I'd take a moment to celebrate my sister, and by extension, of course, all my sisters around the...
abigailburdess
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Mother's Day Audiobook
I remember thinking, when I wrote Mother's Day (which was published by Wildfire on March 2nd), "I hope they do an audiobook. I wonder...
abigailburdess
Mar 6, 20231 min read
Mother's Day is a Killer Thriller
Mother's Day is featured in Crime Monthly's Top Five Killer Thrillers along with... End of Story by Louise Swanson, Force of Hate, by...
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Mar 6, 20231 min read
Mother's Day on The Janice Forsyth Show
I went onto The Janice Forsyth show on the 1st March to talk about Mother's Day, my first thriller. This is the third time I've been on...
abigailburdess
Mar 4, 20231 min read
Guest Piloting at Female Pilot Club
I went to talk to my old muckers at the Female Pilot Club about my sitcom Big Of Me. I MAY have mentioned my new book, Mother's Day, as...
abigailburdess
Mar 3, 20231 min read
Sitcom Geeks Podcast
I went to speak to the Sitcom Geeks - Dave Cohen and James Cary, about my book Mother's Day. It was fascinating to chat novels with Dave...
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