Tag: Events

• My top 5 writing highlights of 2023

  I love a recap, don’t you? It can sometimes feel like a year has evaporated with little to show for it, but I’m always surprised by what I come up with when I put my mind to it. 2023 was no different! I even had trouble narrowing down my list of highlights to just five……

  G. B. Ralph

  4 Jan 2024

  Writing

  2023, Audiobooks, Author, Books, Events, Highlights, Milverton Mysteries, Murder on Milverton Square, Poison at Penshaw Hall

• Two recent Bestseller Experiment podcast mentions

  It’s been a busy time lately with the release of Poison at Penshaw Hall. Four weeks later, things are calming down again. I’m getting back into a regular kind of rhythm with my writing, as well as engaging with my bookish communities, fellow authors and readers. This has included catching up with The Bestseller Experiment…

  G. B. Ralph

  23 Nov 2023

  Writing

  Bestseller Experiment, Books, Events, LGBTQ, Milverton Mysteries, Murder on Milverton Square, Podcast, Poison at Penshaw Hall, Pre-orders

• Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair

  The Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair and Drag Show were great fun on the weekend, such fabulous events! A.J. Lancaster and I had an amazing time chatting with readers, signing books, and selling books at the Rainbow Fair – our first in-person event! There were so many fantastic LGBTQ+ creators, products, and services represented at…

  G. B. Ralph

  9 Oct 2023

  Uncategorized

  Books, Events, LGBTQ, Murder on Milverton Square, Palmerston North, Palmy Drag Fest, Rise and Shine

• Armageddon Expo

  On the weekend I caught up with friends and fellow authors at Armageddon Expo in Palmerston North along with AJ Lancaster! Plenty of inspiration for our own stall at the Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair in October… Gillian St. Kevern, Jamie Sands, Drake LaMarque, Jaxon Knight, Janna Ruth, and Kate Haley write books across a…

  G. B. Ralph

  7 Aug 2023

  Writing

  Books, Convention, Events, Fantasy, LGBTQIA, Queer, Science Fiction, Specfic

• Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 2023

  I was in Aotearoa New Zealand’s only Booktown recently for the eighth Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival which featured more than 50 events, 80 presenters, and 25 booksellers. This is my third year attending the festival. If you’re keen to hear a bit about my previous visits, I jotted down a few things in 2022 and 2021. Or,…

  G. B. Ralph

  29 May 2023

  Reading, Writing

  Authors, Books, Events, Featherston, New Zealand, Publishing

• Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 2022

  I was in Aotearoa New Zealand’s only Booktown over the weekend for the seventh Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival which featured 50 events, 100 presenters, and 18 booksellers. Stories Off the Beaten Track After driving through some truly wild weather, we arrived in time to catch “Stories Off the Beaten Track” in the Joy Cowley Room…

  G. B. Ralph

  14 Jun 2022

  Reading, Writing

  Authors, Books, Events, Featherston, Festival, New Zealand, Reading, Writing

• Hay Festival 2021 is online and kicks off next week

  The literary festival (one of the world’s biggest and best) is usually hosted in the small town of Hay-on-Wye on the border of England and Wales. With a resident population of 2000 people it boasts around two dozen bookshops, including many second-hand and specialist shops. This year the Hay Festival is back, and it’s all…

  G. B. Ralph

  19 May 2021

  Reading, Writing

  Authors, Books, England, Events, Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Literature, Wales