Latest News from Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate

NEW! Online Shop

Missed an event you really wanted to see, or loved something so much you'd like to listen again? Brand new this year, we are now making audio recordings of selected 2012 Festival events available via 'pay per download' through the Festival website. See below for the first events available for you to download right now, including the full audio recording of the controversy-sparking panel discussion ‘Wanted for Murder: The E-book’. More events to follow very soon.

Wanted for Murder: The E-Book. MP3 download

Panellists: Stephen Leather (author), Ursula MacKenzie (MD, Little, Brown Book Group), Steve Mosby (author), Patrick Neale (independent bookseller, Jaffe & Neale) and Philip Patterson (literary agent, Marjacq Scripts).

Host: Mark Lawson

Full audio recording of controversy-sparking panel discussion ‘Wanted for Murder: The E-book’ from the 2012 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.

The panellists discuss the future of the printed book, the rise of e-books, the pricing of digital books and the impact of the perceived value of writing, the role of agents and publishers in a world where self-publishing has never been easier, author self-promotion and internet piracy.

New Blood. MP3 download

Panellists: Elizabeth Haynes, David Mark, Oliver Harris, Kate Rhodes.

Host: Val McDermid

A firm Festival fixture. Val McDermid introduces her personal selection of four of the crime fiction scene’s hottest new talents and invites them to discuss their debut novels.

Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival T-Shirt

If you missed out on buying one of our stylish Festival T-shirts, then you may be pleased to hear that it's not too late - you can now purchase them from our online shop! With just a limited number of each size now left, get yours before they're all gone! Two designs to choose from.

Click here to visit the online shop now