Denise Mina in Conversation | New Writing North Book Club

New Writing Northis the reading and writing development agency for the north of England, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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The New Writing North Book Club welcomes Denise Mina to discuss our third read of the year: Rizzio.

Join us for our latest Book Club event!We&#x27;ll be hosting writer and presenter Denise Mina to talk about her novel Rizzio. Readers will have a chance to hear about the thinking behind the book, the process of writing it, and have the opportunity to ask Denise Mina any questions they may have. Denise will be in conversation with New Writing North&#x27;s Programme Manager Grace Keane. This event will be held online via Zoom Webinar. Tickets are £5 (plus booking fee), or free to members of the New Writing North Book Club.New Writing North Book Club is presented to you in partnership with <a href="https://www.forumbooksshop.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Bound</a> in Whitley Bay. Join the Book Club by 29 July to <a href="https://newwritingnorth.com/nwn-book-club/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">sign up</a> for the remaining three book club choices. Please note sign ups have now closed to receive a copy of Rizzio.About the Book:It&#x27;s a Saturday evening, 9 March 1566, and Mary, Queen of Scots, is six months pregnant. She&#x27;s hosting a supper party, secure in her private chambers. She doesn&#x27;t know that her Palace is surrounded - that, right now, an army of men is creeping upstairs to her chamber. They&#x27;re coming to murder David Rizzio, her friend and secretary, the handsome Italian man who is smiling across the table at her. Mary&#x27;s husband, Lord Darnley, wants it done in front of her and he wants her to watch it done...About the Author:Denise Mina is the author of the Garnethill trilogy, the Paddy Meehan series and the Alex Morrow series. She has won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award twice and was inducted into the Crime Writers&#x27; Association Hall of Fame. The Long Drop won the Mcllvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2017 as well as the Gordon Burn Prize and was named one of the top ten crime novels of the decade.

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