Richard & Judy Book Club choose John Emmett as Summer Read
11/05/11 10:36
A brilliant start to the day -- the Richard & Judy Book Club have chosen The Return of Captain John Emmett as one of their Summer Reads.
This is a tremendously successful partnership with W H Smith (and Galaxy chocolate, the readers’ companion). So far, they’ve sold more than two million books. But, more importantly, it confirms what every writer hopes: that she’s struck the right note and there are indeed readers for her story. I’m thrilled. Especially as I’m in such excellent company, such as Jed Rubenfeld’s The Death Instinct and When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman, both of which I recently read and loved.
And now I’m off to Soho for my turn on The Sofa...
This is a tremendously successful partnership with W H Smith (and Galaxy chocolate, the readers’ companion). So far, they’ve sold more than two million books. But, more importantly, it confirms what every writer hopes: that she’s struck the right note and there are indeed readers for her story. I’m thrilled. Especially as I’m in such excellent company, such as Jed Rubenfeld’s The Death Instinct and When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman, both of which I recently read and loved.
And now I’m off to Soho for my turn on The Sofa...
