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To the observer, this is a book that shouldn’t work – by what justification are the British branch of UNIT being uprooted and migrated to spend time in Spain after all…? But right from the very first page, this is a novel that surprises with its crisp and easy style of prose, and a deft skill at sketching out convincing and engaging character in just a couple of lines. Look past the garish cover,…

.@Candy_Jar Unveils New UNIT Short Story Collection, Fall-Out, Set After #DoctorWho The Invasion

Candy Jar is proud to announce the second of its UNIT Files short story collections – Operation Fall-Out. And this collection features stories set place shortly after the much-loved Second Doctor serial, The Invasion. This book is something of a departure as Range Editor, Tim Gambrell, explains: “I was really pleased with the first UNIT Files book (Operation Wildcat) but I didn’t want to…

Unofficial History of The Beano out now

Former BEANO editor Iain McLaughlin’s book, The Unofficial History of The Beano, is out now and available from all good bookshops, published by Pen and Sword Books under its White Owl imprint. Running to 200 pages, this hardcover book sadly doesn’t feature any illustrations, but The Scotsman’s early review offers that it’s “a cracking look at a British institution that’s bound to bring back good…

Celebrate the New Year with Two Free Stories from @Candy_Jar!

Got some time to spare in the evenings now that everyone’s started back at work? Or looking for something to do on your commute? Candy Jar Books has announced two downloadable stories you can enjoy completely free. Sweaty Flow is written by Iain Mclaughlin, who has recently contributed a story to the upcoming UNIT anthology Operation Wildcat (due to be released very soon). Combining comedy,…

.@Candy_Jar to Launch New Range of Licensed #UNIT Books, Kicking Off with The UNIT Files

From early 2023, Candy Jar Books will begin publishing a series of novels covering the adventures of UNIT – featuring Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Benton, and other characters from the Doctor Who story, The Invasion — all authorised by Kate Sherwin and Hannah Haisman. In anticipation of this, Candy Jar is released a short story anthology, The UNIT Files: Operation Wildcat and Other Stories,…

“The History of the Beano” book out in September

White Owl, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books, is to publish The History of the Beano, written by its former editor, Iain McLaughlin, in September. The Beano is Britain’s longest-running and best-loved comic, winning the PPA’s Children’s Magazine of the Year award last month. Since 1938, it has brought thrills and laughter to generation after generation of children, seeing the young and…

Available to Order Now: @obversebooks' Charity Anthology, The Curse of Fanfic

Obverse Books has announced a new charity anthology, The Curse of Fanfic, raising money for Parkinson’s UK. But if you want to grab a copy, you need to be quick – the order window shuts on 1st September 2020.

This new paperback features contributions from a number of familiar Doctor Who names, including Paul Magrs (Mad Dogs and Englishmen) and Big Finish’s John Dorney (whose audio stories…