Here are some pics from a film shoot we did for a book trailer for The Jazz Files American launch. I’ll show you the finished film when it’s ready, but for now enjoy these stills of actress Amber Irish playing Poppy Denby as she arrives in London and starts investigating.
Everyone had a flapulous time at the launch party at Waterstones, Newcastle on the 25 September. Here is a taste of it. You might want to view the pics to the accompaniment of the Tiger Rag by the Original Dixieland Jazzband. At the launch it was played by Yussef Nimer and Jimmy Madrell from Middlesbrough, not Dixie 
If you’re in the Newcastle area on Friday 25th at 7pm do come along to the launch party for The Jazz Files. Fiona will be sporting her best flapper frock and reading from the book. You’ll be entertained by the jazz duo The Hornblowers and you will be treated to a free glass of bubbly.
Waterstones, Newcastle, 6.45 for 7pm. See you there!
Today is the day we have all been waiting for: it’s Poppy Denby’s literary birthday! As from today, The Jazz Files will be available in and through bookshops – online and on the high street. If you have not pre-ordered your book already, friends in the UK can get their book today through:
The Hive – an online outlet for independent bookstores (with free delivery on all orders)
Waterstones – even if it says it’s ‘coming soon’, that’s a website error: it is in stock!
In Australia you can order through Booktopia
In New Zealand from Fishpond
In South Africa you can pre-order the paperback from Takealot.com or get the e-book today from Amazon.co.uk (at least I hope you can. If not, you will have to wait until it becomes available in the USA – see below).
In USA – I’m so sorry my darlings, but it is only being released in the USA on 28 November! However, if you really can’t wait – and who would blame you if you couldn’t? – you can order from the UK Amazon site and have it shipped over. It’ll get there long before the 28 November! Amazon.co.uk
I do hope you enjoy getting to know Poppy and her world. Please come back and tell me if you do.
Happy Birthday Poppy!
Fiona
Fiona had a flapulous time (to quote a friend) at a publicity shoot. With only three weeks to go until publication, she thought she’d get into costume and into character. She made the dress (from an original 1920s pattern designed by a Mrs Depew) and borrowed the car, a beautiful 1928 Ford Pheaton owned by the very generous Alan and Christine Simpson of Crawcrook.
