Kate Sawyer19 hours ago1 minBook at Bedtime on R4 from 13th JuneI'm delighted to share that The Stranding will be BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime for the week of 13th June. It will be read by actress...
Kate SawyerMar 311 minNovel Experience Podcast Launches First SeasonI have been beavering away behind the scenes interviewing a host of brilliant authors about what they write, how they write and the...
Kate SawyerJan 181 minAfua Hirsch's Born In Me & Fremantle buy The Stranding screen rightsFremantle and Afua Hirsch's production company Born In Me have bought the film and TV rights for The Stranding. Myself and Afua will...
Kate SawyerNov 25, 20211 minEast Anglian Book Awards Fiction Award WinnerI'm thrilled to announced that I have been awarded the East Anglian Award for Fiction 2021 for The Stranding. It was an honour to be...
Kate SawyerNov 23, 20211 minThe Stranding shortlisted for The Costa First Novel Award!Following the announcement on this evenings Front Row on BBC Radio 4 I am absolutely beside myself to share that The Stranding has been...
Kate SawyerJun 4, 20211 minEvent: 14th July - Topping & Co, ElyI’m really excited to say I’m doing my first IN PERSON (!) bookshop event with one of my favourite local Indie’s Topping & Co in Ely....
Kate SawyerJun 4, 20211 minOnline Event: 1st July - Browser’s Bookshop Woodbridge 7.30pmPurchase a copy of The Stranding and you will receive free entry to the online conversation with Kate. Books will be distributed ahead of...
Kate SawyerJun 4, 20211 minThe Stranding listed in The Stylist: Five Future Hits To Pre-Order Now!I was delighted to see The Stranding standing shoulder to shoulder with Sally Rooney and Lisa Taddeo’s upcoming novels as one of their...
Kate SawyerJun 3, 20211 min#TheStrandingBlogTourI’m thrilled to share the details of #TheStrandingBlogTour a two week schedule of reviews, blogs and events with some of the UKs top Book...
Kate SawyerMay 29, 20211 minThe Stranding East Anglian Bookshop Proof TourMy daughter and I have had a wonderful time over the last three weeks visiting all (or nearly all!) the beautiful bookshops in East...
Kate SawyerApr 9, 20211 minPress: Bury Free Press ProfileI was delighted to be interviewed by Camille Berriman for the Bury Free Press about The Stranding, being a solo mum and moving back to my...
Kate SawyerNov 3, 20201 minThe Stranding Cover RevealSo delighted to reveal the cover for the UK, Aus & NZ cover of The Stranding. The beautiful artwork is the stuff dreams are made of,...
Kate SawyerOct 28, 20201 minThe Stranding- Book Brunch AnnouncementRead the whole article on BookBrunch HERE
Kate SawyerOct 28, 20201 minThe Stranding - Bookseller AnnouncementRead the full article in The Bookseller HERE
Kate SawyerSep 16, 20201 minAuthor PhotographsThe announcement of my debut novel is growing ever closer and so, in advance of that, I had some new author photographs taken. They are...
Kate SawyerSep 3, 20202 minFilm Share: The IntroductionThe Introduction came from the spark of an idea I'd been carrying around for some time before I wrote the script very quickly.
Kate SawyerJul 23, 20208 minReading WomenHow reading a quarter century of Women’s Prize winners got me through lockdown.
Kate SawyerMay 11, 20202 minLockdown Film Share: LawnmowerDon't know about you but I'm over this week already and it's only Monday afternoon. There are several reasons for this, which we all...