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News of dunno and other projects
BBC Radio Essex Interview Coming Up
Peter Inson will be Interviewed by the BBC on 16th September
BBC Radio Essex want to interview Peter next Tuesday, Sep 16th, sometime after 3.0 pm, about dunno.
"I hope that it will be a chance to tie up my fiction writing with my thoughts about teenagers and schools. I'm hoping to present a unified package which approaches an important topic from two angles" says Peter.
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BBC Interviews Peter Inson About Education Matters
In an interview for BBC Breakfast and BBC News, Peter Inson discusses new school diplomas and raising the school leaving age.
"My concerns are that innocent young adults will be imprisoned for longer, that yet another innovation is being rushed through by politicians, and that some vocational training and learning could also take place away from school, in real jobs, and away from other youngsters who will be a distraction"
See the BBC Breakfast interview HERE
05 Sep 2008 Return to top of page
Book-signing in Colchester
Come and meet Peter Inson in Waterstones
From 10:00am on Saturday 16th August, Peter Inson will be at Waterstones, Culver Squarem Colchester.
Peter is particularly interested in meeting and talking to teenagers who are fed up with adults and adults who are frustrated by teenagers.
04 Aug 2008 Return to top of page
Co-op to sell Dunno
The East of England Co-operative Society is about to stock dunno
It will soon be possible to buy copies of Peter Inson's first novel with your groceries as it is about to be placed on the shelves in a number of Co-op supermarkets across the East of England.
04 Aug 2008 Return to top of page
Interview in the Colchester Gazette
Peter Inson talks about his novel and... horses?
An eclectic mix of snippets from his life with details of his forthcoming booksigning at Waterstones in Colchester.
Read the full article in the Colchester Gazette.
04 Aug 2008 Return to top of page
Article Published on Respect
On May 27th, the East Anglian Daily Times used their FEATURE pages to publish an article about Peter Inson and his views on modern society.
Article written by Stephen Russell
31 May 2008 Return to top of page
Parliamentary Re-Launch
On Thursday 5th June Peter Inson will be at the House of Commons.
This is for the re-launch of the Standing Committee for the Education and Training of Teachers.
31 May 2008 Return to top of page
Television Appearance
On Tuesday 2nd June Peter Inson will take part in a televised discussion about Religious Education and the curriculum.
Satellite channel Hot Bird TV are hosting the discussion with the Head of a Muslim primary school, a British humanist and a Muslim scholar from Geneva.
Background - 2nd June 5pm to 6pm Press TV will film a discussion on the theme "Islam and life - RE in the west." Press TV is an international broadcaster with studios in Ealing, Washington and Tehran.
31 May 2008 Return to top of page
Book Signing Publicised
The East Anglian Daily Times have featured Peter Inson's Book Signing in Colchester.
On May 14th, The East Anglian Daily Times printed a photograph of the author and his first novel dunno together with an article about his forthcoming book signing at Waterstones in Colchester.
Peter Inson will be at the store in Culver Square at 10:00am on May 31st.
15 May 2008 Return to top of page
Book Signing at Waterstones, Colchester
At 10:00am on Saturday 31st May 2008
Peter Inson will be at Waterstones' Colchester Store in Culver Square from 10:00am to sign copies of his first novel dunno
Download a flyer HERE
13 May 2008 Return to top of page
Educational Articles Published
The Independent has published three articles about education. Follow the link below for more details
01 May 2007 Return to top of page
Interviews
Peter Inson was interviewed by Sky News and Channel 5 News
01 May 2007 Return to top of page
- April 2007
- March 2007
- January 2007
Re-editing of dunno with mainstream publisher well under way.
Meeting with TV company regarding programmes about teenagers.
Project launched with international photographer Nick Danziger.
Sequel to dunno making good progress.
- December 2006
- Border's Lakeside - 2.0pm on Saturday 2nd
- Border's Watford - 12.00 midday on Saturday 9th
Signings:
- Border's Lakeside - 2.0pm on Saturday 2nd
- November 2006
- Waterstone's Harrow - 2.0pm on Saturday 11th
- Waterstone's Ealing - 3.0pm on Saturday 18th
- Waterstone's Walthamstow - date to be arranged
Interview The Weekly News
Interview The Enquirer
Signings:
- Waterstone's Harrow - 2.0pm on Saturday 11th
- October 2006
Interview Harrow Times 11th Oct
Interview on BBC Radio Essex 12th Oct
Letter in Times 14th Oct
Interview BBC Radio London 17th Oct
Interview in Wanstead and Woodford Guardian 19th Oct
Broadcast extracts on www.audiobookradio.net for the week beginning October 30th
- September 2006
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Letter in Times 20th Sep
Feature Barking and Dagenham Recorder 28th Sep
Mainstream publisher takes a serious interest in dunno. Second edition likely in the New Year as part of a series for teenagers - Aimed at schools.
- July 2006
July 5th - Interview with Mary O'Hara in the Guardian.
- May 2006
- 35 sold since Christmas at Borders Brent Cross.
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22 sold at Mill Hill School's book fair.
Now funded by Arts Council England
dunno
Download a copy of Peter Inson's Press Release HERE.
Download a publicity flyer providing details of dunno HERE.
Very, very moving. I wanted my teenage sons to read it.
Sue Wardell, Independent Bookseller of the Year, on BBC Radio Lancashire.
Ex-headmaster Peter Inson's first novel about a teenage drop out.
BBC Radio London. 94.9 FM. Monday, May 8th. midnight.
- April 2006
- A publisher who has seen the first chapter of On the Side, has asked to see the rest of the manuscript.
- Continues to sell well – 40 since Christmas at Borders, Brent Cross which regards Peter as a very helpful author, following a signing there.
- 22 sold at Mill Hill School’s book fair. It took place while he spent three weeks there covering for a teacher’s absence.
- Sixth shop stocks dunno in Switzerland; a shop in Zermatt took his supply off his hands when he was skiing there. It’s also stocked in Zurich and Geneva. The only other overseas outlet about which I know is Waterstones in Amsterdam.
- Translator seeking French publisher for dunno. Veronique Thirot was looking for French books for her teenage children when she found a review of dunno on the internet and offered to seek a French publisher.
- Interview pending on BBC Radio London. Peter has been invited to spend a late-night hour scrutinizing the papers and talking about his book.
- PR agent getting encouragement for dunno from broadcasters.
- Spring mail-shot just out to independent booksellers who are pleased that an author is confident enough to go it alone.
- Wednesday 1st - Launch Day - Midday at Marylebone Station. A hundred copies given
away on London Underground.
- Interviews - BBC Radio Four's "The World Tonight", OneWord Radio, WRG Radio - Geneva, BBC Radio Lancashire, North Norfolk Radio and The Bookseller.
[Above - Peter Inson signs a copy of his book during the launch of dunno at Marylebone Station, London]
- A publisher who has seen the first chapter of On the Side, has asked to see the rest of the manuscript.
"Spying in the Clasroom?" - The Times' "Thunderer" column - April 26th Read
Short story "A Moment of Your Time Sir?" published at Ken*Again
Review of "Imagined London" by Anne Quindlen pub Nat Geographic published by The Institue of Ideas, London
