Lights, Camera, Author! is an American podcast which features interviews with authors and actors who write books about movies, TV and entertainment. I chatted about Queens of the Underworld, and how it’s about time professional female crooks made it to the big screen. Listen here Watch here
I’ll be talking about Queens of the Underworld at Derby Book Festival on May 22nd, Derby College, 11am. More info here
I’ll be joining a panel at Wild Words Festival, a new literary festival set in a beautiful Hertfordshire field with ‘hot street food and cool camping’.
The North American Tradeswomen are sending a delegation to London in June, where they will be visiting construction sites and training centres, and supporting plans for a Women’s Building on the site of the former Holloway Prison. I’ll be giving an online talk about the history of Holloway on June 11th, 4pm. Women make […]
What happens when you get awkward questions at book festivals? Vox is a series of bite-size audio recordings in which Royal Literary Fund Fellows explore topics around writing. Listen here.
The Daily Mirror have featured three Queens of the Underworld – Lilian Goldstein, Noreen Harbord and Zoe Progl, all of whom the Mirror wrote about repeatedly during their criminal heydays from the mid 1920s to the 60s
Queens of the Underworld has been selected for a BookBub promotion until Feb 23rd, more info here.
Mudlarking, Criminal Queens, and the deep City: a collection of London stories. March 24th, Amersham Arms, SE14. 7pm-10pm.
True stories about professional female crooks are very rare – here’s 5 of the best which inspired Queens of the Underworld. The list appears on Shepherd, where authors compile their own favourite books. See the full list here.
‘Caitlin is the cat’s fancy tracksuit when it comes to writing about women, crime and punishment’ – a Standard Issue podcast with Mickey Noonan, chatting about Queens of the Underworld. Listen here.
The Daily Mail have covered 6 women who feature in Queens of the Underworld, renaming them Gangster Girls..
Photographer Michael White is currently embarking on a new project, Authors of the Thames, in which he meets and photographs authors who have used the River Thames and the Estuary as a source of inspiration for their work – whether fiction or non-fiction. Michael, who is based in Leigh-on-Sea, wants to explore what different […]
I’ll be talking about Queens of the Underworld at Highgate Library, London N19, on December 9th, 7pm. The event is organised by The Friends of Highgate Library and admission is free.
‘400 Years of Female Rebellion’ is a free online event on December 6th. I’ll be giving an illustrated talk on the lives of rebellious women and female crooks, followed by a discussion from a brilliant panel: Julie Bindel (Co-Founder, Justice for Women), Niki Gibbs (Artist), and Lucy Masoud (Barrister). It will be chaired by […]
Queens of the Underworld features in the latest edition of the Crime Readers’ Association Case Files magazine. Info on joining the CRA here.
I chatted to Georgina Godwin about Queens of the Underworld on Monocle 24. Listen here.
Julie Bindel has reviewed Queens of the Underworld for The Spectator: ‘A rollicking account of all kinds of crime committed by women…Neither sentimental nor judgmental, Davies presents these characters as important examples of criminological history. The case studies are prime examples of women who have not only been forgotten or ignored, but who put […]
Queens of the Underworld was launched at the Great Scotland Yard Hotel – on the site of the original headquarters of the Metropolitan Police. This is where the Detective Department was based in late Victorian times, and its officers were very familiar with some of the queens – including Emily Lawrence, the diamond thief […]
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine has reviewed Queens of the Underworld, and concluded that ‘many of them were simply thugs’. It’s illustrated with a picture of Chris Tchaikovsky, the antithesis of a thug, who co founded Women in Prison.
I chatted to Robert Elms about Queens of the Underworld, listen here (1 hour, 39 minutes into the show). ‘Gangsters and robbers and blaggers and dippers…..these are extraordinary stories. A fantastic book,’ Robert Elms.
I chatted to Paul Ross about Queens of the Underworld on Overnights, talkRadio. ‘An amazing book and a brilliant read….a great slice of social history,’ Paul Ross Listen here
I chatted with Selina MacKenzie on her Lifestyles show, TRE Talk Radio Europe, about the women who inspired Queens of the Underworld. Listen here, begins 22 minutes into the show.
How do writers deal with rejection? Vox is a series of bite-size audio recordings in which Royal Literary Fund Fellows explore topics around writing. In this episode, we were asked to discuss rejection. Listen here.
The Crime Readers’ Association has run a piece on one of the women from Queens of the Underworld, Diamond Dolly, in their October newsletter.
‘Who owns the legacy of a women’s prison?’ The New Yorker has run a feature on the history and future of the site of Holloway Prison, and the need for a proper Women’s Building. Full article here.
Vox is a series of bite-size audio recordings in which Royal Literary Fund Fellows explore topics around writing. In this episode, we were asked to discuss the best writing advice we have ever received. Listen here.
I’ll be talking about Queens of the Underworld at Borderlines Carlisle Book Festival on Sunday October 3rd – Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, CA3 8TP, 10.30-11.30am.
Queens of the Underworld is a ‘season highlight’ in the Bookseller Non-Fiction Buyer’s Guide for autumn.
I’m excited to be returning to the Hurst to tutor on a residential Tutored Retreat: Fiction course, with Jacob Ross, on November 8th-13th. Working on a novel or a collection of short stories? Fire up your Fiction will provide support and feedback for whatever issues you’re facing with your writing – whether you need […]
The winners of the Make Space for Women competition have been announced – a stunning selection of bold and inspiring artwork. It took the judges hours of discussion to decide on the final winners – with 90 entries, ranging from paintings, photography, drawings, crochet and multimedia, to poetry and prose. The competition was run by […]