new books

  • Cover Reveal

    I reported a short while ago that my how-to books had been taken on by a publisher. Two are reprints and there’s also a new title to add. Here’s the new one to add to the series: And here are the other two: More news on them very soon…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Happy Friday! I’m delighted to welcome an author many of you know well to my guest writer slot this week. Darlene Foster has written the highly entertaining Amanda Travels series and her 10th book Amanda in Scotland: The Standing Stones will be released on June 1st. Each story is stand alone and you don’t have…

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  • Welcome to Book News — my Friday book slot. If any of you would like me to give your books a plug, please get in touch with your blurb, author bio, a photograph of the book, links and anything else you’d like to add. Here’s the address to send it to: estherchilton@gmail.com I’m delighted to…

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  • When I was head judge for Writers’ Forum’s short story competition, I read many delightful stories by Mark deMeza. I was thrilled to hear that he has a book coming out on January 27th. It sounds like it’ll make a compelling read. Here’s the blurb: The Thirteenth Child Inspired by a true story, this compelling…

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  • So, how many of you received books for Christmas? You can never have too many books, right? That’s what I’m always telling my partner, though my bookshelves are completely full and the top of my wardrobe is heaving with books. Every time I open it, I’m waiting for them all to fall down on my…

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  • It’s a month since my new short story collection was launched as an e-book. I’m delighted to announce that The Storm is now available as a paperback. You can order a copy through Amazon: Amazon UK Amazon US The blurb: There’s a clash of thunder and the brilliance of lightning. Huge waves gain momentum, slopping…

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  • Thank you to all of you who pre-ordered my new collection of short stories, The Storm. I hope you enjoy it. For those of you who haven’t pre-ordered, you can obtain a copy through Amazon: Amazon UK Amazon US Paperback news will follow soon. The blurb: There’s a clash of thunder and the brilliance of…

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  • My first collection of short stories, The Siege, came out ten years ago. The cover, as you can see, is very different to my new collection of short stories, The Storm, and A Walk in the Woods. It’s also not in the name of Chilton, so I thought it was about time I released a…

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  • I’m delighted to announce that my new collection of Short Stories, The Storm, is now available to pre-order on kindle. The launch date is 1st November. You can pre-order the book as follows: Amazon UK Amazon US Paperback news will follow soon. The blurb: There’s a clash of thunder and the brilliance of lightning. Huge…

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  • Like many of you, I have a few projects on the go. One of them I’m currently working on is a new collection of short stories. It’s over three years since A Walk in the Woods, my last book of short stories, came out. And I know I’ve enough stories to fill several more collections.…

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