A.N. Wilson, a big fan of Andrew Martin’s Jim Stringer novels, has now reviewed The Moquette Mystery in The Tablet as ‘a wonderfully entertaining read’.
Andrew Martin writes a London travel feature about moquette for the Guardian
Andrew Martin had the good idea of commemorating the publication of The Moquette Mystery by writing a travel feature for the Guardian showing all the different patterns you could encounter by hopping on and off Tube trains. Here it is.
Vectis Radio's CATCH-cast programme interviews Andrew Martin
Mark Ovenden’s excellent CATCH-cast programme on Vectis Radio, interviewing writers who weave a transport dimension into their works, devoted episode 32 to Andrew Martin in a fascinating and wide-ranging 20-minute conversation about his many novels and non-fiction books, including Seats of London and The Moquette Mystery.
The Yarnstorm blog praises The Moquette Mystery
The textiles blog Yarnstorm written by Jane Brocket (with 4,000 subscribers) has reviewed Andrew Martin’s ‘enjoyable’ The Moquette Mystery, finding that ‘the textile details are many and fascinating’.
Andrew Martin writes about The Moquette Mystery in his Reading on Trains blog
Andrew Martin has devoted the 65th instalment of his weekly Substack blog on trains to ‘The Magic and Mystery of Moquette’, and the unique experience of shaping a crime novel about it.
The Camden New Journal talks to Andrew Martin about The Moquette Mystery
The Camden New Journal’s Dan Carrier talked to Andrew Martin for a long feature about The Moquette Mystery, and praised ‘a brilliantly readable murder mystery’.
The Londonist talks to Andrew Martin about The Moquette Mystery, and makes it book of the week
Andrew Martin talked about his new detective novel to the popular Londonist website, which has also included the book in its Christmas gift guide.
Crime Time blog interviews Andrew Martin about The Moquette Mystery
The Crime Time blog, run by the Financial Times’s crime fiction reviewer Barry Forshaw, has talked to Andrew Martin about his new detective novel The Moquette Mystery.
Robert Elms interviews Juliet Rix about London's Statues of Women on his BBC Radio London show
In a long and wide-ranging interview on 2 August, Robert Elms talked to Juliet Rix on his Saturday morning Radio London show about London’s Statues of Women - even touching on more out-of-the-way subjects like Sister Nivedita in Wimbledon.
Woman's Hour hosts a fascinating discussion on London's Statues of Women with Juliet Rix and Joy Battick
Woman’s Hour on 25 July included a long and compelling discussion on London’s Statues of Women. Presenter Nuala McGovern’s guests included Juliet Rix, the author, and Joy Battick, unique in being the only living woman in London, as well as woman of colour, to have two statues of herself in the capital, facing each other on opposite platforms on Brixton railway station.