The Love Detective in 2020

Interview on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex with Allison Fearns

Monday 20th January from 1pm

I’ll be reviewing the newspapers on the BBC radio Surrey & Sussex The Afternoon Show. Do tune in around 1pm to listen!

The Love Detective: Next Level signing

Waterstones Clapham Junction

Saturday 1st February
70 St John’s Rd
Clapham
London
SW11 1PT

Really looking forward to returning to this fabulous store and seeing Ben, Sharon and the team once again! I’ll be signing The Love Detective and Next Level so do pop by if you are in the area.

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective: Next Level

Waterstones Putney

Saturday 8th February
Putney Exchange, Unit 5
Ground Floor
Putney High St
London
SW15 1TW

Really looking forward to seeing Natalya, Holly, Kristina, Elea and Gabriel for my The Love Detective and Next Level signing.

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Waterstones Walton-on-Thames

Saturday 15th February
12/13 The Heart Shopping Mall
Walton-on-Thames
KT12 1BZ

The Love Detective series signing with Angela Dyson

Waterstones Hemel Hempstead

Saturday 21st March

B4 The Riverside
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1BT

Really looking forward to returning to the wonderfully friendly town of Hemel Hempstead and seeing Mike, Skye, Marie, Georgia and Zeba while there!

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective series

The Bookshop East Grinstead

Tuesday 11th February from 10.30am

The Bookshop
22 High St
East Grinstead
RH19

Really looking forward to my first 2020 signing event at The Bookshop where I get to catch up with the lovely John and Sarah in the run up to Valentines!

December 2019

The Love Detective signing with Angela Dyson

Waterstones Epsom

12pm – 2pm on Saturday 7th December
50 High St
Epsom
KT19 8AJ

Thank you Karl, Debbie and the Epsom locals for another signing in this lovely store.

Next Level signing with Angela Dyson

Waterstones Crawley

Friday the 13th December

4-6 The Martletts
Crawley
RH10 1ES

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective: Next Level

Waterstones Hemel Hempstead

Saturday 14th December
B4 The Riverside
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1BT

Thanks so much, Mike, Skye, Marie, Georgia and Zeba for a great sell-out day at Waterstones Hemel Hempstead. I met some really lovely customers – Hemel Hempstead is a friendly town!

The Love Detective: Next Level signing

Waterstones Redhill

From 10am Wednesday the 18th December

Unit 12
13 Station Rd
Redhill
RH1 1SA

Such a great day at Waterstones Redhill – a lovely atmosphere in store. Nicola, Jess, Hannah and Sophie were so welcoming!

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective: Next Level

The Bookshop East Grinstead

Monday 23rd December 10.30am

The Bookshop
22 High St
East Grinstead
RH19

I had a wonderful day at one of my all time favourite book shops, so special to see John and Sarah so near to Christmas!

November 2019

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Waterstones Orpington

Friday 1st November 10:30 – 12:30
Unit 16 Nugent Shopping Park
Orpington
BR5 3RP

Thanks so much to Mihaela, Catherine and Emma at Waterstones Orpington where I had a great day on Friday. I met some lovely customers including a cute loved-up young couple who’d met on tinder and has been together 8 months!

The Love Detective signing with Angela Dyson

Waterstones Maidstone

10.30am to 2pm on Saturday 16th November
24 Fremlin Walk Shopping Centre
44 Fremlin Walk
Maidstone
ME14 1QP

Fabulous day at Waterstones Maidstone – Sharon, Mark, Sarah, Ali and Fleur made me so welcome and I met some great customers!

Interview on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex

Tuesday 19th November. The Afternoon Show at 1pm

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective 1 and 2

Waterstones Maidstone

Thursday 21st November from 5pm – 7pm
24 Fremlin Walk Shopping Centre
44 Fremlin Walk
Maidstone
ME14 1QP

Fabulous day at Waterstones Maidstone – Sharon, Mark, Sarah, Ali and Fleur made me so welcome and I met some great customers!

The Love Detective signing

Waterstones Godalming

Saturday 23rd November – 10.30am
68-70 High Street
Godalming
GU7 1DU

Such a fabulous day signing copies of The Love Detective series at Waterstones Godalming with Meg and Melody. This is a really charming town and I met so many lovely people. Thanks to everyone who bought my novels! Missed you, Hayley!

Appearing in my home town as Christmas kicks off!

Waterstones Dorking

Sunday November 24th from 10.30am
3-5 South St
Dorking
RH4 2DY

Book Reviews & Festive Recommendations on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex

Friday 29th November at 7pm

I had a lovely time back on the air with the fabulous Amanny Mohamed where I gave my book reviews and recommendations for the festive season!

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective 1 and 2

Waterstones Camberley

Saturday 30th November from 11am
6-8 Grace Reynolds Walk
Camberley
GU15 3SN

October 2019

The Love Detective: Next Level signing

Waterstones Putney

Saturday 5th October
Putney Exchange, Unit 5
Ground Floor
Putney High St
SW15 1TW

Had a lovely sell-out morning at Waterstones Putney with Anna, Chris and Laura on Saturday. There’s a great atmosphere to this store!

Guest at the Leatherhead Book Festival  

BookPotato, Leatherhead

3.30 – 4.15 pm on 12th October 2019
The Swan Centre
High Street
Leatherhead
KT22 8AH

I’m had a great time taking part in Ask Angela……..Secrets of The Love Detective – a 45 minute talk including a Q&A! It was great meeting readers and author’s alike.

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective – 1 and 2!

Waterstones Redhill

From 10am Saturday the 12th October
Unit 12
13 Station Rd
Redhill
RH1 1SA

A fabulous day at Waterstones Redhill – thanks so much to Keir and Hanza for making me so welcome and sorry that I didn’t get to meet Dan.

Book signing with Angela Dyson

Waterstones Crawley

Saturday 19th October
4-6 The Martletts
Crawley
RH10 1ES

Thanks so much to Dean and Rebecca at Waterstones Crawley for a fabulous day!

Guest on Let’s talk hosted by Bill Hadley

Talk Radio Europe

6pm on Wednesday 30th October

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective: Next Level

Waterstones Sutton

Saturday 26th October
71-81 High St
Sutton
SM1 1ES

Met some lovely people at Waterstones Sutton – one lady, Sue, bought a copy of Book 1 and then, an hour later, phoned me at the store to say that she was enjoying it so much, could I please reserve a copy of Book 2 for her!!

Angela Dyson half term signing of The Love Detective

Waterstones Horsham

10am onwards on Monday 28th October

8 Carfax
Horsham
RH12 1DW

The Love Detective: Next Level – Angela Dyson Book Signing

The Bookshop East Grinstead

Wednesday 30th October, from 10am
The Bookshop
22 High St
East Grinstead
RH19

I spent a lovely day signing copies in The Book Shop East Grinstead…. actually, I wasn’t in, I was outside ….and it was fabulous! One of those beautiful bright crisp Autumn days!

September 2019

Interview on 107 Meridian FM

With John Pye of The Bookshop East Grinstead

Thursday 5th Sept at 10.30am.

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Waterstones Orpington

Saturday 7th September 10:30 – 12:30
Unit 16 Nugent Shopping Park
Orpington
BR5 3RP

I’m delighted to have been rebooked in to Waterstones Orpington. Find full details of the event on the waterstones website here.

Guest on the Amanny Mohamed Arts and Culture show

Friday 13th September
BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey

Reading the papers with Allison Ferns

BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey

Thursday the 26th September

LAUNCH DAY for The Love Detective: Next Level!

Waterstones Clapham Junction

28th September
70 St John’s Rd
Clapham
London
SW11 1PT

I was hugely excited to be at Waterstones Clapham Junction on Book 2’s release day – the 28th September. Such a lovely sell-out day. Thank you so much to Alastair, Vanessa, Andy and Daniel for making me very welcome.

August 2019

A return visit to Clapham Junction for The Love Detective signing

Waterstones Clapham Junction

Saturday 3rd August
70 St John’s Rd
Clapham
London
SW11 1PT

Another glorious sell out day at the Clapham Junction store. So good to be back out there!

The Love Detective signing

Waterstones Putney

Saturday 10th August
Putney Exchange, Unit 5
Ground Floor
Putney High St
London
SW15 1TW

Another great day at Waterstones Putney. Thanks so much to Natalya, Holly, Kristina, Elea and Gabriel for making me and The Love Detective so welcome!

Reading the papers with Allison Ferns

Thursday 15th August

I had another wonderful session on BBC Radio Sussex & Surrey reviewing the papers with Allison Ferns. Do have a listen to the recording below!

The Love Detective signing

Waterstones Epsom

Saturday 17th August
50 High St
Epsom
KT19 8AJ

Thanks so much to Karl and Debbie for making me so welcome at Waterstones Epsom where I had another sell out day!

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Waterstones Crawley

Saturday 24th August from 10am
4-6 The Martletts
Crawley
RH10 1ES

Fabulous sell out day at Waterstones Crawley – thanks so much to Dean, Sam and Ava for welcoming The Love Detective!

July 2019

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Waterstones Maidstone

10.30am to 2pm on Saturday 6th July
24 Fremlin Walk Shopping Centre
44 Fremlin Walk
Maidstone
ME14 1QP

A great day, yet another sell out! Thanks so much to the Waterstones team for being so helpful.

The Love Detective signing

Waterstones Camberley

10.00am Saturday the 13th of July
6-8 Grace Reynolds Walk
Camberley
GU15 3SN

Another cracking sell-out day at Waterstones Camberley where David and Eden were a joy to spend time with – thanks for making me so welcome! Nearly everyone who bought TLD seemed to be going off on holiday! Some wonderful destinations: The South of France, Spain, Australia, The US  and even Peru! And finally, huge thanks to Darren and his adorable little boy who helped me find my way to Waterstones Camberley when I’d got myself horribly lost (I seem to make a habit of that!)

Cancelled – Waterstones Orpington

Saturday 20th July

Unfortunately I had to cancel this signing due to I’ll health but I have rebooked for 17th August.

The Love Detective signing

Waterstones Welwyn Garden City

Saturday 27th July
Unfortunately this one was also cancelled but I hope to return soon.

June 2019

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Waterstones Godalming

10am, Saturday 1st June
68-70 High Street
Godalming
GU7 1DU

Another sell out day at Waterstones Godalming where Hayley and Meg made me really welcome. Great atmosphere in town on Fete Day!

The Love Detective signing

Waterstones Clapham Junction

Saturday 15th June
70 St John’s Rd
Clapham
London
SW11 1PT

A fabulous sell out day where I was lucky enough to meet some wonderful locals while being so well looked after by Ben, Sharon and the team. Many thanks indeed and I am greatly looking forward to being back again in August!

Reviewing the papers with Amanny Mohamed

Afternoon Show BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey

Tuesday 18th June

Love and Detection Author Panel

The Bookshop East Grinstead

Wednesday 19th June, 7 pm
Tickets £8 and include a glass of wine!
The Bookshop
22 High St
East Grinstead
RH19

I had a magical evening with Helen Cullen and Marianne Kavanagh and really enjoyed answering the many insightful questions put to us! Thank you for having me.

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Waterstones Richmond

Saturday 22nd June
2-6 Hill St
Richmond
TW9 1TN

Such a lovely sell-out day at Waterstones Richmond – Charlie, Dee, Sam, James, Alice and Declan made me so welcome! Thank you.

The Love Detective signing

Waterstones Hemel Hempstead

10.30am to 12.30pm on Saturday the 29th of June
B4 The Riverside
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1BT

Another beautiful sell out day surrounded by lovely people.

May 2019

‘The Love Detective’: Angela Dyson Book Signing

The Bookshop East Grinstead

Saturday 4th May from 10am
The Bookshop
22 High St
East Grinstead
RH19

Another fantastic day at my favourite shop, sold a record number of copies and met so many lovely locals.

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Waterstones Uxbridge

Saturday 11th May from 12pm
240a
The Chimes Shopping Centre
Uxbridge
UB8 1GB

Full details on the Waterstones website here.

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Waterstones Winchester

Saturday 18th May from 10 am
The Brooks Shopping Centre 45
Winchester
SO23 8QY

Had a good day and sold out again – all 30 copies! Sarah, Katy and Kat made me so welcome and the city was wonderfully lively – a Morris Men take-over!

The Love Detective signing

The Rye Bookshop

Saturday 25th May
25 High Street
Rye
TN31 7JF

April 2019

The Love Detective signing

Waterstones Ashford

Saturday 6th April
County Square
29 County Square
Ashford
TN23 1YB

Reviewing the papers with Allison Ferns

Afternoon Show BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey

Tuesday 9th April

I had another wonderful session on the radio, do have a listen below!

The Love Detective signing

One Tree Books in Petersfield

Saturday 13th April from 10.30am
7 Lavant St
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU32 3EL

I had the most wonderful sell-out day at One Tree Books in Petersfield. Lovely to meet Tim, Anna, Bubbles, Jo, Charlotte and Harriet.

March 2019

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Waterstones Crawley

Saturday 16th March 12-2pm
4-6 The Martletts
Crawley
RH10 1ES

Another fantastic sell-out event, many thanks to Dean and Sam for being so lovely and welcoming!

The Love Detective signing

The Weybridge Bookshop

Saturday 23rd March
22A High Street
Weybridge
KT13 8AB

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Waterstones Hemel Hempstead

Saturday 30th March from 12pm
B4 The Riverside
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1BT

February 2019

The Love Detective book signing

The Rye Bookshop

Saturday 2nd February
25 High Street
Rye
TN31 7JF

Delighted to have made it through the snow to have yet another sell out day at the gorgeous Rye Bookshop.

Reviewing the papers on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex

I was back on BBC Radio Sussex on Wednesday the 6th February reviewing the papers with the fabulous Allison Ferns. Aside from one whoopsie (swearing with “buggering about”) it went very well and I shall be joining again. Do have a listen!

A “Loved Up” Themed TLD Book Signing!

Waterstones Watford

12pm onwards on Saturday 9th February
122 High St
Watford
WD17 2BJ

The run up to Valentines Day brought me to Waterstones in Watford for a ‘Loved Up’ themed book signing! The sell out event was such great fun and Barbara, Scott and Alex made me feel very at home.

The Love Detective Book Signing

Waterstones Swansea

12 noon on Saturday 23rd February
The Old Carlton Cinema
17 Oxford St
Swansea
SA1 3AG

Greatly looking forward to visiting the lovely lot at Waterstones Swansea for a book signing. Find out all about it here.

An evening with Angela Dyson

Urmston Bookshop Manchester

Thursday 28th February 
72 Flixton Road
Manchester
M41 5AB

January 2019

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Waterstones Horsham

10am onwards on Saturday 26th January

8 Carfax
Horsham
RH12 1DW

2018 Events

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

WH Smiths Wimbledon

Saturday 29th September
WH Smiths Wimbledon
Centre Court Shopping Centre
Wimbledon Railway Station
Station Road
London
SW19 8YA

Vivienne and I had such a successful day at WH Smiths Wimbledon that they invited me back for another half day session on the Sunday! Delighted to tell you we sold 79 copies of The Love Detective, a feat the WH Smiths managers said was quite unheard of! They kindly emailed some other branches so I have been booked at their Wimbledon store and am hopeful to be booked in at more as Christmas approaches. What was especially lovely was a lady who bought The Love Detective on Saturday saw me on Sunday and came in the shop to tell me she was on chapter 10 and absolutely loving it. Really did make my day!

Interview on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex

Listen to me being interviewed on the radio! I was on the BBC Surrey and Sussex afternoon show on Tuesday 2nd October from 14:40 and had the most wonderful time. Do have a listen below!

An evening with Angela Dyson

Waterstones Dorking

6pm Friday 5th October
Waterstones Dorking
3-5 South St
Dorking
RH4 2DY

My darling actor sister Claire and I read extracts from The Love Detective and in conversation and it was a HUGE success! We sold out of books! 37 people attended.

My sister, actor Claire Dyson and I acted out some of the highly comedic extracts from the novel (I played Clarry and Claire played Flan) – the result was much laughter and exchanges with the audience.

You can’t beat ice-cold prosecco in delicate champagne flutes served with a flourish by two lovely waitresses wearing The Love Detective sky-blue baseball caps. The delicious fresh canapes were a treat too! All enjoyed along with the scent of beautiful fresh freesias in vintage blue vases.

Very lively Q & A session. I was asked not simply about the process of writing my novel but about my feelings whilst working on it and afterwards seeing it for the first time in print.

Huge age range – youngest person present was 18 years old and the oldest was 83 – talk about intergenerational! A particular pleasure to me given that my heroine Clarry is 26 and her side-kick, Flan, is 70.

One lady was so immersed in the drama that she’d forgotten she still had her champagne flute in her hand and it crashed to the floor! Another woman said to me that she was so caught up in the story as I was reading a particularly dramatic suspenseful section of the novel that she didn’t want me to stop!

To be supported not just by friends and family but by the strangers who came and who enjoyed themselves so much that they bought more than one copy of the novel.

As I signed the last copy the realization hit me that now The Love Detective has a life of its own. Copies of my novel will be on someone’s bedside cabinet, in someone’s sitting room open on the table beside a glass of wine, in someone’s  handbag as they get on the train to work – and my hope for all those that read my novel is that it offers a brief escape from the day-to-day stresses of life and a chance for the spirit to revive and feel refreshed.

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

WH Smiths Richmond

Saturday 13th October
WH Smiths Richmond
16 – 17 George Street
Richmond
Greater London
TW9 1JS

Delighted to report I had a very successful day at WH Smiths Richmond, managing to sell out of copies!

Review of the papers BBC Surrey

On Thursday 18th October I had a wonderful time reviewing the papers with Joe Talbot on BBC Radio Surrey.

Angela Dyson signing

Waterstones Wimbledon

12pm onwards Saturday 20th October
Waterstones Wimbledon
40/42 The Broadway
Wimbledon
London
SW19 1RQ

I had a great day at Waterstones Wimbledon, selling out of The Love Detective and meeting wonderful people.

The Love Detective signing

Waterstones Berkhamsted

11am onwards Saturday 27th October
168 High St
Berkhamsted
HP4 3AP

It was another sell out day at the lovely Waterstones Berkhamsted! Many thanks to Sally and Rowan for making me so welcome in your charmingly friendly market town and sorry not to have met manager Matt. I did get to meet a wonderful lady who’d spent much of her life as choreographer for a ballet company, as well as a beautiful Golden retriever and a lovely lady heading on holiday to Mauritius the following day who had just had a pedicure and so was wearing flip-flops in the first cold weather we’ve had for months!

The Love Detective signing

Waterstones Epsom

Saturday 3rd November from 11am
50 High St
Epsom
KT19 8AJ

Yet another sell out day meeting the most wonderful people. I could get used to this!

Angela Dyson signing

Waterstones Carlisle

11am – 3pm Saturday 10th November
Waterstones Carlisle
66-68 Scotch Street
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 8PN

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

WHSmith Kingston

Thursday 15th, Friday 16th and Saturday 17th November!
Unit L8, G13 & G14 The Bentall Centre
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey
KT1 1TR

Great 3 days signing copies of The Love Detective at WH Smith Kingston. I met a very pleasant middle-aged belly-dancer, two lovely girls who had just started the Bananarama Reading Group, a very elegant lady who looked just like my character Flan and an astrophysicist! One woman came up to me and told me that her Book Club are reading The Love Detective in January! There was a  stressful 5 minutes when I joined the hunt for a missing child. Thankfully he was found safe and well in a corner playing with some lego. Much relief all around!

The Love Detective book signing as Christmas begins!

WH Smith Richmond

Thursday November 22th from 3pm
16 – 17 George Street
Richmond
Greater London
TW9 1JS

I had a wonderful day in Richmond holding a book signing as Christmas festivities started gearing up!

Angela Dyson signing

Harpenden Books

10.30am onwards on Saturday 24th November
48 High St
Harpenden
AL5 2SX

I had another sell out day in Harpenden Books. Huge thanks to Ines and Diana who welcomed me so warmly!

Appearing in my home town as Christmas kicks off!

Waterstones Dorking

Sunday November 25th from 11am
3-5 South St
Dorking
RH4 2DY

A sell out day once again in my home town of Dorking!

‘The Love Detective’: Angela Dyson Book Signing

The Bookshop East Grinstead

Saturday 1st December, from 10am
The Bookshop
22 High St
East Grinstead
RH19

Had the most wonderful sell-out day at The Bookshop East Grinstead signing copies of The Love Detective. I was made so welcome by the charming owner, John, and his wonderful manageress Sarah!

The Love Detective book signing

WHSmith Wimbledon

Saturday 8th December, all day
Wimbledon Railway Station
Station Road
London
SW19 7NL

Another fantastic day at WH Smith Wimbledon where I sold 63 copies of The Love Detective. Once again, I was made very welcome by Ashley’s team. And many congratulations to Ash on the birth of his daughter! Delighted to meet a French au pair who bought it for her Wimbledon House Mother, a lady who bought one as a Secret Santa and to a woman whose Christmas Philosophy I could only but admire: For every present she bought for someone else, she added one for herself!

Reviewing the papers on BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex

I had another wonderful session on BBC Radio Sussex on Tuesday the 11th December, this time reviewing the papers with Allison Ferns. Do have a listen to the recording below!

‘The Love Detective’: Angela Dyson Book Signing

The Bookshop East Grinstead

Wednesday 19th December, from 10am
The Bookshop
22 High St
East Grinstead
RH19

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Bartons Bookshop

Saturday the 22nd December 10am – 3.30pm
2 Bridge Street
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT22 8BZ

I had another sell out day at Barton’s Bookshop in Leatherhead. Peter, Cameron and Fran could not have been more welcoming, and I highly recommend Peter’s homemade mince pies! The Christmas spirit was much in evidence and I met so many lovely people!

Angela Dyson signing The Love Detective

Bartons Bookshop on Christmas Eve!

Monday the 24nd December 10am – 3.30pm
2 Bridge Street
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT22 8BZ

I had another fantastic day at Barton’s bookshop on Christmas eve. It was the perfect way to get fully in the mood for Christmas!