Sunday 27th May.

RT @LanguageFoundry: Photos from the 3rd Ruth Rendell Short Story Award Ceremony. #RuthRendell

A shelfload of top-selling authors were at the annual Hatchard party in Piccadilly last night. Fellow peers PD James and Ruth Rendell sat in a huddle talking, while Rachel Johnson and Victoria Hislop were fixing up when they should next play tennis.

I had a long conversation with Ruth Rendell about the joys, woes and compulsion of writing, and also about supernatural thrillers. She told me a curious phenomenon - that although she resolutely does not believe in ghosts, she gets scared witless by ghost stories!

Names already confirmed include crime writers PD James and Ruth Rendell, who will appear together at Winchester Guildhall on Friday, June 1 for an event entitled Queens of Crime.

Celebrated author, Ruth Rendell, will be visiting Ipswich County Library on Saturday 26 November. Full details of the visit are still to be finalised so please look out for more information about this exciting event soon! 

RT @BucksWriter: New on my blog: P.D. James talks to Ruth Rendell

Ruth Rendell reads from her new mystery The Vault.

RT @isleofislay: Reminder for Islay Book Festival next weekend Sep 3rd – 4th @ Port Ellen Primary with Ruth Rendell

The event was opened by crime novelist Ruth Rendell, who took time to enjoy the fete’s Punch and Judy show, along with the various stalls and games running during the day.

Author Ruth Rendell is set to attend a traditional garden fete hosted by St Gregory’s Church in Sudbury on Saturday.

Ruth Rendell at Montpellier Gardens: Saturday, October 8, 2011.

The prolific author of over seventy novels and creator of Inspector Wexford, Ruth Rendell is one of our most distinguished crime novelists. She joins us to discuss her latest book The Vault which sees the now retired Wexford return to take on a case of fiendish difficulty and danger.

Baroness Rendell of Babergh, better know as best-selling author Ruth Rendell, together with MPs Tony Baldry, Paul Maynard, Bob Russell and Anne-Marie Morris - all members of the APPG – attended.

Unique works of art created by 100 celebrities will be auctioned by author Jeffrey Archer on the 15th September at the Drawn…to Darfur Celebrity Charity Art Auction in London to help the forgotten children of Darfur.

Lord Archer offered to help when he heard that nearly 100 celebrities – including Prince Charles, Prime Minister David Cameron, Melvyn Bragg, Martin Clunes, Rolf Harris, Anne Heche, Eamonn Holmes, Kelly Holmes, Ken Howard, Robert Lindsay, Julian Lloyd-Webber, Joanna Lumley, Ruth Rendell, Cliff Richard, Prunella Scales, Chris Tarrant and many more – have been drawing for Darfur as part of UK based charity Kids for Kids’ 10th Birthday celebrations.

Fans of mystery and intrigue are invited to join Ruth Rendell and PD James for a Read for RNIB Literary Reception at one of London's hottest venues The Ivy, 6 October 2011. Money raised from ticket sales will help the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) provide reading services and equipment to blind and partially sighted people.

Best-selling crime novelist Ruth Rendell CBE will appear at an exclusive literary lunch at The Ivy in London to raise funds for leading sight loss charity RNIB. From her award-winning Inspector Wexford series to novels written under her pseudonym Barbara Vine, Baroness Rendell will be sharing some of the highlights from her brilliant career and discussing her next eagerly-awaited Inspector Wexford novel, The Vault, out next month.

6 October 2011, 2.00 - 4.30pm
The Ivy Restaurant, 1-5 West Street, London WC2H 9NQ
Tickets: £75 each
This is a unique opportunity to hear renowned authors Ruth Rendell and P D James talk about their lives in an intimate setting with a chance to ask them questions and purchase signed books.
All this is accompanied by canapés and a glass of bubbly in the restaurant's exclusive Private Dining Room, followed by tea and coffee. Please note that there are a limited number of places available.

Sunday 25th September 2011 - 5:30pm

The top two British crime writers join forces to discuss crime writing, murder mysteries and psychological thrillers. Between them, they have written over 100 books and the names of their protagonists, such as Inspector Wexford, Adam Dalgleish and Cordelia Gray, are known world-wide. Many credit them for upgrading the entire genre of whodunit, shaping it more into a whydunit.

The Oldie magazine team is launching a new literary festival, based in London's Soho, with authors including Man Booker-winner Howard Jacobson and Michael Morpurgo set to appear.
The Soho Literary Festival will run from 23rd to 25th September 2011, comprising 40 events at The Soho Theatre. Philip Kerr, P D James, Ruth Rendell, Kate Summerscale, Gyles Brandeth, James Delingpole and A N Wilson are also among the names already signed up to appear at the event.

The Westminster Society invites you to a literary evening with two successful and well know crime writers; PD James and Ruth Rendell. The evening's conversation will be chaired by a third writer; David Benedictus and there will be support from the Maurice Horhut Jazz Trio. Tickets cost £35 each and can be purchased by contacting the main office on 020 8968 7376.

Sherlock Holmes Society of London Annual Dinner 2010.

5 September – BaronessRuth Rendell CBE: Bestselling mystery author, who also writes under the pseudonym Barbara Vine, has penned more than 60 novels and is best known for weaving tales about iconic character, “Chief Inspector Wexford.” She and her friend, fellow novelist P.D. James, have been credited with reshaping the mystery and detective genre of novels. Rendell will sail an Eastbound Transatlantic Crossing on Queen Mary 2.

A charity carol concert in aid of helping children in Darfur in Sudan. It was organised by Kids For Kids, who support families there through long term projects, which includes sending out goats. Hence the reason why we were greeted by a stuffed goat outside the church as well as a couple of donkeys!<br />
It all took place at St. Luke's Church in Chelsea, and we were there to be part of a celebrity choir. We were given the first verse of Away in a Manager to sing, and managed to have a brief rehearsal before it was our big moment. Also in the choir was the actor Richard Wilson, the author Ruth Rendell and fellow news presenter Alastair Stewart.

19 - 21 November. As part of the global celebrations for the anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth, BFI presents a special Christie themed weekend investigating the continuing popularity of the 'Queen of Crime'.

Join and meet other Scandinavian crime lovers in London, authors, translators and specialists in Scandinavian languages, literature, history and cultures. January to April 2011

Ruth Rendell discusses with author Francoise Barret-Ducrocq the themes explored in her book 'Love in the Time of Victoria: Sexuality, Class and Gender in Nineteenth-Century London' (Verso, 1991), translated from French by John Howe.

Ruth will be reading from her new novel 'Tigerlily's Orchids' at England's Lane Books in Hampstead on Thursday 16 September at 7.30pm.

Harpsichordist Yasuko Mitsui has promised to keep organizing concerts around the globe through her foundation until the world has gotten rid of nuclear weapons.

RUTH Rendell is a name synonymous with books about murderers and those who catch them – but the author was not always destined to be a crime writer.

The creator of Wallander talks about his crime fiction, his novels and his African theatre company.

Actor and raconteur Ken Kitson continues with his bid to add literary success to his list of triumphs when he signs copies of his latest book at the weekend.

George will hopefully be attending Autographica in May.

Acclaimed crime writer Ruth Rendell will discuss with David Grylls the latest edition of the Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes, for which she has supplied the introduction. How important has Holmes been in the history of detective fiction? What differences does she see between Conan Doyle's great detective and her own sleuth, Chief Inspector Wexford? Would she ever kill off her own creation?

Baroness Rendell, a high profile campaigner against FGM, spoke at the launch of a resource pack drawn up by the London Safeguarding Children Board. This innovative pack brings together a wide range of existing work into one handy document for the first time, and will be a key tool to help professionals and community groups work together to combat FGM.

Ruth Rendell, who has been called “the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world” by Time magazine, will talk about her newest Inspector Wexford series novel, “The Monster in the Box,” at 7 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, November 6, at the New Canaan Library.

September 2011 schedule of upcoming Ruth Rendell appearances in the US.

Ruth Rendell discusses crime, punishment and genre snobbery.

West Lavington Youth Club, which this week was presented with a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, is also celebrating a remarkable change in its fortunes.

Handel Fest: “For our lectures, we wanted to see how we could mix up people like Ruth Rendell, who’s an enthusiast not a specialist, with someone like James Bowman, who has made a career out of Handel.”

AUTHOR PD James is leading a line-up of popular writers taking part in a special crime day in Oxford. The award-winning novelist will be joined at Oxford’s Bodleian Library by fellow crime writers Kate Summerscale, Val McDermid and Ruth Rendell on Friday, October 2.

The Bodleian Library is running a special one-day event to celebrate the launch of its book Talking About Detective Fiction by P D James. 'Crime Day' will take place on 2nd October, and will include talks from "a remarkable line-up of authors", such as Val McDermid, Ruth Rendell and Kate Summerscale

Ruth Rendell in conversation with the creator of Inspector Banks novels and Festival Patron Peter Robinson. Saturday 26 September, 2009.

George Baker – also known as TV star Inspector Wexford – has stepped into the shoes of detective novelist Kate Atkinson after she had to pull out of Buxton Festival's literary series.

Actor Simon Shepherd helped boost the coffers of West Lavington youth club when he appeared at a fund-raising event.

Veteran actor George Baker had to leave his hospital bed to take part in the filming of an episode of Celebrity Cash in the Attic at Aldridge’s saleroom in Devizes on Saturday.

Please note: George Baker was hoping to be at this event but has had to cancel due to ill health.

George Baker and Christopher Ravenscroft are to appear on Cash in the Attic in a bid to raise money for West Lavington youth club. Items from George's attic will be auctioned at Henry Aldridge and Son's auction rooms in Devizes on 14 March, 2009.

So who will be hailed as Top of the Cops? You decide!

Leading crime writers join forces to discuss the motives and methods behind their numerous novels. Thu 23 Oct, 5.30pm 2008

Our Christmas Social will feature as Guest Speaker, George Baker (best know for his portrayal of Inspector Wexford), and will take place at 7.30 p.m. on Friday 5th December at the Wyvern Club, Church Walk.

Will Self, Victoria Hislop and Ruth Rendell are among the line up for the 2008 SW11 Literary Festival. The event held by Waterstone¹s at Clapham Common and Wandsworth Council will run from 8th to 28th September.

Welcome to the 7th annual edition of the TCM Crime Scene Festival, which celebrates and explores contemporary and classic aspects of the world’s most popular fiction genre through film, TV and literature.

It is billed as the "chance of a lifetime" for the Labour faithful to meet their heroes, from Tony Blair and Sir Alex Ferguson to Joe Calzaghe and Ruth Rendell.

In an attempt to get the ITV digital TV channels out there and in front of people, ITV have come up with a clever marketing scheme which if it does actually work could boost the popularity of the ITV digital channel ITV 3.

ITV3 today announces a six-week Crime Thriller Season, leading up to the first ever televised ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards, which promises to be a glamorous star studded occasion, celebrating crime and thriller fiction from film, TV and books.

ITV3 has teamed up with Cactus TV to launch a six-week Crime Thriller Season this autumn, culminating in televised ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards to celebrate crime fiction in film, TV and books.

George Baker will perform his one-man-show 'The Way to Wexford' in May at The Point in Eastleigh, in support of Steve Geary who is raising cash for Open Sight. The show takes place at 2.30pm on Sunday 11 May 2008.

George Baker is putting on a performance of his one-man show to boost a Romsey man's latest fundraising effort for the blind and partially-sighted.

RUTH RENDELL - 7TH SEPTEMBER

2 September 2007 in the NFRAC marquee at the Library gardens, Farnham.

Guests at the dinner auction are to be husband and wife acting team George Baker and Louie Ramsay, and the mayors of all five west Wiltshire towns are also expected to attend.

The Shelleys: prog. incl. works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and the Schumanns

A RECORD 800 people turned up to enjoy a day in the sun at this year's Westwood Flower Show, held on Monday.