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BBC RADIO INTERVIEWS

  • BBC Radio Wales14 December 2008 with Phil Rickman on 'Phil the Shelf' - click here.
  • BBC Radio Wales October 2008 with Jamie Owen and Louise Elliott - click here
  • AmeriCymru -

SEPTEMBER 2010

  • Western Mail - Authors Notes, Western Mail supplement on Saturday 16 October - click here.

SEPTEMBER 2010

  • AmeriCymru - An American Welsh Blog. Online interview - click here.

MAY 2010

  • WALES ON SUNDAY -This article appeared in the Wales On Sunday newspaper on 2nd May 2010. click here.

DECEMBER 2009

  • WESTERN MAIL -This article appeared in the Western Mail on Saturday 5th December 2009 click here.

OCTOBER 2009

  • PUBLICATION DATE - Precious Cargo
    A date has now been fixed for the launch of Peter's third novel, Precious Cargo. The launch will be at Waterstone's Cardiff, early evening on Friday 16 April 2010. If you would like to receive an electronic invitation to the launch, please contact Peter here.
  • WESTERN MAIL -This article appeared in the Western Mailmagazine supplement on Saturday 3rd October click here.

SEPTEMBER 2009

FEBRUARY 2009
  • INVITATION
    Peter is delighted to announce that he's been invited to give a Creative Writing Workshop to the 6th Form of Ysgol Bryn Tawe, Swansea.
JANUARY 2009
  • REVIEW - GWALES.com
    • Review from Norma Penfold of GWales. See the article here

DECEMBER 2008

  • RADIO
    'Phil the Shelf' 14 December 2008 5.30pm Radio Wales - Peter talks with Phil Rickman, broadcaster and author of the acclaimed Merrily Watkins series, on the subject of contemporary horror writing.

NOVEMBER 2008

  • WATERSTONE'S BOOK OF THE MONTH
    Peter is delighted to announce that Waterstone's have selected The Mourning Vessels as Welsh Book of the Month for November 2008
  • REVIEW - WESTERN MAIL
    Review from the Western Mail, 29 November 2008. See the article here.
OCTOBER
  • BBC RADIO WALES
    Peter was delighted to be invited onto BBC Radio Wales for an interview about 'Mourning Vessels'. You can hear this recording by clicking HERE.
  • LAUNCH DATE - The Mourning Vessels
    24th October 2008 - Official launch date of The Mourning Vessels - full details to be announced shortly.
  • PUBLICATION DATE - The Mourning Vessels
    21st October 2008 - Publication date of The Mourning Vessels - full details to be announced shortly.

FEBRUARY 2008

  • PUBLICATION DATE - The Mourning Vessels
    Peter is delighted to announce that the publication date for his second novel, The Mourning Vessels, will be 21st October 2008. All developments will be posted on The Mourning Vessels link.
  • REVIEW - Big Scene
    A review by Jason Jones can be seen here.
  • PETER ANNOUNCES THE TITLE OF HIS SECOND BOOK. Peter’s second book, which to date has had the working title of ‘Dead Letters’, will be entitled ‘The Mourning Vessels’.’

JANUARY 2008

  • SECOND RE-PRINT - 'Dark Covenant' is now proceeding to a second re-print, this time with an exciting new cover design, and so the book will shortly be re-available on Amazon. For details, see the Y Lolfa website HERE.

NOVEMBER 2007

  • ACADEMI MEMBERSHIP - Peter is both delighted and proud to announce that he has been invited by Academi to become one of its members. Details of Academi, the body that promotes Welsh literature, can be found at www.academi.org.

SEPTEMBER 2007

  • REVIEW - Cardiff Post
    A review by Brian Lee can be seen here.
  • REVIEW - GWALES.com
    A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council, can be seen here.
  • REVIEW - Western Mail
    A review by Sally Williams in the Western Mail can be seen here.
  • REVIEW - Tregolwyn Book Reviews
    A review by Chris Williams can be seen here.

AUGUST 2007

  • REVIEW - TIMES ONLINE
    Alex Wade reviews Dark Covenant for the Times Online. See the article here.
APRIL 2007
  • WESTERN TELEGRAPH
    "Pick up a life-changing read" - Read the review and competition from The Western Telegraph, 25th April 2007. Click here to read the artcile.
  • SOUTH WALES ARGUS
    "Author turns to city for dark thriller" - Read the feature in the South Wales Argus, 20th April 2007. Click here.
MARCH 2007
  • TENBY OBSERVER
    The Tenby Observer announces the release of Dark Covenant. Click here to read the artcile.
FEBRUARY 2007
  • BIG ISSUE (WALES)
    Kelly Slater of the Big Issue (Wales) has written a review on Dark Covenant in issue no 548 (12 to 18 February 2007).
    "Luther reveals a clandestine world where a demonically powerful crossword offerS a browbeaten lawyer riches beyond his dreams..."
    Click here to see the article.
  • BOWIEWONDERWORLD
    Being a huge fan of Davie Bowie, Peter Luther was thrilled to learn that his book Dark Covenant has been featured by David Bowie's leading fansite Bowiewonderworld. In this recently released novel, the main character uses knowledge of the artist's material whilst he strives to resolve clues to a mysterious crossword puzzle.
    Bowiewonderworld's review can be read by clicking here.
  • WESTERN MAIL
    John Jones of the Western Mail wrote a review about Dark Covenant onSaturday 10th February 2007.
    “With satanic subplots and a gothic backdrop…”
    Click here to see the article.
JANUARY 2007
  • AMAZON
    In advance of the release date of 6th February, Peter's publishers, Y Lolfa, have posted their synopsis of the Dark Covenant on Amazon. Click here to read the review.