Vox is a series of bite-sized audio recordings in which Royal Literary Fund Fellows explore topics around writing. Listen here. Continue reading
Vox is a series of bite-sized audio recordings in which Royal Literary Fund Fellows explore topics around writing. Listen here. Continue reading
I’ll be talking about Holloway Prison and the history of women in the criminal justice system at the Woman Up Justice conference on March 4th. The conference is hosted by University of Cumbria School of Justice and organised by the voluntary events group Woman Up. More details and booking here. Continue reading
I’ll be teaching a 6-week online Life Writing course for City Academy, April-May 2023. More info and booking here. Continue reading
‘Favourite books of 2022’, Daily Express Continue reading
I’ll be talking about the history of Thames swimming at the West London Local History Conference on November 26th, a one-day virtual event with the theme ‘Play the Game’. Tickets here. Continue reading
I’ll be joining Age UK Camden Book Club as guest author at the British Library on October 26th. The book under discussion this month is Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, followed by a talk and Q&A on Queens of the Underworld. This is a closed event, but there is more information on… Continue reading
I chatted with Salma El-Wardany on BBC Radio London about the Queens of the Underworld, while Elizabeth Crawford discussed the suffragettes at Holloway Prison and Katie Fraser, Northern Services Manager at Women in Prison, explained the current situation of women in prison, as well as the future of the Holloway site. Listen here. ‘I… Continue reading
I’ll be talking about Queens of the Underworld at Conway Hall, a famed ‘hub for free speech and independent thought’ since the 1880s, as part of its Ethical Matters events held on Sunday afternoons. September 18th, London WC1R. Tickets here Continue reading
A chat with The Demented Goddess about Queens of the Underworld – revenge, racism and power. Read here Continue reading
Lights, Camera, Author! is an American podcast which features interviews with authors and actors who write books about movies, TV and entertainment. I chatted about Queens of the Underworld, and how it’s about time professional female crooks made it to the big screen. Listen here Watch here Continue reading
I’ll be talking about Queens of the Underworld at Derby Book Festival on May 22nd, Derby College, 11am. More info here Continue reading
I’ll be joining a panel at Wild Words Festival, a new literary festival set in a beautiful Hertfordshire field with ‘hot street food and cool camping’. More info and tickets here. Continue reading
The North American Tradeswomen are sending a delegation to London in June, where they will be visiting construction sites and training centres, and supporting plans for a Women’s Building on the site of the former Holloway Prison. I’ll be giving an online talk about the history of Holloway on June 11th, 4pm. Women make up… Continue reading
What happens when you get awkward questions at book festivals? Vox is a series of bite-size audio recordings in which Royal Literary Fund Fellows explore topics around writing. Listen here. Continue reading
Queens of the Underworld will be released as an audio book by Isis Publishing in May 2022, narrated by Annie Aldington. Continue reading
The Daily Mirror have featured three Queens of the Underworld – Lilian Goldstein, Noreen Harbord and Zoe Progl, all of whom the Mirror wrote about repeatedly during their criminal heydays from the mid 1920s to the 60s. Continue reading
Queens of the Underworld is now an Amazon bestseller in Women in History. Continue reading
Queens of the Underworld has been selected for a BookBub promotion until Feb 23rd, more info here. Continue reading
Mudlarking, Criminal Queens, and the deep City: a collection of London stories. March 24th, Amersham Arms, SE14. 7pm-10pm. Info and tickets here. Continue reading
True stories about professional female crooks are very rare – here’s 5 of the best which inspired Queens of the Underworld. The list appears on Shepherd, where authors compile their own favourite books. See the full list here. Continue reading
‘Caitlin is the cat’s fancy tracksuit when it comes to writing about women, crime and punishment’ – a Standard Issue podcast with Mickey Noonan, chatting about Queens of the Underworld. Listen here. Continue reading
The Daily Mail have covered 6 women who feature in Queens of the Underworld, renaming them Gangster Girls… Continue reading
Photo: Michael White Photographer Michael White is currently embarking on a new project, Authors of the Thames, in which he meets and photographs authors who have used the River Thames and the Estuary as a source of inspiration for their work – whether fiction or non-fiction. Michael, who is based in Leigh-on-Sea, wants to explore… Continue reading
I’ll be talking about Queens of the Underworld at Highgate Library, London N19, on December 9th, 7pm. The event is organised by The Friends of Highgate Library and admission is free. Tickets here. Continue reading
‘400 Years of Female Rebellion’ is a free online event on December 6th. I’ll be giving an illustrated talk on the lives of rebellious women and female crooks, followed by a discussion from a brilliant panel: Julie Bindel (Co-Founder, Justice for Women), Niki Gibbs (Artist), and Lucy Masoud (Barrister). It will be chaired by Professor… Continue reading
Queens of the Underworld features in the latest edition of the Crime Readers’ Association Case Files magazine. Info on joining the CRA here. Continue reading
I chatted to Georgina Godwin about Queens of the Underworld on Monocle 24. Listen here. Continue reading
Julie Bindel has reviewed Queens of the Underworld for The Spectator: ‘A rollicking account of all kinds of crime committed by women…Neither sentimental nor judgmental, Davies presents these characters as important examples of criminological history. The case studies are prime examples of women who have not only been forgotten or ignored, but who put their… Continue reading
Queens of the Underworld was launched at the Great Scotland Yard Hotel – on the site of the original headquarters of the Metropolitan Police. This is where the Detective Department was based in late Victorian times, and its officers were very familiar with some of the queens – including Emily Lawrence, the diamond thief who… Continue reading
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine has reviewed Queens of the Underworld, and concluded that ‘many of them were simply thugs’. It’s illustrated with a picture of Chris Tchaikovsky, the antithesis of a thug, who co founded Women in Prison. Continue reading