Nervous anticipation bubbled in my stomach. Nicely mixed with the bran flakes and strong cup of tea I’d had for breakfast. The day had arrived for Darlington Libraries Library Takeover Day and yours truly had a coveted spot in the Adult Author Tent. A few cotton wool clouds scuttled across a blue sky. Had summer …
There’s a wonderful world of book awards out there. For authors they are a stamp of approval. A way of shouting – hey my book is brilliant because it’s recognised above all the others. And who doesn’t love an accolade. I can’t imagine for one minute; any winner is going to turn around and say …
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In this The Memory Garden by Rachel Hore review, I’m going to say straightaway that I had very high expectations. I loved A Week in Paris and hoped for more of the same. I wasn’t disappointed. Rachel delivers another knockout book. Again, it goes between two time periods. This time modern day and a hundred …
The days are lengthening, it’s not dark on the morning dog-walk and life is pushing up through the grass. Snowdrops are swaying in the breeze, along with cyclamen and hellebores and I’ve even sees some early flowering daffodils. Yes, winter is slowly loosening its grip – hooray we all cheer. However, I did have to …
After a few days of continual rain, it was a relief to find clear skies. I wouldn’t have to don waterproofs to reach The Guisborough Bookshop with my box of goodies. And more importantly, less inclement weather would hopefully encourage people to stray outdoors for a book signing. The wonderful independent bookstore team had affixed …
To celebrate Libraries Week, local contemporary fiction writer, Jackie Watson, has gone back to the very place that inspired her love for writing – the library. Jackie Watson was motivated to write the Greece-based trilogy after a recurring dream and explains: “As a kid, I loved our weekly library trip where I’d burst through the …
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Online book purchasing might have rocketed in recent years but some would say nothing beats browsing in a real bookshop. There are a myriad of quirky, cute and welcoming options in the UK, from waterside Hillbillies, Gairloch to The Edge of the World, Penzance. In North-East England is the award-winning Forum Books with its exceptionally …
Newcastle-born writer, Jackie Watson, has partnered with award-winning Wigwam Studios for her first women’s contemporary fiction novel. Apokeri Bay is the first part of a trilogy set in Lefkada, Greece and follows a feisty young Geordie woman who arrives in a quaint seaside village full of secrets. Wigwam Studios (winner of the 2022 Creative StartUp …
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