‘The History of Skipton’ is Launching at Skipton Library Ian Lockwood, the author of ‘The History of Skipton’, will be at the Skipton Library for the launch event of his book. His book details the rich 150-year history of the town. The author has chosen to look at the ordinary people that spent their lives in the town a century ago. Their health, lifestyle, work and recreational activities are talked about in detail in the book. He has covered the Norman Conquest that occurred in the 21st century and has researched the town’s history by looking at old reports and archives. The information included in the book has never seen the light of day until now. Long time Skipton resident, Ian received his degree from University of York. He spent time as the editor of Craven Herald, a newspaper in Skipton, for several years.
The author of ‘Beauregard: Canine Warrior’, will be discussing his book at the James M. Duncan, Library in Del Ray section of Alexandria. The event is part of the All Alexandria Reads Initiative. Mr. Taylor is part of this initiative that centers around dog heroes this year. The book revolves around a brave military dog Beauregard, who dutifully alerts his team about an incoming attack but is ignored. The unit suffers a fatal attack, only the dog survives. He finds his way to a military officer who understands the importance of having military dogs in the service. The book pays tribute to all military service dogs and shows how dangerous their jobs are and how admirably they perform it.
S. Forrest Nomakeo is the author of ‘The Summer Palace’ she will read an excerpt from her book at the Blue Umbrella Books later in the month. Readers will learn about the main character of the book Katia, and what her life was like in the 17th Century patriarchal society. She is very willful and the palace that she resides in seems suffocating to her. Her yearning for freedom is palpable and she experience some of it when she goes to ride horses. There she meets Wiley, who she falls in love with. The relationship doesn’t go the way they both expected. Soon Katia’s family gets involved and make things very difficult. Shirley was part of the print/production industry for nearly 3 decades. She currently resides in Western Massachusetts with her family and blogs regularly about her experiences about writing.
Margaret Moore will be at the Kedington Library, Community Centre, Arms Lane, for an event featuring her book ‘A Street of Secrets’. She brings many colorful characters to life in her book. All the characters reside on Angel Street at the East End of London. They are all part of each other’s lives and even the smallest event is noticed by every person. Some new neighbors move into the street and become the center of attention. And everyone wonders who the mysterious woman is, she stands at the corner and keeps watching everyone. Born during the war years, Margaret had to leave school at the age of 15. Later in life, she decided to pursue her education. She retired from work in 2006 and started writing. Her first book was for children and this is her first novel. She currently resides in Suffolk.
Teresa Petersen will be in attendance at the Fowley Festival of Arts in May. Her book ‘Daphne du Maurier: Looking Inward’ takes a look at the themes that are present in Daphne du Maurier’s work. Everything that du Maurier wrote contained elements of incest, the author claims. She examines all of the writings and sees what the motivation was for her to write the way she did. The arguments are clear and readers will be able to see these classic pieces of literature from a new angle. The author has researched the writings at length to find evidence of her hypothesis. From the father-daughter marriage in Rebecca to infanticide in The Progress of Julius. The signs are there to see when readers look at the du Maurier’s history and read them again.
Visit the stall hosted by Tara Ingham, author of ‘Once I Rise’, at the Gladstone Pop Con in Queensland. The event takes place in May. Visit the realm where the victims of unjust deaths are gathered and revenants roam to help them. These revenants can travel to the real world and back. Jonathan is a revenant and he meets Jane Doe one day and he tries to find a way to help her. The biggest hurdle is that she doesn’t remember anything about her previous life and how he ended up being the victim. He has to find a way to learn her story and find the justice that she deserves. From the age of fourteen, Tara has been writing stories and creating strange worlds. To feed her passion, she got a degree in Creative Writing and Literature.
Author of ‘The Lost Hat (Book 1 of the Kitty Katz Club Series)’, Sarah Milne, will attend the Barnes Children’s Literature Festival in May. The first book in the series tells the story of Kitty Kat. She is off for a picnic at the Primrose Park when she comes upon a lost hat. She takes it upon herself to return the hat to its original owner. She runs into fun characters along the way. She continues on until she finds the owner and returns the hat. There are songs and dances in the book that will keep children entertained for a long time. Sarah is a multi-talented individual with a BA in Dance and Musical Theatre. The Kitty Katz Club is her original creation and it was founded in her own Performing Arts School classes. Over 600 children a week learning in the program.
Digital Pursuit continues the story of criminal Tim Ridgway, first encountered in Following Digital Footprints. Tim has now been sentenced to ten years for his credit card and identity theft crimes and is taken to HMP Dinas Bay in Wales to serve his sentence. This is another enjoyable book from David McCaddon, in which the reader can become re-acquainted with old friends from Midshire Police and follow the threads of the plot which twist and turn in a satisfying manner.
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