Eddie Mann will be attending his book launch on Thursday 7th September at Waterstones in Milton Keynes. The event is due to start at 6pm, with the initial talk lasting approximately 30-45 minutes. You will then have the opportunity to ask Eddie any questions and potentially even grab yourself a signed copy of his book. It's certain to be a wonderful evening. 'Ordinarily Unthinkable' by Eddie Mann is the tale of ‘Grant', a man with a mysterious past.  After the senseless deaths of his wife and daughter, Grant seeks revenge on those responsible for this abhorrent act. Who is responsible and will Grant exact revenge on those who he loved and lost? Ordinarily Unthinkable is a fast-paced, exciting novel which will have the reader gripped.

The author of 'I Will Find You', John M. Taylor, will be joining The Littleport Society in celebrating 30 years of this community group. John will be taking part in a book signing and you will also have the chance to find out a little more about his book. Halfway through the evening there will be entertainment from Hobson's Voice - a local band! The event is free to both members and the public. It's certain to be a wonderful evening. To find out more about The Littleport Society, click here. 'I Will Find You' is a tale of mystery and intrigue which starts in wartime Fenland near Ely and then moves halfway across the globe to Australia. John Taylor's story is colourful, poignant and moving as it charts the journey of young Robbie Spalding and his path from a Dr. Barnardos Home in Cambridge to a new life on the other side of the world. Robbie becomes Nick Thorne and this account of his arrival into adulthood is more than a little tragic and filled with unexpected twists and turns. Touching, funny, sad and filled with drama, 'I Will Find You' is an authentic and pacey read, gripping and compelling, and will certainly keep the readers' attention until the last page is turned. Expect to shed a tear for the casualties of war.  

Roy Lancaster, author of 'Parrot Takes Command', will be at Hatherley Library on Monday 4th September from 11am. Roy will be conducting a reading from his book and taking part in a Q&A session. You might even be able to bag yourself a signed copy! Roy will be at Hesters Way Library on Saturday 2nd September in case you are unable to make this one. There are plans to have an arts and crafts session prior to to after each event. More details of which will follow.   ‘Parrot was very angry indeed. He was also very wet. Although he had heard the cry to abandon ship, and had even seen the sailors jumping into the lifeboat, before he could jump in too, the huge, towering wave swept him spluttering and squawking over the side.' After this dramatic start, Parrot, a bird who has forgotten how to fly having spent most of his life on perches or human shoulders, has to learn how to survive in a wide open and at times dangerous sea. But he is not alone, a handful of other animals share his shipwrecked fate and place their trust in him to see them through. 'Parrot Takes Command' is a delightful book full of adult relationship themes covered at a child's level. It is funny, a little dangerous and is beautifully illustrated.

Have the chance to meet Tumelo Moleleki and grab a signed copy of her book 'The Dry Tears of a Bleeding Child' at the Jozi Book Fair on 31st August - 3 September. 2017.    The free festival promotes reading and writing in all South Africa’s languages especially indigenous languages and mother tongues; promotes access and exposure to all the arts, and supports affordable printing to make books accessible and affordable.   Tumelo Moleleki Tumelo is an IT consultant who loves languages. She has a commerce degree, specializing in law. She is multilingual and enjoys reading as well as writing. Tumelo started writing early when she used to dabble at writing books and poetry by hand. She wants to see more people enjoying reading books.   'The Dry Tears of a Bleeding Child' Elizabeth, along with her younger brother, Lawrence, is a virtual slave living on a farm owned by the Forsythes. She depends upon Charles Forsythe, her cruel master, for everything. He extends his hold over her by raping her and as a result she becomes pregnant. It is while she is in hospital giving birth that she glimpses a life that is possible beyond her miserable existence, mainly because of the kindness shown to her by a young white male nurse. Elizabeth has nothing, and even the child, whom she has named Jordan after the young nurse, is taken from her by the Forsythes who rename her.  Her only hope is Charles' mother, a kind lady who visits occasionally from England. Over time she realises the state of affairs and attempts to right the wrongs done to Elizabeth and her brother.  But Elizabeth is not free. A chance meeting with the nurse, now a doctor, again gives her a glimpse of a different kind of life, but a different fear holds her back. Will she ever be free and happy?

Join Roy Lancaster, author of 'Parrot Takes Command', at Hesters Way Library on Saturday 2nd September.  Roy will be conducting a reading of his book as well as taking part in a Q&A session. There are also plans to have a arts and crafts session prior too or after the event. Further details of this will follow. Roy will also be at Hatherly Library on September 4th for a similar event if you cannot attend this one,   ‘Parrot was very angry indeed. He was also very wet. Although he had heard the cry to abandon ship, and had even seen the sailors jumping into the lifeboat, before he could jump in too, the huge, towering wave swept him spluttering and squawking over the side.' After this dramatic start, Parrot, a bird who has forgotten how to fly having spent most of his life on perches or human shoulders, has to learn how to survive in a wide open and at times dangerous sea. But he is not alone, a handful of other animals share his shipwrecked fate and place their trust in him to see them through. 'Parrot Takes Command' is a delightful book full of adult relationship themes covered at a child's level. It is funny, a little dangerous and is beautifully illustrated.

Join Carol Steingreaber at the Van Horne Public Library on the 1st September 2017 for a book reading and signing. In her first autobiography, Pants Optional, Carol Steingreaber offers a hilarious, unrestricted insight into her life thus far in Iowa, USA. The reader is a privileged passenger on the journey, invited to buckle up for the ride as Carol shares her stories from the sibling squabbles of childhood, to cringeworthy dating moments, marriage and various stages of motherhood. Her witty, "tell-it-straight" writing style conjures up images you can't help but laugh at, often accompanied by photos that speak a thousand (usually comical) words. Carol provides the reader with "UNconventional tips" on a whole range of themes such as housework and hospitals, illness and injury, Nerf guns and nudity, safety concerns and sex, friendship, faith and a great many more. Moments of eternal embarrassment are interspersed with flashes of comic/parenting genius, and every reader will find a nugget or three (or twenty!) to inspire them

Author of both the 'The Darwin Code' and 'The Einstein Code', J.D. Welch, is putting on a 4 week course in code cracking. The course starts TODAY, Friday 11th August, and will run each Friday up till and including Friday 1st September. The course will take place at Heaton's Library each week at 2pm for one hour. 'The Einstein Code': Ben's mother has been kidnapped and the adults don't believe it. They think she's just missing and her employers and the police don't really want to know. The meeting she attended, after all, never took place. But the message she sent Ben tells a different story. To find his mum Ben must follow a perilous trail and solve a series of difficult clues, whilst evading being captured by the kidnappers. With help from his alarmingly clever cousins, Jess and Freddie, as well as some hindrance from his uncle, he investigates her mysterious disappearance. Tormented by conflicting leads and a growing threat, Ben's search becomes increasingly desperate. Can he solve the puzzles and save her, before anything terrible happens to her - or him? 'The Darwin Code': In her book 'The Darwin Code' J.D. Welch uses her love of science and puzzles to help her characters try to solve two mysteries whilst also delivering an interesting and understandable insight into human genetics. Set against a backdrop of the streets and colleges of Oxford, a story of intrigue and suspense unfolds. When young Ben Baxter and his mother Sue escape from a horrific ordeal, their lives remain in danger as they race to prevent a deadly poison being launched. For Ben, this also brings the opportunity to discover the answer to a very important question; who is his father?

Carole Phillips will be a guest speaker on the P&O Cruise Ship X717 between 25th August and 1st September. Keep an eye on your programme ladies and gentlemen, as this will be something you do not want to miss. 'Blue Line - Pink Thread' provides a fascinating insight into life in the police service from 1969 through to 2000. Carole Phillips recounts true stories of her time as a female officer in Bedfordshire Police before equal opportunities and political correctness, the integration of women into front-line services and her journey through the ranks to Superintendent. Carole writes with humour and sincerity to deliver numerous fascinating accounts, including those of her time as a detective and as the first female patrol sergeant. 2015 marks one hundred years of British women in policing and ‘Blue Line - Pink Thread' is not only an excellent read, but makes a significant contribution to the social history of that period.