Donna L. Jones will be at the Pontardawe Arts Centre where she will be talking about and signing copies of her new book 'The Rise of Global'. "ONE Language, ONE Version, ONE Vision;" "ONE Global Law - accept it or be Labelled!" Global - "super or killer language"? Apollos Popov has no doubt. He fears that Global will spread throughout the planet, like a disease eventually killing all Mother Tongues. He believes the spread of Global will usher in a new age of language superiority; a return to just one spoken tongue as in the days before Babel. He is convinced that the consequences for all native languages would be catastrophic. One man is responsible. The Rise of Global tells the story of that one man's obsession to eradicate his true identity and replace it with a new one; one that will afford him power and status, one that will give him a new name - a name that all citizens will recognise as THE LAW...

The Bakewell Bookshop is proudly hosting their local author Robert Dawson for a signing, who has just released the book 'Tuesday, Wednesday, Quake Day', a brilliant story that combines environmental issues and also the issues and prejudices that the Romany people face. Tom is a young man from the traveller community who has a six-year-old sister, Luckry (Lucretia) who's a bit of a pain, and a ‘girlfriend' (don't say that or she'll slap him) Nat. All is going well in a kids growing up kind of way until fracking starts in the local countryside when Tom gets his nickname ‘Blotch' owing to the burns he gets from corrosive chemicals stored in the mining company's yard. But the Travelling community has some beliefs that are not held by everyone and such strong family ties that even death cannot separate generations. And when Luckry swears she's received instructions from dead Big Gran involving throwing money in a wishing well she just has to do it, even if means bringing on an earthquake ... Robert Dawson's Tuesday, Wednesday Quake Day is an endearing adventure story for children which has a central theme of acceptance and a big brother looking out for his little sister.

Author of the brilliant young adult book 'The Secret Files of Phineas Foster' G.B. Gurland will be at Scattered Books in New York signing copies of her novel. Make sure to come down at noon and meet the mind behind it all. Almost thirteen-year-old Gabriel Marx struggles with just about everything, from school, to relationships, to navigating between his divorced parents. He arrives in New York City for his annual summer visit with his attorney father who finds himself caught up in the mystery surrounding the murder of one of his clients. It is not long before Gabe finds himself smack in the middle of the intrigue and more determined than ever to prove himself to his dad. Gabe encounters various players in the unraveling mystery, learns to trust the friendship of eleven-year-old Alex, and that of the renowned, but now discredited, Professor Phineas Foster. Twists and turns and seeming coincidences reveal previously unknown family history and harrowing choices for Gabe. Will the children solve the murder? Will their determination lead to the truth? Will the professor be vindicated? Will the scoundrels who sought to corrupt the professor's lifelong work be brought to justice?

Make sure to head down to the Clydach library this Thursday as you'll get to meet the brilliant Donna L. Jones who will be signing copies of her book 'The Rise of Global', a sci-fi book with a twist; this novel focuses on something different, something new, language. "ONE Language, ONE Version, ONE Vision;" "ONE Global Law - accept it or be Labelled!" Global - "super or killer language"? Apollos Popov has no doubt. He fears that Global will spread throughout the planet, like a disease eventually killing all Mother Tongues. He believes the spread of Global will usher in a new age of language superiority; a return to just one spoken tongue as in the days before Babel. He is convinced that the consequences for all native languages would be catastrophic. One man is responsible. The Rise of Global tells the story of that one man's obsession to eradicate his true identity and replace it with a new one; one that will afford him power and status, one that will give him a new name - a name that all citizens will recognise as THE LAW...

Colin Denby will be in WHSmith Chorley all day signing copies of the marvellous book 'The Price of Freedom'. Make sure to make the most of this meeting as Colin Denby's book is one you will certainly hate to put down. Conrad Davenport is the hero of the piece, which starts as a routine drama against the backdrop of the last days' of National Service in 1960s Britain. A sickly child, Conrad develops from National Serviceman to Royal Military Policeman to Special Operations Soldier in Paris during the days of terrorist attacks against the West. He is not a typical serviceman or gun toting hero and his weakness for the fairer sex might nearly prove his undoing. The Price of Freedom is a tension filled read about the development of the main character and ultimately the triumph of good over evil. It builds to a dramatic climax through the machinations of the military machine but the outcome is neither assured nor predictable. As the pace increases, The Price of Freedom will hold your attention until the end leaving the reader to draw their own conclusions.

Belsize Community Library is offering a very exciting opportunity. Every child in the area is invited down to hear Stewart Martin Johnson read from his newly published and wonderfully illustrated book 'Bad News Belinda'. The kids will then engage in some craft activities where they can learn and watch Stewart Martin Johnson work his magic and draw some exciting characters, and then have a go at illustrating themselves. When Aunt Belinda comes to stay, the sun disappears and the sky turns grey. She never laughs and we cannot play, we have to hide our sweets away! Help us get Aunt Belinda out, So we can sing and dance and shout!

J.D. Welch is making an appearance at the Upper Room in Cheadle where she'll be giving a riveting talk about cracking codes, and her debut novel 'The Einstein Code', the first of the series of Children's books. 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?

'Wrong Place, Wrong Time' has been highly rated and has proven to be extremely popular. Now you get the opportunity to meet the man behind this true crime story, David P. Perlmutter. A London estate agent finds himself on the wrong side of the law one night, leading to the loss of his driving licence, his job and his home. He decides to visit Spain for a change of scenery but gets more than he bargains for when before long, misfortune, circumstance and a degree of stupidity land him in more trouble than that which brought about his downfall back home. One night in Marbella, armed with more Dutch courage than common sense, he rescues two people from a burning hotel, but in the process is falsely accused of arson and manslaughter and thrown in a Spanish jail. ‘Aided' by a UK tabloid journalist, whose sole objective is to create shock headlines, David's gripping real life account has had readers leaving 5* reviews on Amazon in their hundreds. ***** Story sinks its claws into you and doesn't let go. ***** Read many books, but this one tops the lot! ***** Best book I've read in a very long time! ***** It should be a movie! ***** I'm reading it for the third time, it's that good!