books
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A Waterstones Evening With Benjamin Stevenson PT 1
Benjamin Stevenson is one of the hottest writers around. An award winning stand up comedian as well as an author, his last book was the international bestseller ‘Everyone in my family has killed someone‘, and now he is back with a loving tribute to the golden age of crime, ‘Everyone on this train is a suspect’. Last Thursday Benjamin made an appearance at Waterstones Birmingham to talk all about his new book. Here are some snippets from that chat. What is ‘Everyone on this train is a suspect’ about? It’s about a writer’s festival, 6 writers on a luxury train (The Ghan) which is a bit like the Orient Express.…
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Cyrille Regis – Working Class Hero Book Signing At Blue Sheep Books
Blue Sheep Books is a cool independent book shop in the Black Country Town of Wednesbury. It stocks a gorgeous range of books, including local interest and authors, a great crime section, and beautiful special editions, as well as hosting reading clubs, Murdle evenings and Pokemon battles. It is, in short, a real destination for Midlands book lovers. Add in the fact it also serves coffee, cakes and craft beers and you have a hidden treasure that is fully deserving of its growing ‘book flock.’ Today Blue Sheep Books hosted a very special book signing for fans of West Bromwich Albion with a visit from Baggies chronicler and club photographer…
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A Visit To Hay-On-Wye
Hay-On-Wye is a small market town in Wales that is World famous as the ‘town of books’ which means that it is my idea of heaven. As a self proclaimed bookworm, I have long wanted to pay a visit to check out the town in general, and the book shops in particular. Last Saturday, I finally got the chance to take a good look around, the sun was shining and, I’m pleased to say, the town did not disappoint. Hay-On-Wye prides itself on being the World’s first ‘booktown’, teamed, since 2007, with Timbuktu in Mali, famous as being the home of the Mr Men. It is a pretty, picturesque market…
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Christian Books Your Grandma Will Love
Our grandparents are spending more and more time alone, just as everyone in this digital age. One thing most elderly people love is reading, and if they’re anything like my grandma, they love religious texts and inspirational reads like stories from Max Lucado. If you’re looking for something to gift an elderly loved one, you may want to consider a book like “Unshakable Hope” with a cute bookmark. If you really want to connect with them, you might get your own copy and read it along with them! I’ve done this before, and it means more to them than you think. In this article, I’ll go over 5 of mine…
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Reviewed: Piece Of My Heart By Penelope Tree
‘Piece of my heart’ is the first novel by the iconic 1960’s model and ‘It Girl’ Penelope Tree. A semi autobiographical tale of a young, aristocratic woman, Ariadne (Ali), who rises to the top of the modelling world at the height of the swinging sixties, starts a relationship with a maverick, charismatic leading photographer, but discovers that the new world she exhibits can be cold and unforgiving, especially when you are no longer seen as perfect anymore. As the bright and shiny decade of the 60’s end, the new decade of the 1970’s has a darker edge and Ari will have to change in order to survive. Fame. Money. Beauty.…
