Today I bought a piglet and a bee hive. You can do it, too. You don’t have to have a garden. Or a fancy outfit. You can do what I did and buy on for someone else. In between doing book events in traditional books shops to promote my book, Read more…
Just before Christmas 2016, I met a guy named John who ran Oxfam Bookstore, Beverley. We got chatting about the work that Oxfam does – I have to admit, up until that point I didn’t know the depth of their work worldwide. Oxfam don’t just do food relief, but also invest Read more…
I love the city of Hull. The fact it’s the City of Culture in 2017 means that next year there are going to be a number of exciting and high brow events. So thank heavens it’s still 2016 for the next 3 months and they let the riff-raff like me into Read more…
You know you’re doing something right when you end up in Harrogate. The buildings are pretty. The air is cleaner. The dogs woof posher. It’s the sort of place where you imagine nothing bad ever happens and policemen come round and tuck you in bed at night. The Waterstones Read more…
I really love book shop events. Today I got to spend time with the lovely folks at Waterstones in York. I love doing signing and drawing activities in all bookshops, but sometimes the staff in store are just so positive and professional it really makes your day. I have Read more…