Made some new friends & found a new way to travel.
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Made some new friends & found a new way to travel.
There’s something mysterious about this character. What secrets might it hold?
You can now read the winning stories & my judge’s report for Southport Writers Circle’s short story competition on their website.
Congrats to all the writers - their brilliant stories are well worth reading.
It was a pleasure to be part of the competition.
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Road at Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester takes you back to Thatcher’s Britain in 1986, which echoes today
What Jim Cartwright’s play lacks in narrative it makes up for in grim poetry - slices of working-class life searing with sourness & dripping with despair
Creative, witty, moving & a superb cast
That’s great 😊
Thanks for letting me know.
Thank you, Lynne. I hope you enjoy spending time with Margaret.
The Bilkers are my new favourite band.
These guys are awesome live 🤯
#TheMargaretCode
🕺🎉🤩 When you get a hat-trick of 5-star reviews - & on Goodreads!
Thank you so much for posting these, it makes such a difference.
I was particularly touched by the comment that #TheMargaretCode would have been much more helpful to the reader than expert books when relating to someone with dementia ❤️
Thank you to everyone who came to my author talk at Oldham Library & showed such interest in #TheMargaretCode & my writing - great to see so many people 😀
And a big thank you to @oldhamlibraries.bsky.social & their wonderful staff for hosting me & putting on such a super spread & for these photos 😍
The Fellowship of Puzzle Makers by @samuelburr.bsky.social
is a heartwarming treat, full of fascinating characters, engaging puzzles & intriguing mysteries
Its dual timeline follows young Clay on his journey to uncover his parentage & pioneering Pip who creates a home for Britain’s sharpest minds
Luminiscence at Manchester Cathedral is a stunning sound & light show
The shape-shifting projections make full use of the wonderful architecture, the narration from Christopher Ecclestone captures Manchester’s proud history & amazing live performance of iconic songs from the Collectives Gospel Choir
I’ve not read the book or seen the film but The Lightning Thief - The Percy Jackson musical at Home Manchester is a blast
Fast paced & witty with catchy songs, fab performances & creative staging
I enjoyed the mix of Greek mythology & 21st Century teen angst - with questionable Greek God parenting!
Revisited my grunge era with Sounds of Seattle on a Saturday night.
2 top tribute bands Nirvana UK & Brain of J (Pearl Jam) at O2 Ritz
I’ve decided tribute bands are good as it’s just great to hear these songs performed live again 🤩
I’m looking forward to my Author Talk on #TheMargaretCode at Oldham Library next Wednesday, 6-8pm 📚
Hope to see you there! 😀
You can read an exclusive extract of my novel #TheMargaretCode with the below link.
“An absorbingly unusual murder mystery” that’s “both humorous & heartbreaking”
Try before you buy! 😊
www.thecrimevault.com/extract/2026...
Thank you to About Tameside magazine for such a great article on the paperback publication of #TheMargaretCode
The support from local media has been amazing & is much appreciated ❤️
Thanks to everyone who came along to my author talk at Droylsden Library Club yesterday & made it such a great event & the library for hosting.
I didn’t take any photos (doh!) so I’ve recreated what the book signing may have looked like 🤔
It was great fun taking part today in Ashton Library’s Readathon for National Read Aloud Day.
I read the opening to my novel #TheMargaretCode & got to hear some other great readings.
Here’s pix of me reading & on Facebook Live & author Mark P Henderson whose books I can thoroughly recommend.
I’m back in the Mossley Browser with news of the paperback publication of #TheMargaretCode
Thank you for featuring me & for all your support 🙏
I gathered all the Margarets together for a photoshoot 📸
Proud of this bunch & I love how varied they are: the Advance Review Copy, hardback, CD, paperback, & US & German versions 📚
Thank you to the publishers Little Brown, Union Square, & dtv.
You’re all invited to my author visit to Droylsden Library Club on Wednesday (4 Feb) 10-11.30am 📖
Refreshments provided & signed copies of #TheMargaretCode on sale ☕️
It’s free, no need to book, just pop along.
Can’t wait to see you! 😀
Well done to everyone involved ❤️
All you amazing writers - look what you did! ❤️❤️❤️
#writing #WriteSky #ThankYou
Thoroughly enjoyed Southport Writers Circle’s short story comp awards evening for which I was privileged to be chief judge
Congrats to the winners - their fab stories will be published on the Circle’s website
I don’t have any photos of the evening so here are some of Southport in Jan instead!
It’s paperback publication day for #TheMargaretCode 🥳
Thrilled to spot my novel in the wild on bookshelves at Waterstones Deansgate & Arnsdale and House of Books & Friends in Manchester.
Thanks to all at @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social for their work in making this happen.
Lovely write-up on the paperback publication of #TheMargaretCode in the latest print edition of the Tameside Reporter - much appreciated 🙏
And the 5-star reviews keep coming - thank you so much for these 🤩
The paperback’s out tomorrow from wherever you buy your books 😁
Here’s the trailer for the paperback publication of #TheMargaretCode
If you fancy a “heartwarming mix of cosy detective fiction with real family drama” then it’s out on Thursday & available from wherever you buy your books
#bookstagram #bookrecommendations #crimefiction
I’m looking forward to taking part in this Readathon at Ashton Library for National Read Aloud Day on 4 Feb 📖
Drop-in in person or catch the livestream on Facebook @TamesideLibraries between 10.30am-4.30pm
I’ll be reading the opening to my novel #TheMargaretCode at 2pm 😀
