Dave Hague & Dave Hook will be signing copies of their recent book 'Kata Bunkai, Combat Analysis of Kata Vol 1' at Sutton in Ashfield Library. The event will take place on Friday 20th May between 10am-12.  This is the first book in a series of three, intended as a compendium and reference work of the core bunkai (applications) contained in the 26 Shotokan kata and is unique in that respect. It includes explanations of kata and kata bunkai for the first eight Shotokan kata. 

Carol Steingreaber will be performing a reading of her new autobiography 'Pants Optional' on Friday, May 13 at 7pm in CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 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. A cracking read, and highly recommended. This event is sponsored by Next Page Books. A book signing will follow the reading in Next Page Books. This event is free and open to the public. Next Page Books contact information: Telehone: 319.247.2665 Email: [email protected] Website: http://npbnewbo.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nextpagebookstore

Kathleen Harrywood will be holding an author talk on her thriller novel The Other Side of the Looking Glass at the York Explore Library Learning Centre. The author talk will take place on Monday 9th May between 2.30-3.30pm in the Marriott Room where a complimentary hot drink and cake will be provided. 

Between Friday the 6th of May and Sunday the 8th of May will be the reunion of the RAF 100 group assocation in Norfolk. The main venue for the reunion is the Holiday Inn in Norwich. This is a fantastic event which will feature all kinds of different activities and events over the weekend. The event will be taking place in a number of villages where veterans were stationed as well as in Norwich. The villagers will provide a wonderful selection of home-baked teas for the event. Saturday evening will play host to the main event, where the hotel will host a formal dinner with a Speaker. The 'RAF 100 Group - Kindred Spirits' will be prominently displayed and can be bought and signed by the author. 

Rebecca Bradford will be signing copies of 'Verge - Book One' at Albany Creek Library on Thursday 5th May from 12:00-13:30. ‘Verge' is the first book in a new series of dramatic vampire teen novels by Rebecca Bradford, featuring the instantly likeable protagonist Ashleigh Palmer. As Ashleigh turns 18, she also begins a complex and difficult transition from a world of normality to a world which she only previously believed existed in fantasy.  She begins to change, to the distress and worry of her family and particularly her best friend, Emma. Then the cravings begin... for blood. When her mother reveals the secret of her paternity her world is turned upside down. In this, the first book of the series, Rebecca Bradford has written a dramatic and engaging tale of how one young woman deals with her surprising destiny.