Richard Bloss, the author of ‘About a Dog’, will be at the Shirley Library, Croydon for a talk centered around his book. The book is about a dog but, he is no ordinary dog. Barney is a Westie crossed with a Cairn Terrier. He has a personality of his own. Owning a dog like that is an adventure in its own. Simple tasks like going on walks, playing with toys and the dogs own solo excursions are told in a fun and entertaining way for the readers. The illustrations breathe new life into the story of Barney. Richard is a CEO of a company and enjoys writing. He has written two other books but this is his children’s book. He also enjoys writing business articles in his spare time. For What's On Croydon Libraries event guide click here

Julie Robinson, the author of ‘The Mysterious Boy’, will be at the Camelford Library at the end of May for a book talk and signing event. She will be present at the library for an hour and will meet the fans of her book. The book follows twins Sarah and Mark on their holiday. They think it is going to be just another holiday until they run into a mysterious boy named Edwin Lavin. The boy is little timid at first but becomes good friends with the kids soon enough. Together they discover a wild garden, a swimming pool that no one uses and the stables. The twins’ holiday takes a turn for the better after they meet the boy, excitement and adventures follow soon. The author is a former N.H.S. worker and now resides in Cornwall with her family. Aside from writing, she enjoys painting and reading.  

Steven G. Mathews will bring his book ‘The Duck Trail’ to the Newton Abbot Library in Devon. The author will read from the book and take time to talk to the book fans in attendance. Meet Drake the duck. He is a very inquisitive and his nature usually leads towards a lot of fun and adventures. But these adventures are not always good for him. One day he goes on one of his adventures and can’t find his way back home. Now he has to rely on his sense of direction to find his way back. Will anyone notice he is gone? And will they come looking for him? Read about all of his excursions in the book. Steven finds writing poetry and stories to be fun and relaxing. His children’s imagination has inspired him to write stories that they keep around. He is also in the process of getting his professional procurement qualifications.  

The author of ‘Azaria Tor: The History Maker’ will be a guest on Radio Prudhoe in June. Richard Abbott-Brailey will talk about his multi-dimensional book and tell the audience about his inspiration behind the story. The plot of the book explores the mysteries of time travel and fate of human life. Questions asked in the book are about how our lives are shaped by events. Some of these events are not even our own doing. Azarias is an individual that does not want to let other people affect his life. He travels to the past and into the future to save lives. Along the way, he also suffers losses that are soul shaking. Yet he soldiers on. Richard was born in London and he went to Watford for his early education. After a break for some years, he went back to school to get his BA (Hons) degree. He spent some time working in the theatre and became a qualified teacher. He currently resides in Northumberland with his family.

The author of the book ‘The Duck Trail’, Steven G.Mathew will be going to the Taunton Live Art Festival. The author will be promoting his new children’s book at the event. ‘The Duck Trail’ is a story about a young duckling, Drake who likes adventures. He examines the nature very closely and his inquisition to search for fun leads to the gloomiest adventures. Drake gets lost in his quest and it is now difficult for him to return home. Join Drake on his adventure and find out will he be able to find his way home? And will anyone notice? Or will he has to rely on his family and friends to follow his trail. Steven G. Mathews is an aspiring author who finds solace in writing poetry and poetic books. He has a young family and is also studying for his professional procurement qualifications. He enjoys reading and his children imaginations has fueled his desire to write a book which they can keep for long.

Ig Oliver will be at the Harrow Waterstones in July for a Book Signing of ‘The Butterfly Bee Lady and The Bee’. The beautiful daughter of the Butterfly Bee Lady and the lady herself are in some serious trouble. The queen’s twin sister Sindeena is up to no good and she is looking for a powerful magic. The evil sister’s minions are chasing after the mother and daughter but they must persist and keep the power out of her hands. She must not be allowed to open a door to a new world and bring forth terrifying creatures to do her bidding. Ig is a world-class chef and he has proven himself in kitchens around the globe. He tries his hand at writing for the first time by delivering a beautiful story accompanied by wonderful illustrations. His imagination and experiences helped him to create the world of the Butterfly Bee Lady.

Author of the book, ‘Sailing Everest’, Paul Grainger will be going to Literary Lunch event which is going to be held at Glen Street Library, Belsrose, Australia. The author will be there to promote his book. This is an adventurous book which defines that achievements don’t come as easily as one should stand out all the physical and emotional challenges in order to do so. The author tells the tale of two teenage girls who set out on the adventure of sailing non-stop around the world. They are rivals at first who becomes friends over the radio and in a most exciting climax, one of the girls comes out to save the other one from drowning in the storm-ravaged Indian Ocean. This the story of faith and courage in the hardest of times. The saga not only explains their thrilling journey but also the sponsors, support teams, media and politicians who are involved. The author, Paul Grainger is the son of Elena Grainger who lives in Sydney and is a prize-winning author of Australia’s History.

Book launch event of Professor Jeffery Jones’ book; ‘Collective Social Intelligence’ is taking place on August 30, 2018, at the Foy’s Arcade, Level 6, 246 Bourke St, Melbourne, Australia. The author will be there from 6-8 pm to sign copies of the book and will talk about the publication. Every autographed copy that is purchased will be your donation towards Property Industry Foundation. The book ‘Collective Social Intelligence’ tells us about the greatest achievements that are achieved by people by joining their individual ideas in the past. The writer says that if embrace collective social intelligence today, we can put the modern day technology to a better use. He thinks that collective social intelligence can bring people back to a faster track of progress. Professor Jeffrey Jones is an expert in interaction design. He has led talented researchers and students globally for nearly 20 years while he was in Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane. He has been on senior designations in public and private sector organizations. He currently creates collaboration and visualization portfolio strategies to improve government, private enterprise, healthcare, and education at the company, Collective Social Intelligence Pty Ltd.