JO BAVINGTON-JONES
GUEST POST FROM JO Crime pays, so they say. And, to a large extent where books are concerned, this is true. My crime novels far outsell my women’s fiction novels. So, having turned to a life of crime (fiction) in 2021, why am I still writing women’s fiction? That’s a good question! Crime and detective fiction are undoubtedly my first loves. From the moment I opened Richard Scarry’s The Great Pie Robbery at a very young age, I was hooked, and my reading taste has never really changed. At fifty-seven, you’ll still see me picking up the latest Robert Galbraith…
View PostTHE BONFIRE BUDDLEIA BY LOCAL AUTHOR
PUBLISHED BY HUT 22 BOOKS ON THE 3rd MARCH 2025 I am so pleased to start reading this book by another of our local authors. Folkestone is the place to live if you are an author as we are buzzing with so much creativity. I was going to save this for my holiday but couldn’t wait lol. I will be finished before I go away. Will have to get a few on my Kindle for my break away to Spain with Lynda. Jo Bavington-Jones was born in Dover in 1967, where her father owned the local newspaper. Jo has an…
View PostMY BASKET TREAT AND NEWS
I had a lovely surprise when I went around to Kara’s to see her and Enzo, as he presented me with a basket full of goodies. It really made my day and was so unexpected. I have now got another three books in a series to read when I have finished my ones from local authors. Thank you so much, Kara and Enzo. I have two book launches to arrange for friends who have written more books, so I have to read those before publication. Margaret has written a YA book that I am enjoying and would highly recommend for…
View PostWORLD BOOK DAY IN FOLKESTONE, KENT
World Book Day. If I were a child again, I would be so pleased to get a new book. I used to read so many of my books, plus I went to the library every Saturday afternoon with Grandad. They got to know me so well that they asked me to help on a Saturday, so I would put the returned books away. The best bit was stamping the books out and looking for a book or author through the small files. I made my own library at home with my books. I would not let them get rid of…
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