NATIONAL BOOK LOVERS DAY 9th AUGUST 2026
Today is the day you start a new book if you are not reading one at the moment. I am starting this one. The Works has its best offer on at the moment: three books for £7.50. Their website is here. The Folkestone bookshop is having children’s story time all through August on a Thursday. The website is here. The library has moved into the old Woolworths building, so much easier to get to if you take the bus or drive. Website here. I love starting a new book. I must admit my TBR (To be read) pile is very…
View PostTHE WRONG MIND MURDERS BY JO BAVINGTON-JONES – BOOK REVIEW
Published by Hut 22 Book Jo Bavington-Jones lives on the Kent coast with her partner, the photographer Dirk Seyfried, and the neighbours’ cats. And sometimes a very friendly fox called Samantha. Jo came to writing late in life after many years of working to pay the bills and bringing up her son. After learning her craft writing women’s fiction, Jo finally turned to a life of crime during the first Covid lockdown, and The Write Way to Die series was born. Jo says crime fiction is definitely her first love, and is about to start writing book five, but she…
View PostFOLKESTONE HAS A NEW LIBRARY AT LAST!
It was great to see that the council had at last given us a new library after months of arguing about the old building on Grace Hill, which I must admit was a lovely building, but the repairs were just too much. The opening last week was well attended by local people, with many children listening to stories. The place had been well arranged, with all services back up and running smoothly. I think it will serve the community much better being located in the middle of town. Not far from the bus stops and car parks. I won’t get…
View PostHELLO TO ALL MY AMERICAN READERS!
I know there are many of you now, so I wanted to take this opportunity to say a huge hello and thank you so much for following my site. Many of you love our Kindle books, so I wanted to share my favourite ones from my author friend Jo Bavington-Jones! We both live in Folkestone on the south-east coast of the UK, where we can see France on a clear day. I have read all of Jo’s books, you can read my reviews on my site. We have put the links for each book on these pictures, so click on…
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