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There was an article in The Guardian today called The battle of Britian's libraries , and as anyone who has read this blog knows I am a huge fan of libraries, and give talks in many of them.  Libraries are a critical part of our local communities but unfortunately in times of government cuts they are one of the first and the easiest targets.  There is some good news however. Birmingham is about to have a new super- library currently under construction while Cardiff, Newcastle and Swindon already have new super-libraries.  I gave a talk and book-signing at Newcastle's new library last September and was incredibly impressed by it, the range of services on offer and the helpfulness and knowledge of the staff. Liverpool and Manchester's central libraries are undergoing multimillion-pound renovations. I wish I could say the same for Portsmouth Central Library. The author of the article spoke to Margaret Hodge. She said that running a successful public li...

March and spring is on its way, hooray! So what have I got happening in March? Quite a lot actually. Aside from putting the finishing touches to the Inspector Andy Horton novel I’m writing there are a clutch of events. Firstly, my crime thriller novel In For The Kill is being featured in Read an E Book Week 7-13 March 2010. In For The Kill is set on the Isle of Wight on the south coast of England and is a thriller about what happens to one man when his identity is stolen. For Alex Albury, the hero, the nightmare that destroyed his life will only end in death; his or his tormentor’s. With its twists and turns the reader is sucked into a frightening world of deception, betrayal and revenge in a highly topical story that has its roots deep in the past. For one week only during Read an E Book Week people will be able to download a free copy of In For The Kill from my official web site. I’ll put a link on here nearer the time. On 15 and 16 March I’m off to the North East of England ...