In case you’ve missed it, June is Crime Reading Month and there are events happening up and down the country. Check out crimereading.com to find events in your local area. I have three events for Crime Reading Month which I’m doing under the banner of Murder In Merton. The first was the Crime Authors Fair which was held on Saturday 10th June at West Barnes Library.
It was a very hot day to come out but the library has air con! Four authors came to talk about their novels, chat to readers and sell a few books too. Amer Anwar gave a short talk on his extraordinary publishing journey. Huge thanks to Amer Anwar, Sarah Clarke, Biba Pearce and ML Rose for coming along.
We had a quiz for our audience, which I didn’t think was too hard, but apparently it was, as only one person got full marks! The winner took home a selection of books, a notebook, pen, mug and, most important of all, a bag of my triple chocolate cookies!
The wonderful staff at West Barnes Library ordered in copies of our authors books and they’re now available to be borrowed. A couple of authors, Lucy Martin and Alex Khan, weren’t able to take part but their books are in the library too.
We had a great afternoon in the coolness of West Barnes Library and might try doing this again late autumn.
Thanks, as always, to Sarah McAlister from the Friends of West Barnes Library who I organise events with, to the staff of the library for putting up with me creating displays and generally causing havoc, and to my husband and daughter for helping to set everything up. My daughter also took the photos and permission will be needed to reproduce them.
But June isn’t over yet and there are two more events to come with Wimbledon Bookfest and Merton Libraries! On Tuesday 20th June at 7pm, at Wimbledon Library, I’ll be chatting to Saima Mir, Olivia Kiernan and Robert Gold about their latest books. Tickets are free but booking is required. Then on Saturday 24th June 11.30am – 1.30pm, also at Wimbledon Library, Biba Pearce and I will be running a crime writing workshop. Cost is £20 but free for Merton residents who live in the postcode areas of CR4, CR7, SM3 and SM4. To book for both events, go to wimbledonbookfest.org
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