Time to Read Blog
This is the place for news from NW libraries and blog posts from our librarians, authors and others.
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Kim Hubball and the designs for New Words
The wonderful branding and designs for the New Words project are by by the super talented Oldham based artist, Kim Hubball. Check out more of her work over on her beautiful website kimhubball.co.uk/new-words-project Kim made us a range of products, from bookmarks and...
Halton Libraries host J. A. Mensah
Time to Read and Halton Libraries are delighted to host J. A. Mensah, as one of eleven literature events for the New Words Festival. On Friday 26 March join J.A Mensah, author of Castles from Cobwebs, a compelling exploration of memory, race, mothers and the fractured...
New Words Festival presents Adelle Hay and Sophie Franklin – The Brontës Reimagined, Reappraised, Revisited
Who was the real Charlotte Brontë? Was Emily a woman ahead of her time? Why has Anne been endlessly sidelined? And which is the greatest Brontë novel of all? Bolton Libraries and Saraband Press invite you to join us in conversation with the authors of Saraband’s ‘A...
New Words Festival presents poet Alan Baker
Time to Read and Cumbria Libraries are thrilled to host poet, Alan Baker on Tuesday 9 March at 7pm. One of eleven literature events for the New Words Festival, Alan will be reading and then will host a Q and A on creative writing. UPDATE - tickets available now! Alan...
New Words Festival – creative writing workshop with SJ Bradley
Time to Read and St Helens Libraries are thrilled to invite you to join K. Blundell Trust award-winning author SJ Bradley, for a creative writing workshop. Find your ‘big idea’ and get to work on a new story with an expert in the field. This workshop is one of eleven...
New Words Festival – Martina Evans in conversation with Michael Schmidt
Time to Read and Oldham Libraries are thrilled to host Martina Evans and Michael Schmidt in conversation, as one of eleven literature events for the New Words Festival. Book your place - tickets are available now. Martina Evans is an Irish poet, novelist and teacher....
New Words Festival presents Naomi Booth
Time to Read and Blackpool Libraries are thrilled to host talented author Naomi Booth. UPDATE! Tickets available now About the Author Naomi Booth is a fiction writer and academic. She is the author of The Lost Art of Sinking, Sealed and Exit Management, and she was...
New Words Festival – poetry workshop with Dr James Davies
Do you enjoy creative writing? Is playing with words - writing poems, something you'd like to try? Time to Read and Blackburn with Darwen Libraries invite you to join poet, Dr James Davies, for a list poetry writing workshop on Saturday 13 March. Book tickets via...
New Words Festival presents Rebecca Goss
Time to Read, Carcanet and Manchester Libraries are thrilled to host poet Rebecca Goss on Tuesday 16 March at 7pm. Rebecca Goss grew up in Suffolk and returned to live there in 2013, after twenty years spent in Liverpool. Today, Rebecca works as a poet, tutor and...
New Words Festival – Donald S Murray book launch for In a Veil of Mist
Time to Read, Saraband Books and Lancashire Libraries are thrilled to host Donald S. Murray for the launch of his second novel, In A Veil of Mist.