Kate Long at Tipton Library - Wednesday 14th May

(Posted Jan 28, 01:48 PM)



Tipton Library is pleased to announce an exciting author event in May.

As part of the BCLIP Big Book Fortnight best selling author Kate Long will be dropping in to talk about her books and life as a writer.

Kate Long was brought up in Lancashire in a small village half-way between Wigan and Bolton. Her book ‘The Bad Mother’s Handbook’ was published in 2004 and became a number one bestseller, serialised on Radio Four’s Book at Bedtime and nominated for a British Book Award. It has also been made into a popular ITV programme.

Her two other novels so far are Swallowing Grandma and Queen Mum both published by Picador. A fourth, The Daughter Game has just been released to critical acclaim

As well as novels, Kate has had short stories published in Woman’s Own, Woman and Home, The Sunday Express magazine and the Sunday Night Book Club anthology.

Tickets for what promises to be an interesting and humorous night are priced at £3 full and £1.50 concessions with concessions available to members of any library reading or writing group.

The event starts at 7.30 pm and to book a ticket or for more details phone the library on 0121 557 1796