famous authors – Katherine Bassford

The great thing about supporting local bookshops is that you discover hidden gems right on your doorstep. Yesterday I visited the smallest village bookstore in the UK as part of my ‘One Book a Month' campaign. Hayling Island Bookshop is just a few minutes’ drive along the coast from me but I’d never come across it… Continue reading March ‘One Book a Month’: The smallest bookshop in the UK

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January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 Katherine Bassford

I was poking about in the ‘library’ at work last week. It’s a creaky room in the eaves of the publishing company where they store all the titles they’ve released. As I glanced about me, my eyes were drawn upwards to a title I hadn't noticed before. Sitting on a shelf right above the door were the… Continue reading Top writers tell all