D and G Book News
So pleased to find a article about my (The) Last Year series in this week’s Dumfries Courier and online at DnG24. And here it is: https://www.dng24.co.uk/author-releases-second-in-series/ Thank you, Dumfries Courier!
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Freebies
Both Jane and Deborah are currently (but not for long!) free to read in their Kindle versions to those of you enrolled in Kindle Unlimited. If you do take up the offer, please leave a review, even a stinker. I really want to hear what you think of the re-edited Deborah and the fresh-out-of-the- box Jane. But, of course, if you want one of the rather beautiful paperbacks with Amy Whiten’s cover, please feel free to get a discounted copy…
Jane joins (The) Last Year series
Continue reading (The) Last Year saga with Jane’s story of her 2016 year. Read all about it here: http://patkirby.co.uk/the-last-year/. And admire Amy Whiten’s stunning cover:
Deborah has a new face
Michael Crump, Poet, video
Way back in 1983/4, Dumfries and Galloway Council commissioned myself and a colleague to produce a series of short films about local poets. Digging through my archive, I found the six finished products, showing their age but still worth a look. This one features Michael Crump.
Last month in Louisville
How much I enjoyed meeting with readers and friends at the Bristol on Bardstown Road in April. Many thanks to Carmichael’s Bookstore who helped arrange that book event and who are stocking (The) Last Year. I do hope those of you who have started reading are having an interesting experience with Deborah and her unique year.
Louisville Book Event
Easter Saturday 15 April, The Bristol Bar and Grille, 1321 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky 4 pm. Meet the author, have a drink, some nibbles, on my tab, hear about this novel set in part on Bardstown Road itself. See you there!
(The) Last Year hits the shelves in Carmichael’s Bookstore, Louisville
I’m delighted that Carmichael’s Bookstore, the oldest independent book shop in Louisville, Kentucky, now has (The) Last Year on its shelves in both Bardstown Road (which figures as a setting in the novel) and Frankfort Avenue. Thanks to Carmichael’s for giving (The) Last Year an outlet in my first home town.
Women in the Arts Scotland
So pleased that this group has been set up to encourage dialogue and cooperation between the women working in such a variety of disciplines in the arts. And I am delighted to have been nominated to join it! Looking forward to seeing all the ways this could develop.
(The) Last Year back in Waterstones, Dumfries!
If you are still seeking a copy of (The) Last Year, Waterstones, Dumfries, will have it back on the shelves tomorrow (Thursday 2 February). A good Groundhog Day purchase?