Me with the librarian at Okehampton Library !

Well, it's National Library Lovers Month AND I Love to Read Month! And so here I am with Carol from Okehampton library. I well remember how the libraries at Coulsdon & Purley in the 60s opened new worlds to me. They still do! @LibrariesUnLtd @BoldwoodBooks #GoAllIn #BorrowBoldly

I can't say thank you often enough that we, as both readers and writers, have libraries in our lives. Our lives would be considerably less rich if there wasn't a library in them. #BorrowBoldly #GoAllin @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social

2026 is the National Year of Reading, today is #LibraryShelfieDay and here's me last weekend, at a local library that stocks some of my books!

Also a word about why reading and writing have meant so much to me❤️
#GoAllIN #BorrowBoldly

It's National Library Day coming up.
Where would we be without these amazing institutions?
Thank you @exeterlibrary.bsky.social
#GoAllIn #BorrowBoldly @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social

In National Library 'Shelfie' Day, a HUGE thank you to libraries. Being able to read book after book for free made me an avid reader since the age of 6. I still am, and I still go weekly to the library. Books unlock my imagination. #GoAllIn and #BorrowBoldly.

It’s Audio Appreciation Month so why don’t you get down to your local library and borrow the audiobook of my new novel The Woman with All the Answers. Alexa is waiting to meet you! @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social #BorrowBoldly #BookSky

It's especially true for those, like me, with maculopathy. As eyesight fades or fails, it is libraries which will keep us involved and able to access the entertainment we need. So go and #hugalibrarian today and support your libraries. #hi-vis #lovereading #author #amwriting #BorrowBoldly 4/4

Of course, at no time did I have any idea I would one day be an author myself. But libraries aren't only for the young. By providing books to the elderly and infirm, whether as audiobooks, ebooks, large print, they keep spirits up. #hi-vis #lovereading #author #amwriting #BorrowBoldly 3/4

I remember vividly the excitement every week when my mother took me there. Michael Bond, Malcolm Saville, Richmal Crompton all inspired a love of books. #hi-vis #lovereading #author #amwriting #BorrowBoldly @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social 2/4

Picture of CD audio book

This is Audio Appreciation Month where authors talk a little about libraries and borrowing books. My own experience started when I was very young, being helped over Coulsdon High Street to the new red-brick library. #hi-vis #lovereading #author #amwriting #BorrowBoldly @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social 1/4