Archive for October, 2011

Reading at the Equator Arts Cafe – Preston

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Jenn (that’s me) will be reading from and speaking about her work as a writer and award winning blogger at the Equator Arts Cafe, Wednesday 26th October @ 7pm. Hosted by the Harvest Preston Creative Community.

Free Entry, limited space.

The facebook page for the event is here.

The Harvest Preston Creative Community can be found here – for creative Prestonians of all types.

Made in Britain – review

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

There might never be a better time for a novel that gives voice to Kenneth Clarke’s “feral underclass”. Made in Britain introduces us to three young people on the brink of adult life, each desperate to escape from the depressed east Lancashire town where the book is set. These are troubled teenagers; victims of a society they are powerless to influence and who, in turn, mete out petty and not so petty injustices to the world that made them…

Here’s the latest review I wrote for The Guardian – on Gavin James Bower’s Made in Britain.

BBF Interview

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Here’s an interview I did with Lucy Suttle at the Birmingham Book Festival blog. Cold Light is the official BBF book this year, which is brilliantly exciting.

I’ll be at the festival on the 16th October, reading and talking and doing my thing. Here’s the link for the event, where you can find out more and buy tickets.


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