http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/ Lancashire Telegraph /leisure/books/ en-gb Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:28:43 +0100 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:28:43 +0100 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/resources/images/585971/?type=rsslogo http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/ http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4476361.Chorley_Pals__relatives_at_book_launch/?ref=rss Relatives of the Chorley Pals joined two local authors for a launch of a book on the First World War heroes. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:04:44 +0100 e766d44666940d03ab8d53d2b70e8097 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4477151.Chorley_woman_publishes__labour_of_love__Lakes_book/?ref=rss A Chorley student has had a book published, 34 years after beginning it. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:14:51 +0100 641629f4926d39b0b4b59594433c3d44 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4448737.Pendle_Hill_to_feature_in_Hollywood_movie_/?ref=rss A LOCAL author hopes a Hollywood adaptation of his book could be shot in East Lancashire after Warner Brothers signed the film rights. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:40:00 +0100 1d11338d247c65689ce5b75fb5e6d90b http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4441672.Good_golly_Miss_Molly__Former_Burnley_teacher_hoping_for_novel_success/?ref=rss A FORMER Burnley high school teacher who is tipped for “great things” has had her first book published in the UK. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:00:00 +0100 adea7811853efa1848e22f9e00728a1e http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4411522.Interview__Sharon_Bolton/?ref=rss Sharon Bolton’s gritty novels may have seen her tipped as a future best-selling author and won her a legion of loyal fans, but her East Lancashire roots are never far away. So much so that her next thriller is set in Rossendale and based on her sister’s family who live there. We spoke to the Darwen-born writer. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:08:56 +0100 5b87de0246809c90da5daf8353d12756 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4407039.Clarets__legend_to_be_featured_in_new_book/?ref=rss THE life of a Clarets’ legend who battled back from injuries sustained in the First World War to lift the League Championship for Burnley is to be featured in a new book. Fri, 29 May 2009 21:00:00 +0100 370762a1283bd568fcff0159105cfa39 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4402470.New_book_on_juke_box_rock_which_shocked_Lancashire_s_older_generation/?ref=rss WHEN the sound of rock’n’roll spread across the Atlantic in the 1950s, teenagers listened to the new sound on juke boxes made in Lancashire. Thu, 28 May 2009 10:46:47 +0100 fbc63faa8ac25bf5aa64f6c60c7d1db0 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4360935.East_Lancashire_Northern_Soul_DJ_s_life_documented_in_new_book/?ref=rss THE STAR-studded career of an East Lancashire DJ who shared a bill with The Supremes and Edwin Starr has been chronicled in print. Tue, 12 May 2009 09:14:57 +0100 dd247a9b05127fcc39b17822ce487276 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4332303.Burnley_author_s_tales_from_Weavers__Triangle_published/?ref=rss THE recollections of life in Burnley’s Weavers’ Triangle have been put into print for the first time. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:02:19 +0100 f39b583bde6e8940a2bd8ffe71f2bdca http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4288955.Amazon_sorry_for_book_sales_error_which_hit_Accrington_author/?ref=rss ACCRINGTON'S Jeanette Winterson was one of thousands of authors whose books were removed from sale by a leading online retailer due a 'glitch'. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:20:00 +0100 3a1ed03f44a925f8a3d8afdb2a827c89 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4233694.Chorley_author_s_novel_way_to_help_hospice/?ref=rss An author has pledged to give half of the royalties from his latest novel to Derian House childrens hospice. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:20:00 +0000 44922fb800cc9f72aa6273fc0c06be4f http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4211583.Thriller_author_inspired_by____desolate____East_Lancs_countryside/?ref=rss ACCLAIMED writer Sharon Bolton is about to set nerves jangling again as she launches her latest thriller. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:18:55 +0000 7b6007bdcfe5a68200c57b9ec2235e22 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4094790.Blacko_photographer_captures_breathtaking_shots_of_Pendle_Hill_in_book/?ref=rss THE dramatic scenery of Pendle Hill is being shown in a contemporary light by an East Lancashire landscape photographer. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:10:00 +0000 a83fe075ed9bebe6fbf25ddfadb6c05d http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4065394.Authors_in_call_to_families_of_Chorley_Pals/?ref=rss An appeal has gone out to relatives of soldiers who served in the Chorley Pals during the First World War. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:50:00 +0000 76230d079102256ca418872b581a6b2c http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4057988.Harry_Houdini_glad_to_escape__wretched__Blackburn/?ref=rss LEGENDARY escape artist Harry Houdini hated Blackburn and called it a “wretched town”, a new book has revealed. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:20:00 +0000 40a033e1357bed54c7f4a1bf3286ed26 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4054111.Picture_Accrington___s_past_in_new_book/?ref=rss TWO pals of Accrington have brought out a new book which takes readers on a trip round their home town. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:39:59 +0000 f14f319ce0b63cce47f4276f8b47297a http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4052634.Clitheroe_writers____group_planning_anthology/?ref=rss WRITERS are being encouraged to become part of plans to publish an anthology. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:20:00 +0000 a67b976d054f2aaa7fea7c2d49f1b429 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4035130.Wartime_in_Darwen_book_on_sale/?ref=rss A new fiction book about Darwen in the First World War has been written by local historian and author Alan Duckworth. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:30:00 +0000 3e7d529a02465006ddb72b93cc6ca605 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/4021402.Ex_Rossendale_man_writes_book_on_life_on_the_run_from_police/?ref=rss A NEW book tells the story of a Rossendale-born man’s brushes with the law. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:48:20 +0000 b7f720a2d84076d73b7fc9ee7291fa4c http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/3969200.New_quiz_book_is_ultimate_challenge_for_Burnley_fans/?ref=rss A PAIR of authors have produced the ultimate challenge for clued-up Clarets. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:18:58 +0000 f6a2ef1d8585b59137af54aae62586d7 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/3966549.Chorley_woman_s_book_reprinted_for_Christmas/?ref=rss A Chorley pensioner’s novel about growing up in the 1950s has proved so popular that she has had more books printed in time for Christmas. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:50:00 +0000 c5f5f621f98ae7e59993eee1944301d1 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/3940333.Brinscall_author_s_second_book/?ref=rss AFTER a year of success and calls for more, an author has published his second children’s book. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:14:14 +0000 59f0ba51631fa8ba88784dac29f301b4 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/3844765.Book_recalls_Rambottom_man_who_hit_speeds_of_100mph/?ref=rss ONCE upon a time there was a man from Ramsbottom who could travel at 100mph! Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:00:23 +0000 b5835f6e8544bee203ee3347ecb89b28 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/3816954.Ribble_Valley_author_pens_new_panto/?ref=rss A CHILDREN’S author has written a new pantomine to mark the 25th anniversary of a popular Ribble Valley theatrical group. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:35:00 +0000 4be3daad8df8d747f68ae6820a454010 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/3801181.Darwen_writer_s_new_thriller_is_out/?ref=rss DARWEN-raised author James Watson has published his latest novel, a thriller called Fair Game set in the Ukraine. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:00:00 +0000 711edae3b205e74c34c8d8117e05e7ed http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/3797545.Book_focuses_on_Lancashire_s_unsung_war_heroes/?ref=rss THE story of ‘forgotten’ war heroes is being re-told in a bid to give them the recognition they deserve. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:54:55 +0000 33ebbbd1122f9aff6e8004c474ff58d8 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/3795852.Interview__Margaret_Sherlock/?ref=rss WHEN Margaret Sherlock's niece died of breast cancer in 2004 it sparked a series of events that would change the direction of her life forever. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:34:30 +0000 44e1daeb5e85f44563da7fabff4115a9 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/3742665.East_Lancashire_mill_workers_share_memories_in_new_book/?ref=rss A NEW book charts the rise and fall of the cotton industry in East Lancashire through the eyes of local mill workers. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:22:12 +0100 0b41ba8757b237c5d4c4e581e8decbe6 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/3714376.Earby_Co_op_s_history_traced_by_new_book/?ref=rss A BOOK which traces the story of a landmark shop in a Pendle village is set to be launched at a special event. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:40:00 +0100 6410230186056bc1a207bcbcb95f8f1b http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/books/3611472.New_book_pays_tribute_to_East_Lancashire___s_miners/?ref=rss A NEW book takes readers deep underground to hear the unique, and sometimes tragic, accounts of some of East Lancashire’s former miners. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:19:24 +0100 9a841ba550190e37c0bfb8d7e3986f26