Book news from the Lancashire Telegraph

Darwen author's crime novel set for Hollywood cast

1:00pm Saturday 13th April 2013

AN author is set to have her debut crime novel made into a Hollywood film with some famous actors among the cast.

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New book taps into a century of plumbing in Nelson and Colne

3:00pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

IT’S been a “labour of love” for a group of plumbers.

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Former Westholme girl Helen Flanagan to reveal all in autobiography

3:15pm Thursday 10th January 2013

JUNGLE celebrity and former Westholme pupil Helen Flanagan has revealed she’s in the process of writing her autobiography, detailing her battle with attention deficit disorder.

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Pendle Witch daughter's tale Malkin Child is county's bestseller

1:16pm Thursday 6th September 2012

A DRAMATIC tale of a Pendle Witch’s daughter has been named as the county library service’s favoured read for 2012.

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East Lancashire author tells story of ‘cruel’ ordeal in Pakistan

2:30pm Friday 13th July 2012

AN Asian author has detailed the ‘unspeakable cruelty’ he suffered as a child after being forced to leave his family and move to Pakistan.

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Lancashire academic creates first image of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ heart-throb Christian Grey

3:30pm Wednesday 11th July 2012

THE first image of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ heart-throb Christian Grey has been created by a Lancashire academic.

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Darwen author shortlisted for Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award

4:30pm Friday 6th July 2012

A DARWEN-born thriller writer has been shortlisted for the crime novel of the year award.

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Burnley author praised for latest novel

10:37am Friday 18th May 2012

AN EAST Lancashire author has received widespread acclaim for his latest novel.

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Clayton-le-Moors woman in western novels accolade

3:00pm Tuesday 8th May 2012

THE WIFE of an East Lancashire man who has un-covered his Native American past after a DNA test is to publish two westerns with a prestigious London publisher.

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Book on Darwen town reprinted 120 years after its original

2:18pm Thursday 19th April 2012

IN 1843, a fearful storm caused a torrent of water to cascade down from Darwen’s surrounding moorland into the town centre, drowning 12 people.

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Former East Lancashire midwife to talk on bestseller Catching Babies

10:21am Tuesday 17th April 2012

A CHANCE to meet the author of an inspirational true story is coming up at an East Lancashire library.

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Burnley FC hero Roger Eli publishes his memoirs

8:30pm Monday 16th April 2012

A BURNLEY FC cult hero, who played in every position except goalkeeper, has written a book about his ‘special and memorable time’ at Turf Moor.

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Blackburn author goes from poverty to penning novels on a sunshine island

12:59pm Wednesday 4th April 2012

IT is fitting that Blackburn-born author Margaret Sherlock has called her debut thriller Against All Odds.

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New book tells the unlikely tale of Darwen's FA Cup heroes

1:49pm Monday 2nd April 2012

AN historic FA Cup encounter involving Darwen Football Club that helped shape the future of English football is the subject of a new book.

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Crime thriller tops the list at Blackburn with Darwen libraries

1:16pm Tuesday 3rd January 2012

A CRIME thriller topped the list of the most popular book in Blackburn with Darwen libraries last year.

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East Lancashire names added to world-famous book Who's Who

11:45am Wednesday 7th December 2011

THREE Blackburn men, a guitar-playing judge who supports Burnley and former Blackburn Rovers boss Kenny Dalglish are among the 1,000 new entries in the 2012 edition of Who’s Who.

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Elvis Presley poet from Great Harwood is going to Graceland

2:14pm Friday 2nd December 2011

A COMEDY poet has been invited to recite at Graceland after immortalising Elvis in rhyme.

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