Ex-Student promotes new book

Tracey and I met David Whitehouse last night at Nuneaton Library.  He was promoting his latest novel "Mobile Library".  David is an ex-student of KEC (when it was KEGS).  It was fascinating to hear about his Nuneaton childhood and his road to becoming a prize-winning writer.   Inspiration for his current novel was the mobile library he visited as a young boy;  the place he first discovered books.        

David praised his KEGS English teachers who really encouraged his creativity.  David has promised to visit KEC to talk to us about his life as a journalist, novelist and screen play writer. He also signed the Library copy of his book.  His message reads:

"For the students at KEC.
Hello! Study harder!"

If you want to read David's books we've got copies of "Mobile Library" and his previous novel "Bed" in the Library.

Local Author Visits Town

David Whitehouse (from Stockingford) will be at Nuneaton Library on 25th Feb 7-9.00 pm to talk about his new book: Mobile Library.  It's a coming of age novel about how lives and books can intertwine.

Tickets are free ... so order yours now from www.davidwhitehouse.eventbrite.co.uk


'Heart warming and heartbreaking, sometimes in the space of one page, it's a wise and wondrous reminder just how far a library card can take you.' ~ Stylist


David Whitehouse is the author of Mobile Library and Bed, winner of the 2012 Betty Trask Prize and published in eighteen countries. He has several TV and film projects in development with Film4, Warp, the BBC, and others. In the UK, he writes regularly for The Guardian and The Times and is currently the Editor-at-Large of ShortList magazine.

National Competition Success

Congratulations to Finlay May who's earned himself a place on the "First Story" long list with his story "Rhya Larkin" ...

"The sea-breeze over the dock would’ve been refreshing if it wasn’t for the fact that most of the ‘recruits’ had been rudely awakened and frogmarched over. A ruggedly handsome man, standing in naval regalia was handed a small list of names, their skills and background noted in a handful of words. He looked over the list, barking out in his commanding, echoing, drill sergeant voice: "RHYA LARKIN!"

If you'd like to find out want happened to Rhya follow this link.  And good luck to Finlay in the next selection round.