HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY! Celebrate with Peter Kay as he reads an extract from his travel memoir Show Me the Way to Santiago (Day 7)! Don’t forget to follow Peter and check out his website at peterkaywordspace.co.uk. FIND ME: …
A poem from earlier in the year, reflecting that whilst we in the North may have had our historic differences, we have so much more in common than those down in the ‘south’ espoused by certain politicians. Northern Echoes Somewhere…
I am delighted to say I have been approached as a writer and poet to be part of an event to be held via Zoom on Tuesday 23rd March. The event will reflect UNESCO themes around linguistic diversity and how…
I heard today that my submission of the final draft of my Book A Very Alternative Coast to Coast has been accepted by my publisher, Curious Cat Books. We will work on finalising the book later in the year, with…
This 20 page Guide covers the route taken by John and I in 2017, along the Via Augusta from Cadiz on the south western Atlantic coast of Spain to Seville. It took us six days and was a follow on…
A poem after Denise Levertov. Her classic question and answer poem about Vietnam was a start point. My subject however, was a reflection on my walking from Seville to Santiago and my writing of that experience, in Show Me The…
26 copies of Show Me The Way To Santiago were sold during December, making it the most successful month of sales since publication. The figure includes an impressive 10 paperbacks bought in the USA. 119 copies have now been sold…
I have now sold 100 books across all platforms and over 50 calendars and have raised over £650 for MNDA in the process
98 books and 30 calendars now sold and the total raised for MNDA, once all monies have been collected from book sales will be £552. £77 has been raised from calendar sales. A grand total so far of £629.
As a special offer I am offering signed copies of Show Me The Way To Santiago, plus a calendar, bookmark and a CD for £15 plus postage and packing (£3.50). This offer still provides a contribution of £5 to the…
90 Books and 25 Calendars have now been sold/ordered and the total raised for MND is nearing £600
This poem takes me back to Winter Sunday evenings in my mid-teens. My mother seemed to have a love affair with health food and natural ingredients and used seaweed based agar agar as a setting agent. I was the eldest…
Pleased to be able to join Sharena to celebrate the publication of her poetry collection SHE tonight and to be able to ‘zoom meet’ many other local poets to hear Sharena read and to also share each other’s poetry
Adverbially Challenged Volume 5 is scheduled to be released on Saturday 21st November and will contain my flash fiction piece ‘Night Vision’ Kindle versions are available for pre-order now on Amazon and paperback copies will be on sale from the…
My short story radio play ‘Mother-in-Law will be broadcast on BBC Radio Leeds tomorrow (Friday 13th November) on the Gayle Lofthouse Show between 1 and 2pm.
I have just finished writing the first draft of A Very Alternative Coast to Coast. I am going to have a break from it for a few weeks and pick up the task of self-editing and rewriting in January. I…
I’m excited to announce a special sale on the run up to Christmas on the www.erachaelhardcastle.com/shop site! Peter Kay has kindly provided some signed copies of his 1st edition travel memoir and companion calendar for sale on the website, but…
I have now sold 87 books and 15 Calendars and the combined amount raised for MNDA from these sales has now topped £500. Thank you to everyone who has bought books and/or calendars
First 10 Calendars and another 2 books sold this week. Combined MNDA total from books and Calendar sales has now reached £450.