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NEWS and EVENTS
If you would like an author visit, please *contact for details. During the summer months, strawberries and crime is popular or coffee and crime, cake and crime - you get the idea. And it can be with 1 or 2 authors.
*please use contact form -see menu
Also, Margaret will visit with any of her titles - they're not all crime! And she has a range of talks, they can be found on: www.speakernet.co.uk
And also listed here:
Please, Take A Biscuit (new for 2027)
English Christmas Traditions
The Folklore of Flowers and Trees
The Folklore of Beasts, Birds and Bugs
The Folklore of Halloween
Women of WWI
Women of the Goldrush (California 1849)
Highwaymen! What About The Women?
Extraordinary Women ( A look at women from film, fiction, life and history)
Maria Marten and the Murder in the Red Barn
Hobby Horses Will Dance (Folklore/poetry through the months of the year/seasons)
English Fairy Tales
Meet Jack France ( A photographic walk through the real life village of my fictional 1920s sleuth)
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OCTOBER
US followers/readers. My short story 'The Clock Struck Six' is in the Guilty Secrets anthology published in the US by Simon & Schuster
this makes it eligible in the 'Agatha Award for Best Short Story'. If anyone who has read it or is a member of Malice Domestic has read it it might be added to the eligibility list. Thanks if you can, and thanks anyway for reading my titles.
OCTOBER
October 3rd Curiosity Bookshop, Runcorn. 11a.m. - 4p.m. There will be author talks, authors showcasing their books, raffles and lots going on throughout the day. Margaret will be giving an author talk in the morning.
October 14th Widnes WI, Venue, Parklands Sports Club Widnes. 7.30p.m.
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?
October 14th !!!! PLEASED to say I have a poem in this just out, poetry anthology.
October 23rd Bolton U3A Venue St. Andrew and St. George URC, St. George's Rd, Bolton. BL1 2BX 2p.m.
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
October 27th Daisy Nook Garden Centre 10.30a.m.
TALK: The Folklore of Halloween
NOVEMBER
November 1st Glossop Book Fest 1p.m. - 4p.m. Victoria Hall, Glossop
Come and join the authors at this popular and established Book Fest. More details to Follow.
November 3rd Congleton Widows Group 1.30p.m. Congleton Library
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
November 5th St. Mary's church hall, Squires Gate, Blackpool 2p.m.FY4 2NS
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
November 17th Thornton and Cleveleys Friendship Club 2.15p.m.
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
November 11th The Atkinson, The Studio, Southport 1.pm. FREE event , donations welcome
TALK: The Folklore of Halloween
November 19th Tameside Retired Teachers' Association, Stamford Park, Highfield Pavilion, AUL
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
November 20th Bramhall Library, Bramhall Library, 70 Bramhall Lane S, Stockport 2.30p.m.
TALK: English Christmas Traditions. There will be things to try, lots of props, and fun, as we delve into the history of our Christmas Traditions, and a FREE Draw for a copy of Margaret's book, 'A Little Book of English Christmas Traditions. Details and to book: www.ticketsource.com/stockportlibraries/author-event-with-margaret-holbrook-english-christmas-traditions/e-bpppro
November 28th St. David's Hospice Christmas Fair, Venue Cymru, Llandudno. 11a.m.- 4p.m.
Margaret will be at this event with her books. Why not pop along? More details to follow.
DECEMBER
December 4th Runcorn and District Historical Society
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
December 7th Parker's Garden Centre, Flixton 9.30 a.m.
TALK: English Christmas Traditions FREE event.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/english-christmas-traditions-tickets-2001523721330?
December 8th Prestbury Probus, Venue, Prestbury Village Club
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
December 13th Eugene Halliday Association 2.15p.m. St Luke's Church, Vicarage Lane, Bowdon Vale, Altrincham WA14 3BN
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
December 14th Manchester Luncheon Club Aytoun St, Holiday Inn 12.15p.m.
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
December 15th Preston, (Closed Group) 2p.m.
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
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JANUARY
January 14th Cheadle Library 6.30p.m. Cheadle Library, 23 Ashfield Rd, Cheadle SK8 1BB
Crime Night - and You're Invited. Take part in this event with authors Charles Heathcote and Margaret Holbrook. How would you plan the perfect murder? Is justice always served -in a book, in reality? There will be chat/discussion and short readings from both authors. More details to follow.
FEBRUARY
February 10th Dukinfield Library, Lively Library group 10.30a.m. Refreshments available
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?
February 11th Widnes Local History Society 7.30p.m.
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?
MARCH
March 3rd Kelsall WI Kelsall Methodist Chapel, Chapel Green, Kelsall, CW6 0QS 7.30p.m.
TALK: The Folklore of Flowers and Trees
March 11th Row of Trees cum Wilmslow WI, St John's Church Rooms Knutsford Road, Wilmslow SK9 6EL, 2p.m.
TALK: The Folklore of Flowers and Trees
March 19th Bramhall Library 2.30p.m. Bramhall Library, 70 Bramhall Lane S, Stockport
Crime Night - and You're Invited. Take part in this event with authors Charles Heathcote and Margaret Holbrook. How would you plan the perfect murder? Is justice always served -in a book, in reality? There will be chat/discussion and short readings from both authors. More details to follow.
March 22nd Withington Assist, Withington Methodist Church, 439 Wilmslow Rd, Manchester M20 4AN
1p.m.
TALK: The Folklore of Flowers and Trees
APRIL
April 12th Cheetham and Crumpsall Heritage Society The Cleveland Hotel, Crumpsall Lane, Manchester. 7.30p.m.
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?
April 19th Tameside U3A, Central Methodist Church, Crooke St, Hyde. 2p.m.
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?
MAY
May 4th Congleton Widows Group, Congleton Library. 1.30p.m.
TALK: English Fairy Tales
May 11th Cameo meeting. Everyone Welcome. Christ church, church hall (to rear of church). Chester Road, SK7 Woodford, Cheshire. SK 7 1PR 7p.m.
TALK TBC (CAMEO)
May 19th Irlam and Cadishead local History Society. 7.30p.m.
TALK: Hobby Horses Will Dance
JUNE
June 3rd Romiley Methodist Ladies Society, Romiley Methodist Church Hall 2p.m.
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?
SEPTEMBER
September 14th Oldham U3A The Loom, Parliament Square, Oldham 10.40a.m.
TALK: Maria Marten and the Murder in the Red Barn
September 30th Prestwich and Whitefield WI, St Margaret's Church Hall, St. Margaret's Road, Prestwich. M25 2QB
TALK: Please - Take A Biscuit
OCTOBER
18th October Withington Assist,
Withington Methodist Church, 439 Wilmslow Rd, Manchester M20 4AN
1p.m.
TALK: Please, Take a Biscuit
27th October Marple Probus 10.15a.m. Marple Senior Citizens Hall, Marple
TALK: Highwaymen! What About The Women?
NOVEMBER
November 10th Cheadle and Gatley U3A, URC Church Hall, Elm Road, Gatley, SK8 4LY 1.30p.m.
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
DECEMBER
December 13th Cheetham and Crumpsall Heritage Society , The Cleveland Hotel, Crumpsall Lane,
Manchester, 7.30 p.m.
TALK: English Christmas Traditions
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NOVEMBER
November 16th TALK: English Christmas Traditions ( Details TBC)
