What’s on in York: Book Launch of ‘Forever Now’ by Helen Cadbury

 York Explore Library :

Tue 5 Dec :

6.30pm – 8.00pm :

Free

Dec _5 Forever Now Helen CadburyHelen Cadbury’s Forever, Now charts the lives of extraordinary, ordinary humans, including the poet herself; but also those she has lived among, worked with, observed on buses and trains or discovered in the archives. Sometimes those true beginnings spiral into fiction, sometimes they remain autobiographical, as they tell moving and universal stories of love and loss, grief and new beginnings.

Emily Dickinson wrote that ‘forever is composed of nows’. This collection will affirm the sense that ‘now’ is the only thing we truly have – and reveal it as something to be celebrated and acknowledged, not least in this remarkable book, which offers Helen’s devoted readership a chance to discover the full breadth of her compassion for characters, and talent for telling their stories.

“Helen Cadbury’s uniquely feisty, tender, courageous voice comes across loud and clear in this outstanding collection. I loved it; from the ‘heaven’ of the British Library to that closing image of the poet dancing in her kitchen.” — Carole Bromley

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For further information please call York Explore Library on (01904) 552828 or email york@exploreyork.org.uk

What’s on in York: Introducing Helen Cadbury..with Ruth Ware and Tom Harper

York Explore Library :

Thu 14 Sep :

6.00pm – 7.00pm :

£5

Sep _14Introducing Helen CJoin us for the launch of our Big City Read 2017. York’s own Tom Harper will be talking to bestselling psychological crime writer Ruth Ware about To Catch a Rabbit, their friendship with Helen and why the Big City Read is so important in sharing the joy of reading with people in York.

Helen Cadbury was a British crime writer, author of the Sean Denton series. She was born in the Midlands and grew up in Saddleworth, near Oldham. Helen worked as an actor, a drama teacher and in prison education. She also wrote poetry and plays.

Ruth Ware grew up in Lewes, in Sussex and studied at Manchester University, before settling in North London. She has worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign language and a press officer. Her début thriller In a Dark, Dark Wood and the follow-up The Woman in Cabin 10 were both Sunday Times top ten bestsellers in the UK, and New York Times top ten bestsellers in the US.  Her third book The Lying Game was published in June.

Tom Harper is the author of fourteen historical adventure and thriller novels, including Black River, Zodiac Station and The Orpheus Descent, which was York’s Big City Read in 2013.  He is a former Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association and of the Harrogate History Festival.  He lives with his family in Dringhouses.  His latest book is The Tiger’s Prey, co-written with Wilbur Smith.

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2017 York Big City read book announced

York Libraries have announced that their Big City Read book for 2017 will be Helen Cadbury’s “To Catch a Rabbit”.

“Helen lives in York and is very involved in the cultural and literary life of the city and we are absolutely delighted that she has accepted our invitation to be our Big City Read author.

Helen Cadbury

We are working hard on a fantastic programme of events and can already share some key dates with you.

  • The Big City Read 2017 brochure and event booking will be available from 1 August.
  • There will be a drop in day at York Explore on Saturday 5 August where you can pick up a brochure, book events and chat with some of the people responsible for creating the programme.
  • We will be launching the Big City Read on Thursday 14 September and distributing 5000 free copies of To Catch a Rabbit from 15 September.

Our programme of events across the city will run from 14 September to 10 November and we are already booking some fantastic authors and activities to involve, entertain and inform you. Watch this space for more details soon”.

To catch a rabbit is a crime thriller.

A dead woman sits slumped against the door of a grubby trailer. She’s on Sean Denton’s patch, but who is she, how did she get there and why doesn’t CID want to investigate?

As Doncaster’s youngest PCSO, Denton takes the case into his own hands, but he’s way out of his depth. 

When people are reported missing, Denton must work backwards – facing corruption from outside and inside the force – before anyone else falls victim to South Yorkshire’s deadly underworld of migrants and the sex trade.