An Event Re-Cap

David’s Bookshop in Letchworth hosted our Meet the Author event on May 27th. The event featured three of our published authors: Bob Bootman, Mina, and Nicola Warner. Bob Bootman is the award-winning author of the adult poetry collection, The Wind Blew Fiercely in the Storm. Mina’s book, The Rolling Pumpkin, has been nominated for the 2023 new author award. Nicola Warner’s best-selling novel, The Ego Effect, has received critical acclaim.

If you missed the opportunity to meet these talented authors at David’s Bookshop. We will have a series of in-person events throughout 2025 to look forward to.

The Ego Effect by Nicola Warner

Dan Hayes had everything.

Fame, fortune, love – or so he thought.

His name, once screamed by thousands, now reduced to repetitive earworms the whiskey invites for company. With a baby on the way, can Dan conquer his demons and make the change he so desperately needs before it’s too late? Or will the destructive cycles of his past continue to be his downfall?

The Rolling Pumpkin by Mina

Omid stands for hope: it is this unwavering belief in hope which drives Omid’s parents to search for safety in Europe. This promise to be ‘the biggest adventure of their lives’. Although at eight-years-old, Omid finds both excitement and fear in the prospect of what is to come. He struggles to reason why he should leave all that is dear to him for the unknown that awaits.

“It wasn’t me that wrote anything to upset anyone. Nobody wants to put me in prison.” He protests, once the decision to leave is already made. As events take a dangerously different turn, you will be forced to question everything you know about illegal crossings. Will our young hero’s resilience, imagination and his grandmother’s fairy tale, The old woman and the rolling Pumpkin be enough to survive unthinkable trauma?

The Rolling Pumpkin is a story of displacement, survival, friendship and the real monsters that lurk in our reality.

The Wind Blew Fiercely in the Storm by Bob

A fantastic collection of poetry supplemented by an even better set of illustrations.

‘Absolutely hilarious. What a talented writer.’

‘There is a lot of humour that entertains you, but it is not just empty laughs. In fact, almost every single poem tackles a serious social or even political issue.’

“Come say, Hi!”