The Reading Ramble

On this episode of the Reading Ramble, staff from Lancashire Libraries talk about some of the books that can be found on the Reading Agency and BBC Art's "Big Jubilee Read" booklist. 

Libraries exist in the centre of the communities that they serve. For Local and Community History Month, staff from Longridge Library have spoken to current and former library staff to find out what it has been like to serve their community over the course of the last 70 years. 

On this episode of the Reading Ramble, we are joined by author Naomi Kruger to discuss her background in writing and to look at the story she has written for the Lancashire Stories project. 

In this episode of the Reading Ramble, we catch up with Lancashire Stories author Michael Davies, to talk about the writing of his short story, and learn more about his writing background. 

On this episode of the Reading Ramble, we talk to Antonia Charlesworth Stack about writing fiction, her hometown of Blackpool, and the fantastic story she has written for the Lancashire Stories project. 

On this episode of the Reading Ramble, we continue our Lancashire Stories series, meeting author Yvonne Battle-Felton. 

On this episode of the Reading Ramble, we talk to Ines Gregori Labarta about writing in a second language, her love for Lancaster and the upcoming Lancaster LitFest, and of course, about the story she is writing for Lancashire Stories. 

In this episode of the Reading Ramble, we talk to author Libby Ashworth, who is taking part in the Lancashire Stories Project. We talk to Libby about her writing background, what influences her, and what her Lancashire Story is going to be about. 

In this episode of the Reading Ramble, we talk to writer David Hartley, who is taking part in the Lancashire Stories project as one of our featured authors.

In this episode of the Reading Ramble, we talk to Blackpool author Nathan Parker, who is taking part in the Lancashire Stories project as one of our featured authors. 

In this episode of the Reading Ramble, with the help of colleagues, we're looking back at some of our favourite books that we read in 2021. 

In this episode of the Reading Ramble, we are delighted to be introducing a new project, called Lancashire Stories, which will run for the next 2 years. We'll be sharing more information soon, so keep your eyes peeled!

In this episode of the Reading Ramble, we celebrate non-fiction November by talking all about sports books! 

On this episode of the Reading Ramble we talk to John Meredith from Heritage Learning Lancashire about the Lancashire Schools Storytelling Festival. We discuss how stories are shared, the origins of folklore, and why it is important for people to be aware of their heritage and the stories that are influenced by it.  You can follow Heritage Learning Lancashire on Twitter @HLLancashire, and on...

In this episode, ahead of the announcement of the winner of Lancashire Book of the Year 2021, we look back at the winner of last years award, Samuel Pollen, who won with his book, The Year I Didn't Eat. 

On this episode of the Reading Ramble, we talk all about audiobooks, from their beginnings on vinyl, cassette and then CD, to the streaming services and library lending platforms available today.

On this episode of the Reading Ramble, we talk to Lancashire based writer Alan Veale, author of The Murder Tree and The Titanic Document. Alan joins us to talk about his path to becoming a writer, the inspiration behind his books, and how he developed the librarian character Billie Vane.  You can borrow The Murder Tree from Lancashire Libraries, find out more about Alan on his website www.ala...

This episode of the Reading Ramble features an interview that we conducted with author Willy Vlautin. As a member of the bands Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, Willy first found success as a songwriter and a musician, and has developed into an acclaimed writer of modern American fiction. His new novel, The Night Always Comes is available now. 

On this episode of the Reading Ramble we chat to Lancashire author Nick Oldham about his writing career, the process of writing his novels, how he names his characters, and the influence of Covid-19 on his new book. 

In the second part of our series looking at children's books and reading, we look at the importance of reading over the summer, and how our SCART scheme in Lancashire looks to address that. We also discuss our favourite children's books, and speak to some colleagues about their recommendations. 

In this episode of the reading ramble, we talk about the importance of reading to children from a young age, how Lancashire Libraries help introduce books and reading to young families, and talk about some of our personal favourite children's books. 

On this episode of the Reading Ramble, we talk all about Creative Writing. We speak to Patrick Wright of the Open University, Lancashire author Jenn Ashworth, as well as Alison and Natalie from Lancashire Libraries. Patrick Wright can be found on twitter @saturnineone. He is a poet, writer and a lecturer in literature and creative writing. He is the writer of Full Sight Of Her (2020), available fr...

In this episode of the Reading Ramble, we celebrate Make Music Day by talking about some of our favourite music books. We hear from the Lancashire Music Service, as well as library staff about their favourite music books and what music means to them. @LancsLibraries @LancsMusic @LancsMusicHub

In this episode, we talk to Laurie Peake, the Director of Super Slow Way, about the Small Bells Ring project. We also catch up with author Sarah Schofield who was the first writer in residence on the boat!  @saraheschofield @Superslowway @STUDIO_MORISON @CanalRiverTrust @LancsLibraries

In this episode we look at what Lancashire Book of the Year is, how it works, and we reveal this years shortlist!