It has been a long time since I last posted a blog on my website and there have been alot of changees to my business since the start of 2024.
I have continued to attend the local Markets in and around Derbyshire, but I have also written a book and opened a shop…
So lets start in July. My mission is to get everyone reading and at the start of 2024 I realised I was not reading enough. I started to get more disciplines and to sit quietly in my living room and read (you will notice from my previous blog I had already read a fair few books by the end of March). In March I went to a retreat with Mums In Business for a break and to work on myself and my business. I returned ready to move on and set to writing a book (with a little bit of help from Clare Clarke and a book). I designed and released my Bizy Bookworms Reading Journey in July as part of my mission to get every body reading. My book is aimed at adults and there are a series of questions at the start dessigned to make you think about thisngs you enjoy and books you have read or were read to you. From there you can create your own book list and there are pages you can log the books you have read and what you thought of them. As you move through your journey yoiu will find bookish quotations and related challenges to find books to read around particular subjects. The book has proved to be popular and I have now begun a draft version for younger readers. If you would like to purchase a copy then follow the link and you will be able to make a purchase. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bizy-Bookworms-Reading-Journey-Journal/dp/B0D8FBVV44
I have partcipated in various events in the Derbyshire are over the year, including Wirksworth Book Festival, Mundy Junior School Horticultural Show, Heanor Carnival, Sneinton Beltane Market to name a few. As recently as Sunday 6th October I took my bokstall to Wizarding Day in Wirksworth and there are further upcoming events including Halloween, Farmers Markets and Christmas coming over the next few months.
On 31st August I opened my first bricks and mortar bookshop in my hometown of Heanor. something I had been working towards for the kast five and a half years. I am establishing myslef as a “new Books” Bookseller and you can find me at 27 Market Place, Heanor, Derbyshire DE75 7EG. I am selling books for all age groups from the very young upwards. I have a few reference books, and lots of fiction and I am happy to order books in for you. There is a section dedicated to local authors. If you would like to read more then check out this article from the BBC News Website. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xl27v7eg9o?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_type=web_link&at_medium=social&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_campaign_type=owned&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_format=link&at_link_origin=BBC_Radio_Derby&at_link_id=DBE7E8EA-6DC3-11EF-A2F1-E63DAACB2B79&fbclid=IwY2xjawFsnc5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHe5rawKcEu7RxlRNioX8I_2nUyH1jRBJhKssYCJNt0V59hRyROr3Ni8_ig_aem_fAm840GGOwyfwUA2VxCjmQ
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