Welcome from Jan

Hi there!
This blog is for those who love both books and travel. I'm starting by travelling back in time to the 1970s and the overland trail to India which I took as an 18 year old. Have a look at my daily diary entries and photos. Some of these places are impossible to visit at the moment, but I can give you a flavour of what they were like in the golden age of the hippy trail.

The experience has inspired my new mystery novel, THE VANISHING OF RUTH, which is out now as an ebook. Find details and extracts at The Vanishing of Ruth

To buy: The Vanishing of Ruth

Also take a look at Facebook Page Overlanders for more memorabilia.
http://bit.ly/Overlanders

HELP ME FIND MY FELLOW PASSENGERS! TAKE A LOOK AT THE GROUP PHOTO (post on 30th November 2009) AND CHECK THE NAMES ON THIS LINK:
http://www.indiaoverland.biz/overland/passengers/sep26_76.html
Cheers, Jan.


Friday, 7 October 2011

Amazon launches French Kindle store | The Bookseller

Interesting development - a new 'sister' in the Amazon family - or should that be 'nouvelle soeur'?!

Amazon launches French Kindle store The Bookseller

Monday, 3 October 2011

TURN YOUR POETRY INTO CLASSROOMS FOR TANZANIAN GIRLS!

ENTER THIS POETRY COMPETITION AND YOU WILL BE HELPING BUILD A SCHOOL IN TANZANIA - AND YOU MAY WIN SOME MONEY TOO!  Here are the details:




Deadline:  15 November 2011

First Prize £125, Second Prize £75  3rd Prize £50 , 5 runner ups


SUMMARY   This competition will be judged by Kathleen Kenny a well known writer and teacher in the North East of England.  The entry fee is £4 per poem, £10 for 4 poems. Poems on any subject and any style.  No entry form required. Entry by email or post.  



All information about rules and dates on the website www.jitegemeeproject.org.  Help build a school in Tanzania, East Africa.  All money from this competition goes toward buying building materials.  


The prize giving will be on 12 December, 7 pm at the Lit & Phil Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, Westgate Road.
Anyone aged 17 and over can enter.
 

Google e-books UK launch "imminent" | The Bookseller

Interesting news about Google bringing its ebooks to the UK market. The big challenge must be that Google ebooks can't be read on Kindle ...