Will Newman / Derbyshire Reading Detectives

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Reader/Audience Development Officer for Derbyshire County Council library service. I like reading all kinds of stuff from serial killer thrillers to popular psychology, from teenage angst and picture books to quirky modern novels. I'm a sucker for books set in cold climates (with snow on the cover).

Derbyshire Reading Detectives finale

31 October 2009 We're meeting today at 2pm at Buxton Library to celebrate our finds along with Stephen Booth who helped us launch the project back in July. Thanks to everyone who's been involved - the Reading Agency, authors, local studies experts, consultants... Read more or Comment (3 comments)

A Beautiful Place for a Murder Find!

26 October 2009 Can't believe I didn't think of this before, especially as we have been focusing on crime, legends and the supernatural in the Dark Peak, and Berlie is coming to our finale event on Saturday 31st. Just remembered that Berlie... Read more or Comment

Poole's Cavern, Buxton Find!

17 September 2009 Poole's Cavern in Buxton is a 2 million year old natural cavern that has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The name derives from an outlaw, Poole, who reputedly used the cave as a lair and a base... Read more or Comment (1 comments)

Narnia in the Peak District? Find!

17 September 2009 I have been looking through Bygone Derbyshire and discovered that legendary author C S Lewis has a link with Derbyshire and the Peak. As Lewis wrote later "My happiest hours are spent with three or four old friends in old... Read more or Comment

Mysterious Mermaid in Derbyshire Find!

21 August 2009 Interesting to see the way this site is working. Angela posted an entry about a long forgotten ballad on The Mermaid's Pool near Hayfield and this has triggered a response from Derbyshire poet, Jeremy Duffield, who was inspired to write about... Read more or Comment

Reading Detectives in the News

21 August 2009 We may not have made it onto Radio Derby yet but at least the detectives are in the local newspaper, the Buxton Advertiser, pictured with Stephen Booth. ... Read more or Comment

More murder in the Peak District Find!

14 August 2009 Just finished reading The Edge by Chris Simms. Chris normally writes gritty crime stories based in Manchester but in this book the action moves out into the Peak District. Edale, Buxton, Glossop are all mentioned but the fictional town of... Read more or Comment (2 comments)

Bygone Derbyshire clues Find!

4 August 2009 I've just been looking at some possible links to authors in Derbyshire and around Buxton and the High Peak. "Bygone Derbyshire" is run by the Derby Evening Telegraph and has information about forgotten crime writer John Buxton Hilton, links with... Read more or Comment

Buxton Ghost Walk

31 July 2009 Well, four of us took a risk and joined the Ghost Walk in Buxton last night. It was probably more quirky than scary but we did hear about phantom dogs, riding the devil, poltergeists in pubs and the ghost of... Read more or Comment

Stephen Booth

29 July 2009 A lot of us met Stephen Booth at our first Reading Detective meeting. Here is Stephen at the Lowdham Book Festival talking about his book The Kill Call. From AmazonWhat drew you to use the village of Eyam as a... Read more or Comment

First meeting

24 July 2009 Buxton Reading Detectives had their first meeting last night from 6.30 - 8.30 pm at Buxton Library. 10 young people, drawn from Buxton Book Pushers and HeadSpace regulars, attended the meeting. The start was slightly delayed because we had the... Read more or Comment

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