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Guildford is Cricket’s True Cradle Claims Renowned Cricket Writer

David Frith, respected cricket commentator and writer, former editor of Wisden magazine and Guildford resident, launches a long-overdue claim for Guildford to be regarded as cricket’s premier source of development. For…

Book Review: Guildford’s Cricket Story by David Frith

by John Schluter Guildford not Hambledon should be regarded as the cradle of cricket according to a new book by David Frith, a Guildford resident and former editor of the…

Author With New Book Gives Tips About Self Publishing on Amazon Kindle

Guildford-based author John Silke talks about his new book Diggers and about self-publishing on Amazon Kindle Guildford Dragon: Recently you finished your third book Diggers. What’s it about? John Silke:…

New Creative Director For Guildford Book Festival

The trustees of the Guildford Book Festival have appointed a new director. Jim Parks, who lives in Guildford, will head up the creative directorate. He takes up his position following…

Meet Lord Sebastian Coe at Waterstones Bookshop This Saturday

Lord Sebastian Coe will be at Waterstones bookshop in Guildford High Street on Saturday, December 1, signing copies of his autobiography Running My Life. The Olympic legend and the man…

Will Guildford’s Ali Chambers Be The Next JK Rowling?

Move over J K Rowling, Guildford is welcoming its own new fantasy author… and she is only 18! Surrey author Ali Chambers has just released her first novel, Jaded Rein,…

New Book Is Full Of Retired Railwaymen’s Ramblings And Great Pictures

[thethe-image-slider name=”Ramblings of Railwaymen”] It’s a well known fact that railwaymen love talking about the old days – especially steam engines. Take their memories and their stories, add a superb…

Prue Leith’s Biography Lays The Cupboard Bare

By Flora Windebank One of the biggest names to visit the book festival this year is chef, novelist, businesswoman and entrepreneur, Prue Leith. She talked about her explosive new autobiography.…

Rector’s New Book Puts Focus On Loving The Local Community

A Guildford rector’s regular blog on his parish’s website and his commitment to the local community has resulted in him being asked to write a new book. Reimagining Discipleship: Loving…

Training Dragons With Cressida Cowell

By Flora Windebank Do you know how to train a dragon? Waterstones book shop was the place to be to find out when Cressida Cowell, acclaimed author of the How…