My third published book, is a poetry collection, Remembering Blue and, as we enter the new year, I shall be letting you know about scheduled events plants for it, including readings, reviews and various appearances already booked. So keep tuned if you would like to follow me and my little book’s progress. In these troubled times, it is great that writers and artists can find a rich vein of support here in Sussex, so, without more do, I would like to send out my appreciation.

My thanks to Skylark, here in Lewes, UK, and its owner Matt Birch who is now keeping a stash of my new poetry collection Remembering Blue. This follows on from the great review the book got from our splendid Lewes magazine Viva Lewes. While I think of it, let’s hear it for local publications such as this one – it’s enterprises like these that gives me hope. So if you citizens of Lewes get to read the review and think you might like to get a copy of the book, Skylark (downstairs at the Needlemakers centre) should be your first call https://www.skylarkshop.com/

My thanks to, Charlotte Gann, the editor of Viva Lewes, for the review – I am truly chuffed that she read the poems with such care and sensitivity. Publishing a poetry collection can feel very exposing, so I was genuinely moved to read Charlotte’s words. We are lucky here in this town to have such a splendid monthly magazine. https://www.vivabrighton.com/viva-lewes

While I am sending my appreciation to these Lewes institutions, let me also thank City Books in Brighton http://www.city-books.co.uk/ who are also holding a supply of Remembering Blue as is Kemptown Bookshop at the other end of town http://www.kemptownbookshop.co.uk/

You can, of course, buy my book online from the publishers, Ward Wood Publishing http://wardwoodpublishing or from your country’s Amazon or from book Depository https://www.bookdepository.com/Remembering-Blue-Colin-Bell/9781908742704?ref=grid-view&qid=1577985275912&sr=1-1 and, maybe the best on-line deal these days, from Wordery https://wordery.com/remembering-blue-colin-bell-9781908742704?currency=USD&gtrck=QXBBTmE0NkxiU2ovUHJlRlRjSFFKN1c3aGdYZFB4dUxpOUwxZzFWT1hMRzNvWkJmQ1h2SndWNDhCM3pkZzZYbVhPS2dXcDBud1N5SGgxWEQ1d2Z1VVE9PQ

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I’ve always, well nearly always, liked getting letters and parcels through my letterbox. I do the usual thing and ignore the ones that look like bills or circulars and, sometimes, feel sad when I get postcards addressed to former owners of this house who moved away decades ago. Apart from that, I’m an optimist and every delivery is a potential moment of pleasure. Yesterday was no exception when Lewes’ rather classy free magazine arrived. It’s delivered through every letterbox in town – bringing loads of pleasure all over Lewes. This month, it was more than usually interesting to me… it has the first review of my new novel, Stephen Dearsley’s Summer Of Love. Forgive me if I show you all what their book reviewer, John McGowan, wrote:

Thanks John McGowan and thanks to Viva Lewes for publishing it as well the plug for the poetry evening, First Wednesday Writers, that I run here in Lewes. If you read about it in Viva Lewes and followed the link to this site, here is the poster for the event with all the details. It’s always good to meet new writers and new people who come along just to listen.

It’s going to be busy next week as I have the London launch for the novel on Tuesday at the Phoenix Artist Club followed by two poetry events on Wednesday and Thursday followed by a celebration dinner on Friday. I’m having a great time but then it will be back to normal. Being a writer is about sitting up here alone with my computer but it’s great to have the odd social explosion to liven things up so I’m far from complaining.

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My novel, Stephen Dearsley’s Summer Of Love, was published  on 31 October 2013. It is the story of a young fogey living in Brighton in 1967 who has a lot to learn when the flowering hippie counter culture changes him and the world around him.

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