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Author of the Month: August

Mo Hayder

Mo Hayder is a crime and thriller fiction author. Born in 1962, she was brought up in Essex but left school at 15 to pursue a variety of jobs, including barmaid, security guard, film-maker and hostess in a Tokyo club. She has an MA in film from the American University in Washington DC and an MA in creative writing from Bath Spa University.

Her First novel, Birdman (2000), was a bestseller and introduced Detective Inspector Jack Caffrey, who also appeared in her second book, The Treatment (2001). Tokyo (2004) was shortlisted for three Crime Writers’ Association Daggers.

Her latter novels, Ritual (2008), Skin (2009) and Gone (2010), collectively known as the ‘Walking Man’ series, reintroduce DI Jack Caffrey. Ritual was shortlisted for a Crime Writers’ Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award and for a 2009 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.

Mo Hayder lives in the Cotswolds with her daughter, Genevieve.

Celebrating Reading

World Book Day is an international celebration of books and reading and what better place to celebrate than in you local library!

In 2009, authors flocked to Wrexham to join in the fun, visiting hundreds of children in libraries and local schools. Check out the film in the link below to see what they all got up to.

World Book Day 2009 DVD Transcript

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World Book Day 2009 DVD Transcript

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