Tag: Palmerston North

• LGBTQ books at the Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair tomorrow

  Books and things all packed up and ready for the Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair tomorrow! I’ll be there with my friend and fellow author A J Lancaster where we’ll be chatting with readers, selling books, signing books, and enjoying drag performances throughout the day. I hope to see you there!

  G. B. Ralph

  4 Oct 2024

  Writing

  Book selling, Books, Event, Milverton Mysteries, Palmerston North, Palmy Drag Fest, Paperbacks, Rise and Shine

• My local bookstore sold out of The Milverton Mysteries (again!)

  I was only in store two weeks ago dropping off a stack of books and they’re already gone! I’m so pleased Palmerston North residents and visitors are enjoying the books and that they’re supporting my local independent bookstore! Louisa, Corey, and the rest of the team at Bruce McKenzie Booksellers have been so wonderful letting…

  G. B. Ralph

  26 Sep 2024

  Writing

  Books, Bookstore, Bruce McKenzie Booksellers, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, Gay, LGBTQ, Milverton Mysteries, Mystery, Palmerston North

• Home Truths by Charity Norman

  Plenty of laughs, gasps, and applause for Charity Norman at the library last night! We were kept captivated with tales of her books, life, family, courtroom dramas, crossing the Sahara in the back of a clapped-out ex-army truck, and how she ended up in Central Hawke’s Bay. The hour flew by! I was sure to…

  G. B. Ralph

  26 Sep 2024

  Reading

  Author, Books, Crime, Event, Library, Mystery, Palmerston North

• An evening with Charity Norman at the library

  Author Charity Norman – Ngaio Marsh Awards 2023 Best Novel winner! – will be at our local library tonight to celebrate her latest book Home Truths. When? 6:30–8:00pm, Wednesday 25 September 2024Where? Palmerston North Central Library (mezzanine floor / main entrance)Details: Library website I hope to see you there!

  G. B. Ralph

  25 Sep 2024

  Reading

  Author, Books, Event, Library, Mystery, Palmerston North

• The Bookshop Detectives come to town: vlog recap

  Gareth and Louise Ward, Wardini Books booksellers and authors of The Bookshop Detectives, chat about a range of things in their second vlog, which you can watch on their Facebook page. They discuss their latest book club book, spilling industry secrets, blue ducks (which feature in Poison at Penshaw Hall!), the mum network, the “seething…

  G. B. Ralph

  9 Sep 2024

  Reading, Writing

  Books, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, Events, Library, Milverton Mysteries, Palmerston North, Writing

• An evening with cosy mystery co-authors Gareth and Louise Ward

  I enjoyed a fantastic evening at the Palmerston North City Library with local author Bing Turkby interrogating Gareth and Louise Ward about their new co-authored book The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone. An entertaining discussion with some fascinating insights into writing a book with your partner, running bookshops, being a part of the community, the…

  G. B. Ralph

  7 Sep 2024

  Reading, Writing

  Author interview, Books, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, Event, Library, Mystery, New Zealand, Palmerston North

• The Bookshop Detectives will be live at the library

  Gareth Ward and Louise Ward, former police officers turned booksellers and bestselling authors, will be in conversation with local author Bing Turkby at the Palmerston North City Library tomorrow night! See you there? When? 6:00–7:30pm, Friday 6 September 2024Where? Palmerston North Central Library (George St entrance)Details: Library website / Facebook event The Bookshop Detectives: Dead…

  G. B. Ralph

  5 Sep 2024

  Reading, Writing

  Books, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, Library, Local author, Mystery, New Zealand, Palmerston North

• The Milverton Mysteries available at Bruce McKenzie Booksellers

  I am very pleased to report that Murder on Milverton Square and Poison at Penshaw Hall are now in stock at Bruce McKenzie Booksellers, my local independent book store! You can find the listings on their website: The new book table Bruce McKenzie Booksellers is packed with a huge range of great titles, and I’m…

  G. B. Ralph

  31 Jul 2024

  Writing

  Book store, Books, Bruce McKenzie Booksellers, Murder on Milverton Square, New Zealand, Palmerston North, Paperbacks, Poison at Penshaw Hall, The Milverton Mysteries

• Author G B Ralph interviewed for the NZ Herald

  Look, Mum – I’m in the paper! That’s certainly another author bingo square checked off for me. Ilona Hanne interviewed me earlier in the week, and we had a fantastic chat. We discussed, among many other topics: our love of reading, libraries, cosy mysteries, The Milverton Mysteries, fictional cats, local inspiration, finding ways for people…

  G. B. Ralph

  30 Jun 2024

  Writing

  Article, Author, Interview, Manawatū, Manawatū Guardian, New Zealand, New Zealand Herald, Newspaper, Palmerston North, Writer

• A day with local authors and readers at the library

  We had a rainy Sunday brunch with fellow authors followed by a book fair with readers at the Local Authors Day, which is part of Palmerston North City Library’s Writers and Readers winter series. It was great to catch up with familiar faces and meet a whole bunch of new ones! Authors at the Local…

  G. B. Ralph

  24 Jun 2024

  Writing

  Authors, Books, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, Event, LGBTQ, Library, Mystery, New Zealand, Palmerston North