Read the North West
The books listed here are all strongly linked to the North West region. Most are set in the region while some, such as poetry titles, venture beyond the boundaries but are written by writers inspired by the region. Use the right hand column to search for writers by keyword, genre or A to Z of authors.
Book of the week
- Title:
- Being Freddie
- Author:
- Andrew Flintoff
- Genre:
- Biography
- Publishing Details:
- Hodder, 2006
ISBN: 978-0340896310 - Description:
- Andrew Flintoff was born in 1977 in Preston, Lancashire, where he lived until he was 21. At the age of 16 he won a three-year county contract with Lancashire, then followed an England Under-19 trip to the West Indies. At the age of 20, he was picked for his Test debut against South Africa. His career really took off on a tour of India in 2001, when he opened the batting, and his maiden Test hundred came against New Zealand the following March
Librarians in the North West have pioneered partnership working to encourage new readers into libraries. Time To Read is a partnership of librarians engaged in reader development activity in public library authorities in the North West Region. All 23 public library authorities in the region currently support Time To Read.