Graham Carter

The thrust of this book is ostensibly a history of the Association of Wiltshiremen in London, but there are other themes too, including cool things you may not have known about the county, and its fertile sub-genre, people you didn't realise were born in Wiltshire. The 'Moonies in London', as they were known (referring to Wiltshire people being known as Moonrakers) met for an annual dinner and speeches in the capital. The reports of these gatherings tell us much about Wiltshire people and their achievements, what bound (and perhaps still binds) them together, and about life in the county in the past that isn't obvious in other sources: the deep roots of organisations such as the Moonies in London (they were one of several); the role of the military in society; the shifting of influence between the upper and middle classes; social etiquette; attitudes to women; attitudes to charity and the 'deserving' poor; the role of apprenticeships in Swindon's railway history; and much more besides.

From Waterstones Book Prize shortlisted Graham Carter comes this story perfect for little bookworms, and those who haven't quite discovered the magic of books yet...Olive is a shy girl who prefers reading about adventures to having them herself. But when a mysterious figure steals all of the books in town, Olive is forced straight into an adventure of her own. The thief, meanwhile, doesn’t quite know what to do with the stories he’s stolen. Olive must track down the thief and teach him the joys of reading - and sharing - stories.

Welcome to a book that was never intended. After all, when A Swindon Wordsmith was published in 2019, highlighting the life and works of railwayman and parttime writer George Ewart Hobbs, the authors were satisfied that it achieved both of their main aims: showcasing work by someone who had undeservedly been forgotten since his death in 1946, but also opening a fascinating window on Swindon in times gone by. However, the surprise discovery of more works by George made it necessary to produce a second volume, and this book therefore samples some of the articles he wrote and published in the 1920s and 1930s, mostly in the Swindon Advertiser. Like its predecessor, this new book covers a wide range of George's interests, including religion, philosophy, astronomy, spiritualism, engineering and more. And as he came to terms with a changing world at home, and as the world spiralled towards the second declaration of global war in his lifetime, it chronicles the views of an increasingly radical thinker, who was always ahead of his time. Along with a simultaneously published companion book, A Visit to Venus (George's 1927 science fiction tale), A Swindon Radical completes the story of this fascinating wordsmith and free-thinker.

En härlig bilderbok om sagans magi! Olivia älskar böcker och läser hellre om äventyr än upplever dem i verkliga livet. Men när en främmande figur stjäl stadens alla böcker tvekar hon inte. Olivia beger sig genast iväg för att lösa mysteriet. Samtidigt sitter sagotjuven och klurar på vad man gör med böcker? Bygger man med dem? Knaprar man på dem? Sagotjuven har sett att alla verkar tycka så mycket om dem – men varför? Som tur är dyker Olivia upp och snart upptäcker sagotjuven bokläsningens tjusning och hur fantastiskt det är att dela berättelser med andra. En bok för mysiga högläsningsstunder.Graham Carter bor i England och har både skrivit och illustrerat denna vackra bilderbok. Han har länge arbetat med illustration i olika former, konsttryck och animation, men bilderboksdebuterade först 2017.

The Blotter family are famous bird spotters, who stay in their hide all day. All except for Otto – he’d rather go out and have big adventures. When he follows the BIGGEST footprints he’s ever seen, he finds an extraordinary baby bird all on its own. Otto's new friend soon reveals a very special ability: camouflage! But the bird keeps growing and growing, and Otto begins to suspect it may have a family after all... perhaps the time has come to take him home? Keen-eyed readers may spot the bird’s giant family hidden on the pages, if they're good enough bird spotters!