Sue Townsend dies . . . :-(

Very sad to hear that Sue Townsend, author of the immensely popular Adrian Mole series, passed away yesterday. She was 68, and it sounds as if she’d been ill for quite some time.

I read The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾  when I was a kid, and years later, I still think that it’s a wonderful mixture of teen fiction, dark comedy and social commentary. Sue Townsend was one of the few authors who has produced novels that I will read over and over.

A great loss indeed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26982680

 

Congratulations, Richard! :-D

I just thought I’d say a big ‘congratulations’ (checks font size – yup, that’s big enough) to my very good friend Richard Warrick.

Richard has had his first short film, ‘A Good Book Has No Ending’, accepted at the London Independent Film Festival.

As well as being a fine actor, it turns out that he’s also an excellent writer and producer too!

Well done mate!