Oct 8th, 2020 in
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WEDNESDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2020 Aqua Marine is finally here, swimming to a shore near you. I am so excited to be able to share the official publication date of Book Number 3 in The Faery Tales series – The Faery Tale of Aqua Marine. The first paperback edition will be released on Wednesday 14th October 2020. From this date you will be able to purchase a copy of the book directly from amazon.co.uk but in the...
Jun 6th, 2020 in
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This week I have been super excited to announce the long-awaited publication of the third instalment of The Faery Tales series. Book Number 3, ‘The Faery Tale of Aqua Marine’ will be released in Autumn 2020 and hopefully be launched with the usual faery festivities and book signing party. Thinking ahead to the planning of this got me feeling all nostalgic for the hugely successful ‘Amy Thyst’ party that so many of...
Saturday 26th September and Saturday 2nd October saw Barnsley Central Library host the celebration ceremonies for their Summer Reading Challenge. Guest author, Melanie J Firth, who has now released two books in the seven part ‘Faery Tales’ series was there to meet and greet the 200 young people who had taken part and attended one of the 6 separate presentation sessions. Melanie read extracts from her...
‘The Faery Tales’ had their first taste of the festive season this month, with a sparkly pink and glittery table at the Horizon Community Christmas Market in Barnsley. Sponsored by The Co-Operative, there were over 60 trader stalls at the event, complete with refreshments, live music, carol singing and dancers. Hundreds of people poured through the doors all day to sample the fabulous goods on sale and begin...
Children’s author Melanie J Firth, published the first book in her ‘Faery Tales’ fantasy series earlier this year. To celebrate the occasion she held her official Book Launch Party in Barnsley, South Yorkshire at the Horizon Theatre. Over a hundred people showed up for this special event in a building that was transformed to reflect the magical setting of the stories. Melanie says, “I was keen for the...