Author news
Book of the Month
Very pleased that Coast Magazine has chosen 'The Cumbria and Lake District Coast' as Book of the Month in the January 2022 issue (December 2021)
Blog tour
Thanks to Random Things Tours for organising this tour. I was pleased by the interesting and insightful reviews, some of which are posted on this page (December 2021)
Book webpages
I've recently set up a webpage for each of my Troubador books, including links to blog posts and photographs. If you would like to see them they are available at the following links (September 2021):
Author website:
https://meteowriter.com/
The Mersey Estuary: A Travel Guide:
https://meteowriter.com/mersey-estuary-liverpool-wirral-visit-history-wildlife/
The Cumbria and Lake District Coast:
https://meteowriter.com/cumbria-coast-visit-history-wildlife/
Tidal bores of England, Scotland and Wales:
https://meteowriter.com/tidalbores/
Tidal bores of England, Scotland and Wales - new ebook announcement
One of the more unusual topics in my book on Cumbria's coast (see below) is its tidal bores, and I've written a more general ebook on the topic too. It's also available from Troubador and is called 'Tidal bores of England, Scotland and Wales' (September 2021)
https://www.troubador.co.uk/bookshop/computing-science-education/tidal-bores-of-england-scotland-and-wales/
The Cumbria and Lake District Coast - new book announcement
After all the writing and research, it's great to be able to announce my latest book 'The Cumbria and Lake District Coast', which was published on 28 August 2021 (August 2021)
https://www.troubador.co.uk/bookshop/travel/the-cumbria-and-lake-district-coast/
The Mersey Estuary: A Travel Guide - reviews
If you would like to see more reviews of 'The Mersey Estuary: A Travel Guide' there is a selection on the Goodreads page for the book (March 2021)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51458298-the-mersey-estuary
A Windermere Watershed Walk blog post
While thinking back to past trips, I thought I would share a few highlights from a long-distance walk around the lake's catchment a few years ago. It passed through some of the most beautiful scenery in the Lake District and was a contribution to a project to raise awareness of water quality issues in the lake (March 2021)
https://meteowriter.com/windermere-watershed-walk/
That's Books and Entertainment - book review
Great to see this review by That's Books and Entertainment (December 2020)
https://thatsbooks.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-mersey-estuary-travel-guide.html
Blog tour
Thanks to @RandomTTours for organising such a well-run book blog tour. It's been really interesting to see all the comments from bloggers about the book, including several who know the area well. If you search on the hashtag #themerseyestuary on Twitter you can find links to some of the reviews (November 2020).
https://www.theliteraryshed.co.uk/read/the-literary-lounge/visiting-the-mersey-estuary
https://touringtales.co.uk/book-review/mersey-estuary-a-travel-guide/
Unexpected sights
I've been asked a few times what my highlights are from trips around the Mersey Estuary so have been posting some images on Instagram and Twitter. These includes examples of wildlife, outdoors artwork and historical destinations. Search for @meteowriternews on Instagram and Twitter if you are interested to see them (October-November 2020)
Local bookshops
It's been a real pleasure to discuss the book with several local bookshops that stock it, including Broadhursts, Southport; Curiosity Bookshop, Runcorn; News from Nowhere, Liverpool; Pritchards, Crosby (September 2020)
Writing 'The Mersey Estuary: A Travel Guide'
Several people have recently asked how I went about writing the book and my own highlights from the research so I wrote a blog post about it (September 2020)
https://meteowriter.com/writing-the-mersey-estuary-a-travel-guide/
Essential Runcorn-book review
I really liked this review of 'The Mersey Estuary: A Travel Guide' that appeared in Essential Runcorn:
Author Kevin Sene is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a scientist specialising in issues related to water and climate and a lover of the area around the Mersey Estuary. The result is The Mersey Estuary: A Travel Guide with colour illustrations throughout and detailed information every step of the way. Runcorn and Widnes are well represented with, for example, Walk 7, 3 miles, starting and ending at Runcorn Station, and Walk 8, 2 miles, starting and ending at the Catalyst Museum. Contents include places to visit, route description for fifteen walks, fascinating insights into history and tips on where to see waterbirds and the Mersey tidal bore. Review by Curiosity Bookshop, Runcorn (September-October 2020)
BBC Radio Merseyside - interview
Delighted to be interviewed by Sean Styles on BBC Radio Merseyside. Thanks Sean for an enjoyable interview (27 August 2020)
Warrington Worldwide - book review
Yes-Warrington can be a tourist attraction (19 August 2020)
https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2020/08/19/yes-warrington-can-be-a-tourist-attraction/
