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Where to buy or borrow “Lost in the Labyrinth of My Mind”

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Yesterday (Saturday 19 March) I announced that my collection of poetry, “Lost in the Labyrinth of My Mind” is available to purchase (in print) from Moyhill Publishing (http://moyhill.com/lost/).
Saturday morning saw me visiting my local independent bookshop, The Bookseller Crow who have, I am pleased to announce agreed to stock “Lost in the Labyrinth”. To find out more about Bookseller Crow on the Hill please visit (http://booksellercrow.co.uk/).
My wanderings took me from The Bookseller Crow to Upper Norwood Joint Library, who have also agreed to add “Lost” to their shelves. To find out more about Upper Norwood Joint Library please go to their website (http://uppernorwoodlibrary.org/). My thanks go to Bookseller Crow and Norwood Library for agreeing to stock “Lost in the Labyrinth of My Mind”.
“Lost” is also available from Waterstones (https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781905597697), and as a Kindle download (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AF5EPVY/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_ZfN7wb1B014G1).

How To Get Your Book Into A Library

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I am fortunate to live within 10-15 minutes walking distance of Upper Norwood’s Joint Library, the oldest and, I believe the only independent institution of it’s kind, (http://uppernorwoodlibrary.org/).

In search of ways to get my book, “Dalliance: A Collection of Poetry and Prose” into the hands of more readers I visited the library to ascertain whether they would add it to their shelves. To my delight a librarian confirmed the library would be pleased to accept my book. Its wonderful to know that “Dalliance” is available for the residents of Noorwood to enjoy.

The following article contains useful advice on getting a self published book into a library, (http://www.wikihow.com/Get-a-Self-Published-Book-into-Libraries). The article mentions the importance of specifying that you wish your book to be added to the library’s stock rather than sold. This is good advice and I asked the librarian to add “Dalliance” to the library’s shelves rather than selling it.

My experience diverged from the advice contained in the article in the following manner. The article refers to many libraries requiring more than one copy of a book. I offered the Upper Norwood Joint Library 2 copies of “Dalliance”. However the librarian politely advised me that it is their policy to only accept 1 copy of a book.

On my next visit to the city of my birth, Liverpool I will make a point of popping into Liverpool’s central library and donating a copy of my work.

 

Kevin