Flaming Nora

Enter to win a signed copy of my new book, Celebrations at the Toffee Factory.  Deadline for entries is Friday 26 June 2026.  UK entries only.  Good luck, everyone! Loading… __ Glenda Young BlueSky: @Glenda Young Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

This week I submitted my manuscript for The Bakery Girls to my publisher, Headline.  This leaves me free to really enjoy the release of Celebrations at the Toffee Factory , which came out last week in paperback. And it's been a joyous week! I had a short story in My Weekly magazine, and my name on the cover.  The story is called The Toffee Factory Queen and is a tie-in with my toffee factory girls books. The winners were announced in the mini bookcase competition and announced here. Celebrations at the Toffee Factory was spotted in my local Morrisons supermarket, always a joy to see! And it's even more of a joy when it's not spotted on a shelf because it's sold out. This was my local Tesco. I'm doing two book launches this week in Chester-le-Street, close to the site of the original toffee factory I write about in the toffee factory girls books.  The first book launch on Friday morning from 11-1 is at Crafty Gift Shop inside Saint Cuthbert's Walk shopping centr...

Congratulations go to Margaret Hart and Lynne who have been drawn at random to win a mini bookcase with my books in the latest competition .  Both winners have been sent emails as confirmation. Thank you to everyone for entering. __ Glenda Young BlueSky: @Glenda Young Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

This week has been a wonderful rollercoaster ride as it was publication week for the third in the Toffee Factory Girls trilogy.  First though, I gave a talk about my books at Sunderland's Donnison School Heritage Centre. Thank you to everyone who came. I also worked at Sunderland University library on the final edits of The Bakery Girls before it goes off to my publisher Headline in a few weeks time. On book launch day I spent two wonderful hours at indie bookshop Featherbed Books in Houghton-le-Spring. Thank you to everyone who came to buy a book. And I've been invited to officially open Sunderland History Fair on Saturday 30th May. It's free and open to all. Book launch day was a flurry of activity! I crafted another episode of my weekly soap opera Riverside for The People's Friend magazine. I've been writing Riverside weekly since 2016. Sign up to receive my free, monthly email newsletter with competitions, events and news at glendayoungbooks.com __ __ Glenda ...

It's paperback publication day today of my latest novel published by Headline. Celebrations at the Toffee Factory is the third and final book in the toffee factory girls trilogy.  It's the end of WW1 and the factory celebrates. However, while the Great War has ended, Jack's toffee factory struggles after years of sugar rations and its troubles are far from over. Order your copy now. It's out today for sale in Asda, Morrisons, Tesco, Waterstones, all good bookshops and online. Thank you so much! __ Glenda Young BlueSky: @Glenda Young Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com