I don’t believe inchance meetings, so when Julie Warne emailed to tell us about a book her sonhad written and illustrated when he was seven, I was immediately intrigued tolearn more.It transpires thatAlex Warne was diagnosed with Acute LymphoblasticLeukaemia, aged six. His granddad, or Grandans, as Alex called him, wasdiagnosed with pancreatic cancer three weeks later. The generation gap was ...

 Louise Franklin’s enchanting and witty book Bananas in Bordeaux sparkles with humour, warmth and a sheer love of life. A tour-de-force of comic writing, it tells the tale of 12 months when the author’s life changes forever. Putting away her career-woman’s Filofax, the English-born 25-year-old, living in Bordeaux with her French husband, Eric, takes a plain notebook and starts to write and illustrate ...

Whilst some dates are specifically targeted to raiseawareness of domestic abuse and violence, the battle continues every single dayto help victims of this appalling crime. Frightening statistics still reveal that at least two womenare killed every week, by a current or ex partner; one in four women willexperience domestic abuse in their lifetime, and perhaps surprisingly, one insix men.This is ...

STEPHEN GATELY 17th March 1976 – 10thOctober 2009It was with shock and sadness we learned of the death ofBoyzone member, Stephen. Our thoughts and prayers go to his family, partner andfriends. Not only was he a gifted singer, but was directing his creativetalents into writing a fantasy book for children.  Steo will be hugely missed.  

With four releases scheduled for April and May 2009, itpromises to be another exciting year for Canaan Press.cyberSky (for ages 8 – 12), theeagerly-awaited sequel to The LyingTree, is available at Easter. A sinister and cautionary tale, it promisesto be a real page-turner as writers, Alexa Tewkesbury and Steve Legg, tell afurther adventure in the lives of a group of ...

Delirious? Serious? Crazy? Absolutely! "LOVE YOU ANYWAY", the long-awaited new single from Boyzone is set to be released on 29th September 2008. After an absence of eight years the Boyz are back. Ronan, Stephen, Shane, Mikey, and Keith have given the fans exactly what they've been waiting for. What started with a reunion appearance for Children in Need in 2007, culminated in ...

Saturday 19th July 2008 – EAST BEACH CAFÉ  - Littlehampton, West Sussex. Malaika Cohen is a strong and well-adjusted woman, despitethe traumatic life she experienced at the hands of an abusive and alcoholicfather and husband and a subsequent long-term abusive relationship.A single mother of three daughters, she proudly refers toherself as a survivor of domestic abuse, not a victim.  Since writing ...

After an 8 year absence, the BOYZ are well and truly back!BOYZONE kicked-off their sell-out UK tour with two appearances at the Odyssy Arena in Belfast to the deafening sound of close on 20,000 adoring fans.During a surprise-packed and exciting two hour show, the years melted away as the BOYZ showed they still have what it takes to entertain.All sporting ...

At last, the long awaited book by Shane Lynch will bereleased on 15th May.Formerhell-raising Boyzone star Shane Lynch is set to launch his ‘warts and all’autobiography ahead of the most eagerly awaited boy band reunion since ‘TakeThat’ went back on the road. Readof the popular reality TV star’s amazing rise from a dyslexic schoolboy tointernational superstar. Inthis exciting new release Shane reveals ...

Two children’s books have more than the release date of April 8th in common. Though separated by thousands of years, their stories portray the reality of life through daily ups and downs. Both books are the joint achievements of Alexa Tewkesbury and Steve Legg.The Lying Tree tells the story of Jamie Bryce, a lonely eleven-year-old boy, whose mum has walked ...