Audio & Video

Watch videos and listen to audio from Solihull Libraries. Find out about past and present projects.

Author Talk - Stephen Booth

To mark Make a Noise in Libraries (MANIL) Fortnight we invited popular crime author Stephen Booth to join our Listeners' Circle. MANIL is an annual campaign from RNIB to bring blind and partially sighted people and public libraries together.

Hear what Stepehn had to say about reading, libraries ad his bestselling Cooper and Fry novels by downloading the podcast.

 

 

 

Author Talk - Andrew Killeen

Andrew was born and lives in Birmingham. He studied English at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and has spent most of his career working with homeless and disadvantaged children.

Andrew Killeen talks about his latest novel The Father of Locks, which weaves together history and legend in a tale of murder and espionage in the spirit of The Thousand and One Nights.

Andrew Killeen talks about the inspiration behind his work,including how he got published.

The Solihull Song Challenge

The Solihull Song Challenge was a lyric writing competition undertaken as part of the 2008 National Year of Reading. The theme was Home. Working in conjunction with a local songwriter, a song was recorded, produced and made available for download.