Book Signing at The Shinnon in North Wingfield, Derbyshire on 17th March

We received a very warm welcome at The Shinnon Pub from our hosts Ian and Jo Boden, whose hospitality made us feel at home right from the start.

 Ready to roll

I was delighted to meet people who already had a copy, or in some cases, 2 copies, of Known to Social Services, who had come along to get them signed.

Eyes wide shut!

Our hostess Jo gets her copy signed

Our host Ian - well, it WAS St Patrick's Day

Other people came along to get their signed copy and to chat about the story behind the book.

All in all, the evening was a lot of fun

Kathryn already had the book on her Kindle, but came along for a signed paperback copy

Many thanks to everyone who made the evening a success. I am grateful to you all, but special thanks go to Ian and Jo for hosting the event.

Freya

Visit to The University of Derby 17th March 2015

It was with great pleasure that I revisited the University of Derby, where I trained as a social worker. Knowing how busy the roads into Derby can be early in the morning, Steve and I arrived over an hour ahead of schedule!

We took advantage of the great facilities the University has to offer with a coffee in the refectory before meeting with my former Lecturer Pauline Green, which was a pleasant walk down memory lane for us both. 

Freya with her former lecturer, Pauline Green

I met with Practice Learning Coordinator, Paul Reed, who bagged his own signed copy of the book.

Freya with Practice Learning Coordinator, Paul Reed











I began by talking about my own background in social work and explaining how Known to Social Services came to be written.

Freya with copies of her book ready for signing

I was encouraged by Pauline to speak honestly to the students about my own experiences in the workplace. I discussed the importance of social worker's possessing emotional resilience in order to maximise their potential in the work place, using examples from my own career to illustrate the point. 

There was a short question and answer session, after which, the students had the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of Known to Social Services. 

Freya with just a few of the students, all of whom have their own signed copy of Known to Social Services

May I take this opportunity to thank Pauline for the invitation to speak to Year One Students on this occasion and to wish all the students great success in their chosen careers.


Freya

Radio Interview with Vic McGlynn on BBC Radio Sheffield on 16th March

We left a lovely sunny Gozo for a chilly UK - 4 degrees when we landed at East Midlands Airport, brrr. We're here for the week to promote my debut novel, Known to Social Services. 








Goodbye Gozo - on the ferry ride to Malta















After a relaxing day on Sunday - watching Formula One of course, it was all systems go today when I visited the BBC Radio Sheffield Studios for an interview with Vic McGlynn who was standing in for Paulette Edwards.

Waiting for my interview















To listen to the full programme, please use the following link;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02kvj6d#auto

My interview is approximately 1 hour 41 minutes into the programme. 

In the BBC Radio Sheffield Studio with Vic McGlynn










Tomorrow brings another busy day with a visit to the University of Derby, where I trained as a social worker. I am looking forwards to meeting the students and speaking to them about my book, and answering as many questions as I can while I am there. 

Freya

Interview with Awesome Gang

I am very happy to feature on the Awesome Gang website in the following interview:

http://awesomegang.com/freya-barrington/

Thanks to Vinny for this

Freya

Visit to the UK

We're off to the UK later today for a busy week of radio interviews, book signings and University visits to speak to students about my new book, Known to Social Services.

First date for your diaries is an interview with BBC Radio Sheffield on Monday 16th March at approximately 14:40

BBC Radio Sheffield is available on 

FM; 88.6 MHz, 94.7, 104.1 MHz; MW; 1035 kHz; DAB 11C; RDS

Hope you can tune in :) Freya

Known to Social Services featured on Literary Websites

Great to see Known to Social Services on the following websites;

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/61994932346875555/

http://newbookjournal.com/2015/03/known-to-social-services-by-freya-barrington/

You can order your copy from Amazon 

UK Itinerary 16th to 20th March

I am pleased to be visiting the UK for a week of engagements. I will be giving radio interviews, undertaking book signings and speaking to social work students in several Universities.

Here is my itinerary;

Monday 16^th March – interview with BBC Radio Sheffield in the afternoon at approximately 2.30 pm

Tuesday 17^th March – visit to the University of Derby to speak to social work students and sign books.

Thursday 19^th March – interview with BBC Radio Lincolnshire at 10.00 am; This will be followed by a visit to the University of Lincoln to speak to social work students and sign books.

Friday 20^th March – visit to the University of Huddersfield to speak to social work students and sign books.

I am very much looking forwards to meeting fellow social workers and sharing with them, how my debut novel, Known to Social Services came to be written. There will be Q&A sessions at all the talks, so plenty of time to find out more about the book and what inspired me to write it.

I do have some limited availability for this week; if you are interested in booking a speaking engagement or would like to arrange book signings, please contact me at freyabarrington@gmail.com

Many thanks

Freya 

Please cast your vote for Known to Social Services

I am very pleased to report that Known to Social Services has been short-listed as a potential book for review as Book of the Month by The Book Vipers group at Goodreads.com

If you would like to cast a vote to see the book reviewed by members of The Book Vipers, please visit

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/59438-the-book-vipers?type=group

and cast your vote.

Many thanks

Freya 

New Profiles on Smash Words, Flickr and Pinterest

I am pleased to report that I now have a profiles on Smash Words, Flickr and Pinterest;  please follow the following links, or cut and paste the links to your browser.

https://www.smashwords.com/interview/freyabarrington 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/faraxa/16505468810/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/527836018802741527/

Known to Social Services continues to do well.

I would be very grateful if any reviews are posted to Amazon.com, rather than Amazon.co.uk. Also reviews on Goodreads.com would be much appreciated.

Known to Social Services is the Number One Social Work Book on Amazon UK