south devon book festival is on!

21st November. 2026 - watch this space, send an email to bob_fairbrother@hotmail.com to register for updates.

the ivybridge Books take stock of scythe titles.

https://www.ivybridgebookshop.com

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Libraries consultation

As you may have heard, Devon County Council have just launched a 12-week public consultation into the future of Devon’s libraries.

 Financial pressures, alongside the way people use Council services, are driving this consultation. Libraries Unlimited are commissioned to run the libraries by the council. We have been using our charitable reserves over the last few years to plug funding gaps, but we can no longer continue to do this. This consultation will help Devon County Council understand how people use library services and how they’d like to see things develop in future years.  

The consultation documents are online and the survey can be completed by visiting https://devon.cc/your-libraries .

There is also a survey for children and young people to have their say here: Have Your Say Today - Survey for young people - Shaping Devon’s Library Service

 The consultation is open until 22nd February 2026. 

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New!

newly LANDED

scorched planet policy

Now available to order from this site and the

eBook and print paperback are also available from Amazon.

Book cover titled "Scorched Planet Policy" by Bob Fairbrother featuring a stylized planet with a burning red interior, a ring around it, and a small figure standing on a ledge.

Now on totnes pulse

Thttps://www.totnespulse.co.uk/book-your-place-at-a-new-book-festival/

Totnes Pulse Article
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phonic radio

I will be on Phonic Radio on 16/10/25 with Jonathan Posner, Cathy Dod and Jason Mann. I am sure I will get a mention in for the South Devon Book Festival, being held at the Civic Hall at Totnes on the 22/11/25! https://phonic.fm

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I am delighted to be added to the catalogue of

Gumshoe Books based in Totnes in Devon.

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Teignmouth library take project deadhead into stock.

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Teignmouth library take project deadhead into stock. *

FABLES BOOKSHOP

Fables Bookshop in St Marychurch have taken project Deadhead into stock.

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It was good to get a mention for Project Deadhead on Jonathan’s Exeter based radio show.

Link to the show

Deb Day

I was lucky enough to meet this author at Clevedon LitFest &, having read the blurb, I had to buy his recently published book.

Project Deadhead by Bob Fairbrother

A new author for me & the picture that he paints in this dystopian near future thriller is not pretty. The internet & satellites have been sabotaged. Mobile phones no longer function. Climate change has hit hard, with searingly hot summers & monsoon like winters. Coastal towns are being evacuated & the country teeters on the edge of social & economical breakdown.

We follow the investigation into a series of seemingly random & unconnected murders in the town of Hawham. DCI MacGillivray is the lead detective; he & his team discover a secret plot that could destroy the whole town.

The story is told through the eyes of the main characters & moves swiftly & chronologically. An easy writing style makes them believable & the premise of the plot is very relevant. A great read.

#newauthor #bookreview

Review!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/debsbookreviews

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Interview on Palm Radio!

Interview on Palm Radio!

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I am going to be on Radio! Palm Radio Torbay will be interviewing me about Project Deadhead and all things writing on 11/03/25.

Time tbc.

CITY BOOKS HOVE NOW STOCKING PROJECT DEADHEAD.

Now in City Books, Hove. Owners Paul and Inge Sweetman are now stocking Project Deadhead.

https://www.city-books.co.uk