Join us for this free event to celebrate the Book Bingo Reading Challenge and the National Year of Reading

In Conversation with Rosie Goodwin at Kenilworth Library

Aimee Hawkins (Reader Development Librarian) will be interviewing Rosie Goodwin about her writing and the final instalment of the Rags to Riches trilogy, The Winter Bride. There will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions at the end.

This session is great for:

Hearing directly from the author about their influences, writing process, and behind-the-scenes stories.

Gaining creative inspiration and writing tips from an experienced author.

Meeting like-minded book enthusiasts.

This event is part of our series for the 2026 Book Bingo reading challenge (https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/bookbingo) and represents the category 'A book published this year', with The Winter Bride being published in September 2026. You can find out more about our fun and free reading challenge for adults, Book Bingo, on our website (https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/bookbingo).

Why not take a book home after the event? You'll enjoy a great read, and it's a simple way to support your library. Every loan counts.

The Winter Bride

The moving and romantic third book in Rosie Goodwin's bestselling Rags to Riches saga trilogy.

Nuneaton, 1922

After a difficult childhood in the workhouse, never knowing her real family, and the horrors of the battlefields of the First World War, Annie has finally found her place in the world. With a thriving business, the love of her adopted family and a kind, generous fiancé in Monty, her future seems secure. Yet her heart cannot forget the

questions that linger from her past - or the memory of Alex Gordon, the only man she has ever truly loved.

When long-buried secrets rise to the surface, Annie's carefully built world begins to crumble. Alone once more, she seizes her chance for a fresh start in London, determined to turn her talents into a flourishing new dress shop. Yet the past refuses to be silenced, and fate has one final twist in store: Alex's return. Torn between the safety of what she has built and the dangerous pull of the love she has never forgotten, Annie must decide where her true future lies. Will she finally find the answers she has been searching for - and the love she has always yearned for - or will heartbreak find her once more?

About the author

Rosie Goodwin is the four-million-copy bestselling author of more than fifty novels. She is the first author in the world to be allowed to follow three of Catherine Cookson's trilogies with her own sequels. Having worked in the social services sector for many years, then fostered a number of children, she is now a full-time novelist. She is one of the top 50 most borrowed authors from UK libraries and has sold over four million copies across her career. Rosie lives in Nuneaton, the setting for many of her books, with her husband and their beloved dogs.

Time: 2pm- 3pm

Date: Wednesday 9th December 2026

Age: Adults 16+

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Refreshments: Free refreshments available

Book Sales: Books will be available to purchase at the event courtesy of Kenilworth Books (https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/) (cash and card payments accepted)

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