Love writing. Sagas & Cosy Crimes published by headlinebooks.bsky.social Rep'd by RCW Literary Agency. Fun, weekly soap opera Riverside in The People's Friend magazine. Ed: corostreetblog.bsky.social Visit glendayoungbooks.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mkahxhvbjs2xInside the stunning, new Waterstones in Durham Arnison Centre 🩷24 Apr 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkahxhvbjs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mkahfksiq22shttp://dlvr.it/TSCBn7 @sunderlandecho24 Apr 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkahfksiq22shttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mk7upafks72gCulture House Sunderland, mental health and mini books http://dlvr.it/TSBxWx24 Apr 2026 06:13 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7upafks72ghttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mk67wgikmd2zFabulous film, well worth seeing #Glenrothan23 Apr 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk67wgikmd2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mk5m6nh2gc2mThree Competitions to WIN! Mini Bookcase of Glenda Young's books! https://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/04/enter-to-win-mini-bookcase-of-glenda.html Celebrations at the Toffee Factory and toffees! https://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/04/enter-to-win-signed-book-and-toffees.html Glenda Young signed book with chocolates! https://flamingnora.blogspot.com/2026/03/enter-to-win-glenda-young-signed-book.html23 Apr 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5m6nh2gc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mk5auzav2r2qFacebook memories 10 years apart reminding me how much my life, my confidence, skills, ability and bonny dress sense has changed since I was first published. 🩷 Kim McGuinness hasn't done too badly either!23 Apr 2026 05:13 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5auzav2r2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mk3jbvjumb2eEnter to win Mini Bookcase of Glenda Young's books http://dlvr.it/TS9GJP22 Apr 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3jbvjumb2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mk3jbsrmks2qEnter to win signed book and toffees http://dlvr.it/TS9GGR22 Apr 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3jbsrmks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mk2ybh7gnd2gThe walking football teams limber up for their first training session but when Gail the Goalie arrives, things turn serious! Join in the fun in this week's episode of my soap opera Riverside, out today in The People's Friend magazine in all supermarkets and shops @thefriendmag #soapopera22 Apr 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2ybh7gnd2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mk2xyjtxsx2jCOMPETITION TIME! Pre-order Celebrations at the Toffee Factory in paperback for the chance to win a signed copy, a Toffee Factory bookmark and a bag of Walker's Nonsuch toffees! Enter here: http://dlvr.it/TS90Mb22 Apr 2026 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2xyjtxsx2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mjygaw4j4v2sONE MONTH TO GO! Celebrations at the Toffee Factory is out in paperback on May 21. Have you pre-ordered your copy yet? See http://dlvr.it/TS7zLR #daintydinah #toffeefactory21 Apr 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjygaw4j4v2shttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mjra576vyw2nResearching The Bakery Girls means eating cake. A tough job but someone's got to do it. I'm in a cafe in Durham trying Empire Biscuit, known as German Biscuit before WW1. It could be the inspiration for Sunderland's pink slice, layered shortbread, jam, (white) icing, jelly tot!18 Apr 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjra576vyw2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mjqwcww7q725Oh, Scarborough! - My Holiday and Definitely Not a Writing Week http://dlvr.it/TS5hsG18 Apr 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqwcww7q725https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mjompl45cf2vJust popped in Guisborough library to drop off FREE bookmarks and postcards in advance of my talk there next Saturday! There's a wonderful display in the library with my books too! All welcome #RedcarandClevelandLibraries17 Apr 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjompl45cf2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mjoeohpxdb2pSat 25 Apr at 1pm I'm at Guisborough Library for a talk on my cosy crimes followed by an afternoon of murder mystery solving! £5 per person (refreshments included). Tickets at http://dlvr.it/TS4mP517 Apr 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoeohpxdb2phttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mjjuusfko22zPopped into #scarborough #waterstones to sign enormous piles of books! It's overwhelming and fantastic. Thank you for all your support Waterstones!15 Apr 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjuusfko22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mjjutj3d522pIn #Scarborough, delighted to see my #cosycrimes advertised in the funicular and for sale at the top station at @centraltramway15 Apr 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjutj3d522phttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mjjakpospb2qWho'll sign up to join the Ship Inn's new football teams? Find out in this week's episode of my soap opera Riverside, out today in The People's Friend magazine, in all supermarkets and shops. #soapopera @thefriendmag15 Apr 2026 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjakpospb2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mjeccpzwk62pI've just given birth to Sunderland's pink slice cake in fiction! The first draft of my next saga, The Bakery Girls, set in Sunderland's East End of 1902 is cracking along at a canny pace. It's out next year with Headline Books13 Apr 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeccpzwk62phttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mj7mifqpdk24Join me at Guisborough Library on Saturday 25 April for a talk about my cosy crimes set in #Scarborough followed by an interactive murder mystery event! Tickets at https://www.ticketsource.com/redcar-cleveland-libraries/t-plqaeyp #lovelibraries11 Apr 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7mifqpdk24https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mj5iledd6s24Ian Mole's walking tour of Ryhope showing locations from my books stars on the front page (full write up on page 4) of today's Sunderland Echo!10 Apr 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5iledd6s24https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mj4rpr2kfk24https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/people/im-taking-people-on-a-walking-tour-of-historic-sunderland-spots-which-inspired-bestselling-books-6568777 Thank you #ryhope #sunderland10 Apr 2026 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4rpr2kfk24https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mj4kusu2nw2vWalking, Talking & Eating Cake - My Writing Week http://dlvr.it/TRyZDl10 Apr 2026 05:14 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4kusu2nw2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mj2y6yoi5t27http://dlvr.it/TRy0sJ #ryhope #sunderland09 Apr 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2y6yoi5t27https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3miy6zg37zk25When you're writing about pink slice and you see it everywhere! It's fantastic. Spotted in Mullers Swiss Bakers on Sea Road, Sunderland. #pinkslice #sunderland08 Apr 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy6zg37zk25https://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mixqhndggo2hAt the Ship Inn, barman Sam proposes a new team sport for the pub, but how will his unusual idea go down with the locals? Find out in this week's episode of my soap opera Riverside. It's out today in The People's Friend magazine, in all supermarkets and shops #soapopera08 Apr 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixqhndggo2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mixncc56vc2kWalking tour of Ryhope showing the locations from my books.08 Apr 2026 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixncc56vc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3mive3fyags2kChange of venue to Guisborough Library on Sat 25 April, All welcome! Tickets at https://www.ticketsource.com/redcar-cleveland-libraries/t-plqaeyp #redcar #cleveland #lovelibraries #guisborough07 Apr 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3mive3fyags2khttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3misr5fcnqb2qA new group for guided tours of Ryhope village green showing the locations in my Ryhope books, with tour guide Ian Mole. http://dlvr.it/TRtqJ406 Apr 2026 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3misr5fcnqb2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/glendayoung-author.bsky.social/post/3miojeb2hlh2qA full set of my #Scarborough #cosycrimes in Waterstones Harrogate 👍04 Apr 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:4fosfh64sf7uye4v6orb34an/app.bsky.feed.post/3miojeb2hlh2q