Bill Hodson

York based writer and recovering Bolton Wanderers fan.

Buy my debut novel Tracking Back here:

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Wanderers front and centre in new murder mystery novel from lifelong fan https://t.co/gwhjDbwgHK

Great article about Tracking Back from Marc Iles at Bolton News

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I'll be giving some readings from my novel, Worktown, at 1pm on Saturday 13th June at York Explore Library in Museum Street. I can promise a lively talk and even a little music as I give the real-life background to the story and the links to my own family history.

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Very enjoyable evening at the Bolton Socialist Club last week reading extracts from 'Worktown'. I played an excerpt from George Formby's 'Little Stick of Blackpool Rock' and was bopping along to the music. First question of the night - 'Have you ever thought of going on Strictly?

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Worktown is now available to buy through bookshops or online.
In 1938 when the story is set many believed that the government was out of touch with the needs of ordinary people. Has much changed?
I'll be reading extracts at Bolton Socialist Club at 7.30 on 7th November.

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My second novel - Worktown - will be published on 28th October. It is 1938 and a group of intellectuals travel north to study local people as if they were a foreign tribe. One falls for a young cotton weaver but can love bridge the gulf between their two worlds?

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My latest novel, Worktown, is about the first Mass Observation project in 1938 when observers treated Lancashire like a remote, alien land. Can Edward, a Cambridge graduate, and Molly, a young cotton weaver, find love , or will the gulf in their backgrounds stand in their way?

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Nice review of the book in this month's Local Link - https://t.co/T4OfAap5Ro - being delivered in the York area now (page 18) @yorkshire @theyorkmix @BBCLookNorth @york_features

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Positive review of Tracking Back from Marc Iles in the Bolton News #bwfc
Available at the club shop and online
BOOK REVIEW: Wanderers crime thriller proves a solid debut for local author https://t.co/oMLCRooR4M

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Good news for Wanderers fans #bwfc Tracking Back will soon be available to buy at Bolton Wanderers club shop. It's been a great start to the season so why not treat yourself to a crime mystery involving former players on the way to the match ?

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The e-book edition of Tracking Back is now available online! Also, you can get a taste of the story by watching my YouTube video where I read an extract about the last night at Burnden Park #bwfc https://t.co/0hyQUBeQ0x

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It's Publication day ! To celebrate I've recorded an extract from the book on YouTube https://t.co/RUeOA2qAUi Please share. The more views the better. Many thanks to Paul Higgins and Heather and Charles at Microvideo for making this possible.

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Lovely interview with Mike Sweeney from Radio Manchester about Tracking Back. My slot is 1 hour 45.50 minutes in. Available for another 7 days. https://t.co/AtYKAEYsUq

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@jnvmiles Hi Jeremy. Good to hear from you. Hope you're all well. No, I'm afraid it's only on sale in the UK so far as I know. If you buy from the publisher I'm afraid the cost is almost as much as the book.

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Exciting day for me as my copies of Tracking Back arrived ! I've had the dream of being a published author since my teens so this is pretty much a lifetime ambition realised. The paperback and e-book go on sale on 28th July. more details on how to buy the book nearer the date.

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Tracking Back officially goes on sale on 28th July
You can buy it direct from the Book Guild - https://t.co/b0J2aB6WHG
or order it via your local bookshop.
or it is available from online suppliers such as Amazon and Waterstones.
There will soon be an e-book version for £4.99

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Starting to get excited (and nervous) about my novel - Tracking Back - which will be published by The Book Guild at the end of July.
It's a crime mystery set in my home town of Bolton. A young lawyer, Sarah, gets dragged into the disappearance of a former footballer.
More to come

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@MarcIles Dave Hatton scoring the only goal against Man City at a very foggy Burnden Park in November 1965.

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A diminished BBC would mean a diminished Britain #BackTheBBC #ProtectOurBBC

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@MarcusRomer Visually stunning; technically breathtaking. York re-imagined as film set and dreamscape. Congratulations !#yorkchoc

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@thelindamiller Hi Linda. Annie made me sign up for Twitter! Thanks for all your help and advice - be back in touch after the rewrite.