No Joe Bloggs and Ollie and His Friends- my books.

No Joe Bloggs and Ollie and His Friends- my books.

Now if you're the kind of person who like their summertime reading to be easy on the eye, entertaining, funny, heartwarming, uplifting and thoroughly enjoyable then you may like to feast your eyes on two of my books. Of course this is brazen self promotion but hey there can be nothing wrong with telling the world about your literary endeavours.

My second book No Joe Bloggs is available at Amazon, Waterstones online, Foyles online and Barnes and Noble online. It's my warts and all life story, a moving, feelgood, nostalgic and lyrical account of where it all started for me growing up in Ilford, Essex, vividly affectionate descriptions of London, all singing, all dancing prose, my grandparents as Holocaust survivors, my parents, my late and wonderful dad's fictitious journey to Las Vegas with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Junior and the Rat Pack, his passionate love for his family and his fantasy trip to the gambling casinos of LA.

I also chronicle my favourite movies from the late 1960s and 1970s, my favourite music, bands and singers from the same period, amusing pen portraits of football teams from the 1970s such as Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Spurs, Chelsea, Wolves, Ipswich Town, Everton, Leeds United and Manchester City. There are very precious childhood memories, loads of pop culture from the 1960s and 70s, famous celebrities and TV programmes from that memorable era.

And now for my next spot of trumpet blowing. At the beginning of this year, my first children's book Ollie and His Friends was published and I can't begin to tell you how good that made me feel. Ollie and His Friends now available at Lulu.com. and Amazon. It tells the story of \Ollie the Oboe, Vince the Violin, Glenda the Guitar, Penny the Piano, Donald the Drum, Ricky the Recorder, Harry the Harp and all of Ollie's musical instruments on the adventure of a lifetime. Oh, and incidentally they love eating jam sandwiches.

So there you are folks, two must have books for the beach or swimming pool this summer and compulsive reading. You won't regret it. In fact I think you'll find both books fascinating reading for entirely different reasons. If you're a child you'll love Ollie and His Friends and if you're an adult who just wants a trip down memory lane then No Joe Bloggs has to be top of your reading list for long, balmy summer evenings when the birds are still tweeting and there's just another glass of Pimms to consume at your leisure.

Happy reading everybody.