I am holding the official England launch of my new book 'English, Solitaire, Cowboy, Cuckoo. . .' on Saturday 9th November at the award-winning Script Haven book, gift, and coffee shop in Worcester High Street.
There will be an informal meet and greet with me from 4pm-5pm, before a main event – an interview-style question and answer session with my agent/publicist and former journalist Ian Spindley – about all five of my books, from 6-8pm.
'English, Solitaire, Cowboy, Cuckoo. . .' is a bizarre-but-true autobiography chronicling my madcap travels and death-defying misadventures as a solo mountaineer and outdoor pursuits enthusiast at home and abroad – including Snowdonia, the Alps, North Africa, and Scandinavia – over five decades.
It is a companion volume to my general life-story 'Yeti Seeks Mate: In Pursuit Of Dreams'. Earlier this year Ian and I attended Script Haven's first-ever and successful Author's Fair to promote 'Yeti' and my three saga novels: 'Newspaper Curtains' which is set half in the West Midlands and half in Eryri/Snowdonia; 'The Ice Cream Terrorist' about escaping cruel state boarding schools; and 'Nork From Nowhere' about an orphan boy and teenage girl on the run.
Now retired and living in a lorry in North Wales, I used to captain popular pleasure-boats on the River Severn in Worcester. I worked for the then Worcester Steamer Company as training officer for a decade.
I lived in a self-converted lorry under the arches in Grandstand Road. But after epic journeys to Morocco to climb its highest mountain Mount Toubkal, and to Arctic Scandinavia to tackle the three tallest peaks in Finland, Norway, and Sweden, 25 years ago I decided to move my lorry home to Porthmadog in Eryri/Snowdonia.
I am really looking forward to answering questions about my life, including childhood in post-war Birmingham, my time in Worcester, outdoor adventures, and writing in general. I am happy to sign and dedicate copies of any books bought.
Anyone can pop in for the informal signing, but the main event requires a booked ticket.
If you wish to attend remotely via zoom, please visit: https://wegottickets.com/ScriptHaven
If in person at the shop:
FB event page: https://facebook.com/events/s/english-solitaire-cowboy-cucko/1183558889417302/

Pictured is a former Worcester Steamer Company pleasure-boat which I used to captain on the River Severn.

Thanks ever so much to fellow author Andy Mullaney for enjoying my new book 'English, Solitaire, Cowboy, Cuckoo. . .' and giving it a 5-star review.
It means a great deal when anyone comments on my writing, but especially because Andy - an author, mentor, coach, public speaker, and cancer fighter from the West Midlands - is also an ambassador for our publisher Troubador Publishing / The Book Guild Ltd.
Andy says: “It’s one of a kind and that’s a fact. I guess it’s Mike's humility that draws me in, and the way that he tells his stories takes you with him to that point in time and that exact place.
Mike is one of the last great adventurers this country has produced – someone who takes on a challenge simply because it’s there, often without any plan, preparation, or thought for his own safety, recovery, or return. He embodies a certain eccentricity that is endearing and makes you want to cheer him on.
Mike has an encyclopedic recall of situations and encounters. The level of detail is incredible, and the vivid pictures he paints with his words are utterly absorbing.”
Full review on my Books page. . . 

My latest book 'English, Solitaire, Cowboy, Cuckoo. . .' has just arrived from my publisher.

I share some of its bizarre highlights in this exclusive 10-minute video interview with my publicist Ian Spindley...

INTERVIEW ABOUT NEW 'CUCKOO' BOOK!   (Link to YouTube)

It is available to buy or pre-order from the stockists listed on my Contact/Order page, ahead of its official UK-wide release on 28 August.