ABOUT

Jamie McGarry is a young novelist and poet from Scarborough, Yorkshire, up in the north of England.  He has been keen on writing since - well, since he could write - and while he is not particularly famous or successful yet, he could well be soon.  This website is your chance to get in on the action early!

Besides giving you a chance to buy some of Jamie's books, this site has some free stuff you can read right now, and also gives you a chance to drop Jamie an email.  And why not 'become a fan' of Jamie on Facebook?

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BOOKOGRAPHY / SHOP


What Do I Know Anyway?  /   October '08   /   £5

The first collection of poetry from Jamie, in which he attempts to solve the question posed by the title - reviewing the humdrum events of everyday life, relationships (both real and imagined) and his own, often baffling thoughts and feelings.

The search takes him from the isolation of a farm in the Yorkshire Dales, to a disgruntled employee awaiting a tribunal, a lion plotting escape from a Liverpudlian zoo, and even twenty years into his own future.  He looks for the poetry in all these
things - and is lucky enough to find it.  (A short review.)
The Waiting Game  /   October '07   /   £7

Jamie's first novel tells the story of Jason, an introverted sixth-former, waiting at a bus stop for the same bus he has caught every morning for the last five years. Like the other mornings, he is joined at the bus stop by Frank, a mysterious old man who never says a word.

Today, however, is different. Jason accidentally makes eye contact with Frank, and discovers he is waiting for a long-lost son, who promised to return on this very bus.  And before he knows where he is, Jason has volunteered to find him...
HOW TO ORDER

For secure online transactions, I use a site called 'PayPal,' which you'll be familiar with if you use ebay.  All you have to do is send the correct amount to shop@jamiemcgarry.com, including a note about which book(s) you would like, and whether you want them signed (and who to!)  You should also add on a bit for postage: in the UK, £1, for Europe, £1.50, rest of the world, £2.  Thanks!
READING MATERIAL

Poetry

from 'What Do I Know Anyway?'

- For Worms
- Solitary (as featured in 'The Dalesman')
- South Bay Sunrise
- A Farewell To Sense

from 'Autopilot' (coming in 2009)

- Anthem For The New Doomed Youth
- Postcard in Negative
All content © 2008 Jamie McGarry.  Photo by James Knapper.