A ROCK 'n roll author will be appearing at Wrexham's Carnival of Words this month.

TV presenter Suzan Holder, wife of Slade star Noddy Holder, has written two romantic comedies with a musical theme, one featuring a lovelorn Beatles fan and the other involving a family mystery about Elvis Presley.

Suzan will be entertaining book lovers and music fans at Wrexham Library on Tuesday, April 23, at 7pm with stories about how her hair-raising real-life adventures inspired her hilarious and heart-warming books. From an embarrassing encounter with a Beatle to being dramatically rescued by a Mississippi motorcycle cop, Suzan will reveal how she turned her true-life experiences into critically acclaimed fiction novels published by HarperCollins.

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Her books have been dubbed 'rom-coms for rock chicks' and described as the perfect laugh-out-loud read for fans of Milly Johnson and Ruth Jones.

Journalist turned author Suzan is also a magazine columnist and news commentator on a variety of TV channels. She trained as a newspaper journalist in Cardiff and worked in regional and national news before moving into television production. She met her future husband, Noddy Holder, while working on Central Television's late night debate show Central Weekend Live in 1989. She moved to Granada Television in Manchester to continue her career and became executive producer of the ITV daytime show Loose Women.

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Her first novel, Shake It Up, Beverley, tells the story of a Beatles-mad single mum who gets herself into all sorts of trouble when she tries internet dating.

Suzan said: "At one point, poor Bev discovers her antics are being discussed on a daytime TV talk show; as I used to be the executive producer of ITV's Loose Women I expect you can figure out where I got that idea!"

An eventful trip to Memphis inspired Suzan's second book Rock n' Rose, where a young girl heads to Memphis, Tennessee to solve a family mystery connected to Elvis. Suzan said: "Some of the craziest things that happen to the main character in that book really did happen to me, and I'll be going into more detail at Wrexham Library. It's going to be a fun evening!"

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Suzan lives with Noddy in Cheshire, they have been together for 34 years and married for 20. She is currently working on her third book and developing her first book into a theatre production.

• The Wrexham Carnival of Words is an annual literature festival and takes place during the week of April 20-27, 2024. The full programme has now been published and among the myriad of authors taking part are Joanne Harris, Catherine Isaac, Simon McCleave and Katy Watson, Mike Parker, Elen Caldecott, Philippa Holloway, Vaseem Khan and Alis Hawkins. Tickets for all events can be booked at www.wrexhamcarnivalofwords.com The Festival Ticket is available at a special price of £40.