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Ludwig’s Room Alois Hotschnig, Henrietta Foster Review

April 19, 2016 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Ludwig’s Room by Alois Hotschnig, translated by Tess Lewis, reviewed by Henrietta Foster for BookBlast. Alois Hotschnig sent me a copy of Ludwig’s Room about a year or so ago. Accompanying the book was a […]

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Bridport Literary Festival 2015 News Archive

November 14, 2015 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Bridport Literary Festival was first held in 2005, having grown out of the internationally renowned Bridport Prize, founded in 1973, to raise funds for the fledgling Bridport Arts Centre. While the bigger book festivals like […]

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On the Wilder Shores of Love: A Bohemian Life News Archive

September 2, 2015 Guest Contributor Comments Off

On the Wilder Shores of Love: A Bohemian Life, a collection of autobiographical writings by the travel writer Lesley Blanch, opens The Authors’ Club autumn season of events with Georgia de Chamberet discussing the life […]

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Ways With Words Book Festival News Archive

July 15, 2015 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Ways With Words Book Festival in Devon has been held annually for about two decades. It is extremely well run by friendly staff and the surroundings are idyllic. I stayed in a comfortable double room […]

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The Boom in Literary Festivals Spotlight

April 14, 2015 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Literary Festivals are a key component of book promotion. Gone are the days when an author’s book promotion was simply about having a launch party, doing a few press and radio interviews, some bookshop signings […]

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International Womens Day News Archive

February 21, 2015 Guest Contributor Comments Off

As the highlight of this special event being held at Waterstones in Broad Street, Oxford, for International Womens Day, Elisa Segrave examines stories from her mother’s hitherto hidden wartime experiences at Bletchley Park, Bomber Command […]