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East Asian Literature Leads the Way Taiwan, Korea & Japan Spotlight

February 25, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on East Asian Literature Leads the Way Taiwan, Korea & Japan Spotlight
East Asian literature is redefining the global canon. While the United States slides into a form of governance that resembles authoritarian farce — tariffs yoyoing up and down, economic policy underpinned by punishment, leadership reduced […]
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Antony Thomas was making documentary films at a time in film and TV when leading producers and executives were backed by their organizations, could stand by their principles and get films made. Three very different […]
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John-Paul Pryor & Graham Fink in Conversation Fitzrovia W1 Explorations

March 15, 2020 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on John-Paul Pryor & Graham Fink in Conversation Fitzrovia W1 Explorations
Graham Fink, the multimedia artist, is one of the world’s most awarded creatives Formerly at Ogilvy China, his decades-long career has included senior creative posts at CDP, GGT and M&C Saatchi. Some of his most […]
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French New Wave Tony Nourmond, Graham Marsh, Christopher Frayling Review

January 31, 2020 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on French New Wave Tony Nourmond, Graham Marsh, Christopher Frayling Review
French New Wave: A Revolution in Design by Tony Nourmond, Graham Marsh, Christopher Frayling reviewed for BookBlast. Today the United Kingdom, after over three years of turmoil, officially leaves the European Union. Its relationship with […]
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Tatiana de Rosnay, Alicia Drake & Others Beyond Words LitFest pt. 2

June 2, 2019 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Tatiana de Rosnay, Alicia Drake & Others Beyond Words LitFest pt. 2
This is the second post rounding up the highlights of the Beyond Words LitFest 2019 at the Institut Français Royaume-Uni. “So many books have been written with Paris as a character and there are so […]
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Paris is Burning Georgia de Chamberet Explorations

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Paris is burning? Paris brûle? An evocative name, Paris conjures all manner of images including those of protest in its myriad forms. I arrived in the capital the day after the fourth Saturday of gilets […]
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European Literature Days Lucy Popescu Spotlight

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Lucy Popescu heads to European Literature Days in Austria, and discovers how the exuberant 10th anniversary of a small European literary festival, Literaturhaus Europa, held in the Wachau region, throws into sharp relief the cultural […]
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