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Out and about…….

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Now that this year’s Book Festival is successfully concluded Clapham Writers next outing will be later this month at the Abbeville Fete (30th June) where members of our Management Board will be running the second-hand book stall in the Church … Continue reading

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All Change in Spain…

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Just over a fortnight on from the Motion of Censure in the Cortes which made Pedro Sanchez Spain’s new Prime Minister and the PSOE leader has announced his cabinet. I’ve not seen any British reporting of this – I’ve been … Continue reading

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Another Book Festival

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Where ever I go…… Book Festivals are proliferating in London and the UK and all of them seem to be competing for attendees and attention, often seeking to make money. In Jerez, and many other cities and towns around Spain, … Continue reading

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Clapham Book Festival 2018. How’d we do?

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So now it’s report back time.  The Festival undertakes to report to its sponsors on achievement against the targets it sets itself each year. This year’s Report is being put together, but I can share some highlights. Revenue from the … Continue reading

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Crime & Punishment

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No, not Dostoyevsky, but a recent discussion at the Clapham Book Festival. One attendee, a regular at such festivals, said that this was one of the best discussions he’d ever witnessed. At first glance the pairing of Mark Lawson, broadcaster, … Continue reading