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Snow Beast

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You will have seen more dramatic photographs of snowbound Britain than in this article, (and clearer ones too, all I can say is that it was snowing when I took them, sunshine notwithstanding). It was in Soho Square that I … Continue reading

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It’s World Book Day 2018… why am I uneasy?

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Tomorrow (1st March) is World Book Day 2018 UK and there are WBD events happening all over the UK and Eire, (though not, necessarily, over the rest of the world, because different countries celebrate the Day on different days). Nonetheless … Continue reading

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The Countdown Begins

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There are seventy-seven days until the 2018 Clapham Book Festival and we’re getting ready to start our publicity and promotion. This year we have, we think, really got something for everyone, as we bring acclaimed novelists, biographers and poets to … Continue reading

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A little bit of history… with bikes

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Qhubeka is an Nguni word meaning ‘to progress’.  This is the story of how a sports commentator, an actor/designer and hundreds of sports fans around the world combined to make some progress happen. The sports commentator is Carlton Kirby, anchor … Continue reading

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Chasing a Hare

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Today I am chasing a hare. A magical, almost mystical, creature, symbolic of changeability and fertility and associated with the Moon, hares feature in folklore and art in many different cultures around the world, it would be hard to catch. … Continue reading