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When is a blog not a blog?

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More convivial bookish doings in Clapham this week, with a return to Clapham Books to hear J.M.Taylor read from his new novel ‘Departing Vienna’. A cross between a detective story and a thriller, this is a book which also deals … Continue reading

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Oh, to be in England…

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More than one reader has remarked on what they describe as the ‘quintessential Englishness’ of ‘The Village’.  This is, in part, because of the descriptions of the seasons and the countryside, which are clearly the English seasons and the English countryside; but it’s also because … Continue reading

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An Evening at Clapham Books

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The sun came out yesterday for an evening get-together at Clapham Books and folk drank wine in the garden, listened to a story from ‘The Village; A Year in Twelve Tales’ and talked about literature and books.  Many thanks to all of … Continue reading

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Spain sizzles…

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…May was the hottest May since records began in Jerez de la Frontera, June was the hottest June and now July is sizzling too.  Temperatures in the high thirties are tolerable, but if it hits the forties the city becomes semi-nocturnal. By lunch-time … Continue reading

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Book people….

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One of the best things about being a writer is meeting some interesting, engaging and really nice people. I have met more writers since I became an author than in the whole of my life until this point. It’s hardly surprising, … Continue reading