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Tag Archives: Books
Halloween Post – The Shining
I recently visited the brilliant Stanley Kubrick exhibition at London’s Design Museum. On the twentieth anniversary of the acclaimed director’s death, the exhibition explored his ground-breaking achievements in film. From sci-fi to war and arthouse movies, Kubrick’s creative gift spanned … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Book Review, Books, Film, Film Review, Horror, Literature, London, Museum, Reading, Stanley Kubrick, Storytelling
Tagged Books, Design Museum, Film, Halloween, Horror, Literature, Review, Stanley Kubrick, Steadicam, Stephen King
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Book Post – Rise Up & Repeal
‘Ní Saoirse go Saoirse na mBan. There is no Freedom until the Freedom of Women.’ … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Book Review, Books, Ireland, Literature, Poetry, Publishing, Reading, Storytelling, women
Tagged Books, Eighth Amendment, Ireland, Literature, Poem, Poetry, Publishing, Review, Reviews
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On the Trail of Alexandros Papadiamantis
Whilst on holiday on the beautiful Greek island of Skiathos, I stumbled across the Alexandros Papadiamantis House-Museum. Built in 1860, this pretty bougainvillea-strewn building features the original furniture, paintings and letters of the famous Greek writer and his family. It … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Museum, Uncategorized
Tagged Author, Authors, Book, Books, Greece, Greek Islands, Literature, Papadiamantis, Skiathos
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Celebrating Jane Austen at the Althorp Literary Festival
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen. I was thrilled to attend the Althorp Literary Festival for a talk by Paula Byrne. Paula’s book The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Books, Jane Austen, Literature, London, Northampton, Novel, Reading, Theatre, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged 16th Century, Althorp, Ancestry, Books, Diana Award, Festival, Genius, Historic, Jane Austen, Mario Testino, Princess Diana
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Republic of Consciousness Prize
Four of the books I have reviewed (The Storyteller, Forbidden Line, Solar Bones, and The Empress and the Cake) were recently long-listed for the inaugural Republic of Consciousness Prize. I went along to the short-list announcement on Wednesday night and met … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, competition, Literature, London, Prize, Publishing, Reading, Writing
Tagged Books, Event, London, Publishing, Reviews
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