Posts in Favourite Authors

by LizH
April 7, 2014

Writers with Pets: Heather Cook

Some of our favourite authors, past and present, are famous for their love of animals. Ernest […]
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by LizH
January 4, 2014

Elizabeth Gilbert: A Signature of All Things

Some months ago, I was lucky enough to get a ticket to Bloomsbury Publishing, London, for […]
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by LizH
January 2, 2014

New Year Resolutions: Top 10 Advice for Writers

Happy New Year All! I’m not normally one for resolutions. “The way to Hell is paved […]
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by LizH
December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas Everyone!

So, here we are. I’ve arrived in West Cumbria, chez Mama and Papa, amid severe gales […]
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by LizH
December 12, 2013

Triskaidekaphobia, friggatriskaidekaphobia and an Etymologist comes to Warwickshire!

As 2013 draws to a close and we look forward to a brand new year, we […]
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by LizH
August 16, 2013

Swanwick Writers’ Summer School: Reflections

What an amazing week! I am thrilled to report that my first Swanwick Summer School was […]
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by LizH
August 9, 2013

Swanwick Eve

Tomorrow I’m off to my very first residential writing event in Swanwick, Derbyshire (see link here). […]
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by LizH
August 8, 2013

Kazuo Ishiguro: Never Let Me Go

This critically acclaimed novel, shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2005, is yet another tome […]
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by LizH
July 22, 2013

William Golding: Lord of the Flies

Following on from my post regarding books I read as a child here, I have recently […]
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by LizH
July 9, 2013

Alan Bennett: Smut

I never had Alan Bennett down as a writer of prose. An accomplished playwright, certainly. Something of […]
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