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Kid’s Book Quiz
This quiz is… all about kid’s books! There are 10 questions, all about classic stories and modern favourites. Score 7/10 to pass, good luck!
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Libraries Quiz
This quiz is… all about Libraries! There are 10 questions, all about libraries, borrowers, and strange collections! Score 7/10 to pass, good luck!
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Celina Grace: Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
Celina Grace writes psychological thrillers, mysteries, police procedurals and historical cosy mysteries. Here, she shares her writing process. (Warning – spoilers included) Until I became a writer, I had no idea that people really asked ‘where do you get your ideas?’ (which wasn’t very imaginative of me, ironically). But they really do. I suppose it’s…
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Lizzie Lane: How to Write a Bestseller
Lizzie Lane, author of over 70 books including the Honey Driver series set in Bath, shares her writing journey with us. My word, that sounds so pretentious don’t you think? Even to my ears. The truth is that I never set out to become a ‘writer’ or, more accurately a storyteller whose books have been…
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Maria Honeker: From Garden to Plate in a Quest to Eat Naturally
As cancer survivor Maria Honeker publishes her first cookbook, she talks whole foods, growing her own veggies and how the serene Somerset countryside helped her heal. Back in August 2017 I received the news that I had stage III bowel cancer. This came as a huge shock, as I have always been a fairly healthy…
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Sian-Louise Tarn: The Fear
Sian-Louise Tarn, author of ‘Darling you’re a Daisy’, a book that counteracts negativity around neurodiversity, talks to us about her biggest fear. What is your biggest fear? Spiders? The dark? How about your child dying because of something that is meant to keep them alive? That is the fear for many allergy parents across the…
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Finbar Hawkins: Walking is Writing
Finbar is a graduate of the Bath Spa MA in writing for young people. His debut book Witch is based in 1646 Somerset. ‘Walking is writing…’ So said the wonderful and wise author, Julia Green, words that I’ve kept close to my heart ever since. Julia said this to my workshop class while I was…
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Liz Lawler: A World Without Books?
Liz is the bestselling author of the psychological thriller Don’t Wake Up. Her most recent title is My Husband’s Lies. What will the world be without books? Can you imagine this? The objects of everyday life that we turn to, never in existence. The means to put in writing the history of the world. It’s…
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Book List: LGBT+
We have curated a collection of LGBT+ recommended reads, this book list contains fiction and non-fiction for different ages. Find out more about LGBT+ History Month on the official website: lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk
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