This year, I’ve been heavily involved in the organisation of Clevedon LitFest as part of the programming committee. As the festival approaches, here’s a run down of the events we’ve got going on for our June 2024 festival. To get tickets for any of these events, visit http://clevedonlitfest.org.uk/summer-litfest-2024 Wednesday 5th | Read more…
After a frustrating eighteen months of cancellations and postponements due to the pandemic, events are finally starting up again. Back in June, I took part in the inaugural Clevedon Literary Festival in my home town, and earlier this month, I travelled up North for the Newark Book Festival.
2021 saw the fourth year of this festival. For a festival with a fairly local focus, the organisation and communication were outstanding; it felt like a much bigger and more professional event like the Hay Festival. | Read more…
The Glass Demon by Helen Grant Lin Fox is dragged away from her life in England by her family. Her father is obsessed with finding the mysterious Allerheiligen Glass – medieval stained glass windows thought lost for centuries – and moves them to a remote part of Germany. His initial | Read more…
Twitter went crazy today with artists, writers, musicians and other creatives reacting against the Green Party policy on copyright. **Warning, this blog post may contain political opinion** Copyright is a strange beast. For many people, it’s an inconvenience standing between them and content they would like to access, copy or | Read more…