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Thoughtful Tuesdays: Keeping Your Head

Thoughtful Tuesday
by Eithne Cullen Tuesday Thoughts turn to Keeping Your Head this week. It’s generally accepted that, after this state of lockdown, the fear and anxiety we suffer will be with us for some time. In a recently published poll, almost three-quarters of Britons say they will be 'very nervous' about leaving ...

Monday Memoirs: Keeping Your Head

Monday Moments
Introduced by Holly King We are entering our seventh week of lockdown and it’s unclear if it will be extended again, or, if it isn’t, what the plan will be to ‘getting back to normal’, or even what toll that will have. While the coronavirus is the most pressing factor, closely followed ...

How To Become A Ghost

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by Richard Fisher In the words of bestselling author Robert Harris when describing the role of ghost-writers: "We are the unseen operatives who keep publishing going, like the unseen workers beneath Disneyworld." Mark McCrum is one of the bestselling authors in the UK with six top ten bestsellers. His latest book, Murder ...

Friday Feature: My New Normal

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by Claire Buss I’m feeling guilty. Everyone around me is beginning to struggle with the effects of lockdown whilst I am thriving. I feel more grounded and happier than I have for a long time and it’s quite difficult to justify that when the entire world is in pain; hence the ...

Thursday Connectors: European Extravaganza

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by Farzana Hakim Europe Versus The Virus: France, Germany And Ireland Hi all, its Farzana here, with this week’s Thursday Connectors. I’m really excited about this one, as it’s the first of our European Extravaganzas. Insert imaginary balloons, confetti and cheerful flag-waving folk! Ah, if only…Shut up, Farzana. Brexit is done. You are over ...

Wednesday Showcase: Breakfast in Bogota

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This week, I am thrilled to present an extract of the published novel, Breakfast in Bogotá, courtesy of Helen Young, whom I had the pleasure of interviewing in this week's As A...Writer series, and her publisher, Unbound. As both parties were kind enough to share the first two chapters of the ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: The New Normal

Thoughtful Tuesday
by Eithne Cullen Maya Angelou said: "If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be." We’ve been tested to adapt to a way of life we’ve never known before. What’s passing for normal these days is very different from what we’re used to, and ...

Monday Memoirs: A Collection Of Library Lovers

Monday Moments
Introduced by Holly King This week’s theme is The New Normal, as we’ve all had to adjust our daily routines and add or remove habits to stay safe and protect each other. This has different impacts depending on your situation, and each of us has something different to adapt to. We ...

As A… Writer: Helen Young

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In this week’s ‘As a…’ interview, Dan Cross spoke with Helen Young about her writing and the inspiration behind her stories. Helen lives in London and is a former Waterstones bookseller and writer/editor for Harper’s Bazaar and Good Housekeeping. Helen attended the Faber Academy and published her debut novel, The May Queen, ...