Inspiring Older Readers
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Competition rages in sleepy Budbrooke: The notorious picture book quiz posted on 15 Jun 2018
This is the third time that I have been asked to do a session about children’s books for The Entrust Care Partnership
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Philip Pullman, Marina Warner and Jack Zipes at the Hay Literary Festival, 2nd June 2018 posted on 03 Jun 2018
You know when you’ve been at a top rate event at a literary festival when you come away from the tent saying things like...
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Margaret Atwood at The Hay Festival, 29th May 2018 posted on 30 May 2018
Margaret Atwood at The Hay Festival, 29th May 2018
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Rosie: Scenes from a vanished life posted on 02 May 2018
I have just finished reading ‘Rosie: scenes from a vanished life’ and so I was very pleased to be able to hear Rose Tremain talk about her autobiography
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Hay Festival 2018 programme posted on 27 Mar 2018
The full programme for this year's Hay festival has now been published ...
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English Urbane and Irish Fizz at the Oxford Literary Festival posted on 24 Mar 2018
Our only trip to this year’s Oxford Literary festival was to see two literary heavyweights in rapid succession.
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Book event variety is the spice of my life posted on 06 Feb 2018
People who know me well will not be surprised to hear that I am thoroughly enjoying every event that I do for The Letterpress Project
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Once Upon a Time at Perrin’s House Residential and Nursing Care Home posted on 06 Dec 2017
Most people seem to enjoy listening to a well told story so why should it be any different for the elderly residents ....
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John Vernon Lord @ blue-ginger, Cradley, Malvern (4/11/17) posted on 05 Nov 2017
John Vernon Lord is something of a well-kept secret in the world of illustration ...
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Lemn Sissay at MAC, Birmingham (24/10/17) posted on 25 Oct 2017
Poet Lemn Sissay’s one person play Something Dark tells the story of his upbringing in children’s homes and foster care...