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Opening new galleries with Zorba the Greek
Ever one to read in situ, I took Nikos Kazantzakis’ novel Zorba the Greek on holiday to Crete with me last week. I have vague recollections of the film and first tried to read the book a few years...
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Top Tip: Write about Reading
Write about Reading is the top tip for this month. To the left are some of the books I have read recently. They are a mixture of short stories and poetry to fit in with the time span that I have to...
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Read Regional Poetry
Read Regional is a New Writing North initiative which sources books written by Northern writers. I recently visited my local library and checked out the five poetry pamphlets in this year’s Read...
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Recommended Reads for 2013
Applying the first principles of Feng Shui, i.e. clearing out old stuff, I came across some notes I made for a creative writing task in 2000. The task was to recommend a book for other members of the...
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Books of Fire and Ice
Writers are often advised that to be a good writer you need to be a good reader. An avid reader since childhood I recently noticed a common thread to books that I have chosen to read during the past...
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The Return
In mythical story structure The Return is the focus of the third act. It is also the title of the novel which I finished reading on my return flight from Western Crete on Tuesday night. A flight both...
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Recycling your Poetry reads
As the old year gives way to the new, this is a great time to think about recycling your poetry reads. I’ve cleared a dozen pamphlets and anthologies off my shelves to make space for new ones in 2014,...
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Broaden your reading horizons
Broaden your reading horizons is the title of a course I am planning for September 2014 and it is the idea behind this post for World Book Day. I would like to suggest that you broaden your reading...
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Branching out into Historical Fiction
Having recently started work as an historical properties steward with English Heritage I have branched out into reading historical fiction. My favourite so far is Philippa Gregory’s The Kingmaker’s...
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Opening Lines for World Book Night
For World Book Night I invite you to stop and think about how many times you’ve opened a book and been taken by surprise by the opening line. Whilst there are many excellent and often quoted opening...
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