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Books & Poetry Articles
Dulwich Books supports local authors
It was a full house when three local authors gathered at Dulwich Books in Croxted Road to talk about their novels and also to read excerpts. Sue Gillie talked about her debut novel Not my […]
Trio of local authors introduce their work at Dulwich Books
The wonderful book shop Dulwich Books is acting as host for three local authors on 27 October. They are all self-published and have worked together for quite some time under the guiding hand of Maggie […]
The Nightingale - Sam Lee and Harriet Lamb in Conversation
Harriet Lamb has been CEO of climate solutions charity Ashden for two years having previously served as CEO at peace-building organisation International Alert, and prior to that leading Fairtrade in the UK and internationally. Harriet’s […]
Dulwich Festival - John Hegley: Fish and Ships.
Poet, comedian and musician John Hegley will return to this year’s Dulwich Festival via live stream to present his family workshop, John Hegley: Fish and Ships. What led you to become a poet? Hearing the poem, […]
The Blackheath Séance Parlour, by Alan Williams (review)
I was drawn to this book because it was set in Blackheath. The main plot of The Blackheath Séance Parlour (first published in 2013) tells of Judy and Maggie Cloak, sisters and residents of Blackheath, London in […]
London Bookshop Crawl in Forest Hill - like a pub crawl but with bookshops
Explore the bookshops of London with a group of fellow book lovers. Bring your friends or come alone and make new ones! London Bookshop Crawl started in 2016 as a way to get a group […]
Will you believe a woman can fly?
Local author James MacManus’s sixth novel, The Woman with Wings, is published by Endeavour Quill on 7th November. Alongside his writing, James is now Managing Director of the Times Literary Supplement, following a long career […]
