janet gleeson
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janet gleeson
@JanetGleeson
Historian, biographer, novelist, writer on art and antiques, co director of Dorchester Literary Festival
Dorset Katılım Mayıs 2011
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‘Clouds are vehicles of the imagination’ says Founder of @CloudAppSoc @gavinpretorpinney
Everyone loves a cumulus, light-hearted and the best for shape-finding. We get lots of elephants in the sky. It’s to do with the science - the thermal remnants become the trunk.


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Astonishing news story ahead of Michael Conefrey @mickulus's @dorchlitfest event. His book FALLEN explores the disappearance of George Mallory and the very man who wore this boot, Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine, on Everest in 1924.
Tickets on our website.
theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…
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@DorchLitFest @TomBaldwin66 @katehumble @dimbleby_jd @BenMacintyre1 @clarebalding @katemosse @tomheapmedia @Scotty_Mills07 @James1940 @cornish_jack Sooo looking forward to this! @DorsetMuseum @ShireHallDorset
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Not long now until some of the most gifted writers in the UK arrive @DorchLitFest to tell us about their books; from AI to lost pathways, dogs to cloud-spotting, revelatory biographies, gripping histories and beautifully written novels.
Tickets on sale: dorchesterliteraryfestival.com

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#alanhollinghurst @Scotty_Mills07 @katehumble @PamAyres @VicHislop @dimbleby_jd @johnsuchet1 @katemosse @nucchidust and @clarebalding amongst the extraordinarily talented humans attending this year's festival.
Tickets now on sale via dorchesterliteraryfestival.com

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Tim Marshall @Itwitius calls for a new space treaty for the 21st Century. Laws must exist to prevent nations or even businesses claiming sovereignty in space (then warring over it) & sending up unlimited numbers of satellites that could outshine the stars. #TheFutureofGeography

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When one fabulously inspirational author makes a surprise plan to interview the other fabulously inspirational author!
@louiseminchin tells @JuliaBradbury of her mission to share women's sports stories & find heroes that weren't cardboard cut-outs. #FearlessWomen @BloomsburyBooks

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Excitement is building ahead our first events this Saturday, 14th October: Robert @Peston & @raymears_woodlore - on at 4pm and 6pm respectively.
There are just a few remaining tickets:
dorchesterliteraryfestival.com




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This book is EVERYWHERE right now.
Adam Sisman will be joining us on 21st October.
Grab your ticket as they're flying.
dorchesterliteraryfestival.com/event/adam-sis…
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The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes
🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Eight years ago, Adam Sisman wrote a celebrated biography of John le Carré. But what he didn’t include were the spy novelist’s extramarital affairs. Now he is free to tell the full story for the first time #Echobox=1695976716" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.co.uk/article/john-l…
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@CatJarman @dgjones @TheTimesBooks @WmCollinsBooks I’m looking forward to hearing you speak about it @DorchLitFest on 21st October
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Over the moon to see The Bone Chests picked as Book of the Week in the Sunday Times today! 😭
Thank you for the wonderful and kind review @dgjones!
@TheTimesBooks

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@hardysociety @DorchLitFest This is going to be fascinating and @DorchLitFest has a fab line up all week 14-21st Oct #booklovers @Waterstones
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Calling all walkers!
Join us on October 15th for a tour of Dorchester for the @DorchLitFest
dorchesterliteraryfestival.com/event/a-walk-a…
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@Hugh_Willmott I’m looking forward to stewarding and washing the finds..
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Did anyone else have a Sindy as a girl in the 1960s? I much preferred her to the weirdly shaped Barbie, but also discovered, very sadly, that her head was not meant to come off. #Sindy is 60 this summer.

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What about this rare Sèvres porcelain plaque from the Art Deco period, painted with a panel depicting a tennis match? Decorated and signed by Louis Trager and Jean Beaumont in 1929. Chic!
#sevres #porcelain #artdeco #tennis #wimbledon

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@authordlewis @kev9348 We are looking forward to seeing you at the @DorchLitFest Festival in October
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@gailaldwin How lovely she looks, very like you! Many congratulations to you all.
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‘How do you do it?’ said night
‘How do you wake up and shine?’
‘I keep it simple,’ said light
‘One day at a time.’
We're overjoyed #1 bestselling poet @lemnsissay OBE is joining the festival this Oct to celebrate his new collection.
Cut price tickets for ALL school students.


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