Lockdown LitFest
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@LockdownLitFest
An online literature and culture festival, soon to feature live-streamed and archived interviews with authors, writers, poets, thinkers, scientists and more
At one point during lockdown, flour supplies plummeted, sourdough starters were fermented, and trainers that hadn't seen the light of day were dug out from under the bed. A master of observation through verse, @MurrayLYoung captures this phenomenon in his poem Jogging and Baking.
On this day in 1961 construction began on the Berlin Wall. Tune in to lockdownlitfest.com/iain-macgregor to hear @Iain_MacGregor1 outline its history in grim, fascinating, meticulously-researched detail.
13 August 1961, #BerlinWall #CheckpointCharlie tells the story of what it was like to experience this dreadful day. Unique interviews with those that witnessed it. @TheSohoAgencyUK @villagebooksdul @ScribnerBooks @MattNixson @AlStewartOBE @JohnNicholRAF @jonsnowC4
It's critical we learn about the past in order to inform our future. There are many ways to do that, from encyclopaedias and degrees, to literature and historical fiction. In today's #LLFreruns, @AlecMarsh tells what set him off on writing Rule Brittania. lockdownlitfest.com/alec-marsh
