FirstThursdayPainswick
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FirstThursdayPainswick
@painswickFTP
Building community through a love of books. Monthly in conversation events with authors. Supporting writers and readers to provoke discussion and engagement.
Painswick, England Katılım Ağustos 2023
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Huge congratulations to @angela_talks on the official launch of her wonderful book ‘In My Grandfathers Shadow’ in Germany. Angela was a guest on @painswickFTP last season and we LOVED listening to her then. German audiences are in for a treat!
Angela Findlay@angelas_talks
Loved talking in Hamburg last week. Such a warm, intelligent, interested and deep-thinking audience. Now for the official #booklaunch of ‘In My Grandfather’s Shadow’ in #Berlin Exciting…
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'What harbor can receive you more securely than a great library?'
Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
#WednesdayWisdom
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Calling #stroud #nailsworth #cotswolds #cirencester #writingcommunity #cheltenham Opportunity to hear @SallyBayley1 speak @YLBookshop #tetburybookfestival Sally's focus in the transformative power of the imagination. Also how to build your own unlikely cast of literary ancestors
William Collins Books@WmCollinsBooks
Don't miss @SallyBayley1 at @YLBookshop on 16th September for #TetburyBookFestival, in conversation with @JollyAlice about THE GREEN LADY! Get your tickets here! 🎟️ yellowlightedbookshop.co.uk/event/sally-ba…
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@angelas_talks spoke about her wonderful book In My Grandfathers Shadow, when she as with us @painswickFTP last season, today she is launching the German translation in Cologne. Good luck with #ImSchattenMeinesGroBvaters Angela!
Angela Findlay@angelas_talks
Hello Hamburg… so pleased to be launching the German version of my book here, the city I have known and loved since I was a child. #ImSchattenMeinesGroßvaters
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@lukewrightpoet is, I reckon, the incarnation of genius. This show (saw it last night in Weston-Super-Mare) is just fantastic. Really really really do not miss the chance to see this show if you can!
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Today is #NationalReadABookDay 📖 and the #LBFBookClub have some great recent reads to share with you over on our Instagram page! What book are you picking up today? We'd love to hear from you 📚
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@JollyAlice @HarvillSecker Love Joseph O’Connor - haven’t read this, but I will on your recommendation. Thanks for sharing!
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Just read Joseph O’Connor ‘My Father’s House’ @HarvillSecker Totally immersive novel. An extraordinary cast of characters and a wonderfully atmospheric depiction of Rome in WW2. Interesting example of biographical fiction #histfic #litfic #amreading
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If you read one book this year, make it this one #sebastianbarry
The Booker Prizes@TheBookerPrizes
'When I heard I'd been longlisted, I shed a few tears.' With Old God’s Time longlisted for the #BookerPrize2023, we spoke to Sebastian Barry about the importance of dreaming, and why Irish writers do what they do. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…
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Coming in 2024 from @JonSavage1966, The Secret Public is a monumental history of the LGBTQ influence on popular culture, looking at key moments in music and entertainment history between 1955 and 1979.
Pre-order now @gaystheword & @RoughTrade.
linktr.ee/thesecretpublic
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'Humour is a coping mechanism used by people who are aware of their powerlessness.'
With If I Survive You longlisted for the #BookerPrize2023, we spoke to Jonathan Escoffery, read the interview: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…
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Some great events coming up #tetburybookfestival - this conversation between @sallyBayley1 and @JollyAlice about The Green Lady is one not to miss!
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@PainswickFTP presents an evening in conversation with the marvellous @wigsandwords who will be talking about her acclaimed book Rooted.
5th October 7-9pm The Painswick Centre, Painswick.
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Three weeks to go until the #BookerPrize2023 shortlist is announced! 🎉
Which of the longlisted books are you planning to read next?
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