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Great Bookshops: Looking for Agnès: a tale of passion and paper trails
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Thursday, May 7, 2009. Looking for Agnès: a tale of passion and paper trails. It looks like there's another enticing event at Mainstreet. Trading in St Boswells, following last week's excellent. Talk This one is on 26 May and details are available HERE. I've read the book – it's brilliant; so I can't wait to hear the story behind its writing. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Richard Havers web site. What makes a great book shop. BBC Book Cafe 25 May. Book Cafe 18 May. Getting Closer to Buddy Holly.
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Great Bookshops: BBC Book Cafe 25 May
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Sunday, May 24, 2009. BBC Book Cafe 25 May. This week on the Book Cafe we have some interesting stuff, mostly about language. Are our teenagers suffering from ‘word poverty’ despite the fact that a new word becomes part of the language every 98 minutes? Linguist David Crystal gives his thoughts. And are soap operas responsible for pupils describing Shakespearean characters as ‘high maintenance’ who need to ‘move on’? I've also just heard from Sarah Kersley. Whose bookshop in Brazil. Labels: BBC Book Cafe.
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Great Bookshops: Book Cafe 18 May
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Book Cafe 18 May. Roll out those beach towels…the summer is just about here! But what will we all be reading on the beach and in the airports this year? The Book Cafe will be previewing all the major fiction releases across Scotland in the next few months… What do the large retailers think will be the most popular? Any hidden gems we haven’t previously heard about? Plus a look at international crime fiction and a report from the Christian Aid book sale in Edinburgh. Theres An Awf...
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Great Bookshops: Radio Scotland's Book Cafe 11 May
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Thursday, May 7, 2009. Radio Scotland's Book Cafe 11 May. A great show is in store on Monday with the legendary journalist, broadcaster and sixties icon, Dame Joan Bakewell. She's now added novelist to her list of talents. In Monday's Book Café, recorded at Glasgow's Aye Write Festival, she talks to Clare English about her book 'All The Nice Girls' and about her life and career, which included a brief spell as the model for Tampax! Labels: BBC Book Cafe. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Great Bookshops: There's An Awfully Good Book Shop Down in Brazil
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Monday, May 4, 2009. There's An Awfully Good Book Shop Down in Brazil. Now we all know there's an awful lot of Coffee in Brazil, courtesy of Mr Sinatra, but did you know there's a great bookshop that stocks English language books? Not just English language either; it has new and used books in 15 different languages. I know this because Sarah Rebecca Kersley emailed me from. Sarah graduated from Glasgow University and headed south to open the. If you want to know more visit the. Urso de Óculos website.
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Great Bookshops: Book Cafe 8 June
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Thursday, June 4, 2009. Book Cafe 8 June. Radio Scotland's Book Cafe asks the question. What do you do if you can’t get your novel published? Labels: BBC Book Cafe. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This is a blog dedicated to the best independent book shops. Not those that are part of a large national chain, but those that are much more the one of a kind, kind; shops that offer readers enthusiastic and knowledgeable advice, ones that are run by people who are passionate about books, not product.
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Great Bookshops: James Runcie
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Friday, May 1, 2009. Talk and reading at Mainstreet. Trading in St Boswell last night was wonderful. He is a great raconteur. His story, against himself, involving David Starkey was brilliant. James Runcie's. Mainstreet Trading, as I have said before, is a wonderful book shop, but it's also a lovely space for author events. They have one coming up with Judith Miller. In July.more news when I get it. I enjoyed the book enormously, and it's very good on families and one's identity as defined by them. What ...
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Great Bookshops: June 2009
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Sunday, June 28, 2009. The Stones in The Park – Book Signing in Kelso. 40th Anniversary Story of the thirty-three days in the summer of ‘69 during which The Rolling Stones changed forever. I'll be signing at Latimer Books. Saturday 4th July 11 am 'til 1pm. The Stones in the Park tells this amazing story as well as featuring many unseen photographs. 8220;The greatest rock and roll band in the world. They’re incredible; let’s hear it for the Stones! Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Please note that space is limited...
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Great Bookshops: July 2009
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Monday, July 13, 2009. Broughton Street Book Shop – Edinburgh. There is a wonderful story in the Daily Telegraph this morning about a book shop in Edinburgh. I can't wait to visit it. Read about it HERE. It will warm your heart. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I'd love to hear from anyone with any bookshop recommendations. Just email me via my web site (link below) with your thoughts on 'Great Bookshops' you have discovered. Richard Havers web site. What makes a great book shop.
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Great Bookshops: Judith Miller at Mainstreet Trading in St Boswells
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Judith Miller at Mainstreet Trading in St Boswells. Judith will be giving a talk about how she got into antiques in the first place, and looking at the world of antiques and collecting today as it is today. She has also generously agreed to do some valuations on smaller items and answer questions. Tickets: £5 per head (includes a 10% discount on any Judith Miller titles purchased on the day). To book, please email: info@mainstreetbooks.co.uk. Date: Saturday 4th July, 3-5pm.