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16 August 2021
Review: If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
by Kaitlin Jefferys ContributorIf I Had Your Face is an electrifying and compelling debut that exposes the class system in South Korea.
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12 August 2021
Review: The Rib King
by Kaitlin Jefferys ContributorThe Rib King is a work of historical fiction, exploring the intersections between race, class, privilege, and exploitation.
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9 August 2021
Review: The Lonely Castle in the Mirror
by Kaitlin Jefferys ContributorWinner of the Influential Japan Bookseller’s award, Lonely Castle in the Mirror explores child mental health and stresses the importance of human connection.
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3 August 2021
Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller
by Kaitlin Jefferys ContributorUnsettling, depressing and dark, Fuller's latest novel is a unique take on the thriller genre.
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2 August 2021
Want my job? with radio host Emily Jarman
by Claire Jenns Kickstart TeamEmily Jarman recently joined Boogaloo Radio as the host of their weekly book show.
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2 August 2021
Review: The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
by Kaitlin Jefferys ContributorPublishing on 5 August, The Soulmate Equation is Christina Lauren’s latest feel-good, witty rom-com.
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30 July 2021
Review: Erasure by Percival Everett
by Kaitlin Jefferys ContributorErasure is a razor-sharp satire on how race operates in the publishing industry and society.
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23 July 2021
Review: Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi
by Kaitlin Jefferys ContributorAkwaeke Emezi’s highly anticipated memoir Dear Senthuran is a musing on identity, displacement, and trauma.
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20 July 2021
Review: Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson
by Kaitlin Jefferys ContributorIn Just As I Am, Cicely Tyson reflects on her extraordinary career as an actress.
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12 July 2021
Adoption and Motherhood: The Wild Track by Margaret Reynolds
by Kaitlin Jefferys ContributorPart memoir, part examination of motherhood, The Wild Track follows Margaret on her five-year journey to adopting a child. But pivotally, the book asks, ‘what makes any woman want to become a mother?’
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12 July 2021
Dune: The Legacy of Frank Herbert’s Sci Fi classic
by Magellan DissanayakaA look into why Dune has captured the hearts and minds of generations and has stood the test of time.
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9 July 2021
Review: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
by Kaitlin Jefferys ContributorTranscendent Kingdom is a deeply thoughtful novel that paints an unforgettable portrait of familial loss, addiction, depression, and the conflict between faith and science.
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13 October 2021
Luke Wright announces Colchester date for ‘lost’ third play in trilogy
by Simon FranklinAward winning poet announces Essex date for 'lost' third instalment of trilogy. Fast-paced and thrilling verse play about Brexit and marriage told in blistering verse visits Colchester Arts Centre on 13 October.
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9 September 2021
Luke Wright: Poet announces Nottingham date for third ‘lost’ trilogy play
by Simon FranklinAward winning poet announces Nottingham date for 'lost' third instalment of trilogy. Fast-paced and thrilling verse play about Brexit and marriage told in blistering verse visits Nottingham Playhouse on 29 September
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29 July 2021
Luke Wright: Poet announces Cambridge date for third ‘lost’ trilogy play
by Simon FranklinAward winning poet announces Cambridge date for 'lost' third instalment of trilogy. Fast-paced and thrilling verse play about Brexit and marriage told in blistering verse visits Cambridge Junction on 29 July.
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14 October 2021 – 15 October 2021
Luke Wright: The Ballad Seller in Manchester
by Simon FranklinMulti award winning poet updates the scandalous, bawdy and colourful Georgian ballad storytelling style for the modern ear in his eleventh full length poetry show. It visits The Edge, Theatre & Arts Centre in Manchester on 14 and 15 October
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5 July 2021
Want my job? with Publishing PR Assistant Emily Goulding
by Claire Jenns Kickstart TeamEmily Goulding has recently joined HarperCollins Publishers as a Public Relations Assistant for their fiction department.
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5 July 2021
Interview with the co-founders of London Performance Studios
by Tom Inniss Voice TeamWe speak to Lise Bell, former Exec Director at the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill, and visual artist Than Hussein Clark about the new spaces and wraparound support they are making available to artists as we look towards a post-recovery creative sector.