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Archive for June 4th, 2011

Review: Melvyn Bragg

Posted in Guest Posts, Reviews on June 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Melvyn Bragg was the highlight of my last trip to Hay (though he also had the dubious honour of being the sweatiest speaker I saw, bringing new meaning to the phrase ‘dripping with enthusiasm’. Fortunately for Melvyn, though not for the rest of the festival goers, the temperature has dropped fifteen degrees in the past [...]

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Women in Journalism Panel

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Review: Victoria Coren talks to Rosie Boycott

Posted in Guest Posts, Reviews on June 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Professional poker player and writer Victoria Coren was in Hay to talk about her love affair with the game, as described in her memoir ‘For Richer, For Poorer’. The soundtrack to her book wouldn’t be the upbeat and dancey ‘Poker Face’ but the much more ominous ‘Hotel California’. Poker sucks you in, and not in [...]

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Review: Michelle Magorian celebrates the 30th anniversary of ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’

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Goodnight Mr Tom must be one of the few books which hasn’t had all the joy sucked out of it by being on the school curriculum. And Michelle Magorian must be one of the few authors at Hay who stood up and sang to her audience. She talked about how Goodnight Mr Tom has really [...]

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