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4- 9th May 2026 in the beautiful North Cotswolds: Literary Lunch, interviews & talks, film & music. History, nature, memoir, politics, fiction, poetry + much, much more. Main venue state of the art Cidermill Theatre
https://campdenmayfestivals.co.uk
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Chipping Campden Literature Festival @chipcampdenlitfest.bsky.social · 27d
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Crammed into a Donegal cottage with 20 others, watching Brian Friel’s TRANSLATIONS performed where it’s set…

@katemaltby.bsky.social travels to the northwestern Irish border to explore why the late playwright’s work is newly popular:
These dramatic isles: Brian Friel and the new popularity of Irish stories
The playwright’s works are returning to theatres in both his home country and the UK. We go exploring for reasons
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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britishacademy.bsky.social The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 25d
The beloved BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time has been awarded the 2025 British Academy President’s Medal!

Professor Susan J Smith, President of the British Academy, praised the programme for bringing rigorous yet accessible discussion of complex ideas to millions of listeners: buff.ly/1bn63FD
October 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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"We Refugees" by Benjamin Zephaniah

We can all be refugees
Sometimes it only takes a day
Sometimes it only takes a handshake
Or a paper that is signed
...
We can all be refugees
Nobody is safe
All it takes is a mad leader
Or no rain to bring forth food
We Refugees by Benjamin Zephaniah I come from a musical place Where they shoot me for my song And my brother has been tortured By my brother in my land I come from a beautiful place Where they hate my shade of skin They don't like the way I pray And they ban free poetry I come from a beautiful place Where girls cannot go to school There you are told what to believe And even young boys must grow beards I come from a great old forest I think it is now a field And the people I once knew Are not there now We can all be refugees Nobody is safe All it takes is a mad leader Or no rain to bring forth food. We can all be refugees We can all be told to go We can be hated by someone For being someone 1/2 2/2 I come from a beautiful place Where the valley floods each year And each year the hurricane tells us That we must keep moving on I come from an ancient place All my family were born there And I would like to go there But I really want to live I come from a sunny, sandy place Where tourists go to darken skin And dealers like to sell guns there I just can't tell you what's the price I am told I have no country now I am told I am a lie I am told that modern history books May forget my name We can all be refugees Sometimes it only takes a day Sometimes it only takes a handshake Or a paper that is signed We all came from refugees Nobody simply just appeared Nobody's here without a struggle And why should we live in fear Of the weather or the troubles? We all came here from somewhere We Refugees by Benjamin Zephaniah First published in the book Wicked World, by Puffin Books.
February 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Delighted that Charlotte Whittle with us in May 2026 to discuss English translation of @irenevalmore.bsky.social's Consolations @hodderbooks.bsky.social Sign up for our newsletters to find out more about our May #book events:

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irenevalmore.bsky.social Irene Vallejo @irenevalmore.bsky.social · 27d
Consolations - Timeless Wisdom from the Ancient World
Los filósofos griegos inventaron un género literario llamado “consolaciones” para ayudar a serenar ánimos afligidos o angustiados. La palabra “consolar” significa “aliviar juntos” o “calmar en compañía”.
#HodderBooks
October 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Delighted that Nicola Moorby is bringing #TurnerandConstable @yalebooks.bsky.social to the #Cotswolds in May
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October 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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"Times are hard for indie presses – but they are also leading the way in agility and resourcefulness" @thebookseller.com recent Comment piece.
2026 event: indie @borzoibookshop.bsky.social & @dauntbookspub.bsky.social's @marigoldatkey.bsky.social

www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/a...
October 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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ICYMI: Times are hard for indie presses – but they are also leading the way in agility and resourcefulness, says Bridget Shine in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky
The rollercoaster ride of independence
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October 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Sticking Place Books publishes David Robinson’s "Charles Chaplin’s The Freak: The Story of an Unfinished Film". This edition presents Chaplin’s last, unfinished film for the first time to English-speaking readers—a project that has long intrigued Chaplin fans.

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
The Freak: script of Charlie Chaplin’s unfinished final film to be published
Exclusive: Fantasy about ‘a beautiful creature with wings’ has been compiled from drafts, storyboards and sketches
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Monica Feria-Tinta in @prospectmagazine.co.uk article below will be at our Festival in May
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prospectmagazine.co.uk Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · Aug 7
If corporations can be legal persons, why not rivers?

Heather Brooke explores the new movement to recognise the rights of nature, as exemplified by the brilliant, tireless work of barrister Monica Feria-Tinta: www.prospectmagazine...
Serving life: an interview with Monica Feria-Tinta
There’s a growing movement to protect the rights of nature. We speak to a paragon of this difficult work, the barrister Monica Feria-Tinta
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Hi @adamweymouth.bsky.social
Just sharing www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/s...
October 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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I can't wait for Monday's episode of BBC R4 A Good Read where our beloved (and scandalous) BEAR by Marian Engel will be discussed.
‘A bizarre but strangely uplifting book about a woman’s quest for freedom . . . the perfect escapist yet intellectual read.’ The Times
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Sarah Waters and Walter Murch
Novelist Sarah Waters and film editor Walter Murch share favourite books.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Just sharing our Baillie Gifford Prize news. Expecting sell out for these three events. To get priority booking visit our website support us page: www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/s...
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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One of our Fab 2025 authors @kitdewaal.com who was interviewed by the amazing @megster.bsky.social is at www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org 11th Oct
kitdewaal.com Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · Oct 3
I'll be at Birmingham Literature Festival on 11th October with some great names, brilliant writing workshops, events for children and much more.

Come if you can!

Link here www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org
Photo of Birmingham Literature Festival audience, young people, middle aged people and older people sitting in seats listening to an event.
October 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Only just read this amazing book by @kitdewaal.com but savoured every page and didn’t want it to end. Now I want to devour all her writings #books #KitDeWaal #writers
October 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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👏👏👏 Well done @durham.ac.uk👇
And looking forward to hearing @edithmayhall.bsky.social #EpicOfTheEarth @yalepress.bsky.social at our Festival in May
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October 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Adam Weymouth #LoneWolf author below
talking at our Festival in May 2026.
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adamweymouth.bsky.social Adam Weymouth @adamweymouth.bsky.social · Oct 4
Great example from @davidmacdougall.bsky.social of how wolves so easily & frequently bleed into human politics. "The suggestion that Putin is responsible for the upsetting of the natural order...feeds a common Finnish narrative that nothing good comes from Russia."

www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Far from the front line, Putin’s war unleashes a pack of killers
Mass conscription of the Russian hunters who live along the border with Finland has left reindeer herders fearing for the lives of their animals
www.thetimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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October 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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It’s Independent Bookshop Day on Saturday 11th October which gives us a good excuse to celebrate with an author signing, and cake and fizz for our lovely customers. This year we have author S W Perry signing copies of his new books, Cairo Gambit and Berlin Duet. @swperry.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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And three of them will be with us May 2026! 😀
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thebookseller.com The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · Oct 4
ICYMI: Jason Burke, Helen Garner, Richard Holmes, Justin Marozzi, Adam Weymouth and Frances Wilson have been shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 👇 #BookSky
'Eunuchs, pirates, horny wolves, terrorists': Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 shortlist revealed
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October 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Congratulations justinmarozzi and
Allen Lane Books 🥂 CAPTIVES AND COMPANIONS
Justin one of three 2025 Bailey Gifford Prize shortlist who will be with us in May 2026
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October 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Congratulations @adamweymouth.bsky.social 🥂

Looking forward to seeing you in May
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adamweymouth.bsky.social Adam Weymouth @adamweymouth.bsky.social · Oct 2
Gosh. Been trying to write something coherent for a bit but I‘m basically just really excited.
October 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Congratulations @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 🥂 We're thrilled too! Looking forward to meeting Frances Wilson in May. Festival goers sign up for our newsletter to find out about our 2026 #book events.

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bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · Oct 2
🎉 We are thrilled that ELECTRIC SPARK has been shortlisted for the 2025 Ballie Gifford Prize ⚡️

Huge congratulations to Frances Wilson, and all the other shortlisted authors.
October 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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HAT TRICK! 3 of our 2026 Festival authors on this shortlist! Congratulations all 6 👏👏👏
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thebookseller.com The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · Oct 2
ICYMI: Jason Burke, Helen Garner, Richard Holmes, Justin Marozzi, Adam Weymouth and Frances Wilson have been shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 👇 #BookSky
'Eunuchs, pirates, horny wolves, terrorists': Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 shortlist revealed
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October 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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It might be the end of the Booker journey for MISINTERPRETATION by Ledia Xhoga but it has been a wonderful ride.
Huge congratulations to the shortlisted authors and publishers!
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM