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Dachshunds don’t just own the sofa. They own your heart.
Our latest blog explores why Life as a Dog makes the perfect present for anyone who’s ever been wrapped around a long, stubborn paw.
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#BookSky #Dogs #dachshund
The paperback and ebook covers of Life as a Dog by L. A. Davenport, with the strapline "The perfect gift for dachshund lovers"
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#FridayPopcorn: Kicking off our festive picks with White Christmas — timeless songs, vintage sparkle, and cosy holiday vibes. Bing Crosby at his best. ❄️🎶 #FilmNight #ChristmasMovies #PWavePress
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White Christmas (1954) ⭐ 7.6 | Comedy, Musical, Romance
2h | Approved
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December 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Dachshunds don’t just own the sofa. They own your heart.
Our latest blog explores why Life as a Dog makes the perfect present for anyone who’s ever been wrapped around a long, stubborn paw.
Read it now: p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/l...
#BookSky #Dogs #dachshund
The paperback and ebook covers of Life as a Dog by L. A. Davenport, with the strapline "The perfect gift for dachshund lovers"
December 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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This week’s #TuesdayBookClub is The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (trans. Burgin & O’Connor)—a mind-bending, metaphysical satire of Soviet life and power, full of mischief, melancholy and menace. Still one of the most daring novels ever written. #BookSky
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The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov for the Tuesday Book Club from P-Wave Press
December 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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If you’re hunting for the perfect gift for the dog lover in your life — especially someone ruled by a dachshund — Life as a Dog might be exactly what they need.
Funny, warm, honest, and full of sausage-dog mischief.
New blog post here 👉 p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/l...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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#FridayPopcorn: Tonight’s film is Frida — a bold, beautiful tribute to an icon. Salma Hayek blazes as Kahlo in all her passion and complexity. 🎨🔥 #FilmNight #FridaKahlo #PWavePress
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Frida (2002) ⭐ 7.3 | Biography, Drama, Romance
2h 3m | R
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November 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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🎉 Launch day!
The new premium hardbacks of Pushing the Wave are out now from P-Wave Press.
In this guest post, L.A. Davenport reflects on the journey so far—and why these editions mean so much.
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#Books #Essays #Photography #PushingTheWave #HardbackLaunch #BookSky
Covers of Pushing the Wave 2017–2022 and Pushing the Wave 2023 by L. A. Davenport, from P-Wave Press
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Something beautiful is coming.
On 27 Nov, we launch deluxe hardbacks of Pushing the Wave by L.A. Davenport—two volumes of essays and photography in vivid colour.
Thoughtful. Reflective. Tactile.
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Pushing the Wave Series by L.A. Davenport | Essays, Reflections & Stories | P-Wave Press
Reflections, essays, and photography by L. A. Davenport exploring creativity, connection, and the art of seeing anew.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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From tulips to chatbots.
In this week’s Pushing the Wave, L.A. Davenport looks at the AI boom—and what Carole Cadwalladr calls a “tech tumour” metastasising across the economy.
📖 Read now → pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought...
#AI #FinancialBubble #TechHype #LADavenport #PushingTheWave
The Rise and Fall of the AI Bubble? by L.A. Davenport
From chatbots to trillion-dollar speculation, L.A. Davenport explores whether the AI boom is innovation—or just another bubble waiting to burst.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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This week’s #TuesdayBookClub choice is Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell—a raw, unsparing look at poverty, labour, and life in the margins. Orwell’s clarity and empathy still shine through, and sadly, not much has changed. #GeorgeOrwell #BookSky
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Cover of Down and Out in Paris in London by George Orwell, for the Tuesday Book Club from P-Wave Press
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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A shutdown Washington. Empty streets. Monumental truths.
In this week’s Pushing the Wave, L.A. Davenport reflects on contradictions, kindness, chilli heat—and the quiet power of walking through history.
📖 Read → pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought...
#DCShutdown #UrbanReflection #TravelWriting
Shutdowns, Strudels, and Stark Contrasts by L.A. Davenport
In a half-empty Washington, L.A. Davenport finds warmth, contradiction, and reflection—amid shutdowns, monuments, and chilli-laced pasta.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Life as a Dog is here! 🎉
The full dachshund memoir, combining My Life as a Dog & More Life as a Dog, is now available in one complete, heartfelt volume.
Touching, funny & full of canine wisdom.
Find out more 👉 p-wavepress.co.uk/non-fiction/...
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Life as a Dog by L.A. Davenport | P-Wave Press
Two heartwarming memoirs celebrating love, laughter, and life with a dachshund. Perfect for dog lovers and anyone who cherishes true companionship.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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#FridayPopcorn: Tonight, In the Heat of the Night — Sidney Poitier’s power and dignity lit a fire in me as a teenager. It still burns. “They call me Mr Tibbs.” 🎬🔥 #ClassicFilm #FilmNight #PWavePress
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In the Heat of the Night (1967) ⭐ 7.9 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
1h 50m | Approved
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November 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Why do we mark disasters but not their prevention?
L.A. Davenport’s latest column reflects on Guy Fawkes Night, then explores two powerful exhibitions at the Royal Academy.
📖 Read → pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought...
#GuyFawkes #KerryJamesMarshall #AnselmKiefer #ContemporaryArt #PushingTheWave
Celebrating the disasters averted by L.A. Davenport
From Guy Fawkes to Kerry James Marshall, L.A. Davenport explores why we commemorate loss more than salvation—and what artists reveal in return.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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This week’s #TuesdayBookClub is A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce—a novel that spoke to my teenage sense of dislocation and gave voice to things I hadn’t known how to express. It still feels electric. #JamesJoyce #Modernism
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Cover of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce for the Tuesday Book Club from P-Wave Press
November 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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#FridayPopcorn: Tonight’s choice is Blood Diamond — Leo in full force in a tense, high-stakes thriller with a moral edge. Still packs a punch. Have you seen it? 💎🎬 #FilmNight #Thriller #PWavePress
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Blood Diamond (2006) ⭐ 8.0 | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
2h 23m | R
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October 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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What does “free speech” mean when platforms are built for profit, not truth?
L.A. Davenport reflects on a recent roundtable hosted by Yascha Mounk and explores the uncomfortable reality of liberty in the algorithmic age.
📖 Read → pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought...
#FreeSpeech #Censorship
Free speech is not a game of who can shout the loudest by L.A. Davenport
L.A. Davenport on what free speech really means in the age of social media—and why our current platforms can’t deliver the liberty they promise.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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📚 Launch day!
Crotchet Castle & Gryll Grange by Thomas Love Peacock is out now in a new edition from P-Wave Classics.
Sharp satire, comic dialogue and philosophical play from one of 19th-century England’s most original minds.
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#BookLaunch #NewBook #BookSky
Book cover of “Crotchet Castle & Gryll Grange” by Thomas Love Peacock, published by P-Wave Classics. The cover features the title and strapline: “Two brilliant social comedies on progress, tradition, and the absurdities of intellectual fashion.”
October 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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This week’s #TuesdayBookClub pick is The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks—a book that shaped how many of us think about the brain and its mysteries. Strange, moving, humane and still powerfully relevant. #OliverSacks #Neurodiversity #BookSky
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks for the Tuesday Book Club from P-Wave Press
October 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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🐾 Exciting news! Life as a Dog by L.A. Davenport is out Nov 13—a heartfelt memoir about love, laughter, & adventures with a remarkable dachshund.
Have a story about your own four-legged friend? Share it below—we’d love to hear your pet tales! 🐶📚 #booksky
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Life as a Dog by L.A. Davenport | P-Wave Press
Two heartwarming memoirs celebrating love, laughter, and life with a dachshund. Perfect for dog lovers and anyone who cherishes true companionship.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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L.A. Davenport shares a family classic: Grandma Davenport’s flapjacks. Chewy, golden, and full of comfort.
Read (and bake) here: pushingthewave.co.uk/more/thought... 🍯✨
Grandma Davenport's Flap-Jack Recipe | Pushing the Wave
A flapjack recipe from the handwritten cookbook by L.A. Davenport's grandmother.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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#FridayPopcorn: Tonight, we ride with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. A tribute to Robert Redford — wit, charm and screen magic. What Redford film stays with you? 🤠✨ #ClassicFilm #FilmNight #PWavePress
October 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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What links Farage, the flag wars, and Beethoven?
In this week’s Pushing the Wave, L.A. Davenport reflects on Britain’s political identity—and finds unexpected peace in Wand’s symphonic grace.
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#Politics #Culture #Music #LADavenport #PushingTheWave
The elephant in the room of British politics by L.A. Davenport
Farage, flags, and forgotten conductors—L.A. Davenport unpacks Britain’s political theatre and finds unexpected harmony in Beethoven and Wand.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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This week’s #TuesdayBookClub is Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov—a comic, melancholic novel about a man who can't get out of bed and a class in decline. A quiet masterpiece that feels oddly relevant in the age of curated feeds and digital retreat.
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#Oblomov #RussianClassics
Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov for the Tuesday Book Club from P-Wave Press
October 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Dame Jilly Cooper was far more than a bestselling novelist — she was a trailblazer.
Her wit, warmth & boldness helped reshape the space women could claim in literature.
We remember her today 👉 p-wavepress.co.uk/blog/files/r...
Jilly Cooper at home in London (1975). Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
October 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM