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Jake Wallis Simons – The Book Swap Interview

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‘Writing a novel with a clear moral dimension, which connected with the memories of real people who I deeply respected, made it a very serious and worthwhile affair.’

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The 14/4 Literary Dinner – Photo Story of the event

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“Simply put – it was great fun. Nicely organised and lovely food.”

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14/4 Literary Dinner

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There will be 14 authors and a 4 course meal.
At 14 tables, with eleven seats each.
That one seat is for an author.
Every table will have an author to host.
In fact, every table will host 4 different authors throughout dinner.

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The Good, the Bad and the Bond: A Fan’s Eye View of Pierce Brosnan

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Will Smith, the writer, comedian and star of The Thick of It, would frequently post pictures of Pierce Brosnan on Twitter, with captions such as the following, accompanying a shot of Brosnan painting in his garden with a hat slung behind his neck: You come home to find your new gardener painting your wife in the nude. Why, I asked him, is Pierce Brosnan so brilliant? “Because he’s like a walking Rolex ad,” he said. “Because of the seriousness with which he’ll put on a cufflink or pick up a shot glass. But also because he knows exactly how cool and ludicrous he is at the same time.”

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Firestation Bookswap Jan 2010 pt1

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Marie Phillips – The Book Swap Interview

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Oh, lovely David Tennant. I saw him at a party once and was paralysed with yearning.

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