Saturday saw the third Leiston Book Festival https://lnkd.in/eRCYbfGd take place, and once more we packed the town's Edwardian Film Theatre with enthusiastic readers. The day was ably facilitated by t...

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The first Leiston Book Festival took place 2 years ago and was a great success. In 2026 we continue the theme established last year as six renowned writers explore ideas about our changing landscape a...

The Bishop of Norwich is one of the writers taking part in the Leiston Book Festival on Saturday September 19. This year’s festival is themed around weather, walking, the ground […]

In our first episode of Mad about Books, Robert Ashton is in conversation with Louis de Bernières about his new book, 'Smelling of Rooks: Nine Years in the Norfolk Alps.' Then later on, Simon Eyre…

Why do people always book things at the last minute? I like to plan my time weeks, sometimes months in advance. I make sure that I diary time for myself too, to ride my bike, visit the gym, or just re...

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As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Dramatic pictures of the charred landscape taken by those fighting the fire have highlighted the scale of the damage caused by the inferno.

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How can a series of very short pieces gather enough force to become a single, cohesive book? The novella-in-flash is one of the most exciting and flexible forms in contemporary fiction. Built from co...