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Sleeping with the Enemy!

Amazon Signs Up Authors, Writing Publishers Out of Deal (An excellent  article published in The New York Times By DAVID STREITFELD) October 16, 2011, Seattle – Amazon.com has taught readers that they do not need bookstores. Now it is encouraging writers to cast … Continue reading

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH LITERATURE: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

Friday 21st October 2012 As part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, Edinburgh University are hosting this very exciting  one-day event, which features readings by German, Swiss, Scottish and Irish writers on the topics of dreams, sleep, memory, … Continue reading

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Unread books fill British bookshelves

I just came upon this article in the Mirror newspaper via a tweet (anyone out there twitter/tweet?). The article states that in Britain we read less than  half of the books we buy, ever! And that many of us buy … Continue reading

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Latest review of The Blue Suitcase: A poignant story of a German family’s struggles during the Nazi reign

05/10/2011 A poignant story of a German family’s struggles during the Nazi reign It was with great pleasure that I read this World War II Nazi Germany story told through the eyes of a young German girl. The Blue Suitcase opens … Continue reading

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