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what’s a library without any printed books?

In today’s BBC News online there’s an article about a new paperless library opening in the summer in Bexar County, Texas, in the United States. “… Bexar County’s so-called BiblioTech is a low-cost project with big ambitions. Its first branch will … Continue reading

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Calling all writers: do you dare to be different?

Please welcome this week’s guest blogger, Ruth  Hunt. Ruth lives in West Lancashire and is a writer and artist. She is also a Trustee and Non-Executive Director of a mental health charity. After completing the novel writing course at www.writingclasses.co.uk, … Continue reading

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Stop What You’re Doing And Read (Listen To)This!

From the BBC … this a passionate, funny, revelatory and inspiring series, which is a mission statement about the transformative power of reading; about the way it inspires us, the tangible impact it can have on our well-being and the … Continue reading

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Robots attempt record breaking Pacific Ocean voyage

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15790088 I just read about these robots on the BBC online. It seems I can’t get away from the Pacific. I am three quarters way finished editing my debut crime novel, set on Tarawa, in Kiribati, in the middle of … Continue reading

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