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Great Adaptations cover

Great Adaptations, are they the way to tackle climate change?

Has the issue of climate change got you thinking? Or does the thought of it fill you with dread? A new book uses real-life stories to offer some hope…

God, Does Humanity Exist by poet Kamand Kojouri

New poetry collection focuses on resistance and hope

God, Does Humanity Exist? is a new collection of poems from Kamand Kojouri focusing on suffering, resistance, and, most importantly, hope…

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Five books to transport you from isolation

You’ve survived a month of lockdown, you’ve cleaned the house from top to bottom, finished the DIY and baked all the bread you can possibly eat. Maybe it’s time to put your feet up with a good book?

Curiosity of the Week

The quirky wonders of Wigtown
Martyr's Stake in Wigtown

The annual Wigtown Book Festival opens this week. So, we thought it was a good time to take a look at this quirky Scottish town for our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Solo cinema and scientific sounds at Flatpack Festival
Flatpack Festival 2022, Design by Keith Dodds and Illustration by Jacques Kleynhans

Flatpack Festival brings an eclectic mix of shows, screenings and activities that surprise and delight audiences to venues across Birmingham…

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