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Shatila Stories - Peirene Press

Shatila Stories zoom into World Refugee Day event

This World Refugee Day, on Saturday 20th June, a special online discussion with the writers of Shatila Stories will take place via Zoom…

A book that pulls out the (full) stops

Title: Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman Author: Friedrich Christian Delius £: 8.99 What is it all about? This is a story of a woman trying to escape the reality of war.  Unusually told with one 105 page-long sentence.  But rather than a hard to read jumble, the words follow the woman as […]

An ocean of trouble in touching tale

Title: Beside the Sea Author: Véronique Olmi £: 8.99 What is it about? A short novel about the relationship between a mother and her children.  The book is about the mother’s irrational fears and told from her point of view.  It centres on a trip she takes with her sons to the seaside.  Not a […]

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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