Ross Raisin (on the right)
Well, only a few days to do before the next book club meeting and it seems like a quite a while since the last one. For numerous reasons, it’s seems to have been a particularly weird and wonderful month, with (too!) many unforeseen twists and turns- I’m kind of looking forward to book club to restore a much needed sense of stability…
But before then I’m all set for packed weekend of the finest local (and not so local) culture. I’ve just got back from interviewing the rather lovely Ross Raisin at the Hexham Book Festival- he was extremely sweet, as far away from the malevolent Sam Marsdyke as you could get (phew!) and very interested to hear about out book club discussions on God’s Own Country. I’ll be reporting in full on Wednesday and my interview will be at www.isolationist.co.uk, the North East’s finest websites for all things cultural. I’ll be hanging out at the Book Festival over the weekend as well- can’t wait to see the delightfully bonkers Susie Boyt (talking about Wizard of Oz!)- and am reviewing Queen Bee, the new play about to start a regional tour which sounds a delicious mix of spooky and quirky. Phew. I’m exhausted just thinking about it all. Thank goodness for the bank holiday.
Oh and a quick reminder- New Writing North’s Liv will be visiting the Wednesday meeting with pre-publication copies of the next book Welcome to Life. They will be the bargain price of £6.50 (half price!) and anyone who brings the right change will get a special prize.
Look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday 6pm at The Place to chat about White Tiger. Come armed with opinions. Fingers crossed you like it better than the last one…. x
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