Are you a member of academic teaching staff at a university where arts/culture courses are being cut? Would like to hear from you. Drop me an email summarising what's being cut, impact & a contact number & will try to get back to you. Drop me a line at: [email protected]
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A great opportunity to come and stagger along with us at the The New Statesman! Apply!

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I wonder whether they had more or fewer accidents in 1956. The amount of traffic doesn’t seem vastly different

I hadn’t heard of LvD till today but I very much like this idea of his (not to mention the eclecticism of his bookshelves):

Loved The Trees by Percival Everett? And/or were disturbed, shocked, nonplussed by it? Well, to ask him a question about it in person, just reply to this, or email [email protected] BY TOMORROW MORNING (ie Thursday 4 April)

Coming up soon in World Book Club, your chance to ask a question to Canadian author Miriam Toews about her powerful book, Women Talking. DM or email [email protected] to get involved.

Loved The Trees by Percival Everett? And/or were disturbed, shocked, nonplussed by it? Well, he’s my next guest on BBC World Book Club so, to ask him a question in person, just reply to this or email [email protected]

This letter from one of our mentors to one of our programme managers shows how much difference they are making to the lives of people in prison.

Our prison facilitators, team leaders and programme managers are an incredible asset to Shannon Trust.

My 2 small paintings in the 2024 RI Watercolours exhibition mallgalleries 28 March to 13 April. 😘

The Private View at the Mall Galleries for the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours annual exhibition was simply delightful! Also, receiving my RI membership diploma was such a thrilling moment!
Don’t miss out on this brilliant show, running until April 13th!

Here are our next titles for Radio 4's Bookclub. Email [email protected] if you'd like to come along, meet our authors and ask a question. Recording dates are on my lovingly handcrafted post-its (as I don't know how to do it digitally). All details on our website.

A Good Read BBC Radio 4 with Harriett Gilbert comes to the Hay Festival 1pm Mon 27 May and Word of Mouth with Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 at 4pm. And on Sat 1 June Natalie Haynes Natalie Haynes Stands Up For the Classics, 7pm. All in the Exchange Marquee. Free drop-in.

Book people: thinking ahead to a tea break? Share it with Will Hislop & Carol Morley while they tell you about books they love. Invisible cities; murder in the family; love, loss & small children Diana Evans At 4.30pm radio 4; online thereafter. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Invisible cities, true crime and the fragility of love. Film director Carol Morley, comedian Will Hislop and host Harriett Gilbert recommend A Good Read, today at 4.30pm BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds Producer Becky Ripley BBC Audio Bristol
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Tomorrow 4.30pm on BBC Radio 4 Ordinary People is #AGoodRead , also featuring Maggie Nelson's The Red Parts and Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities which I've been meaning to read for ages, listenable online afterwards BBC Sounds thank you Harriett Gilbert

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#Books A Good Read
Tue 16:30
BBC Radio 4
THE RED PARTS by Maggie Nelson (Vintage), chosen by Carol Morley
INVISIBLE CITIES by Italo Calvino (Vintage), chosen by Will Hislop
ORDINARY PEOPLE by Diana Evans (Vintage), chosen by Harriett Gilbert
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Award winning writer Percival Everett is our next guest on BBC World Book Club. Here's your chance to ask him anything you like about his extraordinary novel, The Trees. Email

[email protected]

or simply reply to us here.

We'd love to hear from you

Stumbled across this yesterday on the radio. Recommend a listen. Christopher Ecclestons incredible honesty about his experience of #mentalhealth was powerful.

Books, books, books. From Man's Search for Meaning to Patti Smith's search for her art: join Christopher Eccleston and Lindsey Hilsum on BBC Radio 4 4.30pm today, 11.30am Thursday, online thereafter. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Actor Christopher Eccleston & journalist Lindsey Hilsum join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their choice of books - from New York counterculture via Fleet Street to Man's Search for Meaning. It's all here in A Good Read 4.30pm BBC Radio 4 producer Mair Bosworth bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…