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This week we launched our first edition of The Booklist, our weekly newsletter about books, reading and writing.
What a time to start - at the end of a tumultuous year that has brought us fire, floods and a pandemic. If you re inclined to look on the bright side - I am - one of the best things about it has been the community spirit.
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This week we launched our first edition of The Booklist, our weekly newsletter about books, reading and writing.
What a time to start - at the end of a tumultuous year that has brought us fire, floods and a pandemic. If you re inclined to look on the bright side - I am - one of the best things about it has been the community spirit.
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What a year. Who would have thought this time last year that 2020 would bring a pandemic? And what did it mean for books? Well, publishing schedules went a bit haywire as titles were postponed, trumpeted or slipped under the radar. It was possibly the worst time to be a debut author, with launches taking on a new identity.
Writers festivals and bookshop events were cancelled or migrated online. But didn t we readers respond well? We took to virtual events in our homes with alacrity, while festival directors swiftly and imaginatively adapted their offerings in a new world.