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Looking Glass Girl by Cathy Cassidy – a writewyattuk review
In the year Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland turns 150, we can expect a number of events set around that influential work and all it led to. Alice is a little too Marmite for some tastes, and I totally … Continue reading
Feeding fiction to the 5,000 – my World Book Day 2015 encounter
As I turned down Lowthorpe Road on my approach to Preston North End FC, a ‘cattlepiddler’ of high-vis jackets from a nearby school heading the same way suggested I was definitely in the right place. Close by, coaches belched out … Continue reading
Cathy’s Adventures in Wonderland – the Cathy Cassidy interview
In my second feature centred around World Book Day 2015, I talked about Alice, libraries, music, the power of dreams and much more with best-selling children’s writer Cathy Cassidy, in an interview a few days before her WBD appearances at Preston … Continue reading
Finally catching up with Frank Cottrell Boyce
I won’t hold back. Lots of people who know about my love for children’s lit will have heard me talk in glowing terms about the work of Frank Cottrell Boyce, the respected film scriptwriter who turned to fiction with such … Continue reading
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Tagged Cathy Cassidy, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Cosmic, danny boyle, Framed, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Liverpool, London 2012, Millions, The Astounding Broccoli Boy, The Railway Man, The Undertones, The Unforgotten Coat, World Book Day
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Sweet harmonies – introducing Finch and the Moon
It’s been a happening few months for Caitlin Gilligan and Lee Parry, collectively known as Finch and the Moon. The harmony-driven acoustic pairing recently headlined an event at Manchester’s Castle Hotel, helping spread the word about their From Sand to Sea four-track … Continue reading
Authors’ roadshow proves books still have a bright future
When The Biggest Bookshow on Earth On Tour dropped by at the King George’s Hall in Blackburn earlier this week, writewyattkuk was there to savour the atmosphere. While cynics might suggest it made perfect financial sense to invite some of the UK’s … Continue reading
Helping out … through the power of literature
We’ve all seen and heard the devastating pictures, the alarming footage and heart-breaking stories. A lot of us have also delved deep to support the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Philippines Typhoon Appeal in whatever way we feel we can. In a … Continue reading
More books about chocolate and girls – the Cathy Cassidy feature
WHEN best-selling children’s author Cathy Cassidy called at the University of Central Lancashire recently, writewyattuk’s chief blogger was there to meet her – albeit hiding behind his eldest daughter (who adds her own footnote). I FELT a bit of an … Continue reading
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