Booker Prize 2020
The winner is Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart. The novel is set in 1981 Glasgow and concerns poverty, alcoholism and the boy Shuggie who in “no right”. This is a…
International Booker Prize 2020
The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke L. Rijneveld has been awarded the 2020 International Booker prize. It has been translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison who is joint sharer…
Simon Brett’s New Crime Series
Our patron, Simon Brett, has a new book out called The Clutter Corpse. It is the first in his new crime series inspired by his encounter with a Clutter Queen…
Lord Byron: his heritage of storms, his Romantic inheritance and artistic legacy.
On 4th of March, 2020, Elizabeth Merry presented a fascinating talk on Lord Byron’s life-journey and literary achievements placed in a social, political, literary and artistic context. George Gordon…
Ten Short Story Writers
Alastair Alexander gave us a very entertaining February 2020 talk on his personal selection of short story writers. He started off with Poe, the well known author of dark,…