Monthly archives: June 2018

Love letters have a unique, powerful appeal.What is it that makes them so powerful? The handwriting? The envelopes?The paper? The intimate nature of them? Or is it just because, in the age of SMS’ and email, there is something wonderful about the idea of someone sitting down, usually alone, formulating […]

The Magic Of Love Letters

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Amazon Reviews have started to come in. We have five so far, and all of them are 5*! We have also had some great press, which is really exciting. So I thought I would post a selection of them here. Press ‘A love story told in exquisitely poetic letters’ DAILY […]

Amazon Five Star Reviews

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Johnny L’Anson is an extremely popular talk radio host. So it was great to appear on his show yesterday to talk about the Book ( I am on at about the 2hr 1′ mark) He’s based at the BBC on Leeds, but his show, which is a mix of music […]

Johnny l’Anson Show BBC

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Oxford features a lot in The Very White Of Love. So it was a great pleasure to go into the studio yesterday and talk to morning host, Kat Gorman.(My interview starts at about 1hr. 10′) Nancy lived as a child in Cowley, where my grandfather was a tax inspector. And […]

BBC Radio Oxford

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Here is a list of upcoming bookshop, radio and festival appearances I will be making in the coming months for The Very White Of Love. The book publishes this Thursday, June 14th. It’s been a long, winding road. But we are nearly there! Graham Torrington Late Show Monday June 11th […]

Bookshop, Media and Festival Appearances

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My interview on The Graham Torrington Late Show. It airs out of Birmingham. But it is relayed to a large audience all over the Midlands, via eight other stations, to places like Leicester and Stoke. It’s the longest interview I have done so far. It was also the first time […]

Interview On The Graham Torrington Late Show

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Newspaper coverage is really important for an author. So thanks to Bob Rogers at The Abergavenny Chronicle for this nicely framed piece about the book. I spoke to him over the phone a few weeks ago and am delighted to see the piece today. A Box Of Love Letters STILL […]

The Local Is The New Global

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BBC Hereford and Worcester – my local stations – very kindly had me on twice this week. One was for the evening drive programme – the other was the breakfast show. Both went really well, so I wanted to share them with you. Late Night Graham Torrington Tonight, I am […]

BBC Radio Interview

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