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When the Germans Come Hits BookBub This September
Good news to share: When the Germans Come has been chosen for a UK BookBub feature this September, running in their historical fiction list on the 9th. If you don’t know BookBub, it’s one of the biggest deal-alert services for readers, and a feature like this puts the book in front of a huge number…
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Some of the greatest paintings in Venice you just can’t see
I’m a creature of habit so as usual the other morning I wandered down to the Accademia gallery, flashed my friend’s card (€50 a year for unlimited access — given a single visit costs €20 on its own, that’s a bargain) and asked in a hopeful voice, ‘Any chance I can see Ursula?’ The answer…
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The Monk They Tried to Kill, and the Tourists Who Walk Past Him
Cross the Ponte Santa Fosca on any given afternoon and you’ll fight your way through a crowd as big as any in Venice, and walk past a bronze figure in the campo beyond no one seems to notice. A shame. Fra Paolo Sarpi, whose statue this is, was one of the more intriguing people this…
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No, you don’t need to write every day (unless you want)
I once heard a fellow author say out loud at a book event that a daily bout of writing is essential for anyone who wants to be an author, as if it were jogging or some other muscular exercise. If it works for you, fine. It doesn’t work for me. Not only do I not…