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Fishbourne Literary Festival April 5, 2025

I'll be opening the festival in the beautiful setting of Fishbourne Church in Sussex on Saturday morning at 10 am. It's quite a programme, with a great range of authors. Hope to see some of you there. I'll be talking about the background to

Fishbourne Literary Festival April 5, 2025
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The story behind When The Germans Come

My latest tale may come as a bit of surprise to readers. It’s set not in Italy but a few miles from my home in England. In the town of Dover, a funny place that’s always sat at the edge of the country it seems to me, misunderstood,

The story behind When The Germans Come
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A Chat with Robin Saikia

Long-term resident Robin Saikia is the author of Drink and Think Venice, a unique insight into the city he’s made his home. I was lucky to stop by at his home in San Marco today for a chat about many things Venetian… including his preferred kind of spritz. Which

A Chat with Robin Saikia
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Philip Gwynne Jones, the accidental novelist

In the space of a few short years, Philip Gwynne Jones has become the most prolific British writer based in Venice, writing about the city. Apologies for calling him English in this interview… he is, of course, Welsh! I had the chance to talk to him one sunny, chilly February

Philip Gwynne Jones, the accidental novelist
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Robin Saikia's Drink and Think Venice

There are lots of conventional tourist guides to Venice. Robin Saikia’s Drink & Think Venice, just out from Blue Guide, is not one of them. Let’s be honest. Whatever particular flavour of conventional guidebook you choose, what you get is pretty much the same info regurgitated in different

Robin Saikia's Drink and Think Venice
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Gregory Dowling on The Lover of No Fixed Abode

In Venice I've been lucky enough to spend time with Gregory Dowling, author of the Alvise Marangon novels and translator of a Venetian classic, The Lover of No Fixed Abode, now available for the first time in English from Bitter Lemon Press. Gregory is a fascinating chap, Professor

Gregory Dowling on The Lover of No Fixed Abode