INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS J. VAN RYAN

INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS J. VAN RYAN

INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS J. VAN RYAN     John VanRyan is a Coventry-based poet and musician who describes himself as “appearing on the poet’s podium out of nowhere”. He spent 20 years as a singer/sax player, but that part of his life was...
REVIEW: JANE BURN’S ‘BE FEARED’

REVIEW: JANE BURN’S ‘BE FEARED’

REVIEW: JANE BURN’S ‘BE FEARED’     Reviewed by Stella Backhouse   This week, my grateful thanks are extended to the possibly slightly unlikely personage of glamorous TV presenter Melanie Sykes. Sykes’ recent revelation that she has been diagnosed with autistic...
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS ANN ATKINS

INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS ANN ATKINS

INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS ANN ATKINS   Some days I’m entertainment, sunshine and slot machines donkey rides and ice creams. Others, I’m out of season, boarded up shops sandbags to fight the floods, though it’s not really seasonal,...
April 2021: List of Literary Events Online

April 2021: List of Literary Events Online

Listing for April 2021: Literary Events Online   Welcome to April! Although we’re making good progress in the UK with the roll-out of vaccines, this COVID-19 pandemic is sadly still with us. This means making sure arts events can happen – and safely...