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Here comes the sun. Perhaps.
I hope you’ve been enjoying the summer sun because according to the Anglo-Saxons it’s nearly autumn.
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Alex Johnson
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Book Curses, ancient and modern
An interview with the author of a marvellous new book about cussing out literary thieves is coming to a shelf near you later this year
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Alex Johnson

June 2024

A peek into the Withnail and I diaries
“O Lord the march of time in its inexorable grey cloak"
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Alex Johnson
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Riveting morsels: the lure of the guidebook
“A guidebook is a good reflection of the age in which it is written"
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Alex Johnson
What did you read during the war, Daddy?
In terrible conditions, soldiers in the 20th century found comfort in books
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Alex Johnson
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May 2024

The story of Ladybird books
Here is Peter and here is Jane. Here is Pat the dog.
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Alex Johnson
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Probably the best book biscuits in the world
You can write books, you can read books, and thanks to historian Ella Hawkins you can now also eat books.
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Alex Johnson
Five things you should do when you're interviewed about your book
What I've learned after 14 years and 16 books about getting the word out
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Alex Johnson

April 2024

Literary agents: is help on its way?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a writer in possession of a good manuscript must be in want of an agent
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Alex Johnson
100 Words for Rain: Bookish highlights
For the rain it raineth every day
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Alex Johnson

March 2024

When cats sneeze it is a sign of rain
A short introduction to my new book 100 Words for Rain which is out next month
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Alex Johnson
Rereading: Some short thoughts
“How nice to be able to return to what won’t change.”
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Alex Johnson
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