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St Andrews Book Festival

Posted on June 17, 2026 by journojohnson

St Andrews Christian Bookshop in Great Misserden has just hosted their third book festival. The first in 2024 was one of the first Christian book festival of its kind. I couldn’t go that year but as I often buy books … Continue reading →

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Gloucestershire Treasures – Literary Connections

Posted on May 28, 2026 by journojohnson

Apologies for such a long break but I’ve not been well for the last few weeks, including an unexpected trip to hospital. During my convalescence, I was lent an amazing book about my local area by radio presenter, Mark Cummings … Continue reading →

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To the Ocean Floor by Kate Nicholas

Posted on November 4, 2025 by journojohnson

I have found this book, helpful, encouraging and faith building during my cancer journey, although I suggest that you don’t have to have suffered cancer in order to find the book uplifting. The third book of this author and journalist, … Continue reading →

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My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Posted on May 14, 2025 by journojohnson

I have just finished reading what I must put as my best read of 2025. It is a while since I enjoyed a work of literary fiction so much. Part 1 of Ferrante’s Neapolitan series, entitled My Brilliant Friend, examines … Continue reading →

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St Andrews Christian Literature Festival

Posted on October 29, 2024 by journojohnson

What a great iniative of the St Andrews Christian Bookshop in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. There are so many great Literature Festivals up and down the land but very few Christian ones, exploring the value of good Christian literature. Although just … Continue reading →

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The 75th Cheltenham Literature Festival.

Posted on October 14, 2024 by journojohnson

The 75th Cheltenham Literature Festival this October was a real cracker. I went to three events and every one of them was brilliant. I chose Peter Godwin’s workshop on Memoir. Lots of practical writing tips you’ve heard before but still … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo in the nest by Fran Hill

Posted on January 10, 2024 by journojohnson

At the start of a new year when we are all compiling our reading lists either with Goodreads or making our own of the books we would like to read in 2024, I would like to recommend to you one … Continue reading →

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