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judith kerr, helena fairfax Happy 95th birthday to the fabulous children’s author, Judith Kerr
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Happy 95th birthday to the fabulous children’s author, Judith Kerr

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Today is the 95th birthday of one of my favourite authors, and all-round fabulous woman, Judith Kerr. BBC Radio 4 featured a brilliant interview with her this morning, which you can listen to here. Five years ago I had the privilege of seeing Judith Kerr live in an interview at the Edinburgh Book Festival. I…… Continue reading Happy 95th birthday to the fabulous children’s author, Judith Kerr

helena fairfax, edinburgh book festival Things I learned about writing at the Edinburgh Book Festival
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Things I learned about writing at the Edinburgh Book Festival

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In three days at the brilliant Edinburgh Book Festival I packed in a mighty amount, and came away with so much learned and so much to think about that I thought I’d put some of it down here, before I forgot everything :)Here are some of the authors I was lucky enough to see, in…… Continue reading Things I learned about writing at the Edinburgh Book Festival