Brighton & Hove’s QueenSpark Books (the longest community-run book publisher in the country) will be delivering, with support from Arts Council England, a two-year WWI project in which young people (aged between 15-25) will create a fictional, Brighton-based WWI Graphic Novel. Following on from the success of its previous publication ‘Brighton: The Graphic Novel’ which is still a bestseller and was long-listed for the 2014 British Comic Awards, the WWI project will use the history of Brighton & Hove as its starting point. Continue reading WW1 Graphic Novel
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Life in War-Torn Brighton
Sometimes a book appears which is not only a compelling read but you are captivated by the characters and their stories and you say, “I could not put it down”. For me, this was ‘Unexploded’ by Alison Macleod. I did not know other books by this author, I did not even know this author, but now I am excited when I hear her name and am filled with delight at the opportunity to read more of her exquisite studies of life. Ms Macleod grew up in Canada but has lived in England since 1987.
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The Whistler 