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Countdown to Christmas begins!
We've been hearing about it since Halloween ended, John Lewis has released its advert, and now, with December beginning this week, it's finally acceptable to mention the 'C' word. The recent cold weather has been an excuse for mulled wine, mince pies, and lots of...
Penderyn Prize Longlist Announced
We are pleased to announce that Ray and Caroline Foulk have been longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize 2017. Alongside Bruce Springsteen's memoir, Born to Run, and The Age of David Bowie by Paul Morley, The Last Great Event is amongst 12 books to be longlisted....
Phil Dampier on Trump’s victory
Journalist Phil Dampier, the author of White House: Wit, Wisdom & Wisecracks, has spoken out about his views on the outcome of yesterday's presidential election. "As my book shows, humour has always been a powerful weapon for Presidents so at least Trump has a...
Scary stories to read this Halloween
The Woman in White Wilkie Collins What better to way to get your heart racing than this fantastic Victorian thriller by Wilkie Collins? The slithering Count Fosco, with his pungent cigar smoke trailing behind him, is sure to become a figure of nightmares. The Witches...
Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Bob Dylan has been award the Nobel Literature Prize in honour of his achievements as a poet. Ray Foulk, the organiser of the 1968 Isle of Wight Festival, which coaxed Bob Dylan out of retirement and was his only performance in a seven and a half year break, has...
Stealing Dylan From Woodstock – GIVEAWAY!
Don't miss this fabulous giveaway of Stealing Dylan From Woodstock, hosted by All Music Books. "It's the human stories that compel" Mail on Sunday
World Alzheimer’s Day
To celebrate World Alzheimer's Day we're offering 25% off Our Dementia Diary with a £2 donation to the Alzheimer's Society. The acclaimed memoir by Rachael Dixey talks about the difficulties faced by both parties when caring for a partner with early-onset dementia....
Medina vs The Rest of the World Croquet Match 2016
Picture, if you will, a quintessentially English setting: an Indian summer sun hangs in a cloudless sky, the gentle clack of mallet on ball and the clink of Pimm’s glasses drift across the manicured lawns, and a soft breeze makes the bunting dance. As the shadows...
Sport in History review ‘Aintree: The History of the Racecourse’
John Pinfold, Aintree: The History of the Racecourse (Surbiton: Medina Publishing, 2016). Pp. 360. £26.95. ISBN 978-1909339712 John Pinfold, a scholar who worked at the L.S.E. and Rhodes House in Oxford until his retirement, has long been recognised as the...
Al Ittihad review ‘A Soldier in Arabia’
David Neild's A Soldier in Arabia is reviewed by the Emirati Newspaper, Al Ittihad.
Celebrating the National Welsh Pony Show
We hope you all enjoyed the National Welsh Pony Show as much as we did! Treat yourself this weekend to Tom Best’s bestselling book "The History of the Welsh Pony". Half price copies available for those who are quick! Use the code pony16 at...
Indigo at Dorset’s Smedmore House fund raiser
A capacity audience of more than 75 filled the rooms of Smedmore House in Dorset on 24 June 2016 for an oriental evening in aid of charity. As well as an Iranian buffet, the evening included a talk by Jenny Balfour Paul on her life's work with indigo and her latest...