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DEEPER THAN INDIGO by Jenny Balfour Paul (3rd June 2015)
by Jenny Balfour Paul Set on the edges of time, this intriguing odyssey, part biography, part memoir and part historical detective story, has a magical extra dimension. Tracking Thomas, an elusive young man of the past, the author follows him out of the British...
Island Echo covers Sarah Holding’s workshops at Literary Festival
27th October 2014 Sarah Holding's SeaBEAN Trilogy workshops were praised by the many schools involved in the Isle of Wight Literary Festival. One principal commented on the Festival's School Programme, "It was wonderful to see our young people engaging so maturely...
Roger Harrison’s Talk to The Saudi British Society
27th October 2014 Saudi Arabia seen from a unique perspective took centre stage at the October meeting of the Saudi British Society in Grosvenor Square, London. Roger Harrison, former Senior Reporter for the Kingdom’s Arab News daily newspaper presented Saudi Arabia...
Frank Jungers ‘The Caravan Goes On’ memoirs: Reuters and Daily Mail
23 October 2014 John Kemp of Reuters recalls the oil embargo of '73 Excerpt: On Oct. 21, 1973, Aramco, the kingdom's oil producer, was formally instructed to cease shipping cargoes to the United States and other countries on the embargo list. "Aramco was assigned the...
Arab News: Saudi Pirate from ‘The Caravan Goes On’ by Frank Jungers
20th October 2014 An extract from an article in Arab News by Abdulateef Al-Mulhim: Now let us focus on the famous young Italian in the Saudi desert known to many old Aramco pioneers as the Italian pirate. In the mid 1940s, there were more than 2,000 Italians working...
SeaBEAN Trilogy author to work with more than 250 children at the Isle of Wight Literary Festival
16th - 19th October 2014 More than 250 children from 5 schools are attending Sarah Holding's 'Big Write' workshops and presentations during the Isle of Wight Literary Festival. Those not participating in the workshops can catch Sarah at 10:00 on Sunday 19th at...
Levant TV interviews HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein and Sharifa Sarra Ghazi at book launch
11 August 2014 Levant TV catches authors at the launch of Small Miracles: The Story of the Princess Alia Foundation Levant TV covered the successful launch of Small Miracles in London, including interviews with HRH Princess Alia Al Hussein, Sharifa Sarra Ghazi and the...
New paperback edition of The History of the Welsh Pony
New paperback edition available at National Welsh Championship! TOM BEST The Welsh Pony and Cob Society will be selling copies of the new paperback edition of The History of the Welsh Pony at the The National Welsh & Welsh Part Bred Championship Show this Sunday...
‘Mafia Exposed’ interviews Sicilian Shadows author
4 August 2014 Francesco Scannella chats to Mafia Exposed about his new book EXTRACT: "...At a tender age, “Frank” was torn from the suburban idyll of 1960s Surrey and thrust into a Mafia backwater in Sicily’s blazing interior. All the passions, superstitions...
HRH Princess Alia joins the halal debate in THE TIMES
15th July 2014 Subject: Stunning is not incompatible with Islamic requirements when butchering animals for food Sir, As a practising Muslim who has been closely involved with the question of Islamic slaughter of animals, I applaud Nizar Boga for stating that stunning...
Sunday Mirror – 2 page article on Sicilian Shadows memoir
15th July 2014 In splendid tabloid style, the Sunday Mirror announced this week's publication of Francesco Scannella's memoir, Sicilian Shadows, with a double page feature. Read the article online, complete with enticing tabloid headline ... Secret Sicilian Mafia...
Small Miracles Caption Competition
To win a copy of Small Miracles: The Story of the Princess Alia Foundation come up with a caption for the picture. May the wittiest win! Answers to richard@medinapublishing.com Entries so far... "Don’t look now but I think that woman behind us has been...