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Lockdown LitFest

@LockdownLitFest

An online literature and culture festival, soon to feature live-streamed and archived interviews with authors, writers, poets, thinkers, scientists and more

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Tune in now to our interview with Xiaolu Guo. This is our last new interview for a short while - but we’ll be back. We couldn’t think of a more fitting way to leave things than with this insightful literary conversation between Xiaolu Guo and @PaulBlezard. m.youtube.com/watch?feature=…


We partnered with the @BoxserDiversity Initiative in July, and our first of three interviews was with #LaddeeHubbard on lockdown, her debut 'The Talented Ribkins', her upcoming novel 'The Rib King', and more. Watch now. #LLFreruns youtube.com/watch?v=ihpsuN… youtube.com/watch?v=ihpsuN…

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Ladee Hubbard at the Lockdown LitFest


British-South African swimmer @LewisPugh is prone to goosebumps given his career spent swimming in arctic waters. Now it's your turn while you watch this inspirational interview for today's #LLFreruns. #LockdownLitFest #LLFauthor youtube.com/watch?v=r73lkB… youtube.com/watch?v=r73lkB…

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Lewis Pugh at the Lockdown LitFest


In today's #LLFreruns, @roberttwigger shares his very convincing argument for why walking poles are "like comforting old friends". Any nay-sayers? Apparently it's a divided subject... #LLFauthor #LockdownLitFest lockdownlitfest.com/robert-twigger


At one point during lockdown, flour supplies plummeted, sourdough starters were fermented, and trainers that hadn't seen the light of day were dug out from under the bed. A master of observation through verse, @MurrayLYoung captures this phenomenon in his poem Jogging and Baking.



In today's #LLFreruns, we bring you a mash-up of @AndyStanton15's wonderful, whacky #LockdownLitFest interview. He was certainly the first of our #LLFauthors to whip out the air-trombone and have a tambourine to hand (but hopefully not the last). lockdownlitfest.com/andy-stanton


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Stuck for something to read? Why not try one of the 2020 debuts? We've now updated our image to show the fab 'debut bookshelf' - something there for everyone :D

TheD20Authors's tweet image. Stuck for something to read? Why not try one of the 2020 debuts? We've now updated our image to show the fab 'debut bookshelf' - something there for everyone :D

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Calling all #bookbloggers who love historic crime/thrillers: I'm inviting reviewers to join the blog tour for my second #drabbleandharris book #EnemyOfTheRaj, @AccentPress, to run: 17-24 Sept. Please reply/follow/ DM me if interested! #BookReview #booklovers

AlecMarsh's tweet image. Calling all #bookbloggers who love historic crime/thrillers: I'm inviting reviewers to join the blog tour for my second #drabbleandharris book #EnemyOfTheRaj, @AccentPress, to run: 17-24 Sept. Please reply/follow/ DM me if interested! #BookReview #booklovers

You may know @PrueLeith from The @BritishBakeOff, or perhaps from her series of romance novels and cookery books. In today's #LLFreruns, learn about those parts of her life, including the happy childhood where it started. #LLFauthor youtube.com/watch?v=x9eIB3… youtube.com/watch?v=x9eIB3…

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Prue Leith at the Lockdown LitFest


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Head over to BookGig on your (hopefully) lazy and relaxed Sunday morning... Lots of incredible events coming up at the end of this month and into September! 📚📚 bit.ly/2UWpDUN


From her insights into the world of creative writing, to her meticulously researched, bestselling books, @JDawsonwriter knows what she's talking about. So, listen closely in today's #LLFreruns. Stay safe, everyone. #LockdownLitFest youtube.com/watch?v=3jSo8B… lockdownlitfest.com/jill-dawson

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Jill Dawson at the Lockdown LitFest


At 3pm BST, Xiaolu Guo will be talking about her book, 'A Lover's Discourse' and more, including the nuances between drawing on personal life experience for fiction, and writing memoir. Tune in! youtu.be/-5IiqDPEYxo

LockdownLitFest's tweet image. At 3pm BST, Xiaolu Guo will be talking about her book, 'A Lover's Discourse' and more, including the nuances between drawing on personal life experience for fiction, and writing memoir. Tune in! youtu.be/-5IiqDPEYxo

On this day in 1961 construction began on the Berlin Wall. Tune in to lockdownlitfest.com/iain-macgregor to hear @Iain_MacGregor1 outline its history in grim, fascinating, meticulously-researched detail.

13 August 1961, #BerlinWall #CheckpointCharlie tells the story of what it was like to experience this dreadful day. Unique interviews with those that witnessed it. @TheSohoAgencyUK @villagebooksdul @ScribnerBooks @MattNixson @AlStewartOBE @JohnNicholRAF @jonsnowC4

Iain_MacGregor1's tweet image. 13 August 1961, #BerlinWall #CheckpointCharlie tells the story of what it was like to experience this dreadful day. Unique interviews with those that witnessed it. @TheSohoAgencyUK @villagebooksdul @ScribnerBooks @MattNixson @AlStewartOBE @JohnNicholRAF @jonsnowC4


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Why #historicalfiction matters and what inspired me in writing 'Rule Britannia' and my forthcoming 'Enemy of the Raj' - out in Sept, published by Headline. If you didn't catch my interview with the wonderful @LockdownLitFest here it is @AccentPress

It's critical we learn about the past in order to inform our future. There are many ways to do that, from encyclopaedias and degrees, to literature and historical fiction. In today's #LLFreruns, @AlecMarsh tells what set him off on writing Rule Brittania. lockdownlitfest.com/alec-marsh



It's critical we learn about the past in order to inform our future. There are many ways to do that, from encyclopaedias and degrees, to literature and historical fiction. In today's #LLFreruns, @AlecMarsh tells what set him off on writing Rule Brittania. lockdownlitfest.com/alec-marsh


World Exclusive Alert! @CharlesCumming reads to us from his upcoming spy thriller, 'Box 88', published by @HarperFiction @HarperCollinsUK in October 2020. Full interview available in the link below. #LLFauthor #LockdownLitFest lockdownlitfest.com/charles-cumming


.@ObserverUK described @CharlesCumming as "the best of the new generation of British spy writers who are taking over where John le Carré and Len Deighton left off" - high, deserving praise. Watch our #LockdownLitFest interview with Charles now. youtube.com/watch?v=kdR6_f…

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Charles Cumming at the Lockdown LitFest


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Julia Johnson at the Lockdown LitFest. Still available to watch!!! youtu.be/WK7Gd3dXOp0 via @YouTube


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