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July 3, 2016
Some of my Favourite Fictional Prime Ministers
Regular listeners of Hannah’s Bookshelf will know that I like to make my themed shows a bit topical – even if the ‘topical’ bit is a little tenuous or vague sometimes. Given everything that’s happened in UK politics over the … Continue reading →
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July 1, 2016
A (Literary) Journey to Outer Space
Last week’s Hannah’s Bookshelf had a bit of an intergalactic theme – inspired by British astronaut Tim Peake‘s return to Earth after six months on the International Space Station – and I featured some of my favourite books set in … Continue reading →
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June 23, 2016
Some of the Best Books of 1966
For last week’s Hannah’s Bookshelf, I decided to go with a topical theme. As we were right in the middle of the group stages of the Euros, I thought football could be a pretty cool topic – until I realized … Continue reading →
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June 7, 2016
North Manchester FM: Hannah’s Bookshelf, Saturday 11 June, 2-4pm
Join me this Saturday at 2pm for Hannah’s Bookshelf on North Manchester 106.6FM. My guest this week is the fantastic David Hartley. David is a short story writer and performer based in Manchester. His latest collection of flash fictions Spiderseed … Continue reading →
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May 31, 2016
North Manchester FM: Hannah’s Bookshelf, Saturday 4 June, 2-4pm
Join me on Saturday at 2pm on North Manchester 106.6FM for Hannah’s Bookshelf. This week, my guest will be the lovely Dori Ann Dupré (in another transatlantic interview). Dori was born and raised in New Jersey. She graduated magna cum … Continue reading →
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May 30, 2016
My Favourite Gothic Heroines in Literature
Last week I was down in Canterbury, attending a conference at the University of Kent entitled Gothic Feminism: The Representation of the Gothic Heroine in Cinema. It was a great conference, with some really interesting papers, and I thought it … Continue reading →
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May 17, 2016
North Manchester FM: Hannah’s Bookshelf, Saturday 21 May, 2-4pm
Join me this Saturday at 2pm for Hannah’s Bookshelf on North Manchester 106.6FM. This week, my guest will be the fantastic Dr Kate Ash-Irisarri. Kate has had an interest in the Middle Ages since childhood, and has been working on … Continue reading →
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May 8, 2016
Some Weird Weather Recommendations
Given how odd the weather has been in 2016 so far (we had snow at the end of April… what’s that all about?), I’ve been thinking a bit about weird weather in fiction. So much so that I decided to … Continue reading →
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April 26, 2016
North Manchester FM: Hannah’s Bookshelf, Saturday 30 April, 2-4pm
Join me on Saturday, 2-4pm, for Hannah’s Bookshelf on North Manchester 106.6FM. This week, I’ll be chatting to the brilliant Sara Read. Sara has been working on seventeenth-century women’s lives for ten years. She was awarded a PhD from Loughborough … Continue reading →
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April 20, 2016
North Manchester FM: Hannah’s Bookshelf, Saturday 23 April, 2-4pm
Join me on Saturday at 2pm for Hannah’s Bookshelf on North Manchester 106.6FM. My guest this week will be the fantastic John Reppion. John was born in Liverpool, England in 1978. His writing career began in 2003 when he collaborated … Continue reading →
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