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You, better than anybody, know all about the importance of endings - good stories need good endings. We’ve all sighed through a book that went on for fifty pages too long. Or wished for just one more chapter. Endings are not easy. In life, we
This photograph was taken at our first salon of 2016. It was an epic event! Drenched in literary history, we held the Salon in The Lancaster Ballroom at the @thesavoylondon . . We were regaled by the tear-inducing Susan Calman, the mighty (and tall a
We've held three glorious Salons at the @theatreroyalbtn . In 2017 @thearmisteadmaupin talked about his memoir 'Logical Family', @nataliehaynesauthor and @wmarybeard discussed Classic Women in 2018 and @dlanceblack and @traceythorn joined us for
We're taking a trip down memory lane... all the way back to 2010 and one of the very first salons! Featuring Polly Samson, John Waters and Jonny Woo. Oh how young we all look, and of course as fabulous as ever... . . . #pollysamson #damianbarr #litsa
In January 2015 Aminatta Forna took to the stage and gave us a reading from 'The Hired Man' (and taught us how to load a gun!). She wowed us all! . This was our first Salon in the Rumpus Room at The Mondrian London (@seacontainersldn ). Our other gue

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