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Presidents and legends

1:32pm Thursday 8th May 2008

THE 21st Hay Literary Festival starts on May 22 and booking has opened for an exciting fortnight...

New novel inspired by Mayan prophecy

1:27pm Thursday 8th May 2008

MANDA Scott’s first novel was shortlisted for two prizes – the Orange Prize for Women’s Fiction in 1997 and the First Blood Award for best first crime novel.

Search for woman airbrushed out of history books

11:27am Thursday 8th May 2008

“SHE was elegantly dressed in black satin, Queen Elizabeth’s livery for her personal servants, but her dignified demeanour and the manner of her reception showed that she was far more important than a mere servant.” This is Blanche Parry, a Golden Valley girl who dedicated her life to Queen El izabeth I, as introduced by Herefordshire author Ruth Richardson in her latest book Mistress Blanche Queen Elizabeth I’s Confidante.

Rosie's on the crest of a wave

12:25pm Thursday 24th April 2008

THE call of the high seas proved irresistible eight years ago when Rosie Austen was offered the chance to sail around the world.

Debut novel from former Cathedral School student

12:20pm Thursday 24th April 2008

A FORMER Hereford Cathedral school pupil, inspired by a stay at the home of one of the most famous names in crime fiction, has recently published her first novel, The Kaleidoscope Man, and will be signing copies of the book at Waterstones in Hereford on Saturday, May 17.

A passion for poetry

12:12pm Thursday 24th April 2008

TONY Walton discovered he was a poet in 1998 after some 30 years spent writing in every other genre – fiction, non-fiction and drama.

Stirring mix of love and loss

1:43pm Thursday 17th January 2008

IT is notoriously difficult to follow a successful debut, especially one that was awarded a prestigious literary prize but, with Broken Soup, Jenny Valentine has written a second novel which not only fulfils the expectations created by the first, but has already been shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book award.

Ledbury's architectural gems revealed

12:37pm Thursday 10th January 2008

THERE are few towns anywhere in the UK to match Ledbury's wealth of architectural gems, and now local publisher GHAL Productions has published three small guide books, detailing the riches of the town's buildings.

Great gifts for Christmas

11:04am Tuesday 18th December 2007

BOOKS are always a popular gift for Christmas and Herefordshire has its fair share of authors – choose from our selection of books written by local authors, set locally or exploring a wide range of aspects of the county’s history. PHILIPPA MAY looks at some of the wide variety of treats on offer for the festive season.

Books in the afternoon

Novelist Paul McDonald

11:29am Thursday 22nd November 2007

BOOKS and reading are an integral part of many people's lives, offering inspiration, enlightenment and escape from increasingly stressed lives.


National News

Post offices must close - minister

Post Office

Updated 11:24am Monday 12th May 2008

A government minister has maintained that post office closures were necessary because the network continued to lose half-a-million-pounds every day.


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