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#BFQOTY2018
by SJV
The people (all 15 of you) have spoken! Welcome to #BFQOTY2018. This will be the fifth year we’ve run a (variation) of the ‘Big Fat Quiz of the Year’ – and I hope you’ll agree this year’s the easiest yet! It’s a pretty straightforward proposition. Bunch of questions below, that …
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Christmas 2018!
by Heidi Swain
I know I say it, and do it, every December, but this year I really am going all out for Christmas and with good reason. My darling daughter will be coming back to Norfolk after her first term at university and I’m determined to greet her with Christmas in abundance! …
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Bridesmaids…
by Jane Costello
I was sitting in the pew at a friend’s wedding when the idea first popped into my head. I didn’t know it at the time, but that single thought – why hasn’t anyone written a book called ‘Bridesmaids’? – would go on to change my life. I envisaged a story …
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Juice detox!
by Santa Montefiore
It seems to be the thing now, the detox. I often read that the body detoxes by itself and that we don’t need to starve ourselves, or flush out our bowels, or drink special cleansing potions, but even if that’s true, there’s still something very satisfying about giving the body …
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The Mother of all Christmases
by Milly Johnson
Eighteen years ago I wrote a book called The Yorkshire Pudding Club, based on my pregnancy diaries. It was the book that gave me my first publishing deal and, in the words of my mother, the best thing I’ve ever written. Cheers mum. But I get what she means, because …
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The easiest recipe for Cinnamon Swirls you will EVER find!
by SJV
I’ll admit it. I’ve NEVER made a pastry that works. Too crumbly. Too wet. Too hard. Too sweet. Too salty. I’ve tried them all, and NONE is a patch on the pastry my Mum used to make for her homemade mince pies and jammy plates every year. But you know …
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Yorkshire Puddings… fail-safe recipe!
by SJV
Yes, we know that the Aunt Bessie brand is simple and quick and pretty much guaranteed to be scoffed in an instant – but, BUT, there is something hugely satisfying in actually making your own Yorkshire puddings – and it’s actually surprisingly easy. So, to celebrate the publication of the …
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My Perfect Christmas…
by SJV
On 4th October we are publishing a brand new Paige Toon book #OnePerfectChristmas, a heart-warming and heartbreaking collection of short stories, containing EXCLUSIVE material published in print for the very first time and BRAND NEW content! So as a special feature, I asked all our #BookClub members to tell us about …
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MERYL MOVIE MOMENTS
by SJV
On 20th September we published an exclusive new Sainsbury edition of the bestseller – The Meryl Streep Movie Club – by Mia March… so of course I HAD to ask my co-TeamBATC’ers what THEIR fav Meryl movie was… EMMA - JULIE AND JULIA – Food, more food, Meryl Streep and Amy …
Listen to the Books And The City Podcast!
Books and the City packs its bags and heads to The Picture House by the Sea to share an ice cream with the sensational Holly Hepburn.
Creative Writing Masterclass
Books and the City are planning to host a second commercial women’s fiction-focused creative writing masterclass in 2019. Further details will be announced soon!