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Nov 232 min read

Smiley's Legacy: Telling Stories after le Carré

by Conor Farrell, Falmouth University Creative Writing student The son of famed spy novelist John le Carré, Nick Harkaway spoke at length...

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Nov 232 min read

Catharsis for Angry Women

by Mollie Somerfield, Falmouth University MA Student Catharsis is an Ancient Greek idea all to do with purging and cleansing. It’s the...

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Nov 232 min read

Petroc Trelawny - A Man with a Community

by Mollie Somerfield When I was stood in the Poly waiting for the start of Petroc Trelawny’s triumphant homecoming to discuss all things...

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Oct 20, 20233 min read

"An Appalling Meat Grinder"

James Holland is among the best of what is often referred to as “the next generation of war historians”, following in the footsteps of...

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Oct 19, 20233 min read

"We can be lighter, and more beautiful"

Some things in life are worth waiting for, as Wednesday evening's event demonstrated. 15 minutes later than advertised, festival director...

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Oct 18, 20232 min read

Robin Ince: "There are no rules of reading"

Robin Ince is a man whose passion for books and reading knows no bounds. He is here in Falmouth to talk about his new book Bibliomaniac,...

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Oct 17, 20232 min read

Captain Gorilla's Mandarin

This year's festival kicked off with a wonderful first night event: an unpredictable and occasionally hilariously funny interview with...

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