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book launch

David Hogarth releases memoirs of a seaside childhood

David Hogarth releases memoirs of a seaside childhood

Local writer David Hogarth hosted a soft launch of his memoir recounting his life growing up in Blackpool. David Simper popped along to find out more. After a little bus confusion due to one company's real time information system announcing a bus that doesn't exist, I caught the alternative service 61 down to town and walked down to the Tea Amantes cafe and gallery, for local author David Hogarth's book launch. The word had certainly got round for this one and by the time I got there, the place was packed. I recognised David as a regular at the excellent…
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Author Q&A: Helen Palmer

Author Q&A: Helen Palmer

Helen Palmer grew up in Blackpool before heading to Goldsmiths to study literature. Now a creative writing lecturer, her academic career has taken her to the US and around Europe, where she now lives in Vienna. She tells Blackpool Social Club that although she left her hometown, the idea of writing about it never left her. Helen Palmer's debut novel Pleasure Beach (Prototype Publishing) unfolds on 16th June 1999 – a queer love story and spans multiple voices and styles in 24 hours. The interconnecting stories of three 19-year-old women are structured and themed in the same way as James Joyce’s…
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