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Beatrix Potter illustration sets record
An original watercolour illustration by children's author Beatrix Potter has set a new record after selling for £289,250 at a London auction. For the full story, please see the BBC News website Please click here to view our current stock of Beatrix Potter books. (18-07-2008)
Fire Sculpture Workshop -Taurus Crafts, Lydney
This is an opportunity to develop skills and learn hands on from a Sculptor with a portfolio of international works. Course cost £175 (concessions £150) includes food and drink. Contact : Taurus Crafts 01594 844841 www.tauruscrafts.co.uk Dates: 9 & 10 August 2008 (18-07-2008)
Royal Welsh Show (Builth Wells 21st - 24th July)
The Royal Welsh Show is one of the most prestigious events of its type in Europe, and brings together the farming industry and rural community in a celebration of the best of British agriculture with a unique and very special ‘Welsh' flavour.Click here for more information (15-07-2008)
Model Village, Lydney - Re-opening
The Model Village at Aylburton, Nr Lydney is re-opening and will be holding a preview week starting on Thursday 31 July and finishing on Saturday 9 August. Entrance will be half price during this time. A launch party will be held on Saturday 9 August. For further information contact the Model Village on 01594 845244. (14-07-2008)
Monmouth Festival 25th July - 2nd August
If you're in the area later this month, don't forget to check out the Monmouth Festival which runs from 25th July to 2nd August. The festival is one of the largest free community festivals in the country. For more details, please visit the Monmouth Festival website. (08-07-2008)
British Small Business Champions Award, Wales
Stella Books, have been shortlisted for the British Small Business Champions Award, Wales. There are five other finalists with the winners being announced on July 10 in Cardiff. Read the full story in the South Wales Argus here (04-07-2008)
Harry Potter 1st editions fetch £17,000
A signed set of first edition Harry Potter books fetched £17,000 when they went under the hammer in Berkshire. Read the full story on the BBC news website. (02-07-2008)
Record price for Austen novel
A rare inscribed copy of Emma by Jane Austen has sold for £180,000 at auction. The three-volume set was inscribed on behalf of Jane Austen to her friend Anne Sharp. The selling price is a new world record for an Austen work sold at auction. For the full story, please visit the BBC News website. (26-06-2008)
Rawi Hage wins prestigious literary award
Lebanese write Rawi Hage has won the International Impac Dublin Literary Award, the world's most lucrative literary award. His debut novel, De Niro's Game, beat seven other authors to scoop the £79,000 prize. For full story, please visit the BBC News website. (20-06-2008)
Connery memoirs to be launched at festival
Sir Sean Connery is due to unveil his long-awaited memoirs at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival in August. The work, entitled Being a Scot, will shed light on the actor's views of Scotland. For more details, please visit the BBC News website. (20-06-2008)
Tintern Abbey best picnic site in Wales!
Tintern Abbey has been voted the best picnic site in Wales as part of a competition sponsored by Warburtons. As a regional winner, Tintern Abbey will receive a bursary to enhance facilities and will go forward to the final round of voting alongside the other regional winners. In order to vote for Tintern Abbey, visit the WeLoveBread website - and you may win a picnic trip to Central Park! (19-06-2008)
Chepstow Festival 2008
For a whole month from 27th June to the finale on 27th July Chepstow is hosting a celebration of creativity in the community. A host of music, art, drama and history - many events free! Details of events can be found on the Chepstow Festival website. (13-06-2008)
J.K. Rowling writes new Potter story
J.K. Rowling has written a short 'prequel' to the popular Harry Potter books. But the 800 word tale will not be published - instead it is to be sold at a charity auction. Read the full story at the BBC News website. (05-06-2008)
Paddington Bear is 50!
It's hard to believe but it is now fifty years since Paddington Bear was introduced to the world. It all began with this paragraph: “Mr and Mrs Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform. In fact, that was how he came to have such an unusual name for a bear, for Paddington was the name of the station.” Read more at the Times online site. (05-06-2008)
Fact or Fiction?
A new biography of a mistress of France's King Louis XIV has been withdrawn after it was revealed a major source for it was a work of fiction. The publishers say the book about Madame de Maintenon by Veronica Buckley will be rewritten and then reissued. In writing the book, Ms Buckley used a fictional diary by a French historian, mistaking it for Louis's own work. Full story on the BBC News website... (23-05-2008)
Harts Barn Stone Carving Festival
Saturday 24th May until Monday 26th May 2008. A major festival celebrating the ancient craft of stone carving - the first of its kind to be held in the UK since 2003 - is coming to the Forest of Dean in May. Harts Barn’s resident stone carver, Carrie Horwood of Cat’s Eye Carving, has invited colleagues & craft peers from Gloucestershire & nationwide to join with leading craftsmen and women from across Europe & North America for a 3 day demonstration of the best of stone carving. More information... (23-05-2008)
World Records set at Bloomsbury Auctions
In New York a pristine silkscreen of Roy Lichenstein’s Sweet Dreams Baby sold for $138,000 and in London an autograph letter written by Albert Einstein to Philosopher Eric Gutkind, in which he dismissed the idea of God as the product of human weakness and the Bible as "pretty Childish", sold for $404,000, 25 times the pre-sale estimate and four times the previous world record for a similar work by Einstein. This is again the proof that rare and significant material continues to create excitement around the world and presents real value opportunities for both buyers and sellers. (21-05-2008)
Children's picture books 'have lost the plot'
As sales fall by £3m, their first drop in a decade, publishers and bookshops want to play it safe with tried-and-trusted classics. Once upon a time, picture books made publishers very happy. They inspired and delighted millions of children around the world to love books long before they could actually read them. But now they are under threat. From Kate Greenaway's delicate 19th-century watercolours of children in smocks to Julia Donaldson's Gruffalo, Britain's reputation as a market leader for these elaborately illustrated creations is in peril. (13-05-2008)
Rushdie tipped for Booker treble
Author Salman Rushie is the bookmakers' tip to win the Booker of Booker prizes, adding to his existing two awards.
JM Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer and JG Farrell are also in the running for the prize marking 40 years of the Booker. The award, which will be voted for by the public, will be presented at London's Literary Festival on 10 July. (13-05-2008)
Enid Blyton Day 2008 - Saturday May 10th
Preparations are underway for Enid Blyton Day 2008, being held as usual at Loddon Hall in Twyford. This year's event takes place on Saturday, 10th May. For more information, please visit the Enid Blyton Society website. Have you visited our own website devoted to the work of Enid Blyton - why not take a look at www.blytonbooks.co.uk now...? (07-05-2008)