People in a place apart by Len Port
- Written by Carolien Van Leusden
A friend told me about this book and i was intrigued, as Len Port is a very well known name in literary circles here.
I thoroughly enjoyed his previous books: "Get to Know the Algarve" and "Algarve on Wheels". How would this one be different? Well, boy is it different!
'Used Book Sale' by popular demand
- Written by Sue Englefield
Although the Griffin Bookshop in Almancil has now closed, Linda is running (by popular demand) a Used Book Sale during the 3rd week of every month, from Monday to Friday between 10am and 5pm each day.
Creative Writing Workshops in Monchique
- Written by Paul Rees
Lisa Selvidge lives in the Monchique mountains where she writes and teaches creative writing. As well as teaching online courses for the University of East Anglia, Oxford and York, she runs monthly writing workshops at the Bica Boa Inn, Monchique.
The Long Game by Patrick Street
- Written by Mike Towl
The Good Friday Agreement which heralded a new dawn for the people of Ulster is, for all practical purposes, functioning more or less as intended. Republicans and Loyalists are sitting side by side at Stormont and, apart from the odd family tiff, things are slowly changing for the better.
The Crying Game by Patrick Street
- Written by Mike Towl
On the 25th March 1807, The British Parliament passed The Slave Trade Act, a bill that made slavery illegal throughout the British Empire. To the shame of all of us, slavery still goes on, continuing not only within the confines of the old Empire but in all parts of the world where money is king and humanity a less valuable, but eminently tradable commodity. Today it’s called Human Trafficking, but it's slavery, pure and simple.
Captain Duffie and the Search for Nelson's Trousers by Patrick Street
- Written by Mike Towl
In early 2004, Captain Ignatius Duffie and his motley crew of HMS Blackwater were approaching the end of the 200 years banishment to the nautical hereafter. The sentence handed down at their court-martial in 1806 for executing one of the worst blunders in the annals of the Royal Navy.
Read more: Captain Duffie and the Search for Nelson's Trousers by Patrick Street
