Clairview to publish Ben Okri booklet

Independent publisher Clairview Books is releasing a new booklet by Ben Okri based on a lecture he gave at the International School of Storytelling in Sussex. The Mystery Feast: Thoughts on Storytelling will be published on 14th October as a £3.99 paperback original and £2.99 ebook (available across all platforms). Clairview’s distributor is BookSource. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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