Lockdown diaries: the apprentice artworker

I have always had an interesting relationship with books as a result of my dyslexia. As a child I hated reading and it was not until I was fifteen that I started to enjoy it. I decided I wanted to work in publishing, which felt like a pipe dream for several years. So, when I got my job at Bloomsbury as an apprentice it was a dream come true. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Literature on Lockdown 4: #CultureConnectsUs

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Lockdown TV: Netflix Dominates, News Surges and Bea Arthur Is Still Golden

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The eight must-read African novels to get you through lockdown

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Katherine Rundell compiles free children's lockdown book

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Literature on Lockdown 3: #CultureConnectsUs

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Literature on Lockdown 2: #CultureConnectsUs

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