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Amazing Authors, Prize Shortlists, Grants and Testing Democracy
November 28, 2020
We’ve been mesmerized by the incredulous twists and turns in the 2020 US presidential election saga. It made us appreciate the strength of the US judiciary and brought home how precious democracy is a…
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The Awakening
July 20, 2020
We’ve been a little paralyzed by the lock-down and have found ourselves navigating Dr Seuss’s surreal Waiting Place. We too have been ‘waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or t…
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Spring Fever
March 17, 2020
We are hunkering down in central London and had been venturing out to a few (small) meetings, but as of tomorrow, this will be stopping completely for a while. It’s certainly a very surreal time. We’v…
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‘Modest Fashion’ Is An Emotive Phrase
February 3, 2020
This is our first blog post of the new year and it’s already February 3rd, Brexit ‘has happened’ and we’ve had a national press article by the author of our first non-fiction book, Modesty: A Fashion…
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Happy Holidays And A Wonderful New Year!
December 24, 2019
Wishing everyone a peaceful, blessed and magical holiday – wherever you are in the world! And the warmest and best of wishes in 2020 for all of us living on this beautiful pale blue dot suspended in a…
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Marketing Mode and Nike’s High-Tech Modest Swim Wear
December 10, 2019
We’ve been trying to figure out what are the best marketing and publicity tactics – what will actually make people press the buy button and, importantly, which ones are the most cost-effective. Withou…
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Fugit Inreparabile Tempus
December 3, 2019
We were dismayed by the tragedy that unfolded on London Bridge and the senseless death of two beautiful souled young people who lost their lives while trying to help rehabilitate prisoners back into s…
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Blog Tours And Giveaways – And A Plea To Everyone To Wear Bright Colours In Dreary Autumn Weather!
November 13, 2019
In grey London autumn weather, we are always surprised that everyone contributes to the dreariness by wearing dark blue, black and brown coats. Today on the tube we saw only two people who had brightl…
Read moreIn the news
We love to read more about the topics our authors write about or just explore interesting news items! Here are some things that have caught our eye recently.

Twice a Stranger: the Treaty of Lausanne
In the early 20th century, most of the Balkans were still part of the multi-ethnic Ottoman Empire. But by 1924, this world was violently torn asunder. More than 500,000 Muslims were expelled from Greece, and at least 1.2 million Greek Orthodox Christians were forced to flee their homes in Turkey.
This is a film about people uprooted from their homes on both sides of the border and about their common experience of being "Twice a Stranger”. The story unfolds through rare archive footage, interviews with historians and testimonies from both Turkish and Greek refugees.
Read more (Online | Vimeo On Demand)
The Great Population Exchange between Turkey and Greece
The lasting legacy of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Article and video.
Read more (Al Jazeera)
Occupied Palestinian Territories
Children in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) grow up in an uncertain atmosphere where the threat of violence is never far away
Read more (War Child Holland)
Conflict in Israel and Palestine: Crash Course World History 223
Conflict in Israel and Palestine: Crash Course World History 223
Read more (Crash Course World History 223)
Why Kids Need to Spend Time in Nature
In the early 1980s, a Harvard University biologist named Edward O. Wilson proposed a theory called biophilia: that humans are instinctively drawn towards their natural surroundings. Many 21st century parents, however, would question this theory, as they watch their kids express a clear preference for sitting on a couch in front of a screen over playing outside.
Read more (Child Mind Institute)
How Modern Life Became Disconnected from Nature
How Modern Life Became Disconnected from Nature
Read more (Greater Good Magazine)
Nature Deficit Disorder: Our Disconnect from Nature Is Simply Unnatural
Nature Deficit Disorder: Our Disconnect from Nature Is Simply Unnatural
Read more (Tacaboca)
Descriptive Language In Toletis
Descriptive Language In Toletis
Read more (Miriam Campos Leiros, School Teacher)
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