MICHAEL ROSEN: Laureate refuses to rest on his laurels.

MICHAEL ROSEN writing on the road to recovery by Norman Warwick Michael Rosen Following forty seven days in intensive care he returned home in June, earlier this summer. He says it them took him only two or three days to write Rigotoni…
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MAKE SPACE ON THE SHELVES

BOOK A PLACE ON THE SHELVES By Norman Warwick It is only a few short weeks ago that I wrote on these pages of so many book shop owners worrying about when they might be able to re-open and what kind of support they could expect from publishers…
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PRISONERS OF HISTORY

PRISONERS OF HISTORY by  Keith Lowe William Collins £20 as perceived by Norman Warwick Keith Lowe, already an award-winning author of books on WWII, has seen monuments around the world taken down in political protest and subsequently…
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we are the music makers: MARGO PRICE KNOWS HER WORTH

MARGO PRICE KNOWS HER WORTH By Norman Warwick Now four years in the music spotlight, Margo Price (left) is not sure how to summarise the whole experience. ´I´ve been frustrated,´ Margo admits, speaking to Esquire magazine, via…

HEAR THE VOICE OF THE BARD by Michael Higgins

HEAR THE VOICE OF THE BARD by Michael Higgins There is something unreal about life and living it. There is nothing more real than experiencing life’s joys and imaginings. But nothing is more unreal than its despair and misunderstandings. …
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Words from the writer, Jose Ramon Navas on WRITING OUR TIMES

Words from the writer, Jose Ramon Navas on WRITING OUR TIMES by Norman Warwick ´It is hard for writers to fiction writers to compete with reality´. So says Jose Ramon Navas, a Canarian writer currently living on Lanzarote. I´m pretty…
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JULIAN BREAM WAS THE SOUND OF MY SCHOOL DAYS.

JULIAN BREAM WAS THE SOUND OF MY SCHOOL DAYS. By Norman Warwick Today´s cover photograph above, by Rahav Segev for The New York Times, shows legendary guitarist Julian Bream  performing at Alice Tully Hall in New York in 1997. He made…
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WHAT A YEAR FOR WRITING WOMEN

WHAT A YEAR FOR WRITING WOMEN by Norman Warwick library at Playa Blanca There were nine women named in the ten nominated writers in the 8th Annual Playa Blanca Short Story Competition, announced at The Castilla del Aguila Cultural…
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A DIFFERENT REALITY THESE DAYS

new album and live concert from Antonio Lizana A DIFFERENT REALITY THESE DAYS by Norman Warwick Antonio Lizanaphotograph by Ana Solins Even more interesting than all the rest of his accomplishments, at least to us here at the Sidetracks…
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NOCHE LIRICA CON GALDOS

NOCHE LIRICA CON GALDOS Judith Pezoa (Soprano) & Gonzales Manzanares (piano) Casa Ajei, San Bartolome By Norman Warwick We were met by Civil Protection officers who politely welcomed us at the front entrance. They asked us to…