Chance and the charm of the Reading Rooms - an article featuring author Melissa Harrison

8 February 2022

Chance and the charm of the Reading Rooms - an article featuring author Melissa Harrison

Many volumes in the Gladstone’s Library collection are contemporary, but sometimes even those that were printed a century or more ago offer unique insights into current affairs. Author Melissa Harrison witnessed this first-hand when she happened across an anti-vaccination book while drafting a new novel in our Reading Rooms.

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A view from a volunteer at Gladstone's Library

20 January 2022

A view from a volunteer at Gladstone's Library

“As well as the history of the place, and the variety of voluntary projects that Gladstone’s Library has, the Library boasts some fabulous late Victorian era neo-gothic architecture. A building of monumental proportions, exquisitely opulent, it is well worth every single brick that went into building the place.”

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Polite Delusions - a blog by Writer in Residence Isabel Galleymore

19 November 2021

Polite Delusions - a blog by Writer in Residence Isabel Galleymore

Walking through the wood, I think to myself that this warmth could be a sign of spring. When I look around, however, I remember it’s not the beginning of the year, but the end. 

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Book Recommendations from Alibis in the Archive 2021

22 October 2021

Book Recommendations from Alibis in the Archive 2021

If you’re looking to crack open a new crime novel, we have you covered. Alibis in the Archive, the festival of crime fiction, took place this month. In response to audience requests, several of the speakers nominated their recommended reads. Among them are somewhat neglected treasures, key works in the genre and unsung authors. 

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Katie Hale: Why write another novel?

4 October 2021

Katie Hale: Why write another novel?

The world is full of novels – why bother writing another one?

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Rewriting a Novel in the Theatre of Listening by Katie Hale

17 September 2021

Rewriting a Novel in the Theatre of Listening by Katie Hale

Suddenly, listening was once again a physical act, and I was hugely out of practice.

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Drawing Blood Q&A, week 17 - how can I get involved?

10 September 2021

Drawing Blood Q&A, week 17 - how can I get involved?

Ahead of the launch of our new collaborative art project, we’ve been talking to the artist, Simon Grennan.

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Drawing Blood Q&A, week 16 - what happens next?

2 September 2021

Drawing Blood Q&A, week 16 - what happens next?

Ahead of the launch of our new collaborative art project, we’ve been talking to the artist, Simon Grennan.

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Drawing Blood Q&A, week 15 - who is the woman in the hat in some of the images?

26 August 2021

Drawing Blood Q&A, week 15 - who is the woman in the hat in some of the images?

Ahead of the launch of our new collaborative art project, we’ve been talking to the artist, Simon Grennan.

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Drawing Blood Q&A, week 14 - what should we look for when we watch the animations?

20 August 2021

Drawing Blood Q&A, week 14 - what should we look for when we watch the animations?

Ahead of the launch of our new collaborative art project, we’ve been talking to the artist, Simon Grennan.

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