Lindsay Bamfield

Of the 62.5 books I read this year, here are my top 10 reads of 2016 - plus one - in the order in which I read them. They are not all recent...

The first Christmas card in 1843. I love sending and receiving Christmas cards and I still string them up around my living room as we di...

I signed up for my first writing class about 10 years ago. The session began with a writing exercise lasting around 10-15 minutes followed b...

In 2002 The Finchley Society published a book of local people's recollections. It was always on the cards that a second volume would...

Those who follow my sporadic blog will know that travelling and books feature quite often. I haven't achieved my aim of travelling to ev...

Having helped organize five small literary festivals, we've learned a few things. I'm sure there are authors who are lost in show-...

This year's authors are a wonderful bunch: Local writer Amy Bird , Harry Parker , Allen Ashley , another Finchleyite,    I renosen Okoji...