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Norwich Science Festival Brochure Out & Events On-Sale
The celebration of all things science returns this February half term, and events are now on sale. With more than 180 events taking place over eight days, there’s plenty for…
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Celebrate Science – Norwich Science Festival Returns. Volunteers Needed!
Norwich Science Festival is back to celebrate science Saturday 11–Saturday 18 February 2023 at venues in Norwich and beyond, and is looking for volunteers to help make this the most…
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McCallum And Joseph Explore Issues Of The Caribbean In Their Poetry
Colonialism, slavery and fatherhood were among the issues at the fore of the latest evening held as part of UEA Live, the successor to the UEA Literary Festival. This double-header…
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Shamsie Explores New Ground With Every Novel
Kamila Shamsie, the Pakistani-British writer, believes that some authors write one novel that is well received and then spend the rest of their career cranking out different versions of the…
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Author Interview – Mark Towers
Since NorfolkPlace started way back in 2011, we’ve done the occasional interview with local authors. It has been a while since our last interview, but following the recent release of…
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Smith Reflects On Masculinity In His New Book
Raven Smith’s first book, “Raven Smith’s Trivial Pursuit,” came out early during the Covid lockdown, leaving him “at home with nothing but my thoughts for company”. Those thoughts turned to…
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Historic Pub Tours Celebrate Norwich City of Ale
Paul Dickson Tours is running five Historic Pub tours in Norwich, during May and June, to celebrate the 10th City of Ale Festival. Tours all start and finish outside the…
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Two New Titles From Paul Dickson Books
Under cover of day – new work from Norwich poet Tim Lenton Award-winning Norwich poet Tim Lenton presents a new collection of his work, Under cover of day. Written between…
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Cannon Explores Life At The Edge Of Normality
Linda, the main character of Joanna Cannon’s new novel, A Tidy Ending, is someone who realises that she is missing out in life. Living on a housing estate in the…
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Walk around Whitlingham Great Broad
Whitlingham Country Park is located just to the south of Norwich, close to the quaint village of Trowse. It’s a popular place with anyone living close to Norwich or tourists…
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Bowler Considers Reasons – And Positivity – In The Wake Of Illness
In 2015, the Canadian academic Kate Bowler, then aged 35, was given a shocking diagnosis: she had Stage IV colon cancer and would probably live for just another two years…
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Courttia Newland imagines a world without slavery or colonialism in A River Called Time
Imagine a world in which slavery and colonialism never existed. It might seem hard to conceive, but Courttia Newland has done just that with his new novel, A River Called…
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