Book Club

Explore Cornwall through literature with our Cornwall Today book club. Book club members can join in discussions of books, win free copies signed by authors and learn more about classic Cornish tales in our online group.

Book Club

June 15, 2015 0 Comments

Win 1 of 3 copies of Finest Gardens of the South West

Garden writer and broadcaster Tony Russell explores the history, planting, design and personalities behind gardens from Cornwall to Wiltshire in […]

Author Interviews

Virginia and vanessa playing cricket small

April 23, 2015 0 Comments

Virginia Woolf: A Childhood in St Ives

Words by Rebecca Bentley I could fill pages remembering one thing after another that made the summer at St Ives […]

Book Club

March 16, 2015 0 Comments

Win one of six copies of the first 2 Poldark novels

With the new BBC adaptation of Poldark, a whole new generation has been introduced to the wonderful historical fiction created […]

Author Interviews

March 2, 2015 0 Comments

Paul Murphy on Laurie Lee

Paul Murphy traces author Laurie Lee’s footsteps in Spain and Cornwall When Paul Murphy began his Masters in Professional Writing […]

Book Club

February 16, 2015 0 Comments

Win artist Kurt Jackson’s new book, Place

This beautiful art book documents the Place Project – a collaboration between artist Kurt Jackson and 32 writers and thinkers, […]

Book Club

January 22, 2015 0 Comments

Gardens of Cornwall by Katherine Lambert

Cornwall’s climate has proved ideal for the creation of many stunning gardens around the county, from plant hunter collections to historic estates such as […]

Author Interviews

January 14, 2015 0 Comments

Author Interview: Liz Fenwick

Liz Fenwick talks to editor Kirstie Newton about her latest novel, A Cornish Stranger Liz Fenwick suggests we meet in the […]

Book Club

January 12, 2015 0 Comments

Fowey Festival of Words and Music

Fowey Festival of Words and Music will be back for its 18th year on May 9 to 16. Organised by the […]

Book Club

EmilyWhitfield-Wicks-18-08-13-Rosamunde-03

September 2, 2014 0 Comments

Book review: The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

Rosamunde Pilcher’s classic book explores the shifting relationships of Penelope Keeling and her three children as they change over the […]

Author Interviews

Photograph by Emily Whitfield-WicksFern Britton, Padstow.

May 15, 2014 0 Comments

Author Interview: Fern Britton

“When I was 2, I discovered that there was a different place, called Cornwall, and I just loved it. It […]