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Twenty-six Letters: September

If you like reading on Kindle, then you’ll love bookbub. Most of your favourite books, for just 99p

Posted byJess MorencySeptember 2, 2025Posted inbook reviews, Dorset MagazineTags:crying in h mart, diane setterfield, once upon a river, redhead by the side of the road, rose dugdale, tess of the d'urbevilles, the english teacher, the marriage portraitLeave a comment on Twenty-six Letters: September

Twenty-six Letters: August

You know you’ve made good choices when the friend you gave the books to after you read them keeps telling you how much she enjoyed them…

Posted byJess MorencyAugust 2, 2025Posted inbook reviews, Dorset MagazineTags:ariel lawhon, book reviews, caroline o'donoghue, Miranda Cowley Heller, nicola garrard, polly clark, robert irwinLeave a comment on Twenty-six Letters: August

The Great British Fete

There’s little that beats the quiet joy of a village fete on a sunny Saturday

Posted byJess MorencyJune 27, 2025Posted inDorset MagazineTags:Dorset Fetes, peter yendell, Piddlehinton, Piddlehinton Church Fete, tug a war, village fete, Village traditions1 Comment on The Great British Fete

Twenty-Six Letters: July 2025

July is all about healthy eating. And delicious food!

Posted byJess MorencyJune 27, 2025Posted inbook reviews, Dorset MagazineTags:bold beans, cooking fast and slow, Dr Alan Desmond, Dr Federica Amati, every body should know this, How to Eat 30 Plants a Week, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Mandy's, Many Wolfe, Natalia Rudin, The Plant Based Diet RevolutionLeave a comment on Twenty-Six Letters: July 2025

When Thirty is the Magic Number

What does one of Britain’s best-known chefs eat when no-one’s looking?

Posted byJess MorencyJune 27, 2025Posted inbook reviews, Dorset MagazineTags:30 plants a week, Chris Van Tulleken, courgette honey and lemon cake, creamy roast cauliflower and cashew soup, How to Eat 30 Plants a Week, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, River Cottage, River Cottage Cafe, UPFLeave a comment on When Thirty is the Magic Number

Start Running (and don’t stop!)

It was such a pleasure to meet this young couple, who are determined to help with runners’ long-term motivation.

Posted byJess MorencyJune 27, 2025June 27, 2025Posted inDorset MagazineTags:couch to 5k, Finding your motivation, Jennifer Parker, Rob Chard, Running, Sturminster Newton, the ultimate runner's plannerLeave a comment on Start Running (and don’t stop!)

From Page to Screen: The Filming of the Salt Path

What’s it like to have a film made about your life? I chatted to Ray Winn to find out.

Posted byJess MorencyMay 24, 2025Posted inDorset Magazine, travel writingTags:CBD, Corticobasal Degeneration, dorset magazine, Gillian Anderson, Hot Milk, Jason Isaacs, moth winn, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, the salt path, The Salt Path film, The South West Coast PathLeave a comment on From Page to Screen: The Filming of the Salt Path

Twenty-six Letters: June

Book about survival in a tough world, for June. Feels quite apt right now.

Posted byJess MorencyMay 24, 2025Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Twenty-six Letters: June

A Time to Write

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”

Posted byJess MorencyMay 8, 2025Posted inDorset Magazine, Self-Publishing a NovelTags:Dartmoor, dorchester literary festival, tess burnett, The Hanging of Hettie GaleLeave a comment on A Time to Write

Twenty-six Letters: April

Here are some great new releases for April. Providing a mixed bag of reading.

Posted byJess MorencyMarch 28, 2025Posted inbook reviews, Dorset MagazineTags:Albion, All The Beauty in the World, Anna Biley, Anna Hope, Catherine Newman, Marlene L Daut, Patrick Bringley, Ta-Nehisi Coates, The First and Last King of HaitiLeave a comment on Twenty-six Letters: April

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