Books
Leslie Ray - Language of the Land - the Mapuche in Argentina and Chile
This is a study of the sufferings of the indigenous peoples og these two countries and their struggles for autonomy and cultural recognition.
Published by the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. The cheapest way to purchase is direct from the author. E-mail leslie.ray@btinternet.com
You may also wish to visit Leslie's homepage: http://uk.geocities.com/leslie.ray@btinternet.com/
Rosy Thornton - Hearts and Minds
This is Rosy's second novel. It is a story of political manoeuverings in a Cambridge College - a 'campus' novel in the old tradition, but with a 21st century twist. A male Head of House is appointed to a women's college, with disruptive results.
Hearts and Minds is due out on 1st November 2007. There is a book signing at Heffers on Tuesday 13th November at 6.30 pm. It is published by Headline Review at £19.99 in hardback.
Jane Wilson-Howarth - A Glimpse of Eternal Snows
When Jane's son, David, was diagnosed with a serious neurological disorder, the family took the decision to return to their home in remote mountainous Nepal, so that David might live his life to the fullest and be free from invasive medical testing.
This memoir tells of the family's time in Rajapur and Kathmandu. it vividly conjures the sounds, sights and smells of exotic bazaars, the warmth and complxity of the people and the great natural beauty of the country.
A Glimpse of Eternal Snows is published by Peir 9. It was first launched in Australia and New Zealand in May 2007 and then became available in the UK in June 2008.
Jane will be talking to Cambridge Writers in June 2008. See: General Meetings
Jane has previously authored How to Shit Around the World. It may sound like a collection of scatological humour, but is actually a guide to staying clean and healthy during more adventurous travel trips. Jane is a medical doctor, who has herself visited and worked in places where such advice is essential.
How to Shit Around the World was published in 2006 by Travelers' Tales, Palo Alto, California.
Also by Jane (Cadogan 2006) is Bugs, Bites and Bowels. This is a guide to health hazards abroad, useful without being hysterical. It describes what you can catch or pick up, how to avoid it and what to do if the worst happens.
The Book Seller said "made more palatable by case histories and touches of humour".
Jane has a website you may care to visit. www.wilson-howarth.com
Josephine Warrior had had Places of Wonder (details of 10 Cambridge collections - museums and the Botanical Garden) published by Cambridge University.
Jeane Underwood has had the second part of her history of Cambridge Museum of Technology published. This may be obtained from the Museum bookshop, or direct from the author by e-mailing jeane@museumbook.wanadoo.co.uk
Jeane's most recently published work is A Hundred Houses, a history of a housing association in Cambridge. A most interesting piece of social history. Copies are available from Hundred Houses Society, 51 Scotland Road, Cambridge, CB4 1QW.
Poetry
Emily Bilman had her poem The Robin's Pulse published in Hunger Mountain, the literary magazine of Vermont College, USA, from where Emily has a Masters in Fine Art.
Diana Brodie has had poems in Borderlines, Smith's Knoll, Poetry News, Poetry Nottingham and The Interpreter's House.
Tim Love has had poems in Smith's Knoll, Rialto, Acumen, Iota, Poetry Nottingham.
Eleanor Vale has had a poem in Smith's Knoll.
Short Prose
Guin Glasford-Brown in MsLexia.
Tim Love in Short Fiction and Transmission.
Josephine Warrior has recently had two stories in Women's Weekly Fiction Special. These were Hibiscus and The Song of the Sirens. In Women's Day (Australia) she had Out of Touch.
Drama
Julia Bolden had a piece, A Reasonable Request, performed as part of the 2008 MAD Festival of New Writing.
