Hand Held Events @handheldevents
Cultural events & festival consultancy. Jolly nice people and all round good eggs who know a thing or two about books and events and festivals and stuff. handheldevents.co.uk Joined April 2017-
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Every day is #BookshopDay for us - and we're #InPieces over this snap of the amazing @sally_field 📸 @booksaremybag
Cheltenham Literature Festival 2018 line-up revealed bookbrunch.co.uk/page/shared/ch…
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What a gorgeous conversation that's going to be
What a gorgeous conversation that's going to be
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And in a beautiful park too. @QPBookfest @BrentCulture
And in a beautiful park too. @QPBookfest @BrentCulture
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@TimeOutLondon @nholten40 30th June diary date: How about ‘Lethal Secrets’ with @aliknightauthor @sarah_hilary and @BarryForshaw3 at Queen’s Park Book Festival in London NW6. A must for crime novel lovers. Tickets available qpbookfest.com and eventbrite.co.uk/e/event-11-let…
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Great day here at #cheltjazzfest HQ good to get some of our line up for next year out there!
Great day here at #cheltjazzfest HQ good to get some of our line up for next year out there!
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Fabulous Cheltenham Literature Festival, well done that team #cheltlitfest
Fabulous Cheltenham Literature Festival, well done that team #cheltlitfest
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It's our birthday! This time four years ago we first turned the high street orange. Just three (and a bit) weeks until #BookshopDay. 📚📚📚
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How will PK summarise the vast content of the @Sedimentblog book, I've Bought It So I'll Drink It, in just 2 minutes? Come and find out…
How will PK summarise the vast content of the @Sedimentblog book, I've Bought It So I'll Drink It, in just 2 minutes? Come and find out…
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Come & join me + other local authors @WstonesChiswick, Wed pm. I can't wait to shout about my new book #FlexibleVegetarian for #W4bookfest
Come & join me + other local authors @WstonesChiswick, Wed pm. I can't wait to shout about my new book #FlexibleVegetarian for #W4bookfest
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This will be a great Workshop on Sat #Chiswick 'research for novelists' with @JDawsonwriter - book your place now
This will be a great Workshop on Sat #Chiswick 'research for novelists' with @JDawsonwriter - book your place now
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Apparently there are a couple of places free on my 'research for novelists' workshop @W4BookFest in Chiswick this Saturday...
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Day passes bought and looking forward to two full days @W4BookFest next weekend 📝 'Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body' 📚
Day passes bought and looking forward to two full days @W4BookFest next weekend 📝 'Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body' 📚
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Join us tomorrow eve @WstonesChiswick for our Local Authors Party - a wealth of local #Chiswick talent! Info here: ow.ly/p8x630f5mh0
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Get the ‘Playful Book Quiz’ created by @alanconnor at all Festival events. Prizes kindly donated by @fostersbookshop ow.ly/Tkyy30f5mWw
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Click here to buy tickets & check for sold-out events ow.ly/uxgJ30f5v3h Thanks to @FingertipsHQ 4 supporting our online booking system
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It will be great and thanks so much for all your support @ArtsEdLondon #w4bookfest
It will be great and thanks so much for all your support @ArtsEdLondon #w4bookfest
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@W4BookFest @RABD103 Well done @RABD103 - we're proud to support this event and are sure you will have a great time!
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