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Cake, candles and consequences

Victoria Sturgess from Black Pug Books says birthdays in literature reveal love, vanity and the unsettling truths that lurk beneath the celebration Continuing the personal...

Family forger who faced the noose found in the ‘R’ box

It was a cardboard archive box in a London library that stopped Rachael Rowe in her tracks.‘I pulled out this packet of papers labelled...

Love, loss and the books between

Victoria Sturgess from Black Pug Books lets personal grief open a wider reflection on why literature has always returned to an uneasy pairing I thought...

£10,000 Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing unveils 2026 shortlist

The prestigious new Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing, launched with a remarkable £10,000 award, has revealed its first-ever shortlist – a six-strong line-up that...

Confessions – from Pepys to Mole

In her first Book Corner column for The BV, Victoria Sturgess from Black Pug Books in Wimborne takes us from war to wit in...

Black Pug Books

She wrangled Queen, Frost and the Rolling Stones – 50 years on Victoria Sturgess runs Black Pug Books with the same wit, grit and...

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Rodney’s rough ride

This month, Sally Cooper shares Rodney’s recent medical saga, with a stunningly swift, unexpected diagnosis and treatment This month I was contemplating what to write...

Cerne Giant Festival returns with three-week programme

The Cerne Giant Festival returns from 18th April to 9th May, bringing three weeks of walks, talks and workshops centred on the Cerne Valley’s...

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