Ever wondered why French people can spend ages over a single coffee, just watching the world go by?
In my latest podcast (level B1–B2), I'll transport you to those iconic terraces and bustling brasseries, where real life slows down, laughter flows, and daydreams come alive.
Le Café à la Française : plonger dans l’art de la terrasse ☕✨
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ANNOUNCEMENT: It’s on! At our purpose built studio behind the scenes in Cleveland Ohio, for my new show CANCELLED. This is my chair. Meet our director Santiago Calogero. There’s a little cameo here at the start by the show’s creator & producer Matt Karol. Stay tuned for more updates!
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So nice to hear it made you feel like this, Virginia.
1983 feels like a bit of a lost book at the moment. It didn’t get into shops in the same way as its predecessor, Villager, did and received zero reviews in the media. Now I know that my publisher, Unbound (who still will not pay me the £15k plus they owe me), were on their last legs when it was published, that makes more sense. The immense love the book has received on Substack, however, makes me feel hopeful that it will finally have its day when my new publisher puts it out in paperback.
1983. What a delightful book!. Somehow he re-captured the magic and imagination of childhood, where anything can, and probably does, happen. Of course there are aliens spying on us. And those llamas are suspicious. I love how he portrays the people, especially the women. And the school … it makes me want to cry,…