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A special announcement: it’s The End…
Our dearest podcast listeners - we have a special message for you from our founder Damian Barr, as we say a very fond but sad farewell to the Literary Salon...
Some of you have come along in person or online or listened to our podcast for years. Thank you for being there - readers bring a book to life, and that’s what you’ve done for Salon. It’s been fifteen years since our first night at Shoreditch House and we’ve grown beyond any dream Damian dared have.
So in this special final episode, Damian shares this news with you, takes us on a joyful trip down memory lane, and gives you a sneak peek of the next chapter...
Find out more about Damian and subscribe to his personal newsletter on his website - www.damianbarr.com.
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Our Latest Book of the Week
BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Orchid Hour by Nancy Bilyeau
Before the summer’s out we wanted to share a page-turning holiday read with you. The Orchid Hour takes us back to New York City, 1923, when Zia De Luca’s life is about to be shattered. She lives with her in-laws in Little Italy and works at the public library, but when an unassuming patron is murdered, the police investigation focuses on Zia...
After another tragedy strikes even closer to home, she learns the crimes are connected to a new speakeasy in Greenwich Village. When the police investigation stalls, Zia decides to find her own answers. As she’s pulled in deeper and deeper, will Zia be able to bring the killers to justice before they learn her secret?
The Orchid Hour by Nancy Bilyeau is published by Lume, an imprint of Joffe Books, and available now. If you enjoy the work we do and would like to support the Literary Salon podcast, you can get a copy (at a discounted price!) from our shop on Bookshop.org..