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How to Cook a Book

Time-travelling to find your voice

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Jan 27, 2025
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The last day of the How to Cook a Book retreat is always a little edgy. By this time, we’ll have talked to the experts (last week it was Karen Barnes, former editor of delicious. magazine and award-winning writer, Gill Meller), studied a proposal format and perfected our sip pitch. We’ll have supported and cajoled, fed…

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