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9. Celebrating Independent Presses
From art-books and children9s titles to the 昀rst publisher of dyslexic-friendly 昀ction for
adults, ten small presses across the UK and Ireland were honoured today as regional and
country winners for The British Book Awards 2024 Small Press of the Year, with a record six
further companies highly commended. Selected by the judges from 55 昀nalists announced
last month, it celebrates independent presses delivering imaginative, forward-looking and
diverse publishing. The overall regional and country winner of the Small Press of the Year
award will be revealed during The British Book Awards ceremony at Grosvenor House on
Monday 13th May 2024, and go on to compete to be named Independent Publisher of the
Year. The 2024 joint winners for Small Press of the Year are Elliott & Thompson in Bloomsbury and Magic Cat Publishing in Haggerston. The award is a great opportunity to celebrates
small presses that diversify the industry through dynamic and imaginative publishing.
https://www.thebookseller.com/
10. Jazz Returns to Franco9s
Franco9s, the iconic Italian restaurant in the heart of St James9s, is thrilled to announce
the return of its legendary jazz lounges. Guests can enjoy four exclusive jazz sessions
throughout the year with tickets priced at just £95 per person, including a glass of Prosecco upon arrival and a three-course Italian dinner from the à la carte menu. This year9s
jazz programme launches on Friday 22nd March, with the sensational Ivy Knights taking
centre stage. Ivy Knights, a mesmerizing jazz vocalist, promises to enchant the audience
with her electrifying performances, marking the beginning of an extraordinary jazz journey
for Franco9s in 2024. The ambiance of Franco9s, renowned for its timeless elegance and
authentic Italian cuisine, is set to be one to remember. Each evening will begin promptly at
7.00pm and will consist of three sets of half an hour each.
https://www.sevenrooms.com/events/francos
11. Holistic Healer Hyde
If you are looking to unblock and heal patterns, beliefs and behaviours that are holding you
back, you can look into the wonderfully uplifting solutions o昀ered by KCR9s trusted healer
Sarah Hyde. Whether its mental coaching, transformative breathwork or mindful meditation to gain hold of your inner energies, Sarah will combine them all and show you the way.
As a dedicated self-development mentor, she will guide and support you all the way into an
incredible journey of personal growth and transformation. Most importantly, Ms. Hyde
knows that individuals hold the keys to shaping their own reality and becoming masters of
their minds whilst connecting to their bodies. Call her if you9re lost.
www.iamsarahhyde.com
12. Amapiano and AfroBeats in Portugal
The world9s biggest Afrobeats and Amapiano festival, Afro Nation Portugal, has added more
in-demand acts to an already stellar lineup, all bound for the beach on 26-28th June 2024.
Joining the previously announced global superstar headliners Nicki Minaj, Rema and Asake,
popular Congolese singer-songwriter Fally Ipupa is set to bring his irresistible Francophone
sounds and undeniable charm to the stacked mainstage bill. Shallipopi, Nigeria9s hottest
new star and the voice behind hot track 8Elon Musk9 and 8Cast9 ft. Odumodublvck, is also
now con昀rmed, following massive sold-out shows in London earlier in this month. Standing
as the only festival of its kind, reliably delivering an unforgettable cultural celebration of
dance, fashion, food and music on the Algarve9s Blue Flag beaches, this experience is consistently touted as not to be missed as thousands 昀ock back year on year.
afronation.com
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