{"id":26597,"date":"2014-08-14T06:30:19","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=26597"},"modified":"2014-08-11T23:01:57","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T11:01:57","slug":"wonderful-words-from-jackie-french-here-for-the-word-christchurch-writers-readerss-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2014\/08\/14\/wonderful-words-from-jackie-french-here-for-the-word-christchurch-writers-readerss-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonderful Words From Jackie French, Here for the WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers’s Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"wordCHCH-HomeImage\"<\/a>Jackie French is one of the many wonderful writers scheduled to appear at the WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers’s Festival from 27-31 August.<\/p>\n

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Jackie French<\/p><\/div>\n

Christchurch Libraries are currently featuring 3 questions — and their answers — from festival guests. This is part of what Ms French had to say in response to the question: “What do you think about libraries?”<\/p>\n

“Have you ever wondered why we whisper in libraries? It\u2019s because we know subconsciously that they lead to a million different universes. Use the power well \u2013 and borrow as many books as you can — and you will find joy and fulfilment and friendship and fascination. But libraries are places of true power, none the less …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I am now more keen than ever to hear Ms French speak during her feature event:<\/p>\n

Jackie French, Saturday 30, 10-11 am<\/h3>\n

To read her full answers to all three of the library’s questions, click on:<\/p>\n

Jackie French: WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers’s Festival<\/a><\/h3>\n

You might like to check out what some of the other guest authors have to say as well, under:<\/p>\n

Writers<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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