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Hay-on-Wye: The World’s First Book Town and its King

21 May 2022 Margo Lestz

Hay-on-Wye, in southeastern Wales, proudly claims to be the World’s First Book Town, and Richard Booth was its self-proclaimed king.

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New Book – Bowlers, Brollies, and Brits: Curious Histories of England

15 November 2020 Margo Lestz

Bowlers, Brollies, and Brits is chock-full of little-known facts and tantalizing tales. Margo digs deep to find the obscure bits of English history and writes about them with a light whimsical touch.

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Rennes-le-Château: A Tiny Town, a Problematic Priest, and a Massive Mystery

7 February 2019 Margo Lestz

You’ve probably heard of The Da Vinci Code, but did you know that the story started with a poor priest in the south of France?

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Dickens and His Christmas Carol

9 December 2018 Margo Lestz

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens might just be the best known Christmas story out there. Find out the story behind the story…

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New Book: Berets, Baguettes, and Beyond

9 November 2018 Margo Lestz

New book about France makes a great gift…

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Margo’s Musings

19 August 2017 Margo Lestz

My latest book, Curious Histories of Provence: Tales from the South of France, has just been featured/reviewed in two great online magazines…

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Gone Fishing – On Holiday – On Vacation

30 June 2017 Margo Lestz

Summer holidays and books to read…

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New Book

10 May 2017 Margo Lestz

I’m happy to announce that my latest book, Curious Histories of Provence: Tales from the South of France is now published…

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Holiday Musings

23 November 2016 Margo Lestz

Musings about books and winter holidays…

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Margo’s Musings

16 September 2016 Margo Lestz

Two free e-books and other news…

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A New Book and My Writing Journey

7 June 2015 Margo Lestz

Whew! I’ve just finished my second book! It’s called, Curious Histories of Nice, France and as you might have guessed from the title…

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5 Things I Love About Nice, France

31 May 2015 Margo Lestz

I’ve been working around the clock for the last several weeks finishing up my latest book about my adopted city. It’s called: Curious Histories of

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