Rich Reward for Saving Library ; Caroline Doughty Previews a Well-Supported Festival at Appledore

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BOOKWORMS will be flocking to the North Devon village of Appledore at the end of the month, enticed by an impressive line-up of writers appearing at its third annual book festival.

Born out of a campaign to save the local library, which Devon County Council had earmarked for closure, the festival is a very public demonstration of a community's passion for reading.

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Rich Reward for Saving Library ; Caroline Doughty Previews a Well-Supported Festival at Appledore

Among the authors will be well-known names like local children's favourite Michael Morpurgo, and Patrick Gale.

"They are busy people and probably have any number of other places they cou...

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