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    In My World
    In My World
    In My World
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    In My World

    By Simon Wells

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    Simon Wells has written on film and music for numerous magazines and newspapers including The Guardian; The Times and The Independent. He is a regular contributor to Empire, Record Collector, Hotdog, TV Zone, Watch, Total Film, and The Beatles’ Book, the group’s official magazine In addition to his writing credits, Simon has researched projects for the likes of the BBC, Channel Four, C5, Discovery Channel and Virgin Media, as well as broadcasting live on LBC, ITN and the BBC on film and music. In My World is a free sample of Simon's poetry which will coincide with The Wishing Line set for release early 2019.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKaleidoscope
    Release dateJan 18, 2019
    ISBN9780463091951
    In My World
    Author

    Simon Wells

    Simon Wells has written on film and music for numerous magazines and newspapers including The Guardian; The Times and The Independent. He is a regular contributor to Empire, Record Collector, Hotdog, TV Zone, Watch, Total Film, and The Beatles’ Book, the group’s official magazine In addition to his writing credits, Simon has researched projects for the likes of the BBC, Channel Four, C5, Discovery Channel and Virgin Media, as well as broadcasting live on LBC, ITN and the BBC on film and music. In My World is a free sample of Simon's poetry which will coincide with The Wishing Line, Stolen Words From Suburbia set for release 2019.

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      In My World - Simon Wells

      In My World

      An introduction to the words and verse of

      SIMON WELLS

      © Copyright 2019

      Griffiths-Publishing

      © Copyright 2019

      (Simon Wells)

      The right of (Author) to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by Simon Wells in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

      All Rights Reserved

      No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with the written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended).

      © Copyright Simon Wells 2019

      © Copyright Griffiths-Clothing 2019

      Cover photo: Mark Baxter

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      In My World

      The Piccadilly Kiss

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