Overview

Pushing the Wave 2024 brings together a year of essays, reflections and travel writing by L.A. Davenport, enriched with drawings and photo essays from Europe and beyond. This latest volume explores themes of creativity, culture and connection: from finding “flow” in daily life and questioning the allure of awards season, to grappling with limerence, freedom, education and the risks of artificial intelligence. Davenport combines sharp cultural commentary with intimate moments of memory and observation, creating a vibrant mosaic of modern life. Journeys through Paris, Umbria, Antibes, Athens, Cuba, Houston and the northern coast of Ireland deepen the collection, offering fresh perspectives on place, history and belonging. At once thoughtful and lyrical, Pushing the Wave 2024 continues this rich series as a celebration of creativity, curiosity and the search for meaning in a restless world. Perfect for fans of Pico Iyer, Olivia Laing, Alain de Botton and Rebecca Solnit—writers who blend travel, culture and personal reflection with a sharp eye for modern life.

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Author:   L. A. Davenport ,  L. A. Davenport ,  L. A. Davenport
Publisher:   P-Wave Press
Imprint:   P-Wave Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9781916937239

ISBN 10:   1916937233
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   26 March 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available, will be POD  
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Table of Contents

Finding the flow It’s not the awards that matter Love or limerence? Enduring advice This is how we get heard We’ll always have Paris Frozen in time College boy A bridge between East and West Stop messing with the clocks The dignity of silent protest The dark underbelly of AI AI is coming for you Flaming June The occasional joys of writing Barley and spinach mujaddara Digital quitting Making it as a writer Kafka and the universal I Cancelling out the echo Is Glastonbury Festival losing its magic? The power of the doorstep Off to a flying start A rose by any other name Sous le ciel de Paris A living theme park The unplanned road The way it always ends One hundred days in power, now and then Ferry love from Nice to Corsica Simple Polish beetroot soup (barszcz) Win some, lose some Caraway grated carrot salad What is education for? Another slice of cultural heritage for the chop? Perfect boiled rice The festive season? The north coast of Northern Ireland Cuba About the author By L.A. Davenport

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L.A. Davenport was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1973. He graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in Medical Sciences and Archeology and Anthropology in 1996. After graduation, he worked as an editor on financial journals before moving into medical publishing, where he worked as a book, then website, editor and project manager. In 2001, he moved into journalism, and soon became a freelance medical reporter and writer, working with various news wires and publishers and covering conferences across Europe and the USA. L.A. Davenport has written several novels, numerous short stories and novellas, and countless articles and essays. He divides his time between Lincolnshire and the Côte d’Azur. Among other things, he likes long walks, typewriters and big cups of tea.

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