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Dave Boomkens (30 april 1990) is een Nederlandse schrijver en journalist woonachtig te Rotterdam. In het voorjaar van 2015 verscheen Het Grote Songfestivalboek, een ruim 300 pagina's tellend boek, dat hij samen met journalist Richard van de Crommert schreef. Er is een tweede boek van hem in voorbereiding dat volgens plan eind 2017 bij uitgeverij Luitingh-Sijthoff zal verschijnen. Dit betreft een biografie over het leven van zangeres Liesbeth List. Voor de biografie sprak hij onder meer met Cees Nooteboom, Boudewijn de Groot, Typhoon, Erwin Olaf en Wim Kok.

Samen met schrijvers Edward van de Vendel en Ellen Deckwitz richtte hij eveneens de website Eurostory.nl op waarin hij verslag doet van de politieke, journalistieke en culturele achtergron ...more

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	Liesbeth List - De dochter van de vuurtorenwachter 4.08 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het Eurovisie Songfestival by Edward van de Vendel, Dave Boomkens (Goodreads Author), Jelmer Soes (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het Grote Songfestivalboek by Richard van de Crommert, Dave Boomkens (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Een leven lang geleden 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liesbeth List: De dochter van de vuurtorenwachter 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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