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SUMMARY:Ice & Isolation: Life on the Wild Edges - Dan Richards
DESCRIPTION:In Outpost\, Dan Richards explores the appeal of far-flung cabins in mountains\, tundra\, forests\, oceans and deserts. These are landscapes that speak of deep time\, whose scale can knock us down to size. Their untamed nature is part of their beauty and such places have long drawn the adventurous\, the spiritual and the artistic.  Richards explores landscapes which have inspired writers\, artists and musicians\, and asks: why are we drawn to wilderness? What can we do to protect them? And what does the future hold for outposts on the edge? \n‘Dan Richards is a wonderful storyteller\, wise\, wry and open-hearted\, the perfect travelling companion. Outpost tells stories of emptiness\, but is bursting with gorgeous life and language. It is a joy to read’ – Max Porter \n  \nDan Richards has explored the wild places that still exist in our crowded planet. Join him for an enchanting and inspiring evening of traveller’s tales from far-flung places. The event will be chaired by Dr. Nick Crumpton\, author and zoologist. \nVenue: Dulwich Books\, 6 Croxted Road\, West Dulwich\, SE21 8SW \nThe event will start promptly at 19.00 and finish by 20.30. \nTickets: £5 (redeemable against the purchase of books at the event) \nBUY TICKETS \nAbout the Author \nDan Richards is the co-author of Holloway (with Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood) and the author of The Beechwood Airship Interviews and Climbing Days. He has written for The Economist\, Guardian\, Harper’s Bazaar\, Caught by the River\, Monocle and the Quietus.
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/ice-isolation-life-on-the-wild-edges-dan-richards-nancy-campbell/
LOCATION:Dulwich Books\, 6 Croxted Road\, London\, West Dulwich\, SE21 8SQ\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191113T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191113T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
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SUMMARY:Jung Chang (Dulwich Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Join Jung Chang\, the internationally-bestselling author of Wild Swans\, as she relates the incredible story of sisterhood\, revolution & betrayal at the heart of her new book\, Big Sister\, Little Sister\, Red Sister. A group biography that is by turns intimate and epic\, its subject is the Soong sisters – three extraordinary women who helped shape the course of modern Chinese history. \nRed Sister\, Ching-ling\, married the ‘Father of China’\, Sun Yat-sen\, and rose to be Mao’s vice-chair. \nLittle Sister\, May-ling\, became Madame Chiang Kai-shek\, first lady of pre-Communist Nationalist China and a major political figure in her own right. \nBig Sister\, Ei-ling\, became Chiang’s unofficial main adviser – and made herself one of China’s richest women. \nA gripping narrative of love\, war\, intrigue\, bravery\, glamour and betrayal\, Jung Chang takes us on a sweeping journey from Canton to Hawaii to New York\, from exiles’ quarters in Japan and Berlin to secret meeting rooms in Moscow\, and from the compounds of the Communist elite in Beijing to the corridors of power in democratic Taiwan. \nVenue: The George Farha Auditorium\, Dulwich College\, SE21 7LD \nDate: Wednesday 13th November \nThis event will start promptly at 19.00. \nPrice: £30 (admission for one plus a copy of Big Sister\, Little Sister\, Red Sister RRP £25) or £40 (admission for two plus a copy of Big Sister\, Little Sister\, Red SisterRRP £25) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/jung-chang-dulwich-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Dulwich College George Farha Auditorium\, Dulwich Common\, \, London\, SE21 7LD
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191110T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
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SUMMARY:Howard Jacobson (Dulwich Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:‘Jacobson\, now 76\, is not one to let the catastrophe of old age get in the way of a good laugh\, or a surprisingly tender love story…a shrewdly observed jeu d’esprit about creeping senectitude and blossoming romance… pulses with warmth and intelligence\, and\, unusually for a novel about old age\, it has a lot of style’– Johanna Thomas-Corr\, The Times \nDon’t miss the chance to hear from one of the UK’s pre-eminent comic novelists\, Howard Jacobson\, the Booker Prize-winning author of The Finkler Question. Howard’s latest novel\, Live A Little\, is an irresistibly funny account of falling in love at the end of your life – a novel to make you consider all the paths not taken\, & whether you could still change course. \n‘Live a Little actually gathers pace as it goes along\, the characters\, as they converse\, striking sparks off one another… This is a novel rich in correspondences\, and also in wisdom\, and a kind of audacity.’– Nicholas Lezard\, The Spectator \nVenue: The George Farha Auditorium\, Dulwich College\, SE21 7LD \nDate: Sunday 10th November \nThis event will start promptly at 19.00. \nPrice: £10 or £25 including a copy of Live A Little (RRP £18.99) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/howard-jacobson-dulwich-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Dulwich College George Farha Auditorium\, Dulwich Common\, \, London\, SE21 7LD
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191110T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191110T173000
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SUMMARY:Louise Doughty (Dulwich Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Join Sunday Timesbestselling author Louise Doughty as she talks to the journalist Anita Sethi about her writing career\, including her latest novel\, Platform Seven\, a gripping\, brilliant\, original & eerily-timely novel\, & her bestselling & critically-acclaimed title\, Apple Tree Yard\, which was adapted into a hit BBC TV series. \n‘One of Doughty’s successes in this novel is examining characters with ostensibly quite ordinary existences and imbuing their lives with complexity and yearning. She is also thoughtful in exploring difficult subjects such as emotional abuse\, suicide and grief. Although Platform Seven covers bleak territory\, this is a hopeful novel’ – The Times \nTwo deaths on Platform Seven of Peterborough Railway Station. Two fatalities in eighteen months – surely they’re connected? No one is more desperate to understand what connects them than Lisa Evans herself. After all\, she was the first of the two to die…. \n‘Highly literary\, by turns tragic and redemptive and gloriously strange\, it’s a wonderful book: both a warning and a well-crafted\, pacy arc of cause-and-effect’– Financial Times \nVenue: The George Farha Auditorium\, Dulwich College\, SE21 7LD \nDate: Sunday 10th November \nThis event will start promptly at 16.30.  \nPrice: £10 or £20 including a copy of Platform Seven(RRP £14.99) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/louise-doughty-dulwich-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Dulwich College George Farha Auditorium\, Dulwich Common\, \, London\, SE21 7LD
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191110T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191110T153000
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SUMMARY:Emma Smith: This is Shakespeare (Dulwich Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:‘I admire the freshness & attack of her writing\, the passion & curiosity that light up the page. The book does something very important – it makes you impatient to see or re-read the plays at once.’ – Hilary Mantel \nIn This is Shakespeare\, Emma Smith (Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College\, Oxford) offers an electrifying new take on Shakespeare which thrives on revealing\, not resolving\, the ambiguities of his plays & their changing topicality. His plays are alive in unpredictable and changing ways\, forever open to reinterpretation across cultures and time. \n‘Smith is\, above all else\, great fun\, and it’s impossible not to get carried along on the tide of her enthusiasm. This Is Shakespeare is the best introduction to the plays I’ve read\, perhaps the best book on Shakespeare\, full stop.’ – Alex Preston\, The Guardian \nEmma Smith introduces us to a working\, anxious playwright who poses awkward questions rather than offering bland answers. Join Emma as she shows\, in a journey that ranges from Freud to Friends\, from Aristotle to Homer\, from Machiavelli to #MeToo\, that it is we\, & our varied engagement\, that make Shakespeare. \nDate: Sunday 10th November \nVenue: The George Farha Auditorium\, Dulwich College\, SE21 7LD \nThis event will start promptly at 14.30. \nPrice: £10 or £25 including a copy of This is Shakespeare (RRP £20) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/emma-smith-this-is-shakespeare-dulwich-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Dulwich College George Farha Auditorium\, Dulwich Common\, \, London\, SE21 7LD
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Konnie Huq (Dulwich Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World introduces the world to Cookie Haque – nine years old\, obsessed with science and ready to take on the world. Or at least she thinks she is . . . Cookie has never quite felt as if she fits in – a quirky girl with a touch of the geek\, from a Bangladeshi family – and with an uncanny ability to get herself into almost constant scrapes. \n‘Everybody’s going to fall in love with Cookie. She’s clever and funny and just can’t seem to get anything right.’– Charlie Higson \nKonnie Huq\, the much-loved and longest-serving presenter of Blue Peter\, brings her brand new\, hilarious book series to Dulwich. Funny\, science obsessed & ready to take on the world\, Cookie has an uncanny ability to get herself into constant scrapes. With brain-busting quizzes\, games galore & exploding science experiments\, don’t miss this fun-filled event for kids. \nSuitable for ages 7+ who must be accompanied by a responsible adult. \nVenue: The George Farha Auditorium\, Dulwich College\, SE21 7LD \nDate: Sunday 10th November \nThis event will start promptly at 11.30.  \nPrice: £5 or £12 including a copy of Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World (RRP £10.99) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/konnie-huq-dulwich-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Dulwich College George Farha Auditorium\, Dulwich Common\, \, London\, SE21 7LD
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191108T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191108T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
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SUMMARY:Natalie Haynes: A Thousand Ships (Dulwich Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:“Natalie Haynes is swiftly becoming this generation’s Mary Renault; her retelling of the Trojan war from an all-female perspective\, A Thousand Ships\, is her best yet.”– Observer \nThe devastating consequences of the fall of Troy stretched from Mount Olympus to Mount Ida\, from the citadel of Troy to the distant Greek islands. A Thousand Shipstells the stories of the women embroiled in that legendary war and its terrible aftermath\, as well as the feud and the fatal decisions that started it all. \n“The forgotten women are vividly brought to life in this moving\, intelligent and witty book. Natalie Haynes’ knowledge of Greek mythology shines through her skilful story telling. Epic is the word”– Martha Kearney \nJoin classicist\, stand-up comedian & Radio 4 broadcaster Natalie Haynesas she discusses her brilliant novel\, A Thousand Ships\,in which she retells the story of the Trojan War from an all-female perspective. By giving voices to the women the myths forgot\, Natalie brings new life to these ancient tales. \nDate: Friday 8th November \nThe event will start promptly at 19.00 and finish by 20.30. \nVenue: The George Farha Auditorium\, Dulwich College\, SE21 7LD \nPrice: £10 or £20 including a copy of A Thousand Ships (RRP £16.99) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/natalie-haynes-a-thousand-ships-dulwich-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Dulwich College George Farha Auditorium\, Dulwich Common\, \, London\, SE21 7LD
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191106T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191106T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
CREATED:20190815T155737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191030T134232Z
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SUMMARY:Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT. \nLara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames for over fifteen years\, in pursuit of the objects that the river unearths: from Neolithic flints to Roman hair pins\, medieval buckles to Tudor buttons\, Georgian clay pipes to Victorian toys. These objects tell her about London and its lost ways of life. Where others only see the detritus of city life\, expert mudlarker Maiklem unearths evidence of England’s captivating history\, with some objects dating back as far as 43 AD\, when London was an outpost of the Roman Empire\, up to present day. \nFor thousands of years human beings have been losing their possessions and dumping their rubbish in the River Thames\, making it the longest and most varied archaeological site in the world. Join Lara as she relates the story of our city and its people\, through the objects they have left behind\, and to see some of the objects she has found on the river and to hear the history behind them. \nVenue: Dulwich Books\, 6 Croxted Road\, West Dulwich\, SE21 8SW \nTickets: £10 (Admission + glass of wine/soft drink) \n£25 (Admission + a copy of Mudlarking + glass of wine/soft drink) \nBUY TICKETS  \n \n  \nBio for Lara Maiklem: \nLara Maiklem moved from her family’s farm to London in the 1990s and has been mudlarking along the River Thames for over fifteen years. Known as the ‘London Mudlark’\, she has a combined social media audience of over 83\,000 followers and has been featured in the Guardian and on BBC News\, BBC World Service and BBC Radio 3. She now lives with her family on the Kent coast within easy reach of the river\, which she visits as regularly as the tides permit. Mudlarking is her first book.
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/mudlarking-lost-and-found-on-the-river-thames/
LOCATION:Dulwich Books\, 6 Croxted Road\, London\, West Dulwich\, SE21 8SQ\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191001T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191001T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
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SUMMARY:Domestic Noir with Louise Candlish and Lisa Jewell
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of thrilling conversation with two bestselling authors\, Louise Candlish and Lisa Jewell. Both Louise and Lisa are brilliant writers of suspenseful\, psychological thrillers. They will be discussing their compelling new novels\, Those People and The Family Upstairs.  \nThose People by Louise Candlish  \nLowland Way is a suburban paradise. But newcomers Darren and Jodie don’t follow the rules and soon disputes over loud music and parking rights escalate to threats of violence. \nThen a horrific crime shocks the street. As the police go house-to-house\, the residents close ranks and everyone’s story is the same: They did it. But there’s a problem. The police don’t agree. And the door they’re knocking on next is yours…. \n‘Prepare to be gripped; Those People is nail-bitingly tense from the first page to the last. Louise Candlish shows us the dark side of suburbia – and of ourselves’ – Erin Kelly on Those People \n  \nThe Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell \nIn a large house in fashionable Chelsea\, a baby is awake in her cot. Well-fed and cared for\, she is happily waiting for someone to pick her up. In the kitchen lie three decomposing corpses. Close to them is a hastily scrawled note. They’ve been dead for several days. \nWho has been looking after the baby? And where did they go? Two entangled families. A house with the darkest of secrets…. \n‘Rich\, dark and intricately twisted\, this enthralling whodunnit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect’ – Ruth Ware on The Family Upstairs \n  \nVenue: Dulwich Books\, 6 Croxted Road\, West Dulwich\, SE21 8SW \nTickets: £10 (Admission + glass of wine/soft drink) \n£30 (Admission + a copy of each book RRP £12.99 each + glass of wine/soft drink) \nBUY TICKETS \n  \n 
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/domestic-noir-with-louise-candlish-and-lisa-jewell/
LOCATION:Dulwich Books\, 6 Croxted Road\, London\, West Dulwich\, SE21 8SQ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190909T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190909T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190906T102650Z
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SUMMARY:William Dalrymple: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
DESCRIPTION:‘The East India Company – the first great multinational corporation\, and the first to run amok – was the ultimate model and prototype for many of today’s joint-stock corporations. The most powerful among them do not need their own armies: they can rely on governments to protect their interests and bail them out’  – William Dalrymple \nPLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT. \n In August 1765\, the East India Company forced the young Mughal emperor to set up in his richest provinces a new government run by English traders who collected taxes through means of a vast and ruthless private army. This marked the moment that the East India Company ceased to be a conventional international trading corporation and became something much more unusual: an aggressive colonial power in the guise of a multinational corporation. \nA master of micro-histories\, William Dalrymple has turned his hand to macro-history in The Anarchy\, which chronicles the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company. In his most ambitious and riveting book to date\, William Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before – as a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power. 315 years after its founding\, with a corporate Mogul in the White House\, the story of the East India Company has never been more current…. \nJoin William Dalrymple\, one of Britain’s greatest historians and an outstanding orator\, on the eve of the publication of The Anarchy\, as he relates the timely and cautionary tale of the rise of the first global private company\, and one of the most supreme acts of corporate violence in world history. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see William speak about his work and receive your copy of The Anarchy a day before official publication. \nVenue: The Great Hall\, Dulwich College\, SE21 7LD \nTickets: £30 (Admission for one + a copy of The Anarchy RRP £30) \n£40 (Admission for two + a copy of The Anarchy RRP £30) \n£5 (Under 18s ticket – Admission only) \nBUY TICKETS \n  \n \n  \nBio for William Dalrymple: \nWilliam Dalrymple is one of Britain’s greatest historians and the author of In Xanadu\, the Wolfson Prize-winning White Mughals and the Hemingway Prize-winning Return of a King. A frequent broadcaster\, he has written and presented three television series\, one of which won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary Series at BAFTA in 2002. In 2018\, he was presented with the prestigious President’s Medal by The British Academy for his outstanding literary achievement and for founding the Jaipur Literature Festival.
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/william-dalrymple-the-relentless-rise-of-the-east-india-company-2/
LOCATION:Dulwich College\, Dulwich Common\,\, London\, SE21 7LD\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190625T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190625T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
CREATED:20190424T110852Z
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SUMMARY:Mick Herron: Joe Country
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 25th June: 19.00\n19.00 Mick Herron\n“Mick Herron is the John le Carré of our generation”  Val McDermid \nJackson Lamb would sooner be left brooding in peace\, but even he can’t ignore the dried blood on his carpets. So when the man responsible breaks cover at last\, Lamb sends the slow horses out to even the score. This time\, they’re heading into joe country. And they’re not all coming home… \n“The greatest comic writer of spy fiction in the English language\, and possibly all crime fiction” The Times \nJust in time for fans of Jackson Lamb to get their holiday reading sorted! Mick Herron will be talking about the brilliant Joe Country\, the latest novel in his witty and thrilling spy series\, much-anticipated and published this week. \n“As a master of wit\, satire\, insight and that very English trick of disguising heartfelt writing as detached irony before launching a surprise assault on the reader’s emotions\, Herron is difficult to overpraise”  Daily Telegraph \nVenue: Dulwich Books\, SE21 8SW \nPrice: £20 (Admission for one + 1 copy of Joe Country RRP £14.99) / £30 (Admission for two + 1 copy of Joe Country) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/mick-herron-joe-country/
LOCATION:Dulwich Books\, 6 Croxted Road\, London\, West Dulwich\, SE21 8SQ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190619T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190619T200000
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SUMMARY:Max Porter (Balham Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 19th June: 19.00\nMax Porter\n“It’s hard to express how much I loved Lanny. Books this good don’t come along very often. It’s a novel like no other\, an exhilarating\, disquieting\, joyous read. It will reach into your chest and take hold of your heart.” Maggie O’Farrell \nFollowing the success of Max Porter’s debut novel\, Grief is the Thing with Feathers (including recently a sold-out stage adaptation at the Barbican with Cillian Murphy)\, comes Lanny – an audacious and wonderful novel about friendship\, folklore and the imagination. \n“Max Porter’s second novel is a fable\, a collage\, a dramatic chorus\, a joyously stirred cauldron of words.” The Guardian \nJoin Max Porter as he discusses his dazzling new novel with Sarah Crown\, director of literature at the Arts Council. \nVenue: The Ballroom\, Balham Bowls Club\, SW12 8QX \nPrice: £10 or £18 including a copy of Lanny (RRP £12.99) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/max-porter-balham-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Balham Bowls Club\, 7 - 9 Ramsden Road\, Balham\, London\, SW12 8QX\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190618T200000
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SUMMARY:A. C. Grayling: The History of Philosophy (Balham Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 18th June: 19.00\nA. C. Grayling\n“If there is any such person in Britain as The Thinking Man\, it is A. C. Grayling” The Times \nPhilosophy is the fountainhead of ideas that drive history and shape our world. Professor A. C. Grayling’s aim in The History of Philosophy is to give a clear and comprehensive account of the great adventure of philosophy\, mainly in the Western tradition but with overviews of the rich Indian\, Chinese and Arabic-Persian traditions also. \nJoin esteemed philosopher A. C. Grayling as he presents The History of Philosophy – the story of the greatest minds in the world from classical antiquity to the present\, and of the quest for an understanding of reality\, truth and value. \nVenue: St. Mary And St. John The Divine Church\, SW12 9BS \nPrice: £10 or £30 including a copy of The History of Philosophy (RRP £26) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/a-c-grayling-the-history-of-philosophy-balham-literary-festival/
LOCATION:St Mary & St John the Divine Church\, St. Mary & St. John the Divine\, Balham High Road\, London\, SW12 9BS\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190616T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190616T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T100431Z
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SUMMARY:Molly Case and Christie Watson (Balham Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Sunday 16th June: 17.30\nMolly Case & Christie Watson\nTaking us from birth to death and from A&E to the mortuary\, The Language of Kindness is Christie Watson’s astounding account of a profession defined by acts of care\, compassion and kindness. \n“It made me cry. It made me think. It made me laugh. It encouraged me to appreciate this most under-appreciated of professions more than ever… it’s a privilege to have Christie as our guide”  Adam Kay \nWeaving together medical history\, art\, memoir and science\, Molly Case beautifully illustrates the intricacies of the human condition and the oscillating rhythms of life and death in How to Treat People. \n“How to Treat People gets to the heart of who we are – how we live and also how we die. I was moved twice over – by the work Molly does as a nurse every day\, and by the book she has written” Nina Stibbe \nChristie Watson\, bestselling author and former nurse\, and Molly Case\, spoken word artist and a nurse at St George’s Tooting\, have both written powerful and profound accounts about their experiences as nurses. Join them as they reflect on the nursing profession with literary journalist and editor Sarah Shaffi. \nVenue: The Ballroom\, Balham Bowls Club\, SW12 8QX \nPrice: £10 \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/molly-case-and-christie-watson-balham-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Balham Bowls Club\, 7 - 9 Ramsden Road\, Balham\, London\, SW12 8QX\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190616T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190616T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
CREATED:20190424T095229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T095229Z
UID:2098-1560699000-1560702600@livelit.co.uk
SUMMARY:Sabine Durrant in conversation with Parker Bilal & Bev Thomas (Balham Lit Fest)
DESCRIPTION:Sunday 16th June: 15.30\nParker Bilal (The Divinities) & Bev Thomas (A Good Enough Mother) talk crime fiction with bestselling thriller writer & Balham resident Sabine Durrant. Don’t miss the chance to hear from these gripping chroniclers of London\, whose characters inhabit settings including Balham\, Battersea & Clapham. \nA Good Enough Mother is the debut novel from Bev Thomas\, who was a clinical psychologist for many years. It’s a dark and gripping exploration of the complex dynamic between a patient and a therapist\, and a look at the responsibility and limitations of motherhood. \n“Taut\, absorbing and psychologically astute\, in A Good Enough Mother Bev Thomas combines all the tension of a thriller with the emotional resonance of a powerful family drama.” Paula Hawkins \nThe Divinities is the first in a compelling new London crime series from the Theakston Old Peculier-nominated creator of the Makana Investigations novels\, Parker Bilal. He introduces the intriguing Crane and Drake partnership in this riveting novel with a London setting at its very core. \n“A brilliantly written London Noir from a master of the crime genre.” Mason Cross \nVenue: The Ballroom\, Balham Bowls Club\, SW12 8QX \nPrice: £10 \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/sabine-durrant-in-conversation-with-parker-bilal-bev-thomas-balham-lit-fest/
LOCATION:Balham Bowls Club\, 7 - 9 Ramsden Road\, Balham\, London\, SW12 8QX\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190616T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190616T143000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
CREATED:20190423T163019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T093939Z
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SUMMARY:Sara Collins and Bernardine Evaristo (Balham Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Sunday 16th June: 13.30\nSara Collins & Bernardine Evaristo\nIn Girl\, Woman\, Other\, celebrated novelist Bernardine Evaristo follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women\, black and British\, they tell the stories of their families\, friends and lovers\, across the country and through the years. This is a gloriously new kind of history\, a novel of our times: celebratory\, ever-dynamic and utterly irresistible. \n“Bernardine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life”  Ali Smith \nSara Collins is one of The Observer’s hottest-tipped debut novelists with The Confessions of Frannie Langton – a beautiful and haunting tale about one woman’s fight to tell her story\, this novel takes the reader from a plantation in Jamaica\, through laudanum-laced dressing rooms and dark-as-night back alleys\, and into the enthralling heart of Georgian London. \n“By turns lush\, gritty\, wry\, gothic and compulsive\, The Confessions of Frannie Langton is a dazzling page turner.  “Emma Donoghue \n  \nJoin Sara Collins and Bernardine Evaristo as they discuss their brilliant new works with journalist Stephanie Cross and talk about how they are writing black women into the story of London and Britain. \nVenue: The Ballroom\, Balham Bowls Club\, SW12 8QX \nPrice: £10 \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/sara-collins-and-bernardine-evaristo-balham-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Balham Bowls Club\, 7 - 9 Ramsden Road\, Balham\, London\, SW12 8QX\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190616T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190616T123000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
CREATED:20190423T162207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190528T120149Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Change Today (Balham Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Sunday 16th June: 11.30\nClimate Change Today\n \nAdam Weymouth journeyed by canoe on a four-month odyssey along the Yukon River\, encountering people who have lived there for generations. The Yukon’s inhabitants depend on the king salmon who migrate the entire river to reach their spawning grounds. \nNow salmon numbers have dwindled\, and the encroachment of the modern world has changed the way of life on the Yukon. Weymouth’s searing portraits of these people and landscapes offer an elegiac glimpse of a disappearing world. \nAdam has been awarded the Lonely Planet Adventure Travel Book of the Year 2019 and was the 2018 winner of the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year. \nAndrew Holgate (literary editor of the Sunday Times) described his work as combining ‘acute political\, personal and ecological understanding\, with the most beautiful writing reminiscent of a young Robert Macfarlane …. a significant voice for the future.’ \nAdam will be in conversation with Martha Dillon\, editor of It’s Freezing in LA!\, a new independent magazine with a fresh perspective on climate change that provides original\, engaging and surprising content. \nJoin this new generation tackling climate change as they discuss the prize-winning Kings of the Yukon\, nature writing\, and reflect on the environmental issues we all face. \nVenue: The Ballroom\, Balham Bowls Club\, SW12 8QX \nPrice: £10 or £16 including a copy of Kings of the Yukon (RRP £9.99) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/climate-change-today-balham-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Balham Bowls Club\, 7 - 9 Ramsden Road\, Balham\, London\, SW12 8QX\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190615T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190615T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
CREATED:20190423T161251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190423T161251Z
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SUMMARY:Alex Wheatle (Balham Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 15th June: 17.00 \nAlex Wheatle\nDon’t miss this special event with Alex Wheatle\, the brilliant Brixton Bard\, as he discusses his life as a writer and his fiction\, including Home Girl\, the latest book in his multi-award winning Crongton series. \n“Alex Wheatle is the real deal; he writes with heart and authenticity\, books that make you laugh and worry and cry and hold your breath. It’s a pity there’s only one of him”  Kit de Waal \nHome Girl is the story of Naomi\, a teenage girl growing up fast (too fast) in the UK care system. Fast-paced and funny\, as well as tender and tragic and full of courage\, this is Alex Wheatle’s most moving and personal novel to date. \n“Alex Wheatle is an inspirer. He is a vital writer. He is a prince among men. Long may he reign.”  Lemn Sissay \nSuitable for ages 12+ \nVenue: The Ballroom\, Balham Bowls Club\, SW12 8QX \nPrice: £5 or £10 including a copy of Home Girl (RRP £7.99) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/alex-wheatle-balham-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Balham Bowls Club\, 7 - 9 Ramsden Road\, Balham\, London\, SW12 8QX\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190615T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190615T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
CREATED:20190423T160623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190423T160623Z
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SUMMARY:Local Women of Westminster (Balham Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 15th June: 15.00\nLocal Women of Westminster\nJoin Rachel Reeves\, MP for Leeds West\, as she celebrates the inspirational achievements of women in parliament over the course of the past 100 years with renowned journalist & presenter of Channel 4 News Cathy Newman\, author of Bloody Brilliant Women. \nIn the past 100 years\, a total of 489 women have been elected to Parliament. Yet the stories of so many women MPs have too often been overlooked in political histories. Rachel Reeves brings many forgotten MPs out of the shadows and looks at the many battles fought by the Women of Westminster\, from 1919 to 2019. \n“Rachel Reeves is perfectly positioned to tell their story\, having experienced the slings and arrows of parliamentary prejudice first-hand. As she herself puts it\, she “stands on the shoulders” of her pioneering forbears\, and from that vantage point she can see not only all they achieved but also what more needs to be done.” Cathy Newman \nVenue: The Ballroom\, Balham Bowls Club\, SW12 8QX \nPrice: £10 or £25 including a copy of Women of Westminster (RRP £18.99) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/local-women-of-westminster-balham-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Balham Bowls Club\, 7 - 9 Ramsden Road\, Balham\, London\, SW12 8QX\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190615T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190615T133000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T100813Z
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SUMMARY:Vegan Eats with Rachel Ama (Balham Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 15th June: 12.30 \nVegan Eats with Rachel Ama\nLondoner and YouTube sensation Rachel Ama is vegan goals – she makes vegan food fun\, inviting and absolutely delicious. \nRachel takes inspiration from naturally vegan dishes and cuisines as well as her Caribbean and West African roots to create fresh\, full-flavour recipes that are easy to make (most take less than 30 minutes). Chosen as The Observer’s Rising Star of Food for 2019\, her recipes will inspire anyone to make vegan food part of their daily life. For Rachel it’s about showing you can still eat your favourite dishes from your own cultures and not compromise on flavour. \nCome along to learn more about her quick and easy recipes and hear what songs are on her cooking playlist! \nVenue: The Ballroom\, Balham Bowls Club\, SW12 8QX \nPrice: £10 or £25 including a copy of Rachel Ama’s Vegan Eats (RRP £20) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/vegan-eats-with-rachel-ama-balham-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Balham Bowls Club\, 7 - 9 Ramsden Road\, Balham\, London\, SW12 8QX\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190615T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190615T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190423T154132Z
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SUMMARY:Storytime: The Dinosaur Department Store (Balham Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 15th June: 10.30 \nStorytime: The Dinosaur Department Store\nThe Dinosaur Department Store is a beautifully illustrated tale of Eliza Jane who\, on her birthday\, has her heart set on owning a prehistoric pet. When her family get to the store and meet the flamboyant Mr Magisaurus\, it transpires that Eliza Jane has hatched a mischievous plan to release all of the dinosaurs into the wild! Written by Lily Murray and illustrated by Richard Merritt\, this vivid\, roaring and witty tale will appeal to adventurous children everywhere. \nCome and meet Lily Murray and Richard Merritt as they lead a fun dinosaur-filled\, interactive storytime session inspired by this brilliant book! \nSuitable for ages 2 + \nVenue: Balham Library\, SW12 8QY \nPrice: Free event but please register by clicking below. \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/storytime-the-dinosaur-department-store-balham-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Balham Library\, 16 Ramsden Road\, Balham\, London\, SW12 8QY\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190614T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190614T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
CREATED:20190423T153459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T100728Z
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SUMMARY:Today South London\, Tomorrow South London (Balham Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Friday 14th June: 19.00 \nToday South London\, Tomorrow South London\nAndrew Grumbridge and Vincent Raison have published their unique portraits of life below the river in Today South London\, Tomorrow South London. These born and bred South Londoners record offbeat days out and half-remembered urban adventures featuring pubs\, cemeteries\, galleries\, hospitals and pubs again. \nLondon is one of the most written about cities in the world. Some of London\, anyway. South London has been a slum\, a resort and a neglected annex of the capital. But now in the 21st century\, it has forged its own identity and purpose. Today South London\, Tomorrow South London aims to put South London on the map once and for all. \nSo come along to celebrate this side of the Thames with Andrew and Vincent\, and hear about the South London they discovered while writing Today South London\, Tomorrow South London – described by comedian Jenny Eclair as ‘the ultimate reprobates’ handbook to God’s own side of the river’. \nVenue: The Ballroom\, Balham Bowls Club\, SW12 8QX \nPrice: £10 or £16 including a copy of Today South London\, Tomorrow South London (RRP £9.99) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/2071/
LOCATION:Balham Bowls Club\, 7 - 9 Ramsden Road\, Balham\, London\, SW12 8QX\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190613T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190613T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
CREATED:20190423T152541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190424T100636Z
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SUMMARY:Yara Rodrigues Fowler (Balham Literary Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 13th June: 19.00\nYara Rodrigues Fowler\nJoin local author Yara Rodrigues Fowler as she discusses her stunning debut novel\, Stubborn Archivist (longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize) – a lyrical reflection on growing up in a Brazilian-British household\, of finding your space within different cultures and of learning to live in a traumatized body. \n“I read Stubborn Archivist in a ravenous gulp. It’s stunning: so articulate about what it means to live between two languages and countries\, tenderly unravelling the knots of unbelonging”Olivia Laing \nYara was chosen as one of The Observer’s hottest-tipped debut novelists of 2019 and Stubborn Archivist was described as ‘unlike any other book you’ve read . . . a novel that is personal and political – and its unusual form is integral to its power’.  \nDon’t miss the chance to hear Yara\, who grew up in Balham\, talk about this brilliant debut novel. \nVenue: Balham Oxfam\, SW12 9BW \nPrice: £5 or £16 including a copy of Stubborn Archivist (RRP £14.99) \nBOOK NOW
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/yara-rodrigues-fowler-balham-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Oxfam Balham\, 166 Balham High Rd\, London\, London\, SW12 9BW\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190523T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190523T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
CREATED:20190329T124332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190329T124332Z
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SUMMARY:Clear Bright Future: Paul Mason with Mary Ann Sieghart
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with the award-winning writer\, broadcaster\, and film-maker Paul Mason as he discusses his new work\, Clear Bright Future. \nIn Clear Bright Future\, Paul Mason calls for a radical\, impassioned defence of the human being\, our universal rights and freedoms and our power to change the world around us. Ranging from economics to Big Data\, from neuroscience to the culture wars\, he draws from his on-the-ground reporting from mass protests in Istanbul to riots in Washington\, as well as his own childhood in an English mining community\, to show how the notion of humanity has become eroded as never before. Paul argues that we are still capable – through language\, innovation and co-operation – of shaping our future. \nPaul Mason is doing something remarkable in this book\, though it shouldn’t be remarkable: he’s focusing on the nature of being human\, and how this is affected for better or worse by social\, economic\, and political forces that might seem overwhelming. It’s the best analysis of neo-liberalism that I’ve seen for a long time\, and puts our lives in a richly described context. Best of all\, it’s written with clarity  and passion. I hope it’ll change many minds.    \nPhilip Pullman \n  \n\n \nPaul will be in conversation with the journalist and broadcaster Mary Ann Sieghart. Mary Ann is currently a Visiting Fellow of All Souls College\, Oxford\, writing a book about why we don’t accord as much authority to women as to men. For nearly 20 years\, Mary Ann was Assistant Editor and political columnist for The Times. On radio and TV\, she has presented programmes including Start the Week\, Newshour and The Week in Westminster\, and has made numerous guest appearances on shows such as Question Time\, Any Questions\, Newsnight\, Today & The Andrew Marr Show. \n  \n  \nDon’t miss what is sure to be a fascinating conversation between Paul and Mary Ann about this passionate defence of humanity and work of radical optimism. \nLocation: Dulwich Books\, 6 Croxted Road\, West Dulwich\, London SE21 8SW \nThe event will start promptly at 19.00 and finish by 20.30 \nTickets are £10 (admission) or £25 (admission + copy of Clear Bright Future) \nPlease note that refunds are not available except when an event sells out \nBOOK TICKETS HERE
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/clear-bright-future-paul-mason-with-mary-ann-sieghart/
LOCATION:Dulwich Books\, 6 Croxted Road\, London\, West Dulwich\, SE21 8SQ\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dulwich Books":MAILTO:hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190403T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190403T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
CREATED:20190122T122516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190211T110033Z
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SUMMARY:Secret Histories:  Damian Barr with Sarah Perry
DESCRIPTION:Damian Barr with Sarah Perry\, on his debut novel\, You Will Be Safe Here\nBarr has captured the threads of all of human history. You Will Be Safe Here is as unexpected as it is unsettling                                                                         Aminatta Forna \nSouth Africa\, 1901. Sarah van der Watt and her son are taken from their farm by force to Bloemfontein Concentration Camp where\, the English promise: they will be safe. \nJohannesburg\, 2010. Sixteen-year-old Willem wants to be left alone with his books and his dog. Worried he’s not turning out right\, his ma and her boyfriend  send him to New Dawn Safari Training Camp. Here they ‘make men out of boys’. Guaranteed. \nPhoto credit: Jeff Spicer \nInspired by real events\, You Will Be Safe Here uncovers a hidden colonial history and present-day darkness while exploring our capacity for cruelty and kindness. This is the debut novel from Damian Barr\, whose awarding-winning memoir\, Maggie & Me\, was about coming of age and coming out in Thatcher’s Britain. He is the creator and host of the marvellous Literary Salon. \n \n \n  \nPhoto credit: Jamie Drew   \nWe are thrilled that Damian will be with us on the evening before the publication day of You Will Be Safe Here. He will be talking about his novel with Sarah Perry\, author of Dulwich Books favourites\, The Essex Serpent and Melmoth. Both You Will Safe Here and Melmoth consider the links between hidden legacies of history and the present. Don’t miss what is sure to be a fantastic discussion about this wonderful debut novel and about how fiction can be used to illuminate the past. \n  \n  \nApril 3rd\, 7pm\, Dulwich Books \nTickets: £10 or £22 with a copy of You Will Be Safe Here. \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/secret-histories-damian-barr-with-sarah-perry/
LOCATION:Dulwich Books\, 6 Croxted Road\, London\, West Dulwich\, SE21 8SQ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190327T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190327T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T062003
CREATED:20190122T121537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190205T173514Z
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SUMMARY:John Lanchester on The Wall\, with Razia Iqbal
DESCRIPTION:“Walls were coming down around the world – now they’re springing up”\nJohn Lanchester discusses his latest novel\, The Wall.\nKavanagh begins his life patrolling the Wall. If he’s lucky\, if nothing goes wrong\, he has only two years of this: 729 more nights….. \nThe Wall is the long-awaited new novel from John Lanchester\, bestselling author of Capital. A thrilling and hypnotic work of fiction\, it is a mystery story\, a love story\, a war story and a story about a voyage. The Wall is a novel about why the young are right to distrust the old. It’s about a broken world you will recognise as your own – and about what might be found when all is lost. \n\nJohn Lanchester writes with such clarity and effectiveness that his prose is a pleasure I always look forward to. His previous novels have all been memorable evocations of the world we’re familiar with\, but The Wall is something new: almost an allegory\, almost a dystopian-future warning\, partly an elegant study of the nature of storytelling itself. I was hugely impressed by it.                                 Philip Pullman \n  \n  \n \n  \nDon’t miss the chance to come along to Dulwich Books and hear John Lanchester talk about this fascinating new novel and about why he has turned to dystopian fiction in order to address our current political climate. He will be in conversation with Razia Iqbal. Razia is one of the main presenters of Newshour\, the flagship current affairs programme on the BBC World Service and has worked at the BBC for 30 years. \n  \n  \n7pm\, 27th March at Dulwich Books \nTickets: £10 Standard | £22 with a copy of The Wall.\nA glass of wine or soft drink included. \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/john-lanchester-on-the-wall-with-razia-iqbal/
LOCATION:Dulwich Books\, 6 Croxted Road\, London\, West Dulwich\, SE21 8SQ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Carry On Europe: Jonathan Coe and Robert Menasse
DESCRIPTION:We’re delighted to pair two award-winning authors that take an acerbic view of current political travails.\nJonathan Coe’s Middle England is a state-of-the-nation novel beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham\, where car factories have been replaced by Poundland\, and in London\, where frenzied riots give way to Olympic fever. It follows a brilliantly vivid cast of characters through a time of immense change. \nThe Capital by Robert Menasse\, expertly translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch\, is at once a sharp satire\, a crime story\, a comedy of manners and a philosophical essay. Billed as the major European novel\, and published on the eve of Brexit\, at its heart is a powerful pro-European message: no-one should forget the circumstances that gave rise to the European project in the first place. \nAs Ezra Pound said: “Literature is news that stays news”. Join us and see how these two works of fiction cast more light on our current times than any work of journalism. \nThe event will be chaired by the Literary Editor of the Financial Times\, Frederick Studemann. \n  \n\n7pm\, 28th February\, All Saints Church\, Lovelace Rd\, SE21 8JY \nTickets: £10 Standard | £20 with a copy of The Capital by Robert Menasse | £22 with a copy of Middle England by Jonathan Coe | £35 for a ticket and copies of both books. A glass of wine courtesy of the Austrian Cultural Forum included. \nPlease note this event will take place at All Saints Church. All Saints is a 10-minute walk from West Dulwich and Tulse Hill train stations. It is served by the number 3 bus service from Brixton\, the 201 to Thurlow Park Road\, and various services to nearby Tulse Hill. There is ample parking in the vicinity. \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/carry-on-europe-jonathan-coe-and-robert-menasse/
LOCATION:All Saints Church\, Lovelace Rd\, \, London\, SE21 8JY
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SUMMARY:Dulwich Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Dulwich Literary Festival will be back from 7 – 11th November. \nThe Dulwich Literary Festival began in 2014 and has gone from strength to strength. The 2018 edition will be the fifth edition. \nWe are delighted to announce that our programme and tickets for the 2018 Dulwich Literary Festival are now online. With wonderful speakers\, including Jo Brand\, Kamal Ahmed\, Melissa Harrison\, Ben Macintyre and Jane Glover\, we hope that you will find lots of events that will interest you. Visit www.dulwichliteraryfestival.co.uk to see the full line-up. \nThe main weekend of the festival will take place at Dulwich College\, but we will also have events at venues across the local area\, at Dulwich Books\, St Barnabas Church and the West Norwood Feast. \nWe look forward to welcoming you to the festival in November.
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/dulwich-literary-festival/
LOCATION:West Dulwich
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SUMMARY:'A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche' with Sue Prideaux
DESCRIPTION:Who hasn’t heard of ‘God is Dead’? Friedrich Nietzsche’s work forms the bedrock of our contemporary thought and yet a shroud of misunderstanding surrounds the first modern philosopher. \nJoin us to hear award-winning author\, Sue Prideaux\, as she talks about her illuminating new biography of Nietzsche\, I Am Dynamite!. She invites the reader into the world of a brilliant\, eccentric and deeply troubled man and explodes the myths around his life and work. \n“This is what every biography should be like – engrossing\, intelligent\, moving\, often downright funny\, and filled with insights and sharply observed details from an extraordinary life. Simply a blast.” Sarah Bakewell \n  \nFrom his placid\, devoutly Christian upbringing\, overshadowed by the mysterious death of his father\, through his lonely philosophising on high mountains\, to the horror and pathos of his final descent into madness\, Prideaux explores Nietzsche’s intellectual\, emotional and spiritual life with insight and sensitivity. \nThe book is studded with unforgettable portraits of the people who were most important to him\, including Richard and Cosima Wagner\, Lou Salome – the femme fatale who broke his heart – and his rabidly nationalist and anti-Semitic sister Elizabeth\, who betrayed him by manipulating his texts and putting them to infinite misuse at the hands of the Nazis. Today\, Nietzsche’s ideas continue to be adopted by both the left and the right. \nThursday\, 18th October 2018 at 7pm \nTickets: £5\, redeemable against the price of the book\, I Am Dynamite\, on the night of the event. \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/a-life-of-friedrich-nietzsche-with-sue-prideaux/
LOCATION:Dulwich Books\, 6 Croxted Road\, London\, West Dulwich\, SE21 8SQ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:John Simpson - Moscow\, Midnight
DESCRIPTION:Join us on 4th October to hear John Simpson discuss his exciting new thriller\, Moscow\, Midnight\, at All Saints West Dulwich. \nGovernment minister Patrick Macready has been found dead in his flat. The coroner rules it an accident\, a sex game gone wrong. \nJon Swift is from the old stock of journos – cynical\, cantankerous and overweight – and something about his friend’s death doesn’t seem right. Then days after Macready’s flat is apparently burgled\, Swift discovers that his friend had been researching a string of Russian government figures who had met similarly ‘accidental’ fates. \nWhen the police refuse to investigate further\, Swift gets in touch with his contacts in Moscow\, determined to find out if his hunch is correct. Following the lead\, he is soon drawn into a violent underworld\, where whispers of conspiracies\, assassinations and double-agents start blurring the line between friend and foe. \nBut the truth will come at a price\, and it may cost him everything. \nJohn Simpson has been the BBC’s World Affairs Editor for more than half his fifty-two year career. In his time with the BBC\, he has reported on major events all over the world\, and was made a CBE in the Gulf War honours list in 1991. He has twice been the Royal Television Society’s Journalist of the Year\, and has won three BAFTAs\, a News and Current Affairs award and an Emmy. He lives in Oxford. \nThursday\, 4th October 201\, 7pm – 8.30pm \nTickets: £12 – £25 \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://livelit.co.uk/event/john-simpson-moscow-midnight/
LOCATION:All Saints Church\, Lovelace Rd\, \, London\, SE21 8JY
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