Calendar: South West

Samantha Harvey on The Wilderness

February - March 2010

Samantha Harvey is available for library events.

It's Jake's birthday. He is sitting in a small plane, being flown over the landscape that has been the backdrop to his life - his childhood, his marriage, his work, his passions. Now he is in his early sixties, and he isn't quite the man he used to be. He has lost his wife, his son is in prison, and he is about to lose his past. Jake has Alzheimer's. Harvey displays a compelling new voice in her debut novel.

For more information, see http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/catalog/book.htm?command=Search&db=main.txt&eqisbndata=0099526530

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Sian Rees on Sweet Water and Bitter

Late January - Late March 2010

Sian Rees is available for library events.

The vivid, action-packed and moving story of the Royal Naval squadron that patrolled the West African coast to stop the slave ships after Britain passed the Abolition Act.

For more information, see http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/catalog/book.htm?command=Search&db=main.txt&eqisbndata=1845951174

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Adrian Tinniswood on Pirates of Barbary

March - April 2010

Adrian Tinniswood is available for library events.

Pirates of Barbary recounts the secret history of Barbary Coast piracy in the 17th century.

For more information, see http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/catalog/book.htm?command=Search&db=main.txt&eqisbndata=0224085263

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Chichester Festivities

25th June - 9th July 2010 (Deadline for programme = end of December 2009)

Chichester Library is looking for enthusiastic authors to take part in the 2010 Chichester Festivities. The Festivities are are a long established and successful annual cultural event. The Library plays host to authors looking for audiences of up to 70 people, although we are also well suited for smaller audiences or literary workshops.

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Sleuths! Torbay's Festival of Crime Writing

21 - 24 April 2010

Following the success of last year's inaugural festival, Sleuths! returns with a variety of crime writer talks, panel discussions, workshops and other events. Interested publishers / authors should contact Sleuths via the details below.

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Russell Miller on The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle

Sept 2009 - March 2010

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle is the definitive biography of an enduringly fascinating figure, told with panache and full of new material unavailable to any previous biographers.http://www.rbooks.co.uk/product.aspx?id=1844139220

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Ian Mortimer on The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England

Sept 2009 - Feb 2010

The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England is an original, entertaining and illuminating guide to a 'completely different world': England in the Middle Ages.
http://www.rbooks.co.uk/product.aspx?id=0224079948

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Michael Holroyd on A Strange Eventful History

Sept 2009 - March 2010

A major literary event from 'one of the greatest biographers of our age'. http://www.rbooks.co.uk/product.aspx?id=0099497182

Michael is available for library events and talks to reading groups.

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Tom Payne on Fame

August 2009 - January 2010

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'Fame' is a fascinating and enlightening account of our relationship with famous people and how it has evolved throughout the ages

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