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Autumn events in Hammersmith & Fulham
21st Sept to end of October
Authors wanted!
If you are promoting a book in the autumn, I would love to hear from you.
Locations are Hammersmith Library and Fulham Library and also the new Shepherds Bush Library in the Westfields shopping centre. For the latter, I am looking to have some of the events confirmed by early July, for external publicity.
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Douglas Jackson - author talk
Monday 7th September, 2.30pm.
A talk by Douglas Jackson, the author of "Caligula".
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Authors' Day at Milngavie Library
Sat 5th Sept 2009
Margaret Elphinstone, Laura Marney, Richard Mason and Alan Bissett will talk about their latest books.
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Burns Song Recital
Thursday 3rd September, 8.00pm
A Burns song recital by Ross Sharkey (tenor) and Peter Yardley-Jones (keyboards)
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Robert Crawford - author talk
Saturday 8th August - 2.30pm
Robert Crawford will talk about his biography of Robert Burns, and will read from his poetry.
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John Connolly - author talk
Tuesday 21st July
A talk by John connolly on Tuesday 21st July at 3.00pm. Brookwood Library, 166 Drymen Road, Bearsden
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Discuss Paying For It online with author Tony Black
3rd Aug, 7pm
Paying For It author Tony Black is looking forward to discussing his book with reading groups. Register now to join us on 27th July, 7pm:
http://www.rchatrandom.co.uk/
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Day of the Assassins with Johnny O'Brien
History made fun as author involves children in debate on WW1 using whiteboard/film and a reading
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Jeffery Deaver Author Talk
27th July 2009
Jeffery will be speaking about his latest book Roadside Crosses, answering questions and boks will be available to buy and have signed. Tickets cost £3 from the Civic's Box Office
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Meet Sulaiman Addonia, author of The Consequences of Love
2nd week in June
Sulaiman Addonia is looking forward to discussing his book with you! If your book club is in London, then don't wait and enter our competition to win a personal visit by the author to talk about his book The Consequences of Love in June:
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Hooked on Reading 2009
Annual Children's Literature Conference run jointly by Derbyshire and Derby Library. Expecting c120 delegates drawn mainly from libraries and schools. Opportunity for publishers to supply promotional materials for goody bags/display.
Full details from www.derbyshire.gov.uk/hooked
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Young Teen Fiction Award Celebration Day
Tuesday 7th July 2009
Staffordshire Library and Information Services runs the Young Teen Fiction Award for 11-14 years. On the first Tuesday in July a Celebration Day is held when the young people vote for the winning title. The day is also an opportunity to listen to authors and ask questions, get books signed. We require a male and a female author for the day. One would talk in the morning for 40minutes and the other would talk during the afternoon, again for 40minutes. For background information about the award go to www.staffordshire.gov.uk/ytf
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Book Ahead Culmination Celebration
Celebratory event with a picture book author/illustrator and poet to mark the end of our 'Book Ahead' programme in Warwickshire. Audience will be Early Years practitioners and Advisory teachers.
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