On 5 March it’s World Book Night, and as the nation prepare to give away 1 million books, Birmingham Central Library and The Birmingham Poetry Ultras are holding a couple of celebratory events, with a line up of writers, storytellers and poets. Birmingham Central Library From 6.30pm – 8.45pm, at Birmingham Library Theatre, three of … [Read more…]
The News Where You Are: Catherine O’Flynn I’ve just ordered a copy of this but still haven’t got round to reading her (highly acclaimed) last one We Are Fierce – Call for Participants: DIY7 ‘An Artists’ Guide to the Black Country’ “DIY7 ‘An Artists’ Guide to the Black Country’, led by Abigail Davey from Breathe. … [Read more…]
The Birmingham Book Festival starts 1 October with a programme of events that will cover fiction, non-fiction and poetry, as well as a series of workshops and seminars. The festival ends on 24 October. There’s a few big names listed in the festival diary – the ones that stand out for me are Mark Thomas, … [Read more…]
A couple of good things from the Ikon. Firstly, every Wednesday over the summer the gallery and bookshop will be open until 8pm (cafe until 11pm). Coinciding with the late openings is a series of talks called ‘These are a few of my favourite things’ which will be loosely based on Desert Island Discs where … [Read more…]
I’ve just discovered that my local independent book shop, Bonds Books in Harborne, has a website and a pretty good line-up of events coming up over the next few months. 28 May – Martin Bell will speak about his new book ‘The Truth That Sticks’ 12 June – Prof Robert Knecht, esteemed historian, will introduce … [Read more…]