Events

LONDON
Monday, March 12th, 2007; 6pm to 11pm
READING (BY RAY PANTHAKI): PROSPECT/WORD THEATRE EVENT
Cafe de Paris,
4 Coventry St, W1D 6BL

BRISTOL
Saturday, March 24th, 2007; 12pm to 3pm
READING AND DISCUSSION WITH ROMESH GUNESEKERA AND SEGUN AFOLABI: BRISTOL UNIVERSITY READERS’ DAY
Department of Classics,
11 Woodland Rd, BS8 1TB
www.bristol.ac.uk/english/ce-events

LONDON
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007; 10am
READING AND DISCUSSION: SCHOOL EVENTS (in association with Newham Bookshop)
Ilford County High School

LONDON
Thursday, March 29th, 2007; 7.30pm till late
READING WITH SALENA GODDEN AND IMAN: BOOKSLAM
Neighbourhood nightclub, 12 Acklam Road,
Notting Hill/Ladbroke Grove, W10 5QZ
www.bookslam.com

CAMBRIDGE
Saturday/Sunday, April 28th/29th, 2007; 3.30pm
READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH MOSHIN HAMID AND HARI KUNZRU: CAMBRIDGE FESTIVAL

LONDON
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007; 7pm to 8pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: KINGSTON READER’S FESTIVAL
Borders Bookstore, Kingston

LONDON
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007; 6.30pm to 7.30pm
PANEL DISCUSSION ON UK ASIAN WRITERS: ASIA HOUSE LITERARY WEEK
Asia House
63 New Cavendish St
W1G 7LP


LONDON
Saturday, January 14th, 2006; 1pm to 3pm
READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION ON “BRITISHNESS” WITH TESSA JOWELL AND BILLY BRAGG: FABIAN SOCIETY CONFERENCE
Sherfield Building, Imperial College, SW7 2AZ

LONDON
Saturday, March 4th, 2006; 2.30pm to 5.30pm
READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION ON WRITING WITH MONICA ALI AND HELEN DUNMORE: LONDON BOOK FAIR
Excel Centre, Docklands, E16 1XL

LONDON
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006; 7.45 to 10pm
READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION ON WRITING WITH MARINA LEWYCKA AND JANE SMILEY: LIVE LITERATURE FESTIVAL AT THE SOUTH BANK
Purcell Room, Royal Festival Hall
South Bank Centre, SE1

HAY-ON-WYE
Sunday, June 4th, 2006; 10am to 11am
READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH GLEN DUNCAN AND REBECCA FRAYN: HAY FESTIVAL
Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales

LONDON
Thursday, June 8th, 2006; 7pm to 9pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: LONDON REVIEW BOOKSHOP
14 Bury Place, WC1A 2JL

LONDON
Thursday, June 8th, 2006; 9.30pm till late
READING: CHAPATI 3 WITH THE D’ARCHETYPES AND RIZ MC
Upstairs @ Ritzy Cinema, Brixton, Coldharbour Lane

EDINBURGH
Saturday, June 17th, 2006; 12pm to 2pm
READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH NICOLA MONAGHAN AND DOUG JOHNSTONE: DEBUT WRITERS’ FESTIVAL
Traverse Theatre, 10 Cambridge St, EH1 2ED

LONDON
Thursday, June 29th, 2006; 6pm to 8pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: STRATFORD LIBRARY (in association with Newham Bookshop)
3 The Grove, E15 1EL

NEW YORK, NY
Monday, July 10th, 2006; 7pm to 8pm
READING AND DICUSSION: BARNES & NOBLE, ASTOR PLACE
4 Astor Place New York, NY 10003

WASHINGTON, DC
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006; 7pm to 8pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: OLSSONS’ BOOKS & RECORDS
1307 19th St, NW/DuPont Circle,
Washington, DC 20004

RALEIGH-DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006; 7pm to 8pm
READING AND DICUSSION: REGULATOR BOOKSHOP
720 9th St,
Durham, NC 27705

AUSTIN, TEXAS
Thursday, July 13th, 2006; 7pm to 8pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: BOOK PEOPLE
603 N. Lamar
Austin, TX 78703

SAN FANCISCO, CA
Friday, July 14th, 2006; 7.30pm to 8.30pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: CODY’S BOOKSTORE
1730 Fourth St
Berkeley, CA 94705

SAN FANCISCO, CA
Sunday, July 16th, 2006; 7pm to 8pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: BOOK PASSAGE
51 Tamal Vista Blvd,
Corte Madera, CA 94925-1145

SAN FANCISCO, CA
Monday, July 17th, 2006; 7pm to 8pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: BOOKSMITH
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

LOS ANGELES, CA
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006; 7pm to 8pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: DUTTON’S BEVERLY HILLS
447 N.Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

PORTLAND, OREGON
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006: 7.30pm to 8.30pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS
2720 NW 29th Ave
Portland, OR  97210

SEATTLE - TACOMA, WA
Thursday, July 20th, 2006: 7.30pm to 8.30pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: ELLIOT BAY BOOK COMPANY
101 S Main St
Seattle, WA 98104

BOSTON, MA
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006; 7pm to 8pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: BORDERS-BOSTON
10-24 School Street
Boston, MA 02108

LONDON
Friday, July 28th, 2006; 7pm to 8pm
PANEL DISCUSSION ON LITERATURE AND AUTHENTICITY WITH HARI KUNZRU, EKOW ESHUN AND SARFRAZ MANZOOR: INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS
Nash Room, ICA, The Mall, SW1 5AH

LONDON
Saturday, July 29th, 1.30pm to 2pm
DISCUSSION: PART OF THE SERPENTINE GALLERY’S 24-HOUR INTERVIEW MARATHON
Kensington Gdns, W2 3XA

LONDON
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006; 7pm to 8pm
READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH SIMON INGS: SW11 LITERARY FESTIVAL
Ottakar’s bookshop
70-72 St John’s Road
Clapham Junction  SW11 1PT

MANCHESTER
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006; 7.45 to 9pm
PANEL DISCUSSION ON YOUTH AND POLITICAL DISENGAGEMENT WITH TESSA JOWELL, MARTHA LANE FOX, RAJEEB DEY AND PROF STEPHEN COLEMAN: LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE (FRINGE – organised by the IPPR)
Bridgewater Hall
Lower Mosley St, M2 3WS

CHELTENHAM
Friday, October 6th, 2006; 7.15 to 8.15PM
READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH BINYAVANGA WAINAINA: CHELTENHAM LITERARY FESTIVAL
Town Hall, Imperial  Square,
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1QA

CALGARY, CANADA
Saturday, October 14th, 2006; 1 to 2.15pm
READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH WAYNE JOHNSTON, JANE HAMILTON, TIMOTHY TAYLOR AND NOAH RICHLER: WORDFEST
Vertigo Theatre Centre, The Playhouse
Calgary Tower 115 9 Ave SE

BANFF, CANADA
Saturday, October 14th, 2006; 7pm to 9pm
READING AND DISCUSSION WITH JOHN RALSTON SAUL AND MADALEINE THIEN: WORDFEST
The Banff Centre, Dining Room,
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive

VANCOUVER, CANADA
Friday, October 20th, 2006; 10 to 11.30am
READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH JAVIER SIERRA AND MADALEINE THIEN: VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WRITERS FESTIVAL
Waterfront Theatre
1441 Cartwright St

VANCOUVER, CANADA
Friday, October 20th, 2006; 1pm to 2.30pm
READING WITH PATRICK DEVILLE, ROBERT DREWE, STEPHANIE JOHNSON AND JEAN MCNEIL: VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WRITERS FESTIVAL
Granville Island Stage
1585 Johnston St

TORONTO, CANADA
Saturday, October 21, 2006; 8pm to 10pm
READING WITH YASMIN CROWTHER, RANDY BOYAGODA AND RAWI HAGE: TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AUTHORS
Harbourfront Centre, Brigantine Room,
235 Queens Quay West

TORONTO, CANADA
Sunday, October 22, 2006; 12 to 2pm
PANEL DISCUSSION WITH KIRAN DESAI, JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER AND CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE: TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AUTHORS
Harbourfront Centre, Lakeside Terrace,
235 Queens Quay West

LONDON
Friday, October 27th, 2006: 6pm to 8pm
READING AND DISCUSSION WITH NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE: PEARSON PLC
10th Floor Conference Suite
80 Strand

LONDON
Wednesday, November 1st; 2006; 5.30pm to 7.30pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: BRUNEL UNIVERSITY
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 3PH

OXFORD, UK
Tuesday, November 7th, 2006; 8.30pm to 10.30pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: OXFORD UNION AND MAJLIS SOCIETY
Oxford Union, Frewin Court, OX1 3JB

GREENWICH
Thursday, November 9th, 2006; 7pm to 9pm
PANEL DISCUSSION ON POLITICS AND WRITING WITH JUDITH VIDAL-HALL, NINA STEIGER AND DELIA JARETT-MACAULEY: SPREAD THE WORD
Stephen Lawrence Lecture Theatre,
University of Greenwich,
SE10 9HY

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006; 10pm to midnight
READING (part of Panjabi Hit Squad set): CROSSING BORDER FESTIVAL
Shelter Stage, Theater aan het Spui,
Spui 187

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS
Thursday, November 16th, 2006; 9pm to 10pm
READING AND DISCUSSION: CROSSING BORDER FESTIVAL
Stage 2, Theater aan het Spui,
Spui 187

BIRMINGHAM
Saturday, November 18th, 2006; 12pm to 1pm
PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT PUBLISHING WITH BALI RAI, PREETHI NAIR AND NIRAJ KAPUR: MELA’06
The NEC, Hall 3A.

LONDON
Monday, November 27th, 2006; 2pm to 3pm
READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH PATRICK NEATE, SHIROMI PINTO, AMIR OR AND SOL B. RIVER: RACE CONVENTION
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, SW1