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Sir Alex Ferguson at the SouthbankSir Alex Ferguson at the Southbank
November 1, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
Sir Alex Ferguson discusses the highlights of his extraordinary career with Eamonn Holmes. Please note, there is currently no availability for this event – returns only. Earlier this year, Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years in the role. He has gone out in a blaze of glory, [&hellip |
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Samuel Johnson Prize reading, Southbank CentreSamuel Johnson Prize reading, Southbank Centre
November 3, 2013 @ 8:00 pm
On the eve of the announcement of the winner of this year’s prize, the shortlisted authors gather to discuss their books. The shortlisted books are Empires of the Dead by David Crane, Return of a King by William Dalrymple, A Sting In The Tale by Dave Goulson, Under Another Sky by Charlotte Higgins, The Pike by Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Margaret Thatcher: The Authorised [&hellip |
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Calvino’s Letters with Michael Wood, Kings PlaceCalvino’s Letters with Michael Wood, Kings Place
November 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
The first English translation of Italo Calvino’s letters has appeared this year (Princeton University Press). Selected by Michael Wood and translated by Martin McLaughlin, the generous selection of around 650 letters offers many insights not just for those interested in Calvino the writer, but also for anyone interested in the most significant developments in Italian literature, culture and [&hellip Helen Fielding at Kings PlaceHelen Fielding at Kings Place
November 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - November 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Weight: nine stone (terrifying slide into obesity – why? why?); alcohol units: six (excellent); cigarettes: 23 (vg).’ It’s almost two decades since Helen Fielding introduced us to the chardonnay-swigging, chain-smoking 30-something singleton – Bridget Jones. Now, in Mad About the Boy, Bridget is back – a 51 year old mother of two, with a mobile phone and a twitter [&hellip |
Helen Fielding at Kings PlaceHelen Fielding at Kings Place
November 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - November 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Weight: nine stone (terrifying slide into obesity – why? why?); alcohol units: six (excellent); cigarettes: 23 (vg).’ It’s almost two decades since Helen Fielding introduced us to the chardonnay-swigging, chain-smoking 30-something singleton – Bridget Jones. Now, in Mad About the Boy, Bridget is back – a 51 year old mother of two, with a mobile phone and a twitter [&hellip |
Helen Fielding at Kings PlaceHelen Fielding at Kings Place
November 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - November 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Weight: nine stone (terrifying slide into obesity – why? why?); alcohol units: six (excellent); cigarettes: 23 (vg).’ It’s almost two decades since Helen Fielding introduced us to the chardonnay-swigging, chain-smoking 30-something singleton – Bridget Jones. Now, in Mad About the Boy, Bridget is back – a 51 year old mother of two, with a mobile phone and a twitter [&hellip Iain Sinclair with Deborah Moggach, the CourtauldIain Sinclair with Deborah Moggach, the Courtauld
November 6, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
In 1948, the novelist and poet Jack Kerouac coined the name ‘Beat Generation’ for an underground, anti-conformist youth movement in New York. In the decade that followed, works such as Kerouac’s On the Road, Allen Ginsberg’s Howl and William S. Burroughs’s Naked Lunch (the last two sparkling obscenity trials that ultimately revolutionised American publishing) formed a distinct ‘Beat’ literature. Iain [&hellip |
Helen Fielding at Kings PlaceHelen Fielding at Kings Place
November 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - November 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Weight: nine stone (terrifying slide into obesity – why? why?); alcohol units: six (excellent); cigarettes: 23 (vg).’ It’s almost two decades since Helen Fielding introduced us to the chardonnay-swigging, chain-smoking 30-something singleton – Bridget Jones. Now, in Mad About the Boy, Bridget is back – a 51 year old mother of two, with a mobile phone and a twitter [&hellip Sir Ranulph Fiennes at DauntsSir Ranulph Fiennes at Daunts
November 7, 2013 @ 6:30 pm
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes will be here to talk about life in the extreme cold following a lifetime of adventures in the polar regions. As well as being scientifically rigorous, the book looks at the history of exploration from the early voyages of Cook to the expeditions of Shackleton and Amundsen as well as being [&hellip Jonathan Aitken with Robin Baird-Smith at the Royal InstitutionJonathan Aitken with Robin Baird-Smith at the Royal Institution
November 7, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Jonathan Aitken, a friend and confidant of Margaret Thatcher for forty years, discusses his new biography of the Iron Lady with his editor and publisher, Robin Baird-Smith, at the Royal Institution. Jonathan Aitken was a member of Thatcher’s Cabinet and for much of the time a family friend. His biography, Margaret Thatcher: Power and Personality, provides an [&hellip |
Helen Fielding at Kings PlaceHelen Fielding at Kings Place
November 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - November 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Weight: nine stone (terrifying slide into obesity – why? why?); alcohol units: six (excellent); cigarettes: 23 (vg).’ It’s almost two decades since Helen Fielding introduced us to the chardonnay-swigging, chain-smoking 30-something singleton – Bridget Jones. Now, in Mad About the Boy, Bridget is back – a 51 year old mother of two, with a mobile phone and a twitter [&hellip |
Helen Fielding at Kings PlaceHelen Fielding at Kings Place
November 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - November 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Weight: nine stone (terrifying slide into obesity – why? why?); alcohol units: six (excellent); cigarettes: 23 (vg).’ It’s almost two decades since Helen Fielding introduced us to the chardonnay-swigging, chain-smoking 30-something singleton – Bridget Jones. Now, in Mad About the Boy, Bridget is back – a 51 year old mother of two, with a mobile phone and a twitter [&hellip |
Helen Fielding at Kings PlaceHelen Fielding at Kings Place
November 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - November 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Weight: nine stone (terrifying slide into obesity – why? why?); alcohol units: six (excellent); cigarettes: 23 (vg).’ It’s almost two decades since Helen Fielding introduced us to the chardonnay-swigging, chain-smoking 30-something singleton – Bridget Jones. Now, in Mad About the Boy, Bridget is back – a 51 year old mother of two, with a mobile phone and a twitter [&hellip |
Helen Fielding at Kings PlaceHelen Fielding at Kings Place
November 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - November 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Weight: nine stone (terrifying slide into obesity – why? why?); alcohol units: six (excellent); cigarettes: 23 (vg).’ It’s almost two decades since Helen Fielding introduced us to the chardonnay-swigging, chain-smoking 30-something singleton – Bridget Jones. Now, in Mad About the Boy, Bridget is back – a 51 year old mother of two, with a mobile phone and a twitter [&hellip Margaret Drabble at Kings PlaceMargaret Drabble at Kings Place
November 11, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
Dame Margaret Drabble will be interviewed by writer, academic and broadcaster Harriett Gilbert about her new novel, The Pure Gold Baby, a remarkable novel about our changing society and the way we care for one another. Read all reviews for The Pure Gold Baby. This is the story of one woman’s lifetime and the way her existence touch the [&hellip |
Helen Fielding at Kings PlaceHelen Fielding at Kings Place
November 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - November 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Weight: nine stone (terrifying slide into obesity – why? why?); alcohol units: six (excellent); cigarettes: 23 (vg).’ It’s almost two decades since Helen Fielding introduced us to the chardonnay-swigging, chain-smoking 30-something singleton – Bridget Jones. Now, in Mad About the Boy, Bridget is back – a 51 year old mother of two, with a mobile phone and a twitter [&hellip Simon Sebag Montefiore on One Night in Winter, Daunt Bookshop, MaryleboneSimon Sebag Montefiore on One Night in Winter, Daunt Bookshop, Marylebone
November 12, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Acclaimed Russian historian Simon Sebag Montefiore will be speaking about writing fact and fiction when he comes to discuss his new novel which is based on a true story from Stalinist Russia. Two teenagers, children of high-ranking party members, are found dead on a bridge in Moscow. Stalin himself will conduct the investigation into their [&hellip |
Helen Fielding at Kings PlaceHelen Fielding at Kings Place
November 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - November 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Weight: nine stone (terrifying slide into obesity – why? why?); alcohol units: six (excellent); cigarettes: 23 (vg).’ It’s almost two decades since Helen Fielding introduced us to the chardonnay-swigging, chain-smoking 30-something singleton – Bridget Jones. Now, in Mad About the Boy, Bridget is back – a 51 year old mother of two, with a mobile phone and a twitter [&hellip Chuck Palahniuk at FoylesChuck Palahniuk at Foyles
November 13, 2013 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
This event comes with a warning: not suitable for the easily disturbed. From Fight Club andChoke author Chuck Palahniuk comes Doomed - a dark and twisted vision of the apocalyptic, a nightmarish meditation on eternal damnation, with plenty of jokes. Following on from her adventures in Chuck’s last novel Damned, Madison Spencer, the liveliest and snarkiest dead girl in the universe, [&hellip Charlotte Mendelson on Almost English at the SouthbankCharlotte Mendelson on Almost English at the Southbank
November 13, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Charlotte Mendelson introduces her new novel and the winner of the Polari First Book Prize 2013 is announced. All reviews for Almost English Mendelson heads the bill presenting her novel Almost English. She is joined by poet Dean Atta, authors Rosie Garland and Patrick Flanery, special guest Helen Lederer and singer Dee Chanelle. Also tonight, we [&hellip |
Helen Fielding at Kings PlaceHelen Fielding at Kings Place
November 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - November 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Weight: nine stone (terrifying slide into obesity – why? why?); alcohol units: six (excellent); cigarettes: 23 (vg).’ It’s almost two decades since Helen Fielding introduced us to the chardonnay-swigging, chain-smoking 30-something singleton – Bridget Jones. Now, in Mad About the Boy, Bridget is back – a 51 year old mother of two, with a mobile phone and a twitter [&hellip Meet The Historian: Richard III: The Man and The Myth with Alison Weir, LJCCMeet The Historian: Richard III: The Man and The Myth with Alison Weir, LJCC
November 14, 2013 @ 8:00 pm
You may be watching the dramatised history of the White Queen currently on the BBC. Join us as Alison Weir reveals the truth behind the legends of this turbulent period in history and Richard lll. Best-selling historian Alison Weir reveals the truth behind Shakespeare’s Machiavellian and monstrous tyrant. Shakespeare’s powerful and dramatic portrayal of him has [&hellip |
Deborah Moggach and Lottie Moggach at the Write Idea FestivalDeborah Moggach and Lottie Moggach at the Write Idea Festival
November 15, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
One family, two generations of novelists. Award winning Deborah Moggach will present her latest novel ‘Heartbreak Hotel’, while her daughter Lottie Moggach will talk about her debut novel ‘Kiss Me First’. Deborah Moggach has written 17 novels; these include the bestsellers ‘Tulip Fever’ and ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’, which was made into a movie [&hellip |
A Sensational Storyline: Eastenders meets The Archers at the Write Idea FestivalA Sensational Storyline: Eastenders meets The Archers at the Write Idea Festival
November 16, 2013 @ 2:00 pm
Former Eastenders Executive Producer Diederick Santer and scriptwriter for The Archers and Ambridge Extra Keri Davies discuss writing and production with the biggest soaps on TV and radio. Relationships between writers and producers can be difficult as well as creative -find out more about what goes on behind the scenes to bring you Albert Square [&hellip Shakespeare’s Local: Peter Brown at the Write Idea FestivalShakespeare’s Local: Peter Brown at the Write Idea Festival
November 16, 2013 @ 2:00 pm
Shakespeare’s Local: Six Centuries of History Seen Through One Extraordinary Pub Pete Brown used to advertise lager for a living, until he realized that writing books about beer was even more fun, and entailed drinking even more beer. He appears regularly on television as a beer expert and writes on beer for a variety of [&hellip From Bow to Biennale: David Buckman at the Write Idea FestivalFrom Bow to Biennale: David Buckman at the Write Idea Festival
November 16, 2013 @ 3:30 pm
In ‘From Bow to Biennale: Artists of the East London Group’, David Buckman reveals for the first time how charismatic teacher John Cooper inspired working class East Enders into becoming one of the most successful exhibiting groups of the 1930s. Over many years he traced six then-surviving members to record their memories. Progressing from evening [&hellip |
Jay Rayner at the Write Idea FestivalJay Rayner at the Write Idea Festival
November 17, 2013 @ 2:00 pm
A Greedy Man in a Hungry World “The doctrine of local food is dead and farmers markets are merely a lifestyle choice for the affluent middle classes” Restaurant critic and BBC One Show reporter Jay Rayner combines hardnosed reporting with witty memoir to take you on a journey through the world’s edible landscape. From debunking [&hellip How to Write a Ghost Story: Paul Bryers at the Write Idea FestivalHow to Write a Ghost Story: Paul Bryers at the Write Idea Festival
November 17, 2013 @ 2:00 pm
Director and writer Paul Bryers gives an illustrated talk on the ingredients of a successful ghost or horror story, with examples from his own work and that of Stephen King, Bram Stoker, Thomas Harris, Angela Carter and Charles Perrault – master, or manipulator, of the fairy tale. “Why are we, and our children, so keen [&hellip Stella Duffy at the Write Idea FestivalStella Duffy at the Write Idea Festival
November 17, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
Stella Duffy will read from her novels, talk about her work as a writer in many genres and also as a theatre director. There is every chance she will also mention that not only posh people can be writers, that Equal Marriage is a very exciting thing, and how the Fun Palaces Project is taking [&hellip |
Poet in the City, Kings PlacePoet in the City, Kings Place
November 18, 2013 @ 6:00 pm
Poet in the City presents the London showcase of this acclaimed show combing poetry and jazz. Actress Samantha Bond joins celebrated actor Sir Derek Jacobi, singer Ruthie Culver and her UtterJazz quartet in a compelling homage to two of the most influential voices of the 20th century: WH Auden and Benjamin Britten. The power of WH Auden’s words – by turns outspoken, lyrical or witty – together [&hellip 5 x 15, The Tabernacle5 x 15, The Tabernacle
November 18, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Chuck Palahniuk, Charlotte Higgins, John Lloyd, Kate Mosse and Pen Vogler. More information/book tickets Charles Moore talks about the Iron Lady, Kensington LibraryCharles Moore talks about the Iron Lady, Kensington Library
November 18, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Charles Moore talks about the life and career of Margaret Thatcher, how she used both her femininity and modest background to her advantage. Margaret Thatcher first assessed the age and then shaped it, changing the political and economic landscape of the country to such an extent that we may consider that we are still living [&hellip |
Rachel Cooke on Her Brilliant Career: Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties, FoylesRachel Cooke on Her Brilliant Career: Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties, Foyles
November 19, 2013 @ 6:30 pm
The 1950s is an era most associated with prudishness, frugality and old-fashioned values, where a typical week in a woman’s life entailed 60-70 hours of housework, and little to no independence. Journalist and critic Rachel Cooke’s new book sets out to show a hidden side to the monochrome decade, as she profiles ten extraordinary ’50s [&hellip Sir Max Hastings discusses the First World War, Kensington LibrarySir Max Hastings discusses the First World War, Kensington Library
November 19, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Sir Max Hastings (Catastrophe) talks about the origins and early campaigns of the First World War. Sir Max will discuss how inevitable, or avoidable, the Great War was. Was our going to war a mistake, or was it one of our finest hours? Ask questions and join in the discussion at the end. More information/book [&hellip |
Adelle Waldman talks to Alain de Botton, LJCCAdelle Waldman talks to Alain de Botton, LJCC
November 20, 2013 @ 8:00 pm
Adelle Waldman lives in Brooklyn with her husband, the writer Evan Hughes. She attended Brown University and Columbia University School of Journalism. She has written for the New York Times Book Review, The New Republic, Slate,The New Yorker, The New York Observer, The Wall Street Journal and many others. Before writing The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P she was a newspaper reporter, covering [&hellip |
Jeremy Paxman on Great Britain’s Great War, Daunt Bookshop, MaryleboneJeremy Paxman on Great Britain’s Great War, Daunt Bookshop, Marylebone
November 21, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
The renowned broadcaster and bestselling author has written a magnificent history of the First World War, accompanied by a 5-part flagship BBC TV series to mark its 100th Anniversary. Rich with personalities, surprises and ironies, this broad narrative history paints a picture of courage and confusion, doubts and dilemmas, and is written with Jeremy Paxman’s [&hellip Iain Sinclair on American SmokeIain Sinclair on American Smoke
November 21, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
In American Smoke (Hamish Hamilton), the third part of a loose trilogy of topographical ruminations that began with Hackney: That Rose-red Empire and Ghost Milk, Iain Sinclair follows the traces of the writers of the American Beat generation – Kerouac, Burroughs, Charles Olson, Gary Snyder, Malcolm Lowry and more – in a journey that takes in the Old West, Mexico, [&hellip John Carey on John Donne, National Portrait GalleryJohn Carey on John Donne, National Portrait Gallery
November 21, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
John Carey, British literary critic and emeritus Merton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford explores the poetry and personality of John Donne. In his talk he will give and account of Donne’s life and relate it to the Lothian portrait of Donne which now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. More information/book [&hellip |
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Antonia Fraser discussed the 1832 Reform Bill,Kensington LibraryAntonia Fraser discussed the 1832 Reform Bill,Kensington Library
November 25, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Bestselling historian Antonia Fraser discusses the human and political drama of the events surrounding the Reform Bill of 1832. How close did the country come to revolution? How do the events relate and resonate in regards to today’s political and social landscape? More information/book tickets Margaret Drabble, Edmund Gordon, Ian McEwan discuss Angus Wilson, CourtauldMargaret Drabble, Edmund Gordon, Ian McEwan discuss Angus Wilson, Courtauld
November 25, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
A leading novelist of the post-war era, Angus Wilson provided a sharp and often very funny portrait of Britain during this period. He shared with E.M. Forster a concern with the problems of liberal humanism, while his elaborate plotting and rich characterisation recall the works of Dickens. Unusually for a male novelist of his time, [&hellip |
John Freeman talks to Kamila Shamsie: ‘How to read a Novelist’, Daunt BooksJohn Freeman talks to Kamila Shamsie: ‘How to read a Novelist’, Daunt Books
November 26, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
John Freeman, former editor of Granta, will be joining us to chat about what makes a great novel. His book collects a number of interviews with well known authors and seeks to fathom what makes a great novelist and a wonderful novel. John will be in conversation with acclaimed novelist Kamila Shamsie, author of Burnt [&hellip |
Amy Tan on The Valley of Amazement, FoylesAmy Tan on The Valley of Amazement, Foyles
November 27, 2013 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
From the author of the Joy Luck Club comes a novel that spans decades and continents, following the lives of three generations of women and the mysterious painting that holds the key to their hidden histories. The story sweeps from San Francisco to Shanghai to New York, and connections are forged across the years — in spite [&hellip |
Artemis Cooper discusses Patrick Leigh Fermor, Kensington LibraryArtemis Cooper discusses Patrick Leigh Fermor, Kensington Library
November 28, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Bestselling biographer Artemis Cooper talks about the life and times of the enigmatic writer Patrick Leigh Fermor. Artemis will also discuss The Broken Road, Fermor’s final book about his journey through Europe in 1933, and take questions on the art of researching and writing biography. More information/book tickets Amy Tan at Kings PlaceAmy Tan at Kings Place
November 28, 2013 @ 7:00 pm
Join Amy Tan for a discussion of her hit debut novel, The Joy Luck Club. In 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet every week to play mahjong, eat dim sum and gossip about their children. Through their stories, and those of their four daughters, the novel explores the fault lines between two generations and [&hellip |
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