Literary Calendar
Events for March 2014
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Sheila Heti on How Should a Person Be? with Rachel Cusk, Kings PlaceSheila Heti on How Should a Person Be? with Rachel Cusk, Kings Place
March 1, 2014 @ 7:30 pm
With a twenty-something protagonist named Sheila, and a narrative based on conversations and emails between her and her friends, this 2012 sensation blurs the lines between fiction and nonfiction. Using transcribed conversations, real emails, plus heavy doses of fiction, the always innovative Heti crafts a work that is part literary novel, part self-help manual, and [&hellip |
Claudia Roth Pierpont on Roth Unbound, Kings PlaceClaudia Roth Pierpont on Roth Unbound, Kings Place
March 2, 2014 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Philip Roth has produced some of the greatest literature of the 20th century, yet there has been no major critical work about him to date. Now, for the first time, Claudia Roth Pierpont brings us the story of Roth’s creative life. Touching on Roth’s family, inspirations, critics, and literary friendships with such figures as Saul Bellow and [&hellip Gideon Lewis-Kraus with Gary Shteyngart and Naomi Alterman, Kings PlaceGideon Lewis-Kraus with Gary Shteyngart and Naomi Alterman, Kings Place
March 2, 2014 @ 5:30 pm
“If David Foster Wallace had written Eat, Pray, Love it might have come close to approximating the adventures of Gideon Lewis-Kraus”, wrote Gary Shteyngart on his friend’s debut novel, A Sense of Direction. JBW brings the two writers together to discuss an incredible series of pilgrimages. Book tickets/more information Gary Shteyngart on Little Failure with Sarah Churchwell, Kings PlaceGary Shteyngart on Little Failure with Sarah Churchwell, Kings Place
March 2, 2014 @ 8:00 pm
Little Failure – the alarming pet-name given to the young Gary Shteyngart by his father when growing up in pre-Glasnost Russia – is a remarkable immigrant memoir. A candid and poignant story of a Soviet family’s trials and tribulations, and of their 1979 escape to the consumerised promised land of the United States, it is also an [&hellip |
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A Liberal Arts Degree is a Waste of Time and Money, The SpectatorA Liberal Arts Degree is a Waste of Time and Money, The Spectator
March 4, 2014 @ 7:00 pm
Is the government wise to invest in teaching skill-based subjects, as opposed to those that rely on creative impulse? Come and hear some of the country’s top defenders of the arts – and its detractors – at what promises to be a lively Spectator Debate on whether a liberal arts education is a secure investment [&hellip |
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On Voice: Lavinia Greenlaw, Ali Smith , George Saunders and Erica Wagner at The British LibraryOn Voice: Lavinia Greenlaw, Ali Smith , George Saunders and Erica Wagner at The British Library
March 8, 2014 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
The Folio Society and the British Library are hosting a festival which will feature the Folio Prize judges, shortlisted authors and members of the Academy, who will come together for a rich discussion about the art of storytelling. Chair of this year’s judges for The Folio Prize, Lavinia Greenlaw is a writer whose work is celebrated for [&hellip On Place: Nam Le, Sebastian Faulks and James Walton, The British LibraryOn Place: Nam Le, Sebastian Faulks and James Walton, The British Library
March 8, 2014 @ 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
The Folio Society and the British Library are hosting a festival which will feature the Folio Prize judges, shortlisted authors and members of the Academy, who will come together for a rich discussion about the art of storytelling. Both Nam Le and Sebastian Faulks have been praised for the vastly different worlds that they create in their stories. Here [&hellip Reading women: Tessa Hadley, Frances Wilson, Suzi Feay, The British LibraryReading women: Tessa Hadley, Frances Wilson, Suzi Feay, The British Library
March 8, 2014 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Folio Society and the British Library are hosting a festival which will feature the Folio Prize judges, shortlisted authors and members of the Academy, who will come together for a rich discussion about the art of storytelling. To mark International Women’s Day on Sat 8 March, and in celebration of the ‘Year of Reading [&hellip |
On Genre: Michael Chabon, Mark Haddon and Stephanie Merritt, The British LibraryOn Genre: Michael Chabon, Mark Haddon and Stephanie Merritt, The British Library
March 9, 2014 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
The Folio Society and the British Library are hosting a festival which will feature the Folio Prize judges, shortlisted authors and members of the Academy, who will come together for a rich discussion about the art of storytelling. Speaking about his role as a Folio Prize judge Michael Chabon said “great literature respects no borders or boundaries”. [&hellip On Structure: Sarah Hall, A.S. Byatt and Sam Leith, The British LibraryOn Structure: Sarah Hall, A.S. Byatt and Sam Leith, The British Library
March 9, 2014 @ 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
The Folio Society and the British Library are hosting a festival which will feature the Folio Prize judges, shortlisted authors and members of the Academy, who will come together for a rich discussion about the art of storytelling. Join Academicians Sarah Hall, A.S Byatt and Sam Leith in a discussion about how mastering structure, the ‘bones’ of a story, is [&hellip On Context: Pankaj Mishra, Andrew O’Hagan and Rachel Cooke, The British LibraryOn Context: Pankaj Mishra, Andrew O’Hagan and Rachel Cooke, The British Library
March 9, 2014 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Folio Society and the British Library are hosting a festival which will feature the Folio Prize judges, shortlisted authors and members of the Academy, who will come together for a rich discussion about the art of storytelling. Pankaj Mishra, Andrew O’Hagan and Rachel Cooke are all writers whose work has touched on social and cultural change around the [&hellip |
International Women’s Day evening with Aminatta FornaInternational Women’s Day evening with Aminatta Forna
March 10, 2014 @ 6:00 pm
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Bloomsbury Institute is partnering with the charity Womankind for an event honouring women around the world. Aminatta Forna, Orange Prize-shortlisted author, will discuss her novel The Memory of Love, set during the civil conflict in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002. She and a representative from the charity will discuss the current situation [&hellip Aminatta Forna at Bloomsbury InstituteAminatta Forna at Bloomsbury Institute
March 10, 2014 @ 6:30 pm
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Bloomsbury Institute is partnering with the charity Womankind for an event honouring women around the world. Aminatta Forna, Orange Prize-shortlisted author, will discuss her novel The Memory of Love, set during the Civil War in Sierra Leone in 1969. She and a representative from the charity will discuss the current situation in [&hellip |
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Adam Foulds on In The Wolf’s Mouth, LRBAdam Foulds on In The Wolf’s Mouth, LRB
March 12, 2014 @ 7:00 pm
Adam Foulds’s latest novel, In The Wolf’s Mouth (Jonathan Cape), expands on the themes of violence, conflict and the distortions of history that have characterised his work since 2007’s The Broken Word. Set in Sicily as the Second World War moves into its endgame, the novel is a vivid study of the moral compromises and [&hellip |
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5×15: Bompas & Parr, Fiona Shaw (schedule allowing), Kirsty Wark, Emma Bridgewater5×15: Bompas & Parr, Fiona Shaw (schedule allowing), Kirsty Wark, Emma Bridgewater
March 17, 2014 @ 7:00 pm
Bompas & Parr, Fiona Shaw (schedule allowing), Kirsty Wark, Emma Bridgewater at the Tabernacle. Book tickets/more information |
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An evening with Anita Shreve, Waterstone’s PiccadillyAn evening with Anita Shreve, Waterstone’s Piccadilly
March 21, 2014 @ 6:00 pm
The bestselling novelist will discuss her intense psychological mystery The Lives of Stella Bain with Viv Groskop. Book tickets/more information |
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Deborah Levy, Maggie O’Farrell and Susie Boyt talk to Lennie Goodings, DauntsDeborah Levy, Maggie O’Farrell and Susie Boyt talk to Lennie Goodings, Daunts
March 27, 2014 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Some of today’s most notable women writers talk about which Virago Modern Classics continue to inspire them. Favourites include novels by Muriel Spark, Angela Carter, Barbara Comyns and Elizabeth Taylor. This is a unique opportunity to hear writers talk as readers, discussing the ways in which these enduring classics have influenced their work. Book tickets/more [&hellip Adam Foulds, Rebecca Hunt and Evie Wyld talk to Edmund GordonAdam Foulds, Rebecca Hunt and Evie Wyld talk to Edmund Gordon
March 27, 2014 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
In an industry which favours established names and where new writers struggle to get their voices heard, these young novelists have enjoyed astonishing success. Three writers of a talented new generation read from their books and discuss their work with a young literary critic. Book tickets/more information A.L. Kennedy, David Constantine and Helen Simpson talk to K.J. Orr, Daunt BooksA.L. Kennedy, David Constantine and Helen Simpson talk to K.J. Orr, Daunt Books
March 27, 2014 @ 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Short stories have never been more celebrated as a literary art form, or more popular with readers. Join us for an inspiring discussion of their merits and charm, and listen to a dazzling array of short story writers read their work. Witness just how much can be achieved in a short story – as Alice [&hellip |
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Damon Galgut with Patrick Gale, Kings PlaceDamon Galgut with Patrick Gale, Kings Place
March 31, 2014 @ 7:00 pm
The South African writer Damon Galgut, shortlisted for the Booker Prize for The Good Doctor and In a Strange Room, talks about his new novel Arctic Summer. In this literary tour de force, the author evokes the life of E. M. Forster and his travels to India, exploring the mysterious alchemy of the creative process. Read all reviews for Arctic Summer. Patrick [&hellip |