Waterstones, Park Lane, Meadowhall
1.00-3.00pm Waterstones, Arcade, Meadowhall
Sisters in Crime
Danuta Reah and her sister, fellow crime novelist Penny Grubb.
Free, turn up for a chat. Danuta will be promoting her Five Leaves/Crime Express novella Not Safe
A new play by Sonja Linden inspired by the non-fiction best-seller Rodinsky’s Room
by Rachel Lichtenstein and Iain Sinclair. Follow Rachel on her eccentric journey to
the lost world of the Jewish East End and its origins in Eastern Europe. A work in
progress, followed by post-show Q&A.
Supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust and produced by YaD Arts.
No direct Five Leaves relevance, but Sonja edited a couple of books for us, Rachel is writing an intro for a forthcoming book and Iain has written an intro for one of our books...
Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA
Tickets/Info: http://www.richmix.org.uk/whats-on/festival/snapshotspart7/
in conversation with Julian Mash
Laura Del-Rivo will be talking about, among other things, her 1961 debut novel The Furnished Room (recently republished by Five Leaves). Both writers have led fascinating lives and this event is sure to sell out.
Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop, 21 Kensington Park Road, London W11 2EU
Tickets: £5 inc wine, bookshop@lutyensrubinstein.co.uk
or 020 7229 1010
for eight weeks at the same time
Tutor: Mark Patterson (author of Roman Nottinghamshire)
The Roman towns, villas, found artifacts, forts etc
Fee: £53.60 (discounted £48.25 or free for concessions)
Nottingham Mechanics NG1 4EZ
Info: 0115 9628416, email: nottinghambranch@wea.org.uk
Organised by Campaign For The Book and local groups.
All day, everywhere.
Waterstones, Orchard Square, Sheffield
2.30-4.30pm WHSmith, Fargate, Sheffield
Sisters in Crime
Danuta Reah and her sister, fellow crime novelist Penny Grubb.
Free, turn up for a chat. Danuta will be promoting her Five Leaves/Crime Express novella Not Safe
- an exhibition.
Pauline Lucas' biography of Evelyn Gibbs is available from Five Leaves and will be on sale at the exhibition.
School of Art Gallery, Buarth Mawe, Aberystwyth SY23 1NG
Free.
Private view: Friday 17 February, 7.30pm
Info: info@fiveleaves.co.uk
for six weeks at the same time
Tutor: Mark Patterson (author of Roman Nottinghamshire)
The Roman towns, villas, found artifacts, forts etc
Fee: £30.15 (discounted £27.15 or free for concessions)
Burton Joyce Village Hall NG14 5EY
Info: Burton Joyce WEA: 0115 931 3584, email: eastmidlands@wea.org.uk
at Nottingham Writers' Studio, with Five Leaves' Maxine Linnell (young adult fiction) and Rod Duncan (crime).
Nottingham Writers' Studio, Broadway Business Centre, 32a Stoney Street, Nottingham NG1 1LL
Free but email info@fiveleaves.co.uk
Info: www.nottinghamwritersstudio.co.uk
A day celebrating the work of independent publishers - talks, readings, launches, panel discussions, book fair.
Free
De Montfort University, Leicester
Info: info@fiveleaves.co.uk
, with Mark Patterson
Worksop Local History Society
Station Hotel, Worksop - note correct venue
Tickets: £2.50 on the door, including refreshments
Info: www.worksophistory.org.uk
for six weeks at the same time
Tutor: Mark Patterson (author of Roman Nottinghamshire)
The Roman towns, villas, found artifacts, forts etc
Fee: £40.20 (discounted: £36.20 or free for concessions)
Women's Institute, Lowdham NG14 7AB
Info: Lowdham WEA: 0115 9663783, email: eastmidlands@wea.org.uk
for six weeks at the same time
Tutor: Mark Patterson (author of Roman Nottinghamshire)
The Roman towns, villas, found artifacts, forts etc
Fee: £40.20 (discounted £36.20 or free for concessions)
Grange Community Centre, Radcliffe on Trent
Info: Radcliffe WEA 0115 933 2922, email: eastmidlands@wea.org.uk
in conversation with Cathi Unsworth
Includes readings from Laura's 1961 novel The Furnished Room (recently republished by Five Leaves/New London Editions)
A Sohemian Society event
Upstairs at The Wheatsheaf, Rathhbone Place, London W1
Tickets: £3 on the door
Info: www.sohemians.com or 020 7306 4625
Articulate presents the launch of two collaborations between award-winning cartoonist Martin Rowson and poet Andy Croft.
Andy Croft reads from 1948, a novel in verse illustrated by Martin Rowson and published by Five Leaves. Martin Rowson reads from his book The Limerickiad.
ARC, Stockton Arts Centre, Dovecot Street, Stockton on Tees TS18 1LL
Tickets: £5, £4 concessions
Info: 01642 525199, http://www.arconline.co.uk/detail.php?id=2745
An international event held by Five Leaves and the Jewish Music Institute commemorating 60 years since Stalin executed the cream of Soviet Yiddish writers and others from the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee.
Gennady Estraikh, Associate Professor at NYU will speak on "Why did Stalin murder Yiddish writers?", and Robert Chandler, translator of Life and Fate will speak about Vasily Grossman and Isaak Babel.
Music from the Soviet Jewish world: Polina and Merlin Shepherd.
School of Oriental and African Studies, lecture theatre G2, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Admission free, light refreshments provided.
Info: myra@fiveleaves.co.uk
Five Leaves speakers and bookstall likely.
Full details to follow
Info: info@fiveleaves.co.uk
A day event for teachers, librarians, teenagers,
young adult fiction writers. Guest speakers, panels and discussion.
A joint event between Five Leaves and Derbyshire County Council.
Somewhere in Derbyshire...
Info: info@fiveleaves.co.uk to join the circulation list for this event
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