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Haringey

the Mondayto SundayLiterary Festival

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www.haringey.gov.uk


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Monday 01 March 2010

Author talk:

Book group event for

blind and partially

sighted people

11:00am-12:00pm at Hornsey Library

Rosie Thomas, popular romantic novelist,

and twice winner of The Romantic Novel

of the Year award, will be making aspecial appearance and talking about

her new bookA Simple Life. Her other

celebrated novels include Top Ten Bestsellers

Every Woman Knows a Secret, Moon Islandand

most recently, The Potters House.

Everyone welcome Enquiries: 020 8489 1425

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Come and

listen to

Archivist Clare

Stephens talk

about the

stories ofhighwaymen

in Haringey.

Doors open at

12:00pm for

refreshments.


Childrens event:Hilda Offen

11:00am-12:00pm at Wood Green

Central Library 1:15pm-2:15pm

at Hornsey Library

Hilda, shortlisted for this

years Roald Dahl Funny

Prize for her bookTheGalloping Ghost, will be

talking to invited school

children from local

schools about her

books, including Knee-

High to a Knight.

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Lunchtime talk:Stand & Deliver:Dick Turpin &the HaringeyConnection12:15pm at Bruce Castle

Museum

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Author talk: John Man New Light on Xanadu

7:00pm at Stroud Green Library

Author John Man, specialist on Mongolia and the history

of communication, will link these two themes in his talk

and shed new light on Xanadu. John Man has written

many books including the international best-sellerGenghis Khan, biographies ofAtilla the Hun and Kublai

Khan and The Great Wall(2009). The focus in this talk is

on his worksXanadu: Marco Polo and Europes

Discovery of the East (2009); the story of the alphabet

Alpha Beta, and the origins of printing The Gutenberg

Revolution (both republished 2009). Books for sale at

the event Bookings: 020 8489 8776

Tuesday 02 March 2010

Poetry evening:Shahab Ahmed7:15pm at Alexandra Park Library

Shahab Ahmed will read poems from

his recent collection Leaping

Shadows (Athena Press).

Author ofTime and Tide

and Shadows of Time, Shahab was a guest poet

reading his poems from Shadows of Time in

Leipzig Castle in 2005. His next poetry book will be

Rubaiyyat, published in 2010. Signed copies

of Leaping Shadows will be for sale at the

event Bookings: 020 8489 8770


Childrens event:

Julie Irwin

11:00am-12:00pm at St Anns Library

1:15pm-2:15pm at Coombes Croft LibraryJulies first childrens book, Edwin Spencer:

Mission Improbable, finds Edwin, a

schoolboy who loves playing football, caught

up in a mystery in a parallel world. Julie will be talking to

invited classes of local school children.



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Wednesday 03 March 2010

Childrens event:Joan Lennon

11:00am-12:00pm at Alexandra Park Library

1:15pm-2:15pm at Highgate LibraryJoan is the author ofThe Wickitt Chronicles

and Tales From The Keep and will be

talking about her new childrens novel set

in Victorian London, Slightly Jones and the

Case of the London Dragonfish, to invited

classes of school children.

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Wednesday 03 March 2010Author talk:

Matthew Loukes

Reading Crime

7:15pm-8:30pm at

Muswell Hill Library

Local author and crimewriter, Matthew Loukes, will talk about his latest

novel Goose Flesh. The novel is the second in his

crime series featuring investigator Slim Gunter.

Estrella Dam is the first in the series. In 1988,

Loukes was shortlisted for the CWA/Sunday

Times New Crime Writers Award. Books for

sale at the event Enquiries: 020 8489 8773

Wednesday 03 March 2010

Author talk:

Victoria Connelly

2:30pm-3:30pm at Marcus Garvey Library

Victoria Connelly, chick lit author, will talk

about and read from her new novel Mollys

Millions, An effervescent romantic comedy

about a lottery winner on a quest for

kindness. The authors first novel Flights of

Angels has been made into a film for

television in Germany by award-winning

Ziegler Film. Sponsored by Ulvescroft.


Author talk:

An Evening of Crime

7:00pm at Highgate Library

Alison Joseph, author of the Sister Agnescrime series will be talking about her novels

and the art of writing followed by a book

signing of her latest bookA Violent Act. Described as Taut,

subtle, engaging (Sunday Times), with an atypical nun,

Sister Agnes offers a satisfying blend of guilty penitence

and sheer self-indulgence. (Yorkshire Post). Alison Joseph

writes original drama and has adapted novels for BBC

Radio.She has published various short stories.


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Thursday 04 March 2010

Childrens event:

Graham

Marks11:00am-12:00pm atStroud Green Library

1:15pm-2:15pm at Marcus

Garvey Library

Local author Graham Marks

will be talking to local



Teenage event:

creative writing

workshopswith Paul Lyalls

10:00am at the 13-19 Youth Library,

Wood Green Library

Students from St. Thomas Moore

Secondary School will be treated to a

workshop fromperformance poet

Paul Lyalls. They will

be exploring the

themes of sharing

and shaping

stories and

poems. Paul

has appeared

on the BBCs

Big Slam Poetry House, and

at the Edinburgh Festival. He

has completed a brand new

collection of poems, Catching

the Cascade. Books for

sale at the event.

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Bonnie Greer:

talk, reading, discussion7:00pm-9:00pm at Marcus Garvey Library

Bonnie Greer will be here to discuss music, politics, writing,answer your questions and hear your views. She will be

reading from her novel Entropyand her bookObama

Music and listening to what people have to say about the

world facing us in 2010. Come and be part of the

conversation. Enquiries: 020 8489 5352/5350

school children about his

latest book, I Spy, TheConstantinople Caper,which the Sunday Times

included in their Christmas

List of best childrens

fiction 2009. Grahamwrites for all ages, from

his Sci-Fi titles, Takedown,Faultline and StrangeHiding Place to hisfabulous tales in historical

settings, Snatched! andKai-Ro, there is somethingfor everyone to read.


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Book a film:

World Film Night

7:00pm at Hornsey Library

Come along and watch the film

adaptation of Marjane Satrapis

book about growing up in Iran,

Persepolis. Told in graphic

format, it is a moving story full

of insights and humour.

Friday 05 March 2010

Childrens event:

Lesley Howarth


1:15pm-2:15pm at Muswell Hill LibraryLesley is a Guardian Childrens Fiction

Award winner for her novel, Maphead.

She will be discussing her childrens

bookBodyswap, about an 84 year old boy,

with invited classes from local schools.

Saturday 06 March 2010

Look we have coming to Hornsey!


Daljit Nagra, poet, will discuss, read from and talk about his

much acclaimed collection of poetry Look We Have Coming

to Dover!Variously described as life-affirming

funny riotously idiosyncratic, Daljits

poetry won two Forward Prizes: Best Single

Poem in 2004 for Look We Have Coming to

Dover! and Best First Collection in 2007. He

was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book

Award; the 2007 Costa Poetry Award and

won the South Bank Show Decibel Award in

2008. Arrive early for pre-event refreshments.

Bookings: 020 8489 1429 In partnership

with the Crouch End Project.


Friday 05 March 2010

Author talk:Romesh Gunesekera Writing and Place

6:00pm-7:00pm at Wood Green

Central Library

Romesh Gunesekera will talk about his

birth country, Sri Lanka, coming to

England and influences on his writing.

The authors latest novel is The Match.

His previous novels include Reef, shortlisted for the Booker

Prize and Guardian Fiction Prize 1994, Heavens Edge,

shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Best Book award

2003 and a collection of short stories Monkfish Moon, BBC

Asia Award, 1998. Enquiries: 020 8489 1429

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Interested in writing:want to be a writer?

3:00pm-4:00pm at Wood Green

Central Library

Meet Linda Leatherbarrow, prize-winning

author and creative

writing teacher at

Middlesex University,

for a workshop on the

art of writing and how

to get published. The

author has won many

awards for her writing including 1stPrizewinner of the Hay-on-Wye 2009 Short

Story Competition, and three times 1st Prize Winner of the

London Writers Competition. Her stories have been

broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Her short stories are published in

Essential Kit (Maia Press). Bookings: 020 8489 2587

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Dramatic Turn: Cathy Tysondrama workshop for young people

1:00pm-5:00pm at Hornsey Library

Popular and acclaimed actress Cathy Tyson, whose manyscreen and theatre roles include Mona Lisa, Band of Gold,

Brothers and Sisters, will lead a workshop for 15+ year olds.

For her role in Mona Lisa, Cathy Tyson received twice Best

Supporting Actress; Outstanding Actress, and nomination for

the Best Actress Award. Limited places, booking essential:

020 8489 1429 Subject to change.


Texts about Tottenham

2:00pm-3:00pm at Bruce Castle Museum

Chris Protz, author ofTottenham: a

History(Phillimore, 2009) will discuss

milestone works written about the area

over the years. So come along and

discover the rich and varied history of

Tottenham from a shifting landscapedominated by royalty and the aristocracy,

to wealthy merchant families, Tottenham saw a dramatic

change from peasantry and farming, to trade and industry;

from a predominantly middle class to a working-class

population. Books for sale at the event. Refreshments

available.


Lyrical Words:an evening of poetry and song

5:00pm at St Anns Library

Come and hear local writers, authors and poets perform

and recite their works. Enquiries: 020 8489 8775


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Sunday 07 March, 2010

Umpteen Pockets:poetry and musicfeast for childrenaged 7 years up

2:15pm-3:00pm at Hornsey

Childrens Library

Actress and singer Sasha Mitchell

reads and sings poems by the

well-loved poet Adrian Mitchell, with

accompanying musician. At aged sixteen,

Sasha started working professionally as an actress in

theatre andtelevision. She is a

long-standing

member of the

Wonderful Beast

Theatre School.

Since the 80s,

Sasha has toured

with Adrian Mitchell

and his poetryshows in theatre and

schools.

Books for sale at

the event.

Enquiries:

020 8489 1428


Sunday 07 March 2010

Walk: OldTottenham

Revealed10:30am-12:00pmArchitectural historian Steve Amor will take you on a literary

walk exploring famous Tottenham residents and their influence

on the arts. Starts at Marcus Garvey Library, finishing at Bruce

Castle Museum for tea. Meet outside Marcus Garvey Library.

Limited places, booking essential: 020 8489 5350

Sunday 07 March 2010

Walk: Screening Muswell Hillprofessor of film history at

Birkbeck, University of London,

and author of many books

including The Art of Film: John Boxand Production Design (published

2009). Meet outside Muswell Hill

Library. Limited places, booking

essential: 020 8489 1429

11:00am-1:00pm at


Britains first film and television

studio were both in Muswell Hill,which also boasts an historic

cinema. Discover many more big

and small screen local connections

on a walk led by Ian Christie,

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Wood Green Central Library

High Road N22 6XD

Library 020 8489 2780 Childrens Library 020 8489 2776

Bruce Castle Museum

Lordship Lane N17 8NU 020 8808 8772

Alexandra Park Library

Alexandra Park Road N22 7UJ 020 8489 8770

Coombes Croft Library

Tottenham High Road N17 8AG 020 8489 8771

Highgate Library

Shepherds Hill, Highgate N6 5QT 020 8489 8772

Hornsey Library

Haringey Park N8 9JA


Marcus Garvey Library

Tottenham Green Centre, 1 Phillip Lane N15 4JA



Queens Avenue N10 3PELibrary 020 8489 8773 Childrens Library 020 8489 8774

St Anns Library

Cissbury Road, Tottenham N15 5PU 020 8489 8775

Stroud Green Library

Quernmore Road N4 4QR 020 8489 8776

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