Making a Debut at the National Centre for Writing

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We are delighted to welcome novelists Ore Agbaje-Williams (The Three of Us) and Derek Owusu (That Reminds Me, Losing the Plot) to Dragon Hall for an honest and insightful conversation about their experiences of publishing a debut book.

#MERKY Books Literature Festival

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#MERKY Books Literature Festival returns as part of Roundhouse’s In the Round Festival. ​​A celebration of creativity, culture and arts, the event will showcase both established authors and new voice from #Merky Books and beyond. Masterclasses, talks and live performance will focus on providing creative opportunities to young people as well as insights into breaking into the creative industries.

BATH BOOK FESTIVAL

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As part of the annual Bath Festivals celebrating literature, Ore Agbaje-Williams (The Three of Us) and Naoise Dolan (Exciting Times, The Happy Couple) in conversation, chaired by Sarah Shaffi.

casual readers book club ​

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Joining the brilliant India and the rest of the Casual Readers Book Club to discuss The Three of Us in person.

BRIGHTON BOOK FESTIVAL

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Rom-Coms are among the best-selling and most lucrative novels in publishing and yet the genre is continually stereotyped as trashy, basic or formulaic. In this panel discussion we will be asking phenomenally successful rom-com authors, why should we take romcom seriously? What value does it bring to us as a society? 

Griffin BOOKs literary FESTIVAL

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Full details to come.

celebration of love stories panel​

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In conversation with Sara Jafari and Lorraine Brown at Compass Theatre.

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