Telegram Books: Events
Islamic Punk: From Fiction to Reality
Rich Mix, Shoreditch
October 9, 2011
The DSC South Asian Literature Festival presents a special screening of The Taqwacores - as part of the line-up for its opening weekend - at 4.30pm at the Rich Mix Cinema on Sunday, 9 October.
Inspired by Michael Muhammed Knight's novel of the same name, The Taqwacores, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, is an experience that will make you sit up and take notice.
Ilkley Literature Festival
Saturday, October 8th, 2011, 7:45 pm at Ilkley Playhouse Wildman
Moni Mohsin and Aamer Hussein, author of The Cloud Messenger, discuss their characters' very different takes on love, solitude and relationships and consider the differences and overlaps between European and South Asian romanticism.
Aamer Hussein is the author of four acclaimed collections of short stories and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His last novel, Another Gulmohar Tree was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
Launch of British Muslim Fictions
Thursday 6th October, 6:30pm
Palgrave Macmillan and Claire Chambers would like to invite you to the launch of British Muslim Fictions, a collection of interviews with 13 leading writers, including Aamer Hussein, Ahdaf Soueif, Hanif Kureishi, and Abdulrazak Gurnah.
AlSaqi Bookshop, 26 Westbourne Grove, London, W2 5RH
Refreshments provided.
Edinburgh International Book Festival
13-29 August, Edinburgh
Throughout its 27-year history, the Edinburgh International Book Festival has grown rapidly in size and scope to become the largest and most dynamic festival of its kind in the world. In its first year the Book Festival played host to just 30 'Meet the Author' events. Today, the Festival programmes over 700 events, which are enjoyed by people of all ages.
An important feature of the Book Festival's programme is a high profile debates and discussions series. Each year writers from all over the world gather to become part of this unique forum in which audience and author meet to exchange thoughts and opinions on some of the world's most pressing issues.
Telegram authors that have been confirmed to speak at the event include, Sjon, Aamer Hussein, Bi Feiyu, and from our sister imprint Saqi Books Nawal El Sadaawi and Ilan Pappe. More details to be announced.
A Literary Evening at the Sugar Lounge: Celebrating Contemporary European Literature
Monday 22nd August 2011, 7pm
An evening of celebration with Sjón, author of From the Mouth of the Whale, Martina Evans, Vesna Maric and Jan Van Mersbergen. A chance to meet the authors, hear them read, and ofcourse buy their books. Sjón won the Nordic Council$s Literature Prize for The Blue Fox, which was also longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2009. Sjón was nominated for an Oscar for the song lyrics he wrote for Bjork in the film Dancer in the Dark. His work has been translated into twenty-two languages.
Meet the Authors: Maggie Gee and Pauline Melville
Out To Lunch
18 August 2011, Cadogan Hall
A fantastic oppurtunity to meet these award winning authors in the beautiful surroundings of the Culford Room, Cadogan Hall. Maggie Gee has published many novels to great acclaim, including The White Family, which was shortlisted for the 2002 Orange Prize for Fiction and for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2004. Pauline Melville's first book Shape-Shifter, a collection of short stories first published in 1990, won the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Overall Winner, Best First Book) and the Guardian Fiction Prize.
Posted by Nancy on August 4, 2011 12:36 PM to Telegram Books