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London Book And Poetry Events: 18-24 September 2014
Join Londonist for family storytelling onboard a boat on Sunday © Jenny Woolf Thursday 18 September SEWING BEE: Stuart Hillard, semi-finalist on BBC2’s Great British Sewing Bee, is at John Lewis on...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 25 September-1 October 2014
Ongoing Soho Literary Festival takes place at Soho Theatre until 28 September, covering everything from wine to the class divide. See the full line-up. Events are £9 each, and need to be prebooked....
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London Book And Poetry Events: 2-8 October 2014
An evening with Benjamin Zephaniah Ongoing Throughout October, Footprints of London tour guides are running the Literary Footprints Festival, with over 40 author and book themed talks and walks dotted...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 6 February-12 February 2014
Author appearances, poetry and spoken word events in London this week Stand Up And Slam at The Poetry Cafe. Details below. Thursday 6 February Philosopher Alain de Botton introduces his latest book,...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 9-15 October 2014
Hilary Mantel is at Southbank Centre Ongoing Throughout October, Footprints of London tour guides are running the Literary Footprints Festival, with over 40 author and book themed talks and walks...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 16-22 October 2014
Richard Madeley is the subject of this week’s Grosvenor House Literati. Ongoing Throughout October, Footprints of London tour guides are running the Literary Footprints Festival, with over 40 author-...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 23-29 October 2014
Crick Crack Club is at The Forge on 29 October Ongoing Throughout October, Footprints of London tour guides are running the Literary Footprints Festival, with over 40 author- and book-themed talks and...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 30 October-5 November 2014
Follow @LondonistLit for our pick of that day’s literary events. Graham Norton speaks about his new memoir at Southbank Centre Ongoing Richmond Literature Festival is going on throughout November in...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 6-12 November 2014
Follow @LondonistLit for our pick of that day’s literary events. The people behind Richmond Literary Festival firmly advocate book igloos Ongoing Richmond Literature Festival is going on throughout...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 13-19 November 2014
Follow @LondonistLit for our pick of that day’s literary events. See a performance of The Shipwrecked House on Thursday courtesy of Penned In The Margins Ongoing Richmond Literature Festival is going...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 17-23 April 2014
Author appearances, poetry and spoken word events in London this week Lit in Pit with Wendy Meakin and Toby Brothers Plan Ahead On 25 May, the UK’s first ever edible book launch takes place at Box Park...
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A Guide To Spoken Word Nights In London
Photo of Rob Auton by Wasi Daniju. The days of stuffy, pretentious performance poetry in empty hipster cafés are long gone. The contemporary spoken word scene is dynamic, playful and far from dull....
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Reasons You Shouldn’t Miss Standby For Tape Back-Up
Photo: Paul Blakemore Londonist Rating: ★★★★★ It shouldn’t work This is just one man and a video screen with clips of telly from the 90s. How then — really, how? — does that turn into one of the most...
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A Baptism Of Fire To The World Of The Spoken Word
Today I will lose my virginity in the back streets of London. As I walk along cobbled roads in Soho lined with neon signs of dancing bodies, I’m starting to freak out about my performance this...
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The Last Word Festival: Picks From The Performers Themselves
The world’s most celebrated spoken word artists will be wrapping their tongues around a fortnight dedicated to the art form at The Last Word festival this month. With performances at the Roundhouse...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 1-7 May 2014
Author appearances, poetry and spoken word events in London this week Playwright Alan Bennett comes to the National Theatre. Plan Ahead LITERATURE FESTIVAL: The Asia House Literature Festival runs from...
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