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Author Visits

Are you passionate about books and reading?

Meet the authors and discuss writing at our free Author Visit events.
Find out about forthcoming author events and view book titles.

Forthcoming Author Visits

Tin Baths and Doodlebugs
Life stories from Tower Hamlets with a talk from one of the authors of this book.
For ages 50 years and above.
Thursday 12 January, 10.30am - 12noon
Cubitt Town Library

An Introduction to Creating your Graphic Memoir
Presentation and practical workshop with Nicola Streeten, illustrator and author of the highly praised graphic memoir 'Billy, Me and You'. No experience necessary. Materials will be provided.
Saturday 28 January, 2 - 4pm
Idea Store Chrisp Street

Jean Fullerton - How to Fall in Love with the Past
Jean will be talking about how the East End inspires her historical fiction writing as well as reading from her work.
Saturday 4 February, 2.30pm
Bethnal Green Library

Limehouse Books National Libraries Day Author Event: Austerity Writes Back
In celebration of Natioinal Libraries Day, the three Limehouse Books debut novelists: Sophia Blackwell, North Morgan and Bobby Nayyar will be reading and discussing the following:

1. Being skint
2. Protest
3. Mixed up confusion
4. Dead end jobs
5. Death

The three novels to be discussed are:

Sophia's brilliant 'After My Own Heart'
North's acerbic 'Exit Through The Wound', and
Bobby's touching 'West of No East'

Three authors in their early thirties, three novels forges in the worst recession on record. Most definitely the best way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
Saturday 4 February, 2.30 - 4.30pm
Idea Store Whitechapel

LGBT Month Author Special
To celebrate LGBT history month we are joined by two writers: D. J. Connell and Timothy Graves. Their respective novels, 'Julian Corkle is a Filthy Liar' and 'Homo Jihad', both explore love, relationships and romance in an, at times, hostile environment.
Thursday 16 February, from 6.30pm
Bethnal Green Library