Events Archive

NI Science Festival: Benjamin Black – Belly Woman: Birth, Blood & Ebola

At The MAC, Belfast on 18/02/2023 2:00 am

We're delighted to welcome Dr Benjamin Black to Belfast to chat about his 'eye opening and inspirational book', Belly Woman: Birth, Blood and Ebola, The Untold Story.

SCOTT LAUDER: THE THREE HARES

At 4th Floor Conference Room 4, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai on 04/02/2023 2:00 pm

Imagine time travelling from a concrete cosmopolitan jungle to the era when the Silk Road once connected the world and being caught in a fast-paced, action-packed, drama-filled adventure. Add to that, the charm of immortality and you have the page-turning trilogy The Three Hares by Scott Lauder and David Ross. Join Scott Lauder as he deep dives into its inspiration, its influences, and the makings of its myth, mystery, and magic.

Emirates Lit Fest – Shahd Al Shammari: How Literature Saved My Life

At Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 10, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai on 04/02/2023 1:30 pm

What would it be like to fall asleep one night, and wake up the next morning with a debilitating illness that transforms your identity and the outcome of your life forever? That is what happened Shahd Alshammari, who woke aged 18 to find her body completely numbed by Multiple Sclerosis, with her life changed to that of a disabled person living with chronic pain.

MIRRORS & DOORS IN PUBLISHING: JESSICA SMITH, SADIA ANWAR & SHAHD AL SHAMMARI

At 4th Floor Conference Room 4, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai on 03/02/2023 3:00 pm

Inclusion in publishing is a topic that has been much discussed yet rarely acted upon. There’s a new focus on making the industry more accessible for both writers and staff – but is it working? While authors struggle with the economic challenges of building a self-sustaining writing career, publishing houses continue to face accusations of perpetuating inequality and failing to support marginalised authors.

In Conversation at The Vagina Museum: Benjamin Black and Anna Kent

At The Vagina Museum on 17/11/2022 7:30 pm

An important and timely discussion on the many ways in which women's rights and women's reproductive healthcare are inexcusably under-prioritised (and under threat) across the globe.

Can I Stray, Jenna Adams – Author Event

At Amory B105, University of Exeter on 07/11/2022 4:30 pm

Blackwell's Exeter is welcoming author, Jenna Adams to talk about her new debut novel, Can I Stray, on Monday 7th November. The event is being held from 4.30pm to 6.30pm, at Amory B105, University of Exeter and is free to attend.

An Evening with Jenna Adams.

At Zoom on 26/10/2022 6:30 pm

Register for a wonderful evening celebrating the publication of Can I Stray. Jenna Adams will be discussing her debut with Archna and Francesca (Brook Charity) with an audience Q&A too!

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At Town Hall on 05/10/2022 12:00 am

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‘War of the Wind’ shortlisted in The Week Junior’s 2023 Book Awards

Victoria Williamson's 'War of the Wind' has been shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year: Older Fiction in The Week Junior's first-ever Book Awards. "Showing we should never make prejudiced assumptions about what people are capable of, Victoria Williamson’s War of the Wind is a page-turning, inclusive eco-thriller for our times."

Classics for All reviews ‘Clytemnestra’s Bind’

This is a very modern novel and quite different in many ways to the accounts of myths and legends by ancient Greek writers, where things are often alluded to, rather than spelt out in detail. It tells similar stories, but adds a vast amount of description of every aspect of what domestic and other life might have been like at that time.