REDBRIDGE

  • Thursday 22 September
    Imran Khan

    PAKISTAN: A Personal History provides a unique insider’s view of a country  unfamiliar to a western audience. We see how Imran Khan’s happy childhood in Lahore, Oxford education, extraordinary cricketing career, marriage to Jemima Goldsmith, his mother’s influence and Islamic faith informs his historical narrative and role as leader of his political party, the Tehreek-e-Insaf.

    Admission: £7.50 (tickets entitle you to a £2.50 discount on the book purchased at the event)
    Time: 7.15pm - 9.pm
    Venue: Town Hall, Ilford
    Enquiries: 020 9708 2414 or 020 8708 2737

  • Friday 23 September
    Dalgit Nagra

    Daljit Nagra is a thrilling new voice in poetry and winner of the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. His new book has every bit the same verve and excitement that made his first book unmissable.
    In partnership with The Newham Bookshop.

    Admission: £5.00
    Time: 7.15pm - 9.pm
    Venue: Wanstead Library
    Enquiries: 020 8708 7400 or 020 8552 9993

  • Monday 26 September
    Misha Glenny

    Journalist Misha Glenny, author of the international best-seller McMafia, explores cyber crime, cyber warfare and cyber industrial espionage and his new book is possibly the essential crime book for our times.
    In partnership with The Newham Bookshop.

    Admission: £5
    Time: 7.15pm - 9.pm
    Venue: Wanstead Library
    Enquiries: 020 8708 7400 or 020 8502 9993

  • Tuesday 27 September
    Julie Myerson

    Julie Myerson is the author of seven novels, including the best-selling Something Might Happen. She has been described as a “truly interesting and risk-taking author” – The Observer.

    Admission: £2.50
    Time: 7.15pm - 9.pm
    Venue: South Woodford Library
    Enquiries: 020 8708 9067

  • Friday 30 September
    Sinclair McKay: The Secret Life of Bletchley Park

    Germany’s “Enigma” code was cracked in Bletchley Park. Sinclair McKay’s book is an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties.

    Admission: £2.50
    Time: 7.15pm - 9.pm
    Venue: Fullwell Cross Library
    Enquiries: 020 8708 9281

  • Tuesday 4 October
    The Big Red Read Awards Night

    These awards were voted for by the readers of Redbridge. A fabulous evening with many of the winning authors. If you’d like to come, please let us know by 30 September.

    Admission: Free (book in advance)
    Time: 7.pm - 9.30pm
    Venue: Gants Hill Library
    Enquiries: Lesley Gould 020 8708 2414 or Rhonda Brooks 020 8708 9281

  • Wednesday 5 October
    Alison Bruce

    Alison Bruce is one of the rising stars in the world of crime fiction.
    Sponsored by the Manford Way Business Partnership.

    Admission: £2.50
    Time: 7.15pm - 9.pm
    Venue: Hainault Library
    Enquiries: 020 8708 9206

  • Thursday 6 October
    Josephine Cox

    Josephine Cox is Britain’s best-loved writer of family sagas, the most borrowed UK adult women’s fiction writer and has sold over 15 million books worldwide.
    In partnership with Harper Collins Publishers.

    Admission: £2.50
    Time: 2.pm - 4.pm
    Venue: Fullwell Cross Library
    Enquiries: 020 8708 9281

  • Friday 7 October
    Constance Briscoe

    The Accused is the debut crime novel by the best-selling author of Ugly and Beyond Ugly. Constance Briscoe is a practising barrister and one of the first black women to sit as a judge in the UK
    In partnership with The Newham Bookshop.

    Admission: £5
    Time: 7.15pm - 9.pm
    Venue: Wanstead Library
    Enquiries: 020 8708 7400 or 020 8552 9993

  • Saturday 8 October
    VAANI

    Promoting Asian Women Writers space and their work. Meet Chinese author, film-maker and well known artist Julie O’Yang and others in an interactive and fun filled evening.

    Admission: £2.50
    Time: 7.pm - 9.30pm
    Venue: Goodmayes Library
    Enquiries: info@vaani.org or 07985249494

  • Tuesday 11 October
    Historical Fiction Panel with Elizabeth Chadwick, Barbara Ewing and Jane Sanderson

    Meet three of the very best writers of Historical Fiction. Elizabeth Chadwick is the winner of the 2011 RNA Award for Best Historical Novel. Barbara Ewing is best known for The Mesmerist, set in 1840s England and Jane Sanderson’s Netherwood is the perfect novel for all fans of Downton Abbey. The panel will be chaired by novelist Jean Fullerton.
    In partnership with The Newham Bookshop.

    Admission: £2.50
    Time: 7.15pm - 9.pm
    Venue: Wanstead Library
    Enquiries: 020 8708 7400

  • Wednesday 12 October
    The Primrose Bakery

    The Primrose Bakery Book by Martha Swift and Lisa Thomas is full of quirky charm and over 80 gorgeously illustrated recipes for cakes.
    Sponsored by Sainsbury’s Gants Hill, Cranbrook Road Local.

    Admission: £2.50
    Time: 7.30pm - 9.15pm
    Venue: Gants Hill Library
    Enquiries: 020 8708 9274

  • Thursday 13 October
    Melissa Benn in conversation with Michael Rosen

    Melissa Benn is a writer, journalist, campaigner, founder member of the Local Schools Network and author of School Wars which tells the story of the struggle for Britain’s education system.
    In partnership with The Newham Bookshop. Sponsored by Redbridge National Union of Teachers.

    Admission: £5
    Time: 7.15pm - 9.pm
    Venue: Wanstead Library
    Enquiries: 020 8708 7400 or 020 8552 9993