Foyles

Wednesday 1st July, 6.30pm

Pride Illustrated

in association with Pride

Illustrators and cartoonists David Shenton, Sina Shamsavari, Rachael House, Howard Hardiman, Kate Charlesworth and Jeremy Dennis discuss the wonder of graphic literature and queer culture. Comic fan and expert, journalist, curator and broadcaster Paul Gravett chairs the discussion.

Tickets: £5 available in advance through www.londongaytheatreclub.co.uk using promotional code: LGP22 or on the door subject to availability.

Thursday 2 July 5pm

Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine

A rare opportunity to meet Parveen Kumar and Michael Clark and hear them talk about their bestselling book in the Gallery on the 3rd floor before we descend to the medical department for drinks and a chance buy a rare signed copy of the new edition.

Tickets: Free, email events@foyles.co.uk to reserve a place.

The Gallery at Foyles

Saturday 4 July, 11am - 4pm

Independents' Day

Organized by Spread the Word

Independent publishers produce some of the most exciting, zestful and cutting edge work around. Often seen as risk takers discovering unlikely voices, what makes independent publishers tick? What do they look for in new writing?

Panel Discussion:

Four publishers and writers/editors share what makes them passionate about their work. They will discuss their editorial approaches, how they engage with their readership and, how in a crowded publishing market, they survive and succeed.

The talk will be followed by a Q&A session: you can submit your questions early by email (a selection of your questions will be chosen by Spread the Word and answered by the panel), and there will also be a chance to ask questions from the floor on the day.

Master Classes:

Understanding Editing by Nina Rapi

This masterclass will help you think like an editor. Nina will talk about the qualities she looks for in a piece of writing and how she selects work for Brand. She'll discuss common problems that can flaw promising work - for example in pace, language, consistency of tone, realisation of ideas - and how she helps a writer to shape up their work. Thinking like an editor will help you bring a dispassionate eye to your writing and enable you to finesse it into a final, sparkling draft.

Promoting Your Work by Tom Chivers

How do you get potential publishers to notice your work? And when it's published how do you help your publisher get it to an audience? Tom Chivers will talk you through the A to Z of promoting your work including print, online and live lit approaches. Using examples of successful practice, he'll look at what's worked for different writers and different genres.

For more details and to book a place, visit www.spreadtheword.org.uk

The Gallery at Foyles

Tuesday 7 July 6.30pm

EXCLUSIVE LONDON EVENT

Irvine Welsh

Reheated Cabbage

We'll bet you didn't know that there was even more to Trainspotting than meets the eye. Or that Irvine Welsh has written stories you may have never seen. Or that the author himself will be here to talk about Reheated Cabbage, a collection with everything from Begbie's Christmas dinner to Hibs v. Hearts and Juice in Miami Beach. Space is limited, so reserve your ticket now.

Tickets: Free, email events@foyles.co.uk to reserve a place.

Thursday 9 July 6pm-10pm

Litro Live!

An Evening of Stories and Music

Litro returns to the Foyles cafe with an incredible line-up! We'll have readings from Eleanor Catton, Ali Shaw and Patrick Neate, plus music from Benji XIII, Alice Mclaughlin and Off Ground Touch. Bring your friends, have a drink and let Litro entertain you!

Read more about Litro magazine.

Tuesday 14 July, 6.30pm

Steve Harrison

How to Do Better Creative Work

Effective creative work is not a nice-to-have, it's a necessity - it's the only way you'll stand out in a fiercely competitive marketplace. How to do Better Creative Work reveals what it means to be creative, how to build a creative culture, how to sell your work...and much more. Steve Harrison, the creative director who has won more awards in his discipline than any other in the world, will discuss the dynamic that lies at the heart of all great work, and the process that ensures that you too can produce award-winning creative work that sells.

Tickets: Free, email events@foyles.co.uk to reserve a place.

Friday 3 July 1.30pm & 6pm

Elisa Caleb Duo & Quartet

This album, from highly regarded singer, features a blend of jazz, folk and gospel influences that will be sure to please both loyal jazz fans and those new to jazz. Elisa and Jo Caleb will be with us at lunchtime, and the full quartet - featuring Troy Miller and Larry Bartley - will launch their album at Ray's the same evening.

Saturday 4 July 6pm

Benito Madonia Blues Band

With all the soul of Macy Gray, the raunch of Joe Cocker and the Blues of B.B. King, Benito Madonia's voice is guaranteed to please.

Wednesday 8 July 6pm

Polaris Album Launch

Davide Mantovani and Ross Hughes create live music using an Echoplex loop machine, combined with dozens of instruments and miscellaneous gadgets.

Friday 17 July 1pm

James Wolff

From the rhythms of Gardel and Piazzola to the wit of Leonard Cohen and the drama of Nick Cave, James Wolff sings songs which are equally majestic and tragic, with a lyrical turn of phrase second to none.

Thursday 2 July 6.30pm

Antonio Forcione

Hailed as the 'Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar', award-winning Forcione is considered one of the most charismatic and inventive performers to come out of Europe in recent years. Artistic, intense and formidably inventive, Antonio is a performer of genuine distinction. Ever unpredictable, his is a celebration of the unexpected elements in life, a music of rare delicacy, humour and, not least, passion. Join us for a rare and intimate event in the Gallery with this world-renowned guitarist.

Tickets: Free, email events@foyles.co.uk to reserve a place.

London Literature Festival

Enjoy the world's best literature, music, performance and debate at the third London Literature Festival with unique headlining events from Buzz Aldrin, Arundhati Roy, Benjamin Zephaniah, Sarah Waters, Jeanette Winterson, Peter Ackroyd, Will Self, Amartya Sen, Billie Whitelaw and many more.

From 2nd to 16th July the festival brings you both established and emerging talents alongside new performances of much-loved classic stories. Enjoy a major new outdoor production of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, an intimate storytelling of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, two rare stagings of Samuel Beckett's Not I, and Shakespeare's sonnets set to music by Gavin Bryars.

Events also feature Laura Dockrill, Kate Nash, Aravind Adiga, Hanif Kureishi, Vikram Seth, Jake Arnott, Margaret Drabble, Martin Parr, Marina Lewycka and many more.

Read, reflect, join in and respond, with bibiliotherapy sessions from The School of Life and our Southbank Centre Book Club and Creative Writing Summer School.

For a full event listing visit the London Literature Festival website.

Series Discount:

Book 2 events and save 15%
Book 3 - 4 events and save 20%
Book 5 or more events and save 30%

TICKETS: 0871 663 2500

www.londonlitfest.com

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