As part of World Book Night, The City Adventurers took part in a book reading event that was organised by the local library service. We were not told in advance what book had been chosen, so turned up not knowing what to expect. in our case, the book chosen was Those People Next Door by… More World Book Night
This year the City Adventurers have been lucky enough to meet quite a few authors. Some have spoken about their latest books and given us a reading. Some have discussed how they started their writing careers. Some have spoken about wider issues that have had an impact on their books and others have given helpful advice should we want to write our own book. … More Meet the author events
The latest “Meet the Author event” attended by the City Adventurers were different to most. The guest author was Nuzo Onoh who is a Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Rather than taking about her latest book – “A Dance for the Dead” – she spoke about Ancestor Veneration in Black Communities.… More Ancestor Veneration in Black Communities with Nuzo Onoh
The City adventurers attended an interesting talk by Ola Awonubi, the author of A Nurses Tale. This book was inspired by a true story… More A talk by author Ola Awonubi
The City adventurers attended a talk by the author Christel Holst-Sande Cowdrey.
How to Fire Your Husband in Easy Steps – A Miraculous Divorce!… More Meeting Christel Holst-Sande Cowdrey
The City Adventurers met up with James Flanagan as he gave a talk about his debut novel – GENEFIRE… More The City Adventurers meet James Flanagan
The City Adventurers caught CELESTE BARBER’s latest live tour – “FINE, THANKS” – at the London Palladium. Hailed as the “Australian Queen of Comedy”, Celeste’s original celebrity parody Instagram account has attracted over 8.1 million followers. … More Celeste Barber
Edinburgh (2004) Edinburgh is the world’s first UNESCO City of Literature, designated in 2004. It is the birthplace and home to world-famous writers, poets and playwrights including Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes), Walter Scott (Waverley), and JK Rowling (Harry Potter). It has its own Poet Laureate, the Edinburgh Makar. Publishing Scotland, the national body for… More UK Cities of Literature – part three
Nottingham is a UK City of Literature and boasts a rich history of literary figures. (See our previous blogs on Lord Byron, and D.H. Lawrence ) Now it was time to hit the city centre. Keen to discover more about the Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature (nottinghamcityofliterature.com) the City Adventurers set off to follow one of their suggested routes in… More UK Cities of Literature – part two
Edinburgh is the world’s first UNESCO City of Literature. It is joined by Nottingham and Manchester.… More UK Cities of Literature