Literary Calendar
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2 September 2010
Howard Jacobson reading and launch of The Finkler Question
Anthony Burgess Foundation
Howard Jacobson launches his new novel 'The Finkler Question' "a scorching story of exclusion and belonging, justice and love, ageing, wisdom and humanity". Howard Jacobson was born in Prestwich, Manchester and has taught in Sydney and Cambridge; he's written acclaimed fiction and non-fiction including Kalooki Nights, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Coming from Behind, No More Mister Nice Guy, Who's Sorry Now, The Making of Henry and The Mighty Walzer, which won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic writing.
7 September 2010
Howard Jacobson appears in Bath at Topping & Co,
Topping & Co, Bath
Longlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize, The Finkler Question, is funny, furious and unflinching new novel from one of our greatest writers. “He should have seen it coming. His life had been one mishap after another. So he should have been prepared for this one”. Julian Treslove is walking home, and at exactly 11.30pm he pauses briefly at the window of a violin dealer, when he is attacked. The novel follows the aftermath, as his sense of who and what he is slowly changes. “How is it possible to read Howard Jacobson and not lose oneself in admiration for the music of his language, the power of his characterisation and the penetration of his insight? … The Finkler Question is further proof, if any was needed, of Jacobson’s mastery of humour” – The Times
24 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival
Budleigh Salterton is hosting its first Literary Festival in 2009. Sub-titled "Adolphus and all that" in honour of Budleigh's own writer Thomas Adolphus Trollope (1810-1892). Authors taking part include Michael Morpurgo, Virginia Ironside, Hilary Mantel and Val McDermid
6 October 2010
Forward Prizes for Poetry winner announced
On the eve of National Poetry Day, the winners of the Forward Prizes for Poetry will be announced at a venue in London. The Forward Prizes are the only major poetry prizes that seek to reward both established and new writers. William Sieghart, Chairman of the Forward Arts Foundation, founded the Prizes to provide a showcase for contemporary poetry. The prizes are worth £16,000 in total.
7 October 2010
National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day was launched in 1994 by William Sieghart of The Forward Arts Foundation and The Poetry Society to fuel the nation’s enthusiasm for verse, and to provide a platform for poets and poetry of all kinds. Having a new theme every year keeps the annual campaign fresh. Themes have included Food, Journeys, Britain Identity, Dreams and this year's theme of Work.
12 October 2010
Man Booker Prize for Fiction winner announced
The winning author and title for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2010 will be announced today.
16 October 2010
Man Booker Prize at Cheltenham Literature Festival
Cheltenham Literature Festival
Which 1960 book deserves to win our very own Booker? You have the vote! Join Ion Trewin and our panel of judges, James Naughtie, Susan Hill, Toby Litt, Sarah Churchwell and Erica Wagner, as they debate the merits of Lynne Reid Banks’ The L-Shaped Room, Muriel Spark’s The Ballad of Peckham Rye, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Edna O’Brien’s The Country Girls and David Storey’s This Sporting Life. With an introduction by John Coldstream. Tickets: £8
