Haringey

the Monday
to Sunday
Literary Festival
1-7 March 2010

www.haringey.gov.uk
 Haringey
Monday 01 March 2010 Come and
the Monday listen to
Lunchtime talk: Archivist Clare
to Sunday Stand & Deliver: Stephens talk
Literary Festival about the
Dick Turpin & stories of
1-7 March 2010 the Haringey highwaymen
in Haringey.
Connection Doors open at
12:15pm at Bruce Castle 12:00pm for
Monday 01 March 2010 Museum refreshments.
Author talk: Monday 01 March 2010
Book group event for Children’s event:
blind and partially Hilda Offen
sighted people 11:00am-12:00pm at Wood Green
Central Library · 1:15pm-2:15pm
11:00am-12:00pm at Hornsey Library at Hornsey Library
Rosie Thomas, popular romantic novelist, Hilda, shortlisted for this
and twice winner of The Romantic Novel year’s Roald Dahl Funny
of the Year award, will be making a Prize for her book The
special appearance and talking about Galloping Ghost, will be
her new book A Simple Life. Her other talking to invited school
celebrated novels include Top Ten Bestsellers – children from local
Every Woman Knows a Secret, Moon Island and schools about her
most recently, The Potter’s House. books, including Knee-
Everyone welcome · Enquiries: 020 8489 1425 High to a Knight.

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 Tuesday 02 March 2010

Children’s event:
Julie Irwin
11:00am-12:00pm at St Ann’s Library
1:15pm-2:15pm at Coombes Croft Library
Julie’s first children’s book, Edwin Spencer:
Mission Improbable, finds Edwin, a
schoolboy who loves playing football, caught
up in a mystery in a parallel world. Julie will be talking to
invited classes of local school children.

Monday 01 March 2010 Tuesday 02 March 2010

Author talk: John Man –
New Light on Xanadu
7:00pm at Stroud Green Library
Author John Man, specialist on Mongolia and the history
of communication, will link these two themes in his talk
and shed new light on Xanadu. John Man has written
many books including the international best-seller
Genghis Khan, biographies of Atilla the Hun and Kublai
Khan and The Great Wall (2009). The focus in this talk is
on his works Xanadu: Marco Polo and Europe’s
Discovery of the East (2009); the story of the alphabet
Alpha Beta, and the origins of printing The Gutenberg
Revolution (both republished 2009). Books for sale at
the event · Bookings: 020 8489 8776
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Poetry evening:
Shahab Ahmed
7:15pm at Alexandra Park Library
Shahab Ahmed will read poems from
his recent collection Leaping
Shadows (Athena Press).
Author of Time and Tide
and Shadows of Time, Shahab was a guest poet
reading his poems from Shadows of Time in
Leipzig Castle in 2005. His next poetry book will be
Rubaiyyat, published in 2010. Signed copies
of Leaping Shadows will be for sale at the
event · Bookings: 020 8489 8770
 Tuesday 02 March 2010
Author talk:
An Evening of Crime
7:00pm at Highgate Library
Alison Joseph, author of the Sister Agnes
crime series will be talking about her novels
and the art of writing followed by a book
signing of her latest book A Violent Act. Described as “Taut,
subtle, engaging…” (Sunday Times), with an atypical nun,
Sister Agnes “…offers a satisfying blend of guilty penitence
and sheer self-indulgence.” (Yorkshire Post). Alison Joseph
writes original drama and has adapted novels for BBC
Radio.She has published various short stories.
Wednesday 03 March 2010
Author talk:
Victoria Connelly
2:30pm-3:30pm at Marcus Garvey Library
Victoria Connelly, chick lit author, will talk
about and read from her new novel Molly’s
Millions, “An effervescent romantic comedy
about a lottery winner on a quest for
kindness”. The author’s first novel Flights of
Angels has been made into a film for
television in Germany by award-winning
Ziegler Film. Sponsored by Ulvescroft.
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Wednesday 03 March 2010
Children’s event:
Joan Lennon
11:00am-12:00pm at Alexandra Park Library
1:15pm-2:15pm at Highgate Library
Joan is the author of The Wickitt Chronicles
and Tales From The Keep and will be
talking about her new children’s novel set
in Victorian London, Slightly Jones and the
Case of the London Dragonfish, to invited
classes of school children.
Wednesday 03 March 2010
Author talk:
Matthew Loukes –
Reading Crime
7:15pm-8:30pm at
Muswell Hill Library
Local author and crime
writer, Matthew Loukes, will talk about his latest
novel Goose Flesh. The novel is the second in his
crime series featuring investigator Slim Gunter.
Estrella Dam is the first in the series. In 1988,
Loukes was shortlisted for the CWA/Sunday
Times New Crime Writers Award. Books for
sale at the event · Enquiries: 020 8489 8773
World Book Day Thursday 04 March 2010 school children about his
latest book, I Spy, The
Thursday 04 March 2010 Children’s event: Constantinople Caper,
Teenage event: Graham which the Sunday Times
included in their Christmas
creative writing List of best children’s

workshops Marks fiction 2009. Graham

with Paul Lyalls
10:00am at the 13-19 Youth Library,
Wood Green Library
Students from St. Thomas Moore
Secondary School will be treated to a
workshop from
performance poet
Paul Lyalls. They will
be exploring the
themes of sharing
and shaping
stories and
poems. Paul
has appeared
on the BBC’s
Big Slam Poetry House, and
at the Edinburgh Festival. He
has completed a brand new
collection of poems, Catching
the Cascade. Books for
sale at the event.
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writes for all ages, from
his Sci-Fi titles, Takedown,
11:00am-12:00pm at Faultline and Strange
Stroud Green Library Hiding Place to his
1:15pm-2:15pm at Marcus fabulous tales in historical
Garvey Library settings, Snatched! and
Local author Graham Marks Kai-Ro, there is something
will be talking to local for everyone to read.
Thursday 04 March 2010
Bonnie Greer:
talk, reading, discussion
7:00pm-9:00pm at Marcus Garvey Library
Bonnie Greer will be here to discuss music, politics, writing,
answer your questions and hear your views. She will be
reading from her novel Entropy and her book Obama
Music and listening to what people have to say about the
world facing us in 2010. Come and be part of the
conversation. Enquiries: 020 8489 5352/5350
 Thursday 04 March 2010 Friday 05 March 2010
Book a film: Children’s event:
World Film Night Lesley Howarth
7:00pm at Hornsey Library 11:00am-12:00pm at Hornsey Library
Come along and watch the film 1:15pm-2:15pm at Muswell Hill Library
adaptation of Marjane Satrapi’s Lesley is a Guardian Children’s Fiction
book about growing up in Iran, Award winner for her novel, Maphead.
Persepolis. Told in graphic She will be discussing her children’s
format, it is a moving story full book Bodyswap, about an 84 year old boy,
of insights and humour. with invited classes from local schools.

Friday 05 March 2010

Author talk:
Romesh Gunesekera
– Writing and Place
6:00pm-7:00pm at Wood Green
Central Library
Romesh Gunesekera will talk about his
birth country, Sri Lanka, coming to
England and influences on his writing.
The author’s latest novel is The Match.
His previous novels include Reef, shortlisted for the Booker
Prize and Guardian Fiction Prize 1994, Heaven’s Edge,
shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Best Book award
2003 and a collection of short stories Monkfish Moon, BBC
Asia Award, 1998. Enquiries: 020 8489 1429
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Saturday 06 March 2010
“Look we have coming to Hornsey!”
11:30am-12:30pm at Hornsey Library
Daljit Nagra, poet, will discuss, read from and talk about his
much acclaimed collection of poetry – Look We Have Coming
to Dover! Variously described as “life-affirming” –
“funny” – “riotously idiosyncratic”, Daljit’s
poetry won two Forward Prizes: Best Single
Poem in 2004 for Look We Have Coming to
Dover! and Best First Collection in 2007. He
was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book
Award; the 2007 Costa Poetry Award and
won the South Bank Show Decibel Award in
2008. Arrive early for pre-event refreshments.
Bookings: 020 8489 1429 · In partnership
with the Crouch End Project.
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Saturday 06 March 2010 Saturday 06 March 2010
“Dramatic Turn”: Cathy Tyson Interested in writing:
drama workshop for young people want to be a writer?
1:00pm-5:00pm at Hornsey Library 3:00pm-4:00pm at Wood Green
Popular and acclaimed actress Cathy Tyson, whose many Central Library
screen and theatre roles include Mona Lisa, Band of Gold, Meet Linda Leatherbarrow, prize-winning
Brothers and Sisters, will lead a workshop for 15+ year olds. author and creative
For her role in Mona Lisa, Cathy Tyson received twice Best writing teacher at
Supporting Actress; Outstanding Actress, and nomination for Middlesex University,
the Best Actress Award. Limited places, booking essential: for a workshop on the
020 8489 1429 · Subject to change. art of writing and how
to get published. The
author has won many
Saturday 06 March 2010 awards for her writing including 1st
Prizewinner of the Hay-on-Wye 2009 Short
Texts about Tottenham Story Competition, and three times 1st Prize Winner of the
2:00pm-3:00pm at Bruce Castle Museum London Writers Competition. Her stories have been
Chris Protz, author of Tottenham: a broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Her short stories are published in
History (Phillimore, 2009) will discuss Essential Kit (Maia Press). Bookings: 020 8489 2587
milestone works written about the area
over the years. So come along and
discover the rich and varied history of Saturday 06 March 2010
Tottenham – from a shifting landscape Lyrical Words:
dominated by royalty and the aristocracy,
to wealthy merchant families, Tottenham saw a dramatic an evening of poetry and song
change from peasantry and farming, to trade and industry;
5:00pm at St Ann’s Library
from a predominantly middle class to a working-class
Come and hear local writers, authors and poets perform
population. Books for sale at the event. Refreshments
and recite their works. Enquiries: 020 8489 8775
available.
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Sunday 07 March 2010 Sunday 07 March, 2010

Walk: Old Umpteen Pockets:

poetry and music
Tottenham feast for children
Revealed aged 7 years up
10:30am-12:00pm 2:15pm-3:00pm at Hornsey
Architectural historian Steve Amor will take you on a literary Children’s Library
walk exploring famous Tottenham residents and their influence Actress and singer Sasha Mitchell
on the arts. Starts at Marcus Garvey Library, finishing at Bruce reads and sings poems by the
Castle Museum for tea. Meet outside Marcus Garvey Library. well-loved poet Adrian Mitchell, with
Limited places, booking essential: 020 8489 5350 accompanying musician. At aged sixteen,
Sasha started working professionally as an actress in
theatre and
television. She is a
Sunday 07 March 2010
long-standing

Walk: Screening Muswell Hill member of the

Wonderful Beast
Theatre School.
11:00am-1:00pm at professor of film history at Since the ‘80s,
Muswell Hill Library Birkbeck, University of London, Sasha has toured
Britain’s first film and television and author of many books with Adrian Mitchell
studio were both in Muswell Hill, including The Art of Film: John Box and his poetry
which also boasts an historic and Production Design (published shows in theatre and
cinema. Discover many more big 2009). Meet outside Muswell Hill schools.
and small screen local connections Library. Limited places, booking Books for sale at
on a walk led by Ian Christie, essential: 020 8489 1429 the event.
Enquiries:
020 8489 1428

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 Wood Green Central Library
High Road N22 6XD
Library 020 8489 2780 · Children’s Library 020 8489 2776

Bruce Castle Museum

Lordship Lane N17 8NU · 020 8808 8772

Alexandra Park Library

Alexandra Park Road N22 7UJ · 020 8489 8770

Coombes Croft Library

Tottenham High Road N17 8AG · 020 8489 8771

Highgate Library
Shepherds Hill, Highgate N6 5QT · 020 8489 8772

Hornsey Library
Haringey Park N8 9JA
Library 020 8489 1429 · Children’s Library 020 8489 1428

Marcus Garvey Library

Tottenham Green Centre, 1 Phillip Lane N15 4JA
Library 020 8489 5309 · Children’s Library 020 8489 5360

Muswell Hill Library

Queens Avenue N10 3PE
Library 020 8489 8773 · Children’s Library 020 8489 8774

St Ann’s Library
Cissbury Road, Tottenham N15 5PU · 020 8489 8775

Stroud Green Library

Quernmore Road N4 4QR · 020 8489 8776