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* Christy Lefteri Abir Mukherjee Kit De Waal*

Come and meet award winning authors!

*Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Libraries' hugely popular Readers' Day *returns on**Saturday 16 November.

This all-day event features internationally acclaimed authors, bringing readers and writers together for a day of inspiration, entertainment and lively discussion.

Headliners include authors Kit De Waal,Christy Lefteri and Abir Mukherjee.

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*Kit De Waal's*debut novel "My Name is Leon" won the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year in 2017 and was shortlisted for the Costa First Book Award. Her second "The Trick to Time"was long-listed for the Women's prize for Fiction.

""De Waal excels at bringing out the humanity of characters leading small lives on the fringe of huge social and political forces, struggling bravely not to be crushed by them."" The Guardian.



*Christy Lefteri* joins us following the publication of her critically acclaimed novel T"he Beekeeper of Aleppo", which puts a human face on the Syrian war-born out of her time working as a volunteer at a UNICEF- supported refugee centre in Athens.

""Christy Lefteri has crafted a beautiful novel, intelligent, thoughtful: and relevant. I'm recommending this book to everyone I care about."" Benjamin Zephaniah on The Beekeeper of Aleppo.



*Abir Mukherjee, *thebestselling author of the Sam Wyndham series of crime novels set in the Raj-era India, joins us following the publication of his latest novel "Death in the East." Abir is the winner of the 2017 CWA Historical Dagger Award and the 2018 Wilbur Smith Award.

""What is most striking about Mukherjee's novels is his infectious enjoyment of the human oddity of the British in India... I can't imagine anyone failing to enjoy it."" The Telegraph


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Alongside our headliners there will also be a wonderful selection of workshops and discussions to choose from that includes;


* Never Trust an Older Woman- Sam Maxfield explores how mature women have been long maligned in fairytales.
* Welcome to the Cheap Seats - Author Andrew Graves discusses side street kitchen sink cinema based on books such as "Kes" and "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning".
* Deirdre O 'Byrne looks at the fashion for rewriting classics and explores new tellings of old tales from Greek and Roman myths.
* Group discussions including 'Literary versus Commercial Fiction' and 'Novels that Shaped our World'.

And so much more....see the full programme at nottinghamcity.gov.uk/readersday [ [link removed] ]

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Dont miss the early bird offer, book online today!

*Booked on or BEFORE Friday 25 October 2019*

21 full price18 conc.**

*Booked on or AFTER Saturday 26 October 2019*

23 full price20 conc.**

**(unwaged/over 60/student)

This much loved event is always popular andearlybooking ishighly recommended.

*To view the full programme and buy your ticket go to our website by clicking here. [ [link removed] ]*

"The annualReaders Day is organised jointly by Nottingham City Libraries and Inspire, a community benefit societydelivering culture, learning and library serviceson behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council."

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