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30th Anniversary Celebration and Award Presentation
Come and join us for a glass of wine, nibbles and possibly a cake! Discover the truth behind 30 years of independent bookselling and hear our special guest Martin Newell perform a selection of his poems. Matin's new book 'Selected Works' (with a forward by Germaine Greer) is currently printing, and we are hoping to have copies available on the night.
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| Jojo Moyes - Essex Book Festival 2008
The Silver Bay hotel is a peaceful backwater when a property developer arrives. He may be won over by the McCullen women and the gnarly whale-watching crews but his schemes threaten them all. A lyrical new novel from the author of Romantic Novel Award shortlisted The Ship of Brides.
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| Xiaolu Guo - Essex Book Festival 2008
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Kaffe Fassett - Essex Book Festival 2008 15 March 08: 2.00 pm at White Notley Village Hall
A prolific author of over a dozen books, Fassett concentrates on teaching the color and design stages of craftwork rather than the construction stage. In addition to his books, he has hosted craft-related television and radio programs for the BBC, including his own show, Glorious Color.
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David Hewson - Essex Book Festival 2008 17 March 08: 2.30 pm at West Mersea Library
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Susan Barker - Essex Book Festival 2008 2 April 08: 2.30 pm at Prettygate Library, Colchester
'Sayonara Bar was shortlisted
for the Author's Club First Novel prize. Highly original... A major acheivement
by an exciting new author' Susan is of Malaysian/English origin and grew up in Essex.
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Alan Sillitoe - Essex Book Festival 2008 4 April 08: 8 pm at Colchester Library
Alan Sillitoe has written some forty works of prose, poetry and drama including two volumes of autobiography. In 2001 he published Birthday, a sequel to Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. His latest work of fiction is A Man of His Time, the story of a womanising Nottinghamshire blacksmith. Gadfly in Russia, published in 2007, relates Alan’s travels through Russia over the last forty years.
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HARRY POTTER RELEASE PARTY AT COLCHESTER CASTLE! July 07: To mark the midnight release of the ultimate Harry Potter book, Red Lion Books have booked Colchester Castle for a gigantic Hogwarts Castle party. An exciting mixture of magic, mystery and excitement is guaranteed for all!
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Lindsey Davis - Essex Book Festival 2007 March 07: Lindsey Davis will be appearing at 8.00pm in Colchester Central Library. Author of the prize-winning Roman detective series featuring Marcus Didius Falco. The latest book, just out, is Saturnalia. Part of the Essex Book Festival. Tickets £6/£4 – phone Box Office on 01206 573948. |
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Iain Banks - Essex Book Festival 2007 March 07: Iain Banks will be appearing at 7.30pm in the Mercury Theatre. Acclaimed writer of both fiction and science fiction, to include reading from his new novel ‘The Steep Approach to Garadale’ (published 12th March). Part of the Essex Book Festival. Tickets £10/£8 – phone Box Office on 01206 573948. |
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Andrew Taylor - Essex Book Festival 2007 March 07: Andrew Taylor will be appearing at 2.30pm in the Prettygate Library. One of the best new crime writers. ‘American Boy’ was a Richard and Judy pick. ‘A Stain on the Silence’ is his latest psychological thriller. Part of the Essex Book Festival. Tickets £3.50/£2.50 – phone Box Office on 01206 573948. |
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December 06: Richard and judy had the honour of Pete and Sarah's presence at a celebrity book event in London. According to Sarah in particular - "I enjoyed rubbing shoulders with the celebs" The event attended by Ricky Gervais, Michael Palin and Billie Piper saw renowned Independent booksellers review coffee table books released for christmas. |
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November
06: Barbara Erskine did a signing session at the library for
her new book Daughters of Fire. This was a very successful event in partnership
with Essex Library Services. |
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Autumn 05: The Gruffalo team of writer Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler visited the shop and made a lot of children very happy. Every child got not only a signature in their book but also an individual sketch from Axel! |
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Terry Pratchett first visited Red Lion Books way back in 1989. He was so impressed with the reception he got that he’s been back three times since then most recently in spring 2005 to mark the publication of ‘A Hatfull of Sky’. He has since cut down on his touring schedule but we’ll keep inviting him to make another trip to Colchester. |
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2 May 08 : 6:00 pm at Red Lion Books 
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March 08: 7:30 pm at Harwich Library
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March 08: 8pm at Colchester Library
Fassett's
work has attracted a considerable following. His work was the subject
of a 1988 one-man show at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London,
the first time a living textile artist had such a show there. The show
proved so popular that it was successfully converted into an international
travelling show that visited nine countries.
His latest
book Garden of Evil is the sixth novel in the Italian crime series featuring
Detective Nic Costa. An art expert from the Louvre is found dead in Rome
in front of an unknown Caravaggio masterpiece. Tragedy strikes when Nic
starts to investigate. David Hewson has written seven novels as well as
a number of travel books. He is also a Sunday Times columnist.
Colonial
misconduct, racial prejudice, and doomed love: this [Sayonara Bar] is
the funny and warm story of three generations of Malaysia and England
from the 1950s to the 1990s.
March 2008
marks the eightieth birthday of Alan Sillitoe, author of at least two
twentieth-century classics, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and The
Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. Both books broke new ground in
fiction and provided the basis for hit movies, the former launching Albert
Finney's career as a film actor.