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  • Adrain May & Phillip Terry - POETRY AT RED LION BOOKS
    When: Fri, 16/03/2012 , 7.30 pm
    Where: Red Lion Books

    Join Adrian May and Phillip Terry for an evening of poetry and discussion. Adrian's newly published poetry collection, 'Ballads of Bohemian Essex' tells tales of his 'spent youth' in Braintree and of his life as a third generation bohemian singer, poet and musician. Phillip Terry's work includes 'Dante's Inferno' reworked and set in Essex. Both Adrian and Phillip are from the Centre for Creative Writing at the University of Essex.
    This is a free event run in association with the Essex Book Festival.
    Numbers are limited and so booking is essential.
    Call 01206 874471 to reserve your place or call into the shop

  • LAUNCH OF ESSEX BOOK FESTIVAL 2012
    When: Thu, 01/03/2012 , 9..00 am - 12.30 pm
    Where: Chelmsford Central Library

    Join us for the grand launch of the Essex Book Festival March 2012 programme of author and writer events.
    Coinciding with World Book Day there will be a morning of fun for all book lovers. Dave Monk from BBC Radio Essex will be broadcasting live from the Library to cover the celebrations. Dave will be interviewing author, explorer and writer Tristan Gooley at 10.00 am and an hour later will be talking to Jon McGregor, author of the acclaimed 'If Nobody speaks of Remarkable Things'. And watch out for other writers dropping in to help the morning along.
    We'll be there with a book stall full of works by authors featurted in the Festival this year. Join us for a a morning of activities, quizes, prizes and lots of books.