Indie Press Fair
Join Conduit Books and other UK small presses at the Indie Press Fair on Sunday 13 September at Manor House Library in Lee, Lewisham (SE13 5SY) for a one-day celebration of independent publishing. Books will be available to buy directly from the publishers, and there will be four free talks and panel discussions including Koushik Banerjea in conversation with Andi Thomas about Animal Nightlife.
Tickets and more information are available from the event webpage. This event is run in partnership with Calico Projects, the independent charity that runs Forest Hill, Manor House, Sydenham and Crofton Park libraries.
Fledgling: Bàrd Books, London
On Wednesday 16 September, Josh Holton will be at Bàrd Books’ monthly debut night alongside other debut authors to introduce his first novel Fledgling.
More information and tickets are available from the Bàrd Books event page.
Fledgling London launch: Deleted Scenes
On 17 September, Josh Holton will be at Deleted Scenes at Beasy Bar in Soho to read from his debut novel Fledgling, alongside other authors.
This is a free event. Tickets are available from Ticket Tailor.
Fledgling Scotland launch: Typewronger Books, Edinburgh
On Thursday 24 September at 7pm, Josh Holton will be in discussion on his debut novel Fledgling with Rhiannon Grist, author of Home Sick.
More information and tickets are forthcoming from the Typewronger Books events page.
Malc's Boy and Fledgling: Bookends Carlisle
On Friday 2 October, two debut Cumbrian novelists will be in conversation at Bookends Carlisle: Shaun Wilson, author of Malc’s Boy, and Josh Holton, author of Fledgling.
More information and tickets are forthcoming from the Books Cumbria events page.
Malc’s Boy: Durham Book Festival
On Saturday 10 October at 2:30pm, three debut novelists discuss their work on the New Northern Voices panel at the Durham Book Festival. Shaun Wilson, author of Malc’s Boy, will appear alongside Louise Powell and Sufiyaan Salam in an event chaired by Degna Stone.
The Long Let: Deleted Scenes, London
On 5 November, Ben Sims will be at Deleted Scenes at Beasy Bar in Soho to read from The Long Let, joining several other authors who will read from their own work.
This is a free event. More information is forthcoming. Details of previous and upcoming Deleted Scenes events can be found on the Deleted Scenes Instagram page.
The Long Let: Bàrd Books, London
On Wednesday 18 November, Ben Sims will be at Bàrd Books’ monthly debut night alongside other debut authors to introduce his first novel The Long Let.
More information and tickets are forthcoming from the Bàrd Books events page.
Malc's Boy: Waterstones Newcastle
On Friday 21 August, Shaun Wilson (author of Malc’s Boy) and Jonathan Trigell will be in conversation to celebrate the new edition of Trigell’s 2004 debut Boy A.
More information and tickets are available from the Waterstones event page.
Koushik Banerjea: Voices of Wandsworth
Koushik Banerjea, author of Animal Nightlife, is part of the line-up of this year’s Voices of Wandsworth festival, which also features Rishi Dastidar, Gita Ralleigh, Suman Gujral, Gurmeet Kaur, Anita Pati, Renu Gidoomal and Rishika Williams.
Celebrating the vibrant history, diversity, and cultural wealth of Wandsworth's South Asian community, Voices of Wandworth showcases traditional and contemporary live poetry, spoken word and song.
More information and tickets are available from the Arches Lane Theatre event page.
Animal Nightlife: Owl Bookshop, London
On Thursday 23 July, Koushik Banerjea will be in conversation with poet Rishi Dastidar at Owl Bookshop in Kentish Town, discussing Animal Nightlife.
More information and tickets are available from the Owl Bookshop event page.
Animal Nightlife: Brockley Brewery, London
On Thursday 16 July from 6:30 pm, Koushik Banerjea will be in conversation with electronic musician and DJ Aniruddha Das ('Dhangsha') at Brockley Brewery to discuss Animal Nightlife.
More information is available from the Brockley Brewery website.
Animal Nightlife: London Book Launch
On Thursday 9 July, join Koushik Banerjea at Lala Books for the launch of his novel Animal Nightlife.
This is a free event.
Malc's Boy: Bookends Bookshop, Carlisle (SOLD OUT)
On Friday 5 June at 7:30pm, Shaun Wilson will be at the Cakes & Ale Café in Bookends Carlisle to discuss his debut novel Malc’s Boy.
This event is sold out. Event information is available from the Books Cumbria event page.
Malc’s Boy: In conversation at Manchester Central Library
On Thursday 21 May at 6:00pm, Shaun Wilson will be in conversation at Manchester Central Library with Tony Walsh, author of This Is The Place.
More information and tickets (£3, or £12.99 with a copy of Malc’s Boy) are available from the Manchester Central Library event page.
Shaun Wilson: Tees Valley Writing Conference
On Sunday 17 May at the Tees Valley Writing Conference, Shaun Wilson will be leading a breakout session discussing the journey to publication with novelist Louise Powell in conversation with poet Degna Stone, as well as running a dialect writing workshop.
More information and tickets are available from the New Writing North event page.
Malc's Boy: Newcastle Book Launch
On Friday 1 May at 7:00pm, author Shaun Wilson will be at Waterstones Newcastle to discuss his debut novel, Malc’s Boy.
Tickets and more information are available from the Waterstones event page.
Malc's Boy: In conversation at the Owl Bookshop
On Thursday the 23rd of April at 6:30pm, join Malc’s Boy author Shaun Wilson in conversation with Sam Mills, author of The Watermark (Granta), at the Owl Bookshop in Kentish Town.
Tickets are available from the Owl Bookshop event page.
Malc's Boy: London Book Launch
On Tuesday 21 April from 7pm to midnight, join us at The Social in London to celebrate the release of Malc’s Boy by Shaun Wilson.
This is a ticketed event with free entry. Tickets are available from The Social event page.
Malc's Boy: Reading/Preview at Deleted Scenes
On Thursday 2 April at 7:00pm, Shaun Wilson will be reading from Malc’s Boy. He will be joined by fellow author Josh Silver reading from his debut Fruit Fly, as well as Calum O’Keefe and Mohamed Zaki.
Entry is free and booking is not required.