London's Underworlds: Sebastian Groes, Maureen Duffy And Oliver Harris In Conversation, 12 Oct 2011.

It was a lovely treat last night to have three London authors share their insight into the seamier, darker sides of London as portrayed in the literary world through the ages. Thank you very much Sebastian, Maureen and Oliver! An extra special thank you to Maureen, who despite not feeling very well, participated in the event. Sebastian Groes' latest work is The Making of London, Oliver Harris' debut novel is The Hollow Man, a detective thriller set in... you guessed it, London :) (Signed copies available in store.) Maureen Duffy's latest work is The Orpheus Trail, a dark and chilling thriller.

For more information on the authors, visit
Sebastian Groes' author page on Palgrave Macmillan
Maureen Duffy's website
Oliver Harris' author page on Jonathan Cape

Okay okay I've been slack, I know, I know... BSF 2011 took place on 24 September and here I am, about 3 weeks late in posting a blog entry and photos. Many apologies! To all who came, we hope you enjoyed the festival. And if you didn't manage to make it, do join us next year. There's a dog show, fashion show, lots of food stalls, music, night-time open air film screening at Shortwave Cinema in the square... all manner of fun and exciting activities. So mark your calendars for next year - the annual BSF takes place in September :)

JOURNEYS IN THE BOOKSHOP - READING BY PARTICIPANTS FROM OUR ELDERS WRITING GROUP
Over last year and this year, Maggie Smith facilitated a writing workshop (for mature participants aged 50 and above) aptly named Writing From Your Life. Short stories and poems were selected from the work they produced and published in an anthology called Journeys In The Bookshop. We were honoured to have the group reunite for a reading. Thank you Maggie and to all who came to share.