The South African writer, lawyer and author,
Albie Sachs, is a remarkable man who has overcome adversities that most of us couldn't imagine.
Sachs was blown-up in his car by agents of the South African apartheid regime back in 1988 and lost not only his right arm but also the sight of one eye.
He went on to be appointed as a judge of the constitutional court by Nelson Mandela in 1994 until 2009, Sachs has played a prominent part in the struggle for justice throughout his life.
Read more here ..
City Reads is about to get underway. Focusing on
Andrea Levy's The Long Song .. check-out Andrea by
CLICKING HERE - details of City Reads events are below ..
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City Reads 2011 celebrates Andrea Levy's award winning novel The Long Song with the City Reads big weekend at The Old Market from 7 - 9 October (see below for details) and a series of free events at Brighton and Hove libraries (more info at cityreads.co.uk).
Happy city reading! Andrea Levy Award-winning novelist Andrea Levy in conversation with writer/journalist Suzi Feay... more info & bookingSun 9 Oct, 3pm, £8, The Old Market
Tickets Brighton Dome Ticket Office
(01273) 709709 www.brightonticketshop.com
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Live poetry performance (with Q&A) from the original dub poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson... more info & bookingSat 8 Oct, 8pm, £12.50, The Old Market (Bar open from 7pm)
Tickets Brighton Dome Ticket Office
(01273) 709709 www.brightonticketshop.com
City Reads Book Quiz
Join a team or bring your own to the annual City Reads Quiz. Perfect for booklovers of all persuasions... more info & booking Thu 6 Oct, 6.15pm, £5, Jubilee Library
Tickets Brighton Dome Ticket Office
(01273) 709709 www.brightonticketshop.com
Island Appetiser
Rum and chocolate tasting with Dave Broom
Caribbean rum and chocolate tasting with drinks guru and author Dave Broom... more info & bookingFri 7 Oct, 7pm, £8, The Old Market
Tickets Brighton Dome Ticket Office
(01273) 709709 www.brightonticketshop.com
Who Do You Think You Are?
With Paul Crooks and Imogen Lycett Green
Screening of Colin Jackson’s Who Do You Think You Are?, followed by novelist Paul Crooks on tracing his Caribbean roots... more info & bookingSat 8 Oct, 11am, £5, The Old Market
(Venue open from 10.30am for teas, coffees and pastries)
Tickets Brighton Dome Ticket Office
(01273) 709709 www.brightonticketshop.com
I&I: The Natural Mystics
A Celebration of Bob Marlet with author Colin Grant
A celebration of Bob Marley and the Wailers with cultural historian and author Colin Grant... more info & booking Sat 8 Oct, 4pm, £5, The Old Market
Tickets Brighton Dome Ticket Office
(01273) 709709 www.brightonticketshop.com
Different Skins
Writing workshop with Kei Miller
Creative writing tutor, novelist and poet Kei Miller leads this exclusive workshop on
developing multiple voices in fiction.. more info & bookingSun 9 Oct, 10am – 1pm, £20, The Old Market
Tickets Brighton Dome Ticket Office
(01273) 709709 www.brightonticketshop.com
The Book Doctor - Laura Lockington
One to one reading therapy with Laura Lockington – author, playwright, publisher and Book Doctor... more info & bookingSun 9 Oct, 11am, £5 per 15-minute session, The Old Market
Tickets Brighton Dome Ticket Office
(01273) 709709 www.brightonticketshop.com
Film: Fire in Babylon
How West Indies cricket hit prejudice and colonial oppression for six… more info & booking
Sat 8 Oct, 1.30pm
Adult £8, member £6, concessions £7, child £5
Duke of York’s Picture House
Tickets Duke of York’s booking line
0871 902 5728
picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/duke_of_yorks
More details at cityreads.co.uk
City Reads at The Old Market
Small Wonder at Charleston
The count-down to Small Wonder, The Short Story Festival – is beginning. A chance to savour all sorts of stories from postmodern to traditional, from scientific to romantic, from horror to erotic, from serious to comic, from scripted to interactive, from Chinese to Arabian in the atmospheric Autumnal setting of the Charleston barn. Full programme available here |
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