ROSE IMPEY Children’s event
Guildford Library
10.30-11.30am, 1.30-2.30pm
(event for schools – limited tickets – apply to Guildford Library)
Rose Impey is a well-known and highly regarded as an author of books for children of all ages, including the successful Animal Crackers series.
WRITING WORKSHOP With DEBBIE TAYLOR, Editor of Myslexia
Guildford Library
3-5pm
£6.50 . £5.50 concessions
Workshop with Debbie Taylor (Women only)
In the Best Possible Taste: the subtle art of writing about sex.
If your prose reads like pornography every time you venture beyond that row of little dots, this could be the workshop for you. These frank exercises aim to develop an original erotic language and vocabulary (Please ring 01483 444334 for booking forms)
TRACY CHEVALIER – THE LADY AND THE UNICORN
Electric Theatre
7pm
£5. £4 Friends of GBF
Following the huge success of Girl with a Pearl Earring and Falling Angels Tracy Chevalier will discuss her latest novel, The Lady and the Unicorn.
VOICES OF WAR
MAX ARTHUR, HEW STRACHAN & JEREMY BOWEN
Guildhall, High Street
7pm
£6 (incl. glass of wine)
Voices of War with Max Arthur, Hew Strachan and Jeremy Bowen chaired by Paul Moorcroft
In his book, Forgotten Voices of the Great War, Max Arthur vividly reveals the First World War in the raw with its drama, cruelties, humour, drudgery and excitement.
Hew Strachan’s brilliant and penetrating new history The First World War is the companion volume to a major Channel 4 TV series starting in January 2004, for which he is the chief consultant.
Jeremy Bowen outlines how the 1967 Six-Day War led to the current explosive situation in the Middle East in his compelling new history of the war, Six Days.
Paul Moorcroft has reported on conflicts from Afghanistan to Mozambique. He is the author of numerous books and has produced over 100 television documentaries.
BARBARA TRAPIDO
Guildford Library
8.30pm
£5 ( incl. glass of wine) £4 Friends of GBF (incl. glass of wine)
We are delighted to welcome Barbara Trapido back to Guildford to talk about her brilliant new novel Frankie and Stankie, set in 1950s South Africa.