From Paris, St Petersburg and Berlin to Istanbul and Amsterdam …
If your reading group is in or near Winchester then don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to be part of an event with a difference – the "Around the World in 80 Books ":www.aroundtheworldin80books.co.uk Readers’ Day. Taking place on Saturday 9 March at the Winchester Discover Centre, the day will be a feast of exciting reading with some of the very best in world writing. Featuring an amazing range of popular authors, publishers, cultural institutes and translators, plus competitions, goody bags, book lists and much more, including:
* Helen Dunmore, award-winning author of The Siege, and Beatrice Colin, author of the Richard and Judy favourite The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite
* The best books to read from France, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey introduced by friendly and enthusiastic experts
* A Year of Reading the World: Anne Morgan on spending 2012 reading a book from every country in the world
* Independent Publisher of the Year Periene Press on what makes a good book in translation
* Around the World in 80 Books with Oxygen Books’ city-picks team
* How to set up an international book group with the British Centre for Literary Translation
* Freedom to Read, Freedom to Write – a special creative writing workshop with English PEN
Funded by Arts Council England and co-ordinated by Oxygen Books, creators of the city-pick travel guide series, and Hampshire County Council, Around the World in 80 Books is a unique and entertaining way for readers to discover new writing about some of their favourite cities and countries.
Get involved
Date: Saturday 9 March 2013
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: Winchester Discovery Centre
Tickets: £15/£13.50 concessions. Tickets need to be booked in advance either by phone 01962 873603 or online.
More information about the Around the World in 80 Books Readers’ Day here.
