Book Festival
Maggie Gee and William Shaw
Shepherd Neame Visitor 17 Court Street, Faversham, Kent, United KingdomWilliam Shaw’s taut thrilller 'Deadland', set in the brooding shadows of Dungeness, and Maggie Gee’s literary crime caper 'Blood', a black comedy set around Margate – the authors talk about Kent as the setting for their work and how they each confront its social divisions, with murderous results. William Shaw's 'The Birdwatcher', set in Kent […]
Stephen Morris at Faversham Literary Festival
Alexander Centre 17 Preston StreetME13 8NZ, Faversham, United KingdomJoy Division and New Order drummer Stephen Morris’s musical memoir 'Record Play Pause' recounts with deadpan wit his incredible career, taking a frank and profound look at the mythology of these iconic bands and music’s power to define who we are. A coming-of-age story with plenty of anecdotes and memories. Stephen Morris has been behind […]
Toxic Masculinity: Killer Women
Brown's Courtrooms 82-84 St Martin’s Lane, London, United KingdomRebecca Wait, Lucy Foley, Mel McGrath and Marnie Riches Chaired by William Shaw
Crawley Wordfest: Dorothy Koomson, Lesley Thomson and William Shaw (chaired by Julia Crouch)
Crawley Library Southgate Avenue, Crawley, United KingdomIn collaboration with Crawley WordFest and following the success of our 2019 panel featuring Elly Griffiths, Quentin Bates and Carolyn Kirby, West Sussex Libraries are delighted to be hosting another crime panel event in 2020. This year’s panel includes Dorothy Koomson, William Shaw and Lesley Thomson, chaired by Julia Crouch. About the authors Dorothy Koomson […]
William Shaw – See the world through crime-tinted glasses
St Peter's Place Fishbourne, United KingdomDon’t just think of crime fiction as escapist pleasure, says William Shaw. It’s the literature that’s saying the most about our world right now.