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Special Events

Cocktails with Naomi Alderman

Monday 5th March, 5.30-7pm

An opportunity to meet our Writer-in-Residence Naomi Alderman, ask questions and talk about her work.

Tickets £7.50. Dinner is also available £12.00 (optional extra).

To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org

Seriously Books - Book Club Meeting

Monday 12th March, 7.30-8.30pm

For more details, click here.

Jelly Day

Monday 19th March, 10am - 4pm

Our next Jelly Day will take place in 'Food for Thought' on Monday 19 March. To book your place, please click here

Fictionalising religion: journeys in trying not to give offence but giving it anyway

Thursday 22nd March, 8pm

Naomi Alderman talks about how she tackles using religion in her work.

Tickets £10.00 (includes a glass of wine).

To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org

Conversation Dinner

Thursday 19th April, 7pm

An opportunity to get beyond small talk and discuss a range of topics over a delicious dinner.

Tickets are £25 and include a welcome drink, a three course meal and coffee. More details

To book a ticket call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org. Tickets must be booked by Tuesday 17th April. 

Cocktails with Stella Duffy

Saturday 5th May, 5.30-7pm

An opportunity to meet our Writer-in-Residence Stella Duffy, ask questions and talk about her work.

Tickets £7.50. Dinner is also available £12.00 (optional extra).

To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org

Jill of All Trades, Mistress of Some

Thursday 17th May, 8pm

Stella Duffy has written twelve novels encompassing literary, crime and historical fiction, ten plays, fifty short stories, many essays and articles – she also directs and teaches theatre and writing. She will read from her work and speak about how doing many things, rather than just one, feeds and enhances her work

Tickets £10.00 (includes a glass of wine).

To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org

A Dangerous Inheritance: Lady Katherine Grey, Katherine Plantagenet and the Mystery of the Princes in the Tower

Author Talk – Alison Weir

Wednesday 20th June, 8pm

Alison Weir trained as a history teacher and is passionate about history. Her first book, Britain`s Royal Families, was published in 1989. She has since written a further fourteen history books, including The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Elizabeth the Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Katherine Swynford and The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn. Alison has also published three historical novels, Innocent Traitor, The Lady Elizabeth and The Captive Queen. Her latest history book, Mary Boleyn: “The Great and Infamous Whore”, was published in October 2011 and her next historical novel will be the subject of her talk and is due out in 2012.

Tickets £10 (includes a glass of wine)

To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org

Conversation Dinner

Thursday 19th July, 7pm

An opportunity to get beyond small talk and discuss a range of topics over a delicious dinner.

Tickets are £25 and include a welcome drink, a three course meal and coffee.

To book a ticket call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org. Tickets must be booked by Monday 9th July.

Cocktails with Nadene Ghouri

Saturday 1st September, 5.30-7pm

An opportunity to meet our Writer-in-Residence Nadene Ghouri, ask questions and talk about her work.

Tickets £7.50. Dinner also available £12.00 (optional extra).

To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org

Talk and readings by Nadene Ghouri

Tuesday 11th September, 8pm

Tickets £10.00 (includes a glass of wine)

To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org

Cocktails and Poetry Reading with Ian Parks

Thursday 1st November, 5.30-7pm

Tickets £7.50. Dinner is also available  £12.00 (optional extra).

To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org

An Evening of Readings with Ian Parks

Thursday 22nd November, 8pm

Tickets £10

To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org

Conversation Dinner

Monday 26th November, 7pm

An opportunity to get beyond small talk and discuss a range of topics over a delicious dinner.

Tickets are £25 and include a welcome drink, a three course meal and coffee.

To book a ticket call 01244 532350 or e-mail enquiries@gladlib.org. Tickets must be booked by Wednesday 14th November.

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