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Wanstead Book Festival presents Margaret Gee
When Ilford nurse Shirley Chapman's mother died, Shirley was not sure what to do. However she felt called by God to go somewhere, and ended up in a remote village… Continue reading Wanstead Book Festival presents Margaret Gee
£5
Wanstead Book Festival presents Hannah Lowe
Wanstead Library 18 Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead, EnglandWanstead Bookshop presents poet Hannah Lowe, winner of the 2021 Costa Book Award for her anthology The Kids, which chair of judges Reeta Chakrabarti described as "a book to fall in love… Continue reading Wanstead Book Festival presents Hannah Lowe
£10
Wanstead Book Festival presents Otto English
Wanstead Library Churchill Room Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead, LondonOtto English, aka journalist Andrew Scott, is on a mission to set our historical stories straight. In his book Fake History, English tears apart lies propagated by politicians and think… Continue reading Wanstead Book Festival presents Otto English
£10
Wanstead Book Festival presents Ted Kessler
The Duke 79 Nightingale Lane, Wanstead, LondonWanstead journalist Ted Kessler was the last editor of the great Q magazine before its untimely demise. The closure wasn't his fault - in fact he did everything possible to… Continue reading Wanstead Book Festival presents Ted Kessler
£10
Wanstead Book Festival presents Hannah Armstrong
Wanstead Library Churchill Room Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead, LondonHannah Armstrong's account of Wanstead House has been electrifying local history addicts since its publication earlier this year. In this talk she reconstructs what life would have been like in… Continue reading Wanstead Book Festival presents Hannah Armstrong
£10
Wanstead Book Festival presents Justin Webb
Wanstead Library Churchill Room Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead, LondonJustin Webb, the longest-serving presenter on the BBC's Today programme and a familiar figure on our airwaves for decades, has written The Gift of a Radio, a hugely entertaining memoir… Continue reading Wanstead Book Festival presents Justin Webb
£10
Wanstead Book Festival presents John Rogers
Wanstead Library Churchill Room Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead, LondonJohn Rogers has built a huge online - locally and nationally - following for his walks and talks and for knowing such detail about local history and the environment that… Continue reading Wanstead Book Festival presents John Rogers
£10
Children’s creative writing workshop
Wanstead Library 18 Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead, EnglandHosted by Wanstead's residents: young author Riku Fryderyk, bestselling author Joseph Elliot, English teacher Shameem Aziz and our special guest Night Zookeeper, this Creative Writing Event is aimed atchildren who… Continue reading Children’s creative writing workshop