Summer Reads Book Club: Nii Parkes

Date: 24/08/2010 Times: 6pm Prices: Free Location: Writers' Centre Norwich

The final Summer Reads Book Club session with Nii Parkes.

Description

The final session of our Summer Reads Book Club, running once a fortnight from June-August offering lively, informal chat about six great books.

Find out more about the books and the whole Summer Reads experience: hearing the authors read at events, discussing the books online, downloading exclusive content and taking part in competitions on our Summer Reads page.

This week you can discuss Tail of the Blue Bird by Nii Ayikwei Parkes from 6pm at Writers' Centre Norwich Offices, 14 Princes Street Norwich:

Kayo and his sidekick detective are sent to investigate a disturbing event in a remote Ghanaian village. However, events prove hard to explain and otherworldly happenings leave Kayo struggling with his scientific world-view.

The discussion, like all six Book Club sessions, will be led by Writers' Centre Norwich's Sam Ruddock - a keen reader. You'll find yourself in a welcoming, inclusive environment with other people just as keen about reading as you are. Sam says: “Driven by its questing hero Kayo, Tail of the Blue Bird is a mythology-infused mystery that reflects the clash between tradition and modernity in Ghana today.”

If you'd like to chat about the Book Club and find out more, do call Sam Ruddock on 01603 877177 or email him on readers@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk.

Full Summer Reads Book Club Schedule:

The Lessons by Naomi Alderman
Tuesday June 15th, 6pm      Waterstone’s Castle Street

Summertime by J.M. Coetzee       
Tuesday June 29th, 6pm      Waterstone’s Royal Arcade

The Tall Man by Chloe Hooper
Tuesday July 13th, 6pm      Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library

Everything Beautiful by Simmone Howell
Tuesday July 27th, 6pm       The Book Hive, Norwich

The Widow’s Tale by Mick Jackson
Tuesday August 10th, 6pm    Cafe Metro, Jarrolds

Tail of the Blue Bird by Nii Ayikwei Parkes
Tuesday August 24th, 6pm    Writers’ Centre Norwich, 14 Princes Street

We look forward to seeing you soon.