City Reads 2016
The Good Son by Paul McVeigh
03 MARCH - 29 MAY
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Sunday 29 May
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PAUL MCVEIGH IN CONVERSATION
Bring your City Reads experience full circle by joining Paul McVeigh live for an intimate and exclusive celebration of The Good Son.
How did the novel come together? What was his impetus and inspiration? What were the challenges and pitfalls? Find out in this special in-conversation event in which Paul McVeigh talks candidly to columnist Laura Lockington, reads excerpts from the book, takes questions from the audience and sheds light on what it was like to grow up at the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
The Dome Studio, 2pm, £8
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Thursday 17 March
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IRISH WHISKEY TASTING
Hosted by whiskey expert Dave Broom - with live music from fiddle player Rowan Piggott
Discover the true taste of Ireland and the remarkable history of one of its most famous exports with drinks guru and author, Dave Broom.
An excellent selection of whiskeys from across the Emerald Isle await you, to purify your palate and tickle your taste buds. The knowledgable and charismatic Dave will guide you through his hand picked selection for this celebration of Irish culture.
Dave Broom is the author of The World Atlas of Whisky; and The Complete Bartender’s Guide.
Regency Town House, 7pm - 9pm, £17 (includes all whiskeys and nibbles)
Wednesday 6 April
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AMONGST THE GROWN-UPS
Fifteen writers, four minutes each, one very special literary evening…
Paul McVeigh’s The Good Son is narrated by the beautifully portrayed Mickey Donnelly (aged 10). Join us for an evening of pure reading indulgence in which some incredible writers talk about their favourite works of fiction featuring child narrators. Will your favourites be amongst them?
Writers include: Graham Duff, David Bramwell, Susannah Jones, Vanessa Gebbie, Laura Lockington, Julia Crouch, Erinna Mettler, Pete Lawson, Mark A Radcliffe, Sharon Zink, Nye Wright, Laura Wilkinson and Bethan Roberts.
The Nightingale Room, Grand Central Pub 7.30pm – 10.30pm, £7/5
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Thursday 21 & Wednesday 27 April
THE CITY READS BOOK QUIZ
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How much do you know about books? Classics, crime books, highbrow and lowbrow books? Come along and test your knowledge at the ever popular City Reads Book Quiz. There will be questions on everything: from genre fiction to literary classics, plus a dedicated round on Paul McVeigh and The Good Son.
Join a team or bring your own. There will be brainteasers aplenty for book lovers of all persuasions. Wine and soft drinks available.
Thursday 21 April
THE CITY READS BOOK QUIZ IN LINDFIELD
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Upstairs at Masters, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, £6
Wednesday 27 April
THE CITY READS BOOK QUIZ IN BRIGHTON
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The Latest Music Bar, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, £6
Wednesday 9 March
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IMITATION OF LIFE, US, 1959, 125 mins (PG)
Director: Douglas Sirk. Starring: Lana Turner, Juanita Moore and Sandra Dee
With a special introduction by Paul McVeigh
Paul McVeigh introduces one of his favourite films: Douglas Sirk’s potent critique of American society: Imitation of Life, a film he feels echoes the restrictions and confinement he experienced growing up in Northern Ireland.
A struggling young actress with a six-year-old daughter sets up housekeeping with a homeless black widow (played by Juanita Moore who received an Academy Award nomination for her performance) and her light-skinned eight-year-old daughter who rejects her mother by trying to pass for white.
The Nightingale Room, Grand Central Pub, 6.30pm, £6
Sunday 24 April
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CAL, UK, 1984, 102 mins (15)
Director Pat O’ Connor. Starring Helen Mirren and John Lynch
With a special introduction by Professor Graham Dawson
On the official centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising we will be screening Cal: a story set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Cal, young man on the fringes of the IRA, with no taste for violence, becomes involved with Marcella, a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the IRA.
This special screening will be introduced by Graham Dawson: professor of Historical Cultural Studies, at the University of Brighton and Director of the Centre for Research in Memory, Narrative and Histories which he co-founded. Since 1995 the main focus of his research has been on questions of cultural memory, violence and conflict transformation in the Irish Troubles and the peace process.
The Nightingale Room, Grand Central Pub, 1pm, £6
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Saturday 28 May
BOOKS FOR BREAKFAST – CITY READS BOOK SWAP
Something special happens when people share their passion for a book they love.Bring along just ONE book that you’d love to swap with someone else and we’ll do the rest. The Dome Foyer Cafe will be open for hot drinks - we’ll bring the croissants!
