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12 May 2024 09:30 11:00
Dulwich local history walk by Duncan Bowie of the Dulwich Society for the Dulwich Festival.
Join Duncan Bowie to learn about the lives and politics of some of the radicals and socialists who have lived and been politically active in Dulwich Village: some known, some unknown, some just eccentric. The walk starts from Village Books in Calton Avenue and ends at West Dulwich Station. Proceeds to the Dulwich Festival and St Christopher's Hospice.
Tickets £4/£7 here: https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/social-radicals-walk-dulwich-village/
Part of the Dulwich Festival.
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12 May 2024 12:00 13:00
Join us for an evening of murder and mystery as local crime writers Abigail Dean, Christie Watson and Susan Allott talk about how they keep the reader guessing.
Three best-selling writers explore how secrets and lies from the past drive dilemmas and betrayal in the future. Abigail Dean is the author of bestselling Girl A; her new novel is Day One which follows the after-effects of a tragic shooting in a small community. Christie Watson, is the author of The Language of Kindness and was a nurse in the NHS for 20 years. Moral Injuries is her debut crime novel. Susan Allott is author of The House on Rye Lane, a taut thriller following the lives of three different inhabitants of a house in Peckham.
Tickets: £12 (plus Eventbrite fee)
Book tickets HERE
A Village Books and Dulwich Festival event
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12 May 2024 14:00 15:00
From the popular tech journalist and Movers and Shakers podcaster, also known across the world for documenting his journey with rescue dog #SophiefromRomania, comes a moving memoir in search of the truth behind his isolated childhood and absent father.
Rory Cellan-Jones knew he was the child of a love affair between two BBC employees. But until his mother died and he found a file labelled ‘For Rory’ he had no idea of the extent of their relationship, and why his unconventional childhood had so tested the bond between him and his mother. ‘For Rory,’ his mother had written on the file, ‘in the hope that it will help him understand how it really was …’
Tickets: £12 (including Eventbrite fee)
Book tickets HERE
A Village Books and Dulwich Festival event
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12 May 2024 14:00 15:00
Join former BBC Tech Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones in conversation with Dulwich College Master Dr Joe Spence, discussing his memoir Ruskin Park – “a poignant social history”.
Supported by Village Books
Tickets £12 (plus Eventbrite booking fees)
Tickets from https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/ruskin-park-by-rory-cellan-jones/
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12 May 2024 16:00 17:00
Join Dr Martha Deiros Collado, a child psychologist with over 20 years of experience, talking about How to be the Grown-up, an empowering must-have toolkit for all parents tackling the many modern-day challenges of raising children.
Dr Collado tackles everything from how to talk about honesty and lies, death, co-parenting, consent, gender, attachment, and boundaries, as well as the small but critical day-today challenges parents face, helping them to become the ‘grown-up’ they want to be around their child.
Supported by Dulwich Books
Tickets £12 (plus Eventbrite booking fees)
Tickets from https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/how-to-be-the-grown-up-by-dr-martha-deiros-collado/
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12 May 2024 18:00 19:00
Author William Viney, an identical twin himself, discusses his fascinating new book TWINKIND, the first illustrated global exploration of the cultural significance of twins.
Supported by Dulwich Books
Tickets £12 (plus Eventbrite booking fees)
Tickets from https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/twinkind-by-william-viney/
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