EVENTS
We're delighted to share with you the events organised by Afsana Press
and other events related to our authors.
BOOK LAUNCH
The Good, the Bad
and the Gringo
by Kae Bahar
Join us with writer and filmmaker Kae Bahar for the launch of his fascinating novel The Good, The Bad and The Gringo, at the iconic Stanfords Bookshop in Covent Garden.
30 October 2024
19:00 - 20:30
7 Mercer Walk
London, WC2H 9FA
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Afsana Press Launch
The birth of a new publisher
Join us to celebrate the official launch of Afsana Press. Author readings; ethereal harp music by the talented Tara Jaff; drinks and finger food; and a chance to interact with the minds behind the publishing house.
11 October 2023
18:30 - 20:00
Stanfords Bookshop
Stanfords 7 Mercer Walk,
WC2H 9FA
Covent Garden, London
Free entry
More info to follow soon
Conversation
with Choman Hardi
Join us at this amazing event in London, where Choman Hardi tells all about her debut novel Whispering Walls at the Queen’s Park Book Festival. In conversation with writer and broadcaster Shyama Perera.
2 September 2023
14:30
Queen's Park Book Festival
Queen's Park Community Tent
Queen's Park, London
NW6 6SG
Free entry
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Book Presentation:
Past Participle
by Jane Labous
Join us for an evening with Jane Labous as she will tell us all about her new novel, set in Dakar, Senegal, and Dorset, UK. Two women bound by a past crime: a gripping exploration of love, friendship, revenge and absolution, while also an ideological criticism of Western imperialism.
17 June 2023
18:00 - 19:00
Café Z Bar Stokey
58 High Street
N16 7PB
Stoke Newington, London
Free entry
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BOOK LAUNCH
Oh, Sugar
by Jane Labous
Join us at the lovely Ink@84 Bookshop in London, where Jane Labous will be presenting and signing her fabulous new novel OH, SUGAR.
29 October 2024
18:30 - 20:00
84 Highbury Par
London, N5 2XE
Free entry
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Book Presentation
Whispering Walls
by Choman Hardi
Join us at this amazing event in Cardiff, where Choman Hardi tells all about her debut novel Whispering Walls at Cardiff Central Library Hub. Organised by Kurdish All Wales Association.
5 September 2023
16:30 - 17:30
Central Library Hub
Meeting Room 4, Floor 4
Qhe Hayes
CF10 1FL
Free entry
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Book Presentation:
Whispering Walls
by Choman Hardi
Join us with critically acclaimed British-Kurdish writer and poet, Choman Hardi, as she draws on real-life and historical events for her debut novel Whispering Walls, documenting a Kurdish family’s struggles during the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.
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11 July 2023
18:30 - 20:00
Stanfords Bookshop
Stanfords 7 Mercer Walk,
WC2H 9FA
Covent Garden, London
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BOOK TOUR
with Choman Hardi
20 – 24 May 2024
We will be on a tour through the UK with Choman Hardi talking about her novel Whispering Walls. Join us when and where you can:
21 May: Canterbury / Waterstones
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Book Signing
Past Participle by Jane Labous
Join us at this lovely event in London, where Jane Labous will be presenting and signing her amazing novel PAST PARTICIPLE. The event is organised by the Association for the Senegalese Community.
3 September 2023
14:00 - 18:00
The Tree House
Elephant Road
SE17 1GD
Southwark, London
Free entry
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Book Presentation:
Whispering Walls
by Choman Hardi
A timely novel with powerful political resonance, documenting a Kurdish family’s quest for closure during the invasion of Iraq. Against a background of war, three troubled siblings – two in London and one in Slemani, Iraq - struggle to solve the mystery of their siblings’ deaths.
29 June 2023
18:00 - 20:00
King's College London
K0.20 King's Building, Strand Campus
WC2R 2LS
Strand, London
Free entry
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