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Mark Billingham is one of the UK’s most successful crime writers with numerous bestsellers, including his latest, Time of Death [… read more]
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Ever fancied singing in a choir? Young Dissenters, Stoke Newington’s very own choir for 7 to 16 years olds, invites [… read more]
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We’re delighted to bring the Lit Fest’s very own boy band back together: Pete Brown (The Pub), Mark Mason (Mail [… read more]
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Buy ticketsCelebrate the culmination of the Stoke Newington Heritage Mural Project. Evolving from a series of workshops, class visits to Hackney [… read more]
Jonathan Coe, author of 11 novels including What a Carve Up! and The Rotters Club, is one of Britain’s great [… read more]
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Buy ticketsPurveyors of Fine Rhymes and Tales. A cocktail of poets: Abe Gibson, Michelle Madsen, Steev Burgess, Susan Evans and Fran [… read more]
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