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News
The Book Slam podcast won a Sony Radio Academy award for Best Internet Programme! Thanks to everyone for the support, especially Becky and Karen at Karen P and the incomparable Charles @ the Arts Council. Download the seventh episode now. It features Richard Milward reading from 'Apples' [Faber], El Crisis and the South London soul of Jamie Woon.
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Who we are
Book Slam is the brainchild of Ben Watt and Patrick Neate. Ben is a writer and pop star, Patrick is a writer and pop tart.
Book Slam is London’s first/ best/ only literary night out featuring all the top writers, the finest live music and a semi-professional Serbian DJ. Our guests have included the likes of Zadie Smith, Dave Eggers, Adele, Nick Hornby, Kate Nash and many more. You should come. It’s clubbing for grown-ups. It’s fun.
Ben has now moved on, but Patrick’s still there, variously raging against the machine and tilting at windmills. Fortunately the Book Slam family’s grown and they look after him. All the real work’s now done by experienced promoter, producer and pretty boy, Elliot Jack (everyone loves Elliott. Really they do), and Canongate’s very own Angela Robertson (whom Patrick first met at a drum ‘n’ bass show in Tokyo in 1997. Strange but true).
Book Slam mostly takes place at Neighbourhood on the last Thursday of every month. Sometimes it happens at other times and places too. Sign up to the mailing list to keep track of forthcoming events. We also have a myspace page but no friends. Do feel free to change that. And don't forget to listen to our podcast. It's ripping.
Coming up
12 Acklam Road London, W10 5QZ
Tickets:£6 in advance (click 'tickets' button above)/ £8 on the door (£6 NUS)
Join us for the hippest Book Slam since Sky Mangel renounced meat and Mary 'Movement' Jones first danced samba. We will be in the company of rhythmic gymnasts including: -
- TOBY LITT. One of Granta's best novelists under 40 and the author of nine (count them, nine) novels, the latest of which is the brilliant 'I Play The Drums In A Band Called Okay'. Clearly a man whose work ethic is every bit as sickening as his talent.
- ANDREYA TRIANA. Brighton-based soul jazz chanteuse currently completing her debut album. Her voice is such a mixture of smoke and syrup that she'll give you a sore throat and cure it before you notice.
- KAT FRANCOIS. Former BBC Slam Champion, former World Slam Champion, she's East London's finest poet and a verbal pugilist with a mean upper cut.
- Hosted by Patrick Neate, while DJ Ils gives us chills.
Buy tickets in advance from the website, buy tickets on the door, but do buy tickets ...
Doors open 6.30pm, stuff starts 8pm, lateish to bed ...
