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Manchester Literature Festival - Autumn 2011

2011 so far. . .

It's been a busy year so far. I've written dispatches from Iraq, where I participated in the inaugural British Council Erbil Literature Festival, and have also visited Jules Verne's hometown in France (article to follow). I've been in conversation with travel writer Paul Theroux at London's Southbank Centre, performed at the English PEN writing roadshow, 'Writing Freedom', chaired various events and gave a soio talk Anita's Adventures in Wonderlands at the Hay Festival  I've published several articles on travel, film, music and books, for national and international newspapers (see Calendar) and appeared as a guest panellist, critic and co-presenter on BBC radio several times. I also continue work on my own book projects this Summer. . .

June 2011

IN CONVERSATION WITH MP SHASHI THAROOR

at Sharjah International Book Fair 2011