Paul Charles, whose brilliant memoir, Adventures in Wonderland, is set for publication on 19 May, has announced festival and other appearances, with the first in a series of public interviews set for the week of the book launch, in London.
One of the highlights of the tour is a coveted appearance at the International Literary Festival Dublin, on Friday 26 May, starting at 8pm. The festival takes place, this year, in the beautifully convivial surroundings of Merrion Square Park – with numerous other high profile guests starring in the week-long event, including Douglas Stuart, Joseph O’Connor, Mary Gaitskill, Stanley Tucci and Catherine Ryan Howard. it is indisputably one of the city’s cultural highlights of the year. The Guest Interviewer will be announced shortly.
The first UK appearance is set for The Rock ’n’ Roll Book Club, in Walthamstow, London on the evening of 18 May, kicking off at 7pm. The interview will be conducted by Mark Billingham, and takes place in the Wild Card Brewery. With the Tom Thorne series to his credit, Mark Billingham is a hugely successful crime writer, as well as an actor, screenwriter and stand-up comedian.
That Adventures In Wonderland debut date is followed on 19 May with an appearance at the Irish Cultural Centre, which has already been creating a real buzz of excitement. The Centre is located at 5 Black’s Road, Hammersmith, London W6, with Richard Mills doing the honours as guest interviewer.
The full list of dates already locked in reads as follows:
Thursday 18 May: The Rock ’n’ Roll Book Club, Walthamstow, London, Guest interviewer Mark Billingham. Doors at 7pm
Friday 19 May: Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith, London. Guest interviewer: Richard Mills. Doors 8pm.
Sunday 21 May: Sunday 21 May: The Court House, Bangor, Guest interviewer: Kieran Gilmour. Doors 2pm for 3pm
Tuesday 23 May: The Sound Lounge, 216-220 High Street, Sutton, London. Guest interviewer: Paul Sexton
Friday 26 May: The International Literary Festival Dublin, Merrion Square Park, Dublin. Starts 8pm.
Wednesday 7 June: The Stables, Milton Keynes, England. Guest interviewer: Peter Van Hooke. Stage Two @ 8.45pm.
Thursday 8 June: Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Main St., Bellaghy, Co. Derry. Guest interviewer: Michael Bradley. Doors 7.15pm for 7.30pm.
Friday 9 June: Charlie Byrne’s Bookstore, Galway, Ireland. Guest interviewer: Ollie Jennings. 8pm
Other dates will be added to what is shaping up to be a fascinating series of live events and appearances.
A riveting memoir, Adventures in Wonderland tells the story of how a music-mad youngster from Magherafelt in Co. Derry got caught up in the allure of rock ’n’ roll, took to London in the heady days of the 1960s’ music revolution and went on to become one of the most influential music figures ever to come out of Ireland…
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