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William Boyd
Ordinary Thunderstorms

Boyd will be talking about his new novel Ordinary Thunderstorms set in London. William Boyd was a sell-out success at his event at the inaugural Bookfest in 2007.

Friday 9 October at Polka Theatre
7.30 pm start Tickets: £7.50

Chris Cleave
In conversation with Time Out’s Chris Moss

The Kingston-based Guardian writer and novelist will read from and take questions on The Other Hand (shortlisted for the Costa Best Novel Award), a powerful novel showing the collision of two worlds – a Nigerian asylum seeker and a London journalist. He will also talk about his novel Incendiary, an emotionally charged open letter to Osama bin Laden about a London bomb plot, which gained notoriety for the macabre coincidence of its UK publication on 7th July 2005, the day of the London terrorist bombings.
 
Tuesday 6 October at Waterstone’s  Wimbledon
7.30pm Tickets: £5

Sadie Jones
In conversation with Penny Vincenzi
 

Sadie Jones has written one of the most eagerly anticipated novels of 2009, Small Wars. Her debut novel, The Outcast, sold 400,000 copies and was shortlisted for and indeed won many awards, launching her as a novelist to be listened to. She will be discussing her new novel, again set in the ‘50s, which follows the story of a young soldier transferred to Cyprus with his wife and baby.
 

Wednesday 7 October at Waterstone’s Wimbledon
7.30pm Tickets: £5

Kamila Shamsie
Burnt Shadows
 

The Pakistani writer will talk and take questions about her novel Burnt Shadows; taking the reader on a journey from devastating bomb blast in Nagasaki to Delhi, Pakistan, New York and finally Afghanistan. Kamila lives in Karachi and London. Burnt Shadows was nominated for the Orange Prize for Fiction.
Kamila’s session will be followed by an evening of Indian music, singing and Kathak dancing.
 
Friday 9 October at Wimbledon Library
7.30pm start  Tickets: £6

Come on down to Polka on Saturday 10 October to meet your favourite authors, illustrators and poets and get your books signed!
 

The Word continues to go from strength to strength, attracting the very best in children's literature.  Look out for some great authors this year which include Roger McGough, Caroline Lawrence, Marcus Sedgwick, Polly Dunbar and many more!

Make sure you get your tickets today for this
fun-packed day at www.polkatheatre.com

We look forward to seeing you at The Word....if not before!