LITERARY EVENT

The Books that Made Me
Boyd Tonkin chairs literary panel at The British Library, in association with Wasafiri magazine and Arts Council England

Monday 18 May: 6.30-8.00pm
Conference Centre, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, W1
Tickets: £6 / £4 concessions
Nearest tube: Euston / Kings Cross & St Pancras

2009 marks the 25th anniversary of Wasafiri magazine, the literary magazine at the forefront of contemporary international writing. To celebrate, the magazine is hosting a literary debate at The British Library, to discuss how literature impacts on some of the leading writers of today.
The panel, chaired by The Independent’s Literary Editor Boyd Tonkin, includes distinguished authors Helen Cross, Diana Evans, Aamer Hussein, Caryl Phillips (pic right) and Marina Warner. Reflecting on the books that have inspired them, the panel will discuss why some books impact so forcefully on our reading and writing lives, as well as looking at the ways in which we encounter them and in which they return to us.

Tickets for ‘The Books that Made Me’ are now on sale at http://boxoffice.bl.uk/, by telephone on 01937 546546 (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm) or in person at The British Library Information Desk.
For more information on this event and for a full list of anniversary activity throughout 2009, please contact katy@colmangetty.co.uk or visit http://www.wasafiri.org/.
This event is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.