Literary Death Match, Ep. 42

What a summer-fest this will be! Literary Death Match partners with Independent Bookseller's Week to present a special Windmill Books show at the brand spanking new Foyles. Get ready for a night of international literary marvels, hysterical judging, and general wonderment.

What is Literary Death Match? 4 authors read their own work for 7 minutes or less. They're judged by 3 all-star judges who respond (often comedically) to the work before choosing 2 finalists to compete in the LDM finale, a vaguely literary game (think Pin the Moustache on Hemingway) to decide the ultimate champion.

JUDGES:
Literary Merit: Alexandra Hemingsley, journalist, running wunderkind and author of Running Like a Girl.
Performance: Arjun Basu, writer, Twister creator (140-character short stories). Author of Waiting for the Man.
Intangibles: TBA!

READERS:
* Carys Bray, author of A Song for Issy Bradley and Scott Prize-winning Sweet Home.
* John Boyne, award-winning author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and A History of Loneliness
* Nick Harkaway, commentator and author of Tigerman, The Gone-Away World and Angelmaker
* One more TBA!

Hosted by LDM Exec Producer Suzanne Azzopardi

Show at 7:30pm; doors at 6:30pm; afterdrinks & book signings after