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20 鈥 21 Mar 2021, Big Book Weekend
Big Book Weekend 2021
Highlights
"This book presented another kind of representation"
Cry, the Beloved Country was an eye-opening O-Level English read for Sir Lenny Henry
"Audiobooks on the walk - tick!"
Greg Davies receives bibliotherapy advice from Ella Berthoud.
"I spent a lot of my youth writing my mother's stories down"
Douglas Stuart spent 10 of his earlier years writing down early stories that would become his novel Shuggie Bain.
"I didn't realise how quietly rebellious I was being"
Grace Dent says she wants to write about food in a way that applies to everyone.
"I never knew more than the four streets that I lived on"
Growing up in the 1980s in a working class district of Glasgow, Douglas Stuart had little access to the wider gay culture.
"I'd only read a handful of recipe books when I was asked to write one"
Jack Monroe wants to help people with little previous knowledge to learn how to cook.
"How you perceive things and how you are perceived can be at such odds"
Ayisha Malik recalls a startling encounter she and a friend had in a Dorset cafe.
"The library was my salvation"
Author Val McDermid on the huge role reading played in her childhood.
"It made it acceptable to talk about kinky sex"
Shahidha Bari, Naoise Dolan and Kate Davies discuss the impact of Fifty Shades of Grey.
鈥淏lack fatherhood is definitely something we don鈥檛 see enough鈥
Candice Brathwaite wants to see black fatherhood positively uplifted in film, TV and books.
鈥淏oth me and him were in tears鈥
Frank Gardner reflects on meeting a real life hero, a doctor caring for Covid patients.
"It was an all consuming masculinity"
Russell Kane reflects on the legacy of growing up with an alpha male father.
鈥淚t wasn't just one night that I cried my eyes out鈥
Alex Wheatle on how he learned to be comfortable with feelings of vulnerability as a man.
"It doesn't bother me if people work out on page one who the killer is"
Ian Rankin says what is most important is what crime tells us about society.
Full Sessions
British Country Life: Heaven Or Hell?
Does country life live up to the hype?
A Big Book Weekend chat with Douglas Stuart
Douglas Stuart talks to Alex Clark about sexuality, class, and the power of good teachers
Digging In: How Our Food Shapes Our Lives
Grace Dent, Ruby Tandoh and Jack Monroe talk all aspects of food with Shahidha Bari.
A Big Book Chat with Val McDermid
The full conversation as Alex Clark talks to the queen of crime Val McDermid.
How To Be A Man
Alex Wheatle, Russell Kane and Guvna B join Ace to explore modern masculinity.
New Heroes: A Search For Role Models In Difficult Times
Irenosen Okojie and Frank Gardner join Shahidha Bari to discuss inspirational characters.
The Truth About Lies: Why We Love A Liar
Adele Parks, Ian Rankin and Alexandra Wilson discuss the art of deception with Alex Clark.
Features
Relive the weekend's stories
Big Book Weekend celebrated books and reading by welcoming 30 authors to converse and debate on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 March.
Meet the Authors
What have Big Book Weekend's guests been reading? Val McDermid, Sir Lenny Henry, Kit de Waal, Russell Kane, Grace Dent and Guvna B reveal their inspirational reads.
Line-up: Sex, Lies and Heroes at Big Book Weekend
Fantastic conversations with big names from the world of books and beyond. A packed weekend features an amazing line-up of authors.
TV & Radio
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A Big Book Chat with Val McDermid
Alex Clark talks to the queen of crime Val McDermid.
Mar '21
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