BookBound 2020 Programme of Events 27 April – 3 May Proudly partnered with BookBound 2020 | 27 April - 3 May Programme of Events All festival events will be available to view for free on the BookBound 2020 YouTube channel. Click here to subscribe and watch. We would be grateful if our viewers would consider donating whatever they can spare to our chosen charity Mind, for better mental health. Visit: justgiving.com/bookbound2020 New Zealand viewers can make their donations to Changing Minds. MON 10.30 am Storytime with Jasbinder Bilan 27 April Asha and the Spirit Bird 15-min event for younger viewers (rec. age 9-12) 2.30pm Storytime with Ernesto Cisneros Efrén Divided 15-min event for younger viewers (rec. age 9-12) 5.30 pm Nikesh Shukla | Monique Roffey Writing Lessons Hosted by Tessa McWatt 7.15 pm Max Porter | Will Harris Lyricism and London Hosted by Jamie Trower 9.15 pm Samantha Harvey | Georgie Codd Shapeless Fears Hosted by Sarah Allely TUES 10.30 am Storytime with Esther Kent 28 April Molly’s Circus 15-min event for younger viewers (rec. age 2-5) 2.30 pm Storytime with Annabelle Sami Llama Out Loud 15-min event for younger viewers (rec. age 9-12) 5.30 pm Horatio Clare | Sam Mills Inside Minds Hosted by Georgina Lawton 7.15 pm Sarah Perry | Abi Palmer Snakes, Crows and Paddling Pools Hosted by Dan Richards 9.15 pm Emma Byrne | Freya Daly Sadgrove Language, Woman! Hosted by Georgie Codd WEDS 10.30 am Storytime with Guy Bass 29 April Skeleton Keys: The Haunting of Luna Moon 15-min event for younger viewers (rec. age 7-9) 2.30 pm Story Reading with Samuel Pollen The Year I Didn’t Eat 15-min event for young adult viewers 5.30 pm Clare Pooley | CJ Flood Authentic Authors Hosted by Octavia Bright 7.15 pm Daniel Mallory Ortberg | Rijula Das Challenging Conversations Hosted by Amber Massie-Blomfield 9.15 pm Kim Sherwood | Eleanor Wasserberg Fiction and History, Now Hosted by Dan Richards THURS 10.30 am Storytime with Judith Eagle 30 April The Pear Affair 15-min event for younger viewers (rec. age 9-12) 2.30 pm Storytime with William Goldsmith Mark Anchovy: Pizza Detective 15-min event for younger viewers (rec. age 9-12) 5.30 pm Paul McVeigh | Alex Wheatle | Rhiannon L Cosslett A Touch of Class Group conversation 7.15 pm Robert Webb | Cathy Rentzenbrink Matters of the Heart Hosted by Georgie Codd 9.15 pm Emma Glass | Margarita García Robayo Novel(la) Ideas Hosted by Susan Rudy FRI 2.30 pm Storytime with Patience Agbabi 1 May The Infinite 15-min event for younger viewers (rec. age 9-12) 5.30 pm Stanley Donwood | Caleb Femi What the Artist Saw Hosted by Dan Richards 7.15 pm Winnie M Li | Daniel Mella Real Live Fiction Hosted by Jamie Trower 9.15 pm Pip Adam | Guy Gunaratne Uncomfortable Truths Hosted by Azadeh Moaveni SAT 3.30 pm Philip Hoare | Dan Richards 2 May Writing the Fathoms Hosted by Malú Ansaldo 5.30 pm Michelle Paver | Richard Lambert Dark Beasts Hosted by Georgie Codd 7.15 pm David Lammy | Maya Goodfellow Migration, Britain and Beyond the Pandemic Hosted by Malachi McIntosh 9.15 pm Paul Mendez | Niven Govinden In Place of Pages Hosted by Octavia Bright SUN 3.30 pm Jennifer Wong | Soniah Kamal 3 May Relocation, Relocation, Relocation Hosted by Romesh Gunesekera 5.30 pm Intisar Khanani | Holly Bourne Teenage Dreams Hosted by CJ Flood 7.15 pm Lola Olufemi | Renée | Becky Manawatu Crimes of the Feminist Activist Group conversation Mon 27 April | 10.30 am BST / 5.30 am EDT / 9.30 pm NZST Jasbinder Bilan storytime session for younger viewers (rec. for ages 9-12) Asha and the Spirit Bird Costa Children’s Book Award winner Jasbinder Bilan reads the opening chapter of her prize-winning novel, Asha and the Spirit Bird. Set in the foothills of the Himalayas, Asha and her best friend Jeevan risk a dangerous journey to find her father, all the while guided by a mysterious spirit bird. Pre-recorded. Subtitles available. Bookshops championed by speaker: Mr. B’s Emporium (Bath), Toppings (Bath) Asha and the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan Mon 27 April | 2.30 pm BST / 9.30 am EDT / Tues 28 April | 1.30 am NZST Ernesto Cisneros storytime session for younger viewers (rec. age 9-12) Efrén Divided Ernesto Cisneros reads an extract from his debut novel, Efrén Divided, the story of a young boy on the search for his mother after her deportation from their home back to Mexico. Pre-recorded. Subtitles available. Recommended bookshop: Hive (online) Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros Mon 27 April | 5.30pm BST / 12.30 pm EDT / Tues 28 April | 4.30 am NZST Nikesh Shukla & Monique Roffey hosted by author Tessa McWatt Writing Lessons Authors Nikesh Shukla and Monique Roffey are connected not only by their own commitment to writing creatively, but by careers teaching students how to write creatively. What is the impact of the lockdown on their work? Tune in as they unpack lessons taught and learnt. Chaired by novelist, essayist, and professor of creative writing, Tessa McWatt. Pre-recorded. Subtitles available. Bookshops championed by speakers: Paper Based (Trinidad), Storysmith (Bristol), Newham Bookshop (London), Daunt Books (London) Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home by Nikesh Shukla The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Shame on Me: An Anatomy of Race and Belonging by Tessa McWatt Mon 27 April | 7.15 pm BST / 2.15 pm EDT / Tues 28 April | 6.15 am NZST Max Porter & Will Harris hosted by poet Jamie Trower Lyricism and London Where does prose end and poetry begin? Man Booker Prize-nominated Max Porter and poet Will Harris both experiment with these boundaries in their work. There’s also a tone to their voices that some consider distinctly 'London'. Join them with chair, New Zealand poet Jamie Trower, as they discuss their distinct approaches to writing. Live. Subtitles available after 24 hours. Bookshops championed by speakers: Point Reye’s Books (California), Readings (Australia), The English Bookshop (Sweden), Burley Fisher (London), Storysmith (Bristol), Lighthouse (Edinburgh), Unity Books (NZ) Lanny by Max Porter RENDANG by Will Harris A Sign of Light by Jamie Trower Mon 27 April | 9.15pm BST / 4.15 pm EDT / Tues 28 April | 8.15 am NZST Samantha Harvey & Georgie Codd hosted by podcaster Sarah Allely Shapeless Fears In the wake of her cousin’s death, Samantha Harvey endured a year of extreme sleep deprivation awash with anxiety; her heart ‘a tough lump of meat, flooded by fear.’ Georgie Codd’s fearful obsession with the sea, and the unknown, sparked a four-year, panic-laced mission to conquer anxiety altogether. Their recently- published memoirs are the basis of t his conversation. Hosted by journalist Sarah Allely, whose 2019 podcast explores the links between nature and recovery. Pre-recorded. Subtitles available. Bookshops championed by speakers: Brick Lane Bookshop (London), Corsham Bookshop (Wiltshire), Gleebooks (Sydney), Better Read Than Dead (Newtown, NSW), Gulliver’s (Wimborne) The Shapeless Unease by Samantha Harvey We Swim to the Shark by Georgie Codd Brain on Nature by Sarah Allely Tues 28 April | 10.30 am BST / 5.30 am EDT / 9.30 pm NZST Esther Kent storytime session for younger viewers (re. age 2-5) Molly’s Circus Debut author Esther Kent reads her beautiful picture book Molly’s Circus to inject adventure and imagination into little people’s days. Pre-recorded. Subtitles available. Bookshop championed by speaker: Hive (online) Molly’s Circus by Esther Kent Tues 28 April | 2.30 pm BST / 9.30 am EDT / Weds 29 April | 1.30 am NZST Annabelle Sami storytime session for younger viewers Llama Out Loud Annabelle Sami reads from her hilarious second novel, Llama Out Loud. Find out what happens when quiet Yasmin accidently brings home Levi, a loud, sassy toy llama. Pre-recorded. Subtitles available. Bookshop championed by speaker: Round Table Books (London) Llama Out Loud by Annabelle Sami Tues 28 April | 5.30 pm BST / 12.30 pm EDT / Weds 29 April | 4.30 am NZST Horatio Clare & Sam Mills hosted by author Georgina Lawton Inside Minds Broadcaster and writer Horatio Clare took on the challenge of a 250-mile walk in Germany in order to find some closeness with his subject: the composer J.S. Bach. The subject for Sam Mills’ memoir was much nearer to home: the father she cares for, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Join Sam and Horatio as they discuss their memoirs with the journalist and soon-to-be-published author, Georgina Lawton. Pre-recorded. Subtitles available. Bookshops championed by speakers: Kirkdale Bookshop (London), Clapham Books (London), Livraria Lello (Porto), Bookish (Crickhowell), The Book Case (Hebden Bridge) Something of his Art by Horatio Clare Fragments of my Father by Sam Mills Raceless by Georgina Lawton Tues 28 April | 7.15 pm BST / 2.15 pm EDT / Weds 29 April | 6.15 am NZST Sarah Perry & Abi Palmer hosted by author Dan Richards Snakes, Crows and Paddling Pools Abi Palmer is an artist and essayist whose recent memoir, Sanatorium, interweaves poetry and meditations on the body to create a mesmerising, mercurial debut. Sarah Perry’s gothic masterpiece, The Essex Serpent was an international bestseller. Her follow up, Melmoth, was hailed as ‘one of the great literary achievements of our young century.’ (The Observer). BookBound 2020 is delighted to have these two phenomenal writers with us to talk through subjects as far-ranging as female agency, recovery, black humour and paddling pools.