NEWS: Books on Tyne @ Newcastle Libraries

Image: The Ethical Carnivore

Newcastle Libraries and the Lit & Phil combine their literary prowess to bring us the sixth Newcastle Book Festival, Books On Tyne, between Monday 21^st and Sunday 27^th November.

With almost every genre covered and a remarkable variety of talks, events and workshops, there promises to be something for everyone.

Highlights include You Could Do Something Amazing With Your Life [You Are Raoul Moat] by Andrew Hankinson, who will give a talk about his claustrophobic account of the last days of murderer Raoul Moat using real life evidence to give an insight into the events of 2010 (Monday 21^st, City Library). Mark Iveson presents his book Cursed Horror Stars, which delves into the lives of five horror stars of the screen whose own lives became a reflection of the films they were famous for (Tuesday 22^nd, City Library). Gail Nina-Anderson will give an illustrated talk on how Stoker’s monumental figure, Dracula, came to life and refuses to die (Wednesday 23^rd, Lit & Phil).

A free Polari workshop calls writers to share their LGBT memoirs and fiction and invites you to develop your writing with a two-hour class (Wednesday 23^rd, City Library). Chris Phipps will present his findings on How Newcastle has been portrayed on TV from the popular shows to others you may have no clue of (Thursday 24^th, City Library). Louise Gray shows off her investigative and humorous writing in The Ethical Carnivore, a book about hunting and gathering your own meat sources to not only improve your own life, but the world (Friday 25^th, City Library) and Scott Tyrell brings his critically acclaimed poetry slam titles and comedy back home to Newcastle (Saturday 26^th, City Library), plus loads more besides. Get stuck in!