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Sep 2018
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Emma Shevah, Kate Wiseman and TWO readin...

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Two author interviews and two author readings to sink your teeth into this month! First up, it's Emma Shevah, chatting all about her fab new book 'What Lexie Did' and her greek-cypriot family, then Kate Wiseman pops in to chat all about the latest in her 'Gangster School' series!

We also have two brilliant readings from David Baddiel's 'Head Kid' and Julian Clary's 'The Bolds in Trouble'!

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