Bernardine Evaristo @ Book Slam

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Acclaimed novelist and poet Bernardine Evaristo reads from her new novel, Mr Loverman (Hamish Hamilton/Penguin), the funny and bittersweet tale of Barrington, happily married but conducting a secret affair with his best friend Morris. Bernardine is a Book Slam favourite so it was great to welcome her back. Book Slam is London's first/ best/ only literary nightclub, which features all the top writers, the finest live music and a semi-professional Serbian DJ. Our guests have included the likes of Hanif Kureishi, Dave Eggers, Adele, Nick Hornby, Kate Nash and many more. You should come. It's fun. Bernardine Evaristo is the author of seven books including three critically acclaimed verse novels, Lara, The Emperor's Babe and Soul Tourists. Mr Loverman is her second prose novel, after 2008's Blonde Roots, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize and won the Orange Prize Youth Panel Award. Evaristo's other awards include the EMMA Best Book, Arts Council Award and the Big Red Read Award. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded an MBE in 2009. She lives in London.
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