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Stories, poetry, histories and memories are all shared in our fortnightly podcast created by Lewisham libraries staff. We started collecting material at the beginning of Covid-19 lockdown in April 2020 and shared them with customers and residents through Facebook as the weekly series “Lewisham Voices”. We are now publishing them more widely through this podcast. There are memories from residents of growing up in Lewisham during the 1950s, and local author Caleb Azumah Nelson reflects on a more recent childhood. Poets recite their poetry, and authors read whole stories or share special chapters from their novels. Historians remember famous residents such as Olaudah Equiano and Robert Browning, and a theatre company reveals how they involve the community in their productions. Each fortnight the podcast will have a different theme or format – but the link is always “words”. Keep in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lewishamlibraries, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LewishamLibraries/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LewishamLibraries www: https://lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/libraries Music: Forget your feet - Tayler Watts. Artwork: Emily Fellah
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Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
On the 18th October, award winning author Candice Carty-Williams came to Lewisham Library to speak to a group of students from Prendergast Vale School.
Her debut novel Queenie won book of the year at the British Book Awards and her second novel, Empress & Aniya is a young adult novel that has been
called South East London's answer to freaky Friday. She talked to the students about her new book, her love of reading and her writing process and
most importantly, her time own time growing up in Lewisham. Afterwards I spoke with some of the students to get their thoughts on the event as well as asking them about what they were currently reading. I was then able to speak with Candice about her career so far, our shared love of 'Point Horror' and about what it was like to come back to Lewisham Library
For further insight into the event, read our accompanying blog written by Paul from Lewisham Library
Reserve copies of Queenie and Empress & Aniya -
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