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  • 2026
  • 02 March 2026
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Writing into Silence with Johanna Bell, Lauren Fuge and Jessica White
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    04 March 2026
    5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
    Department of The Vanishing Johanna Bell in conversation with Danielle Wood
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    10 March 2026
    5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Anna Krien in conversation with Johanna Bell at The Alderman
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    12 March 2026
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Alan Fyfe introduces his new novel The Cross Thieves
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    19 March 2026
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Bram Presser launches The Cross Thieves by Alan Fyfe
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