Myth of the Mainstream

Schedule

Sun Jun 26 2022 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm

Location

Afrori Books | Brighton, EN

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Join us for the festival finale as Dorothy Koomson, Leroy Logan and Saima Mir interrogate the 'Myth of the Mainstream'
About this Event

At this event the panel will examine their relationship and experiences with the idea of the 'mainstream', considering questions like:

At what point did they consider their books to have become mainstream?

What exactly is 'the mainstream'?

How has this construct shown up in their path to publication and subsequent success?

If we deconstruct the myth of the mainstream what will take its place?


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Leroy Logan

Dr Leroy Logan MBE is a former superintendent in the Metropolitan police. He retired in 2013 after 30 years' service. He is also a former chair and founding member of the Black Police Association.

Leroy is one of UK’s most highly decorated and well known black police officers. A highly respected and well regarded commentator on policing in black communities, he believes that there is still much work to do in creating a more equitable and fair criminal justice system.


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Saima Mir is an award-winning journalist and writer. She has written for The Guardian, The Times, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph, and worked for the BBC.

Her work appeared in the anthology, It’s Not About the Burqa in 2019, and The Best Most Awful Job in 2020. Her novel The Khan is being published by Point Blank and is due on in January 2021. The Khan has been optioned by BBC Studios.

Saima is a recipient of The Commonwealth Broadcast Association World View Award, and The K Blundell Trust Award. Saima’s work has been longlisted for The SI Leeds Literary Prize, and The Bath Novel Award.

Her screenplay Ruby & Matt has been optioned by Rendition Films.


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Dorothy Koomson

Dorothy Koomson is an award-winning, global bestselling author and journalist whose books have been translated into more than 30 languages, with sales that exceed 2 million copies in the UK alone.

She was featured on the 2021 Powerlist as one of the most influential Black people in Britain, appeared in GQ Style as a Black British trailblazer, and is a judge for the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Dorothy uses her platform to support new writers and hosts ‘The Happy Author’ podcast.

Dorothy lives in Brighton (well, Hove, actually) and the city is an ever-present character in her novels. Her latest book, the Sunday Times bestseller I Know What You’ve Done, is out now in paperback. Her next book, My Other Husband, will be published in hardback on 18th August by Headline.


Venue Accessibility

Wheelchair Access:

The Lighthouse venue is fully wheelchair accessible. The venue is on two floors.

  • We have accessible toilets situated in Level 0 (Ground Floor) and Level -1 (Lower Ground Floor).

Ground Floor: Lighthouse Office, Reception Area & Conference Room.

  • The Ground Floor is accessed at street level, there is no ramp required.

Lower Ground Floor: Digital Lounge & Toilets & Baby-changing facilities.

  • Access to the Lower Ground Floor is by platform lift or stairs.

All levels can be accessed using a central lift which has a doorway measuring 90 cm. The lift can hold a maximum weight of 300kg. It is designed to carry two people and one wheelchair, however in cases where a power motorised wheelchair is very heavy it may only be possible to hold one wheelchair and one person. The platform lift is run by the user inside the lift pressing a button and keeping it pressed down until the desired floor is reached. Lighthouse staff will assist with use of the lift.

Important: A maximum of two wheelchairs is allowed at a time in the Lower Ground Floor / Digital Lounge for health and safety reasons.

Other facilities and support:

  • Portable or backed seating can be provided on request, please ask a member of the team.
  • For ticked events, a free companion ticket can be provided for support workers or assistants and seats can be reserved in specific locations as requested. Please inform a member of the time at the time of booking.
  • We welcome assistance dogs and can provide them with a bowl of water.

Concessions

If you would like to come but are unable to purchase a ticket please feel free to contact us at [email protected] and we will see what we can do.

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Where is it happening?

Afrori Books, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton, United Kingdom

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Tickets

GBP 2.00 to GBP 12.00

Brighton Book Festival

Host or Publisher Brighton Book Festival

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