Europe
France
Granta 124: Travel
All events are free and open to the public and RSVPs should be sent to events@granta.com, unless noted otherwise.
The Granta Literary Salon
10 July, 7 p.m., New York University Paris, 56 rue de Passy, 75016 Paris, France. Seating is limited and RSVPs are required: nyucwp.rsvp@gmail.com.
Granta contributors and novelists Chris Adrian, Nathan Englander, and ZZ Packer join Granta editor John Freeman for readings and conversation.
Portugal
Granta Launch Party
24 May, 9.30 p.m., Terrazza Martini, Avenida da Liberdade, 36, 8º andar
Lisbon Book Fair (open air event): Granta Talk, with John Freeman (Granta International) and Carlos Vaz Marques (Granta Portugal)
25 May, 5 p.m., Parque Eduardo VII
Book Launch – Como Ler Um Escritor (How to Read a Novelist) with John Freeman (author) and Fernanda Câncio (well-renowned journalist, also published by Tinta-da-china)
27 May, 6.30 p.m., Fundação José Saramago, Casa dos Bicos, Rua dos Bacalhoeiros
Granta 123: Best of Young British Novelists
Granta's Best of Young British Novelists: The Moscow Launch
24 April, 7.30pm, Oldich Dress and Drink, Moscow, Russia
British Council Russia are delighted to work in partnership with Ahmad Tea and the Russian State Library to present the first in a series Granta Best of Young British Novelists talks in Moscow.
The launch event will feature Tahmima Anam, Benjamin Markovits and Helen Oyeyemi, in conversation with leading Russian critic and writer Alexander Gavrilov about their work, the state of contemporary British fiction, and what it takes to make it as a writer in 2013. We look forward to a lively discussion with an invited audience of Moscow’s literary community.
A series of events will follow in summer, autumn and winter presenting other authors from the 2013 list, twinned with established authors from previous years:
June: Lawrence Norfolk and a Best Young British Novelist 2013 Ross Raisin
September: David Mitchell and Evie Wyld
A December event and further details to be announced.