Gatehouse/Steppin Stones - Readers&Writers group

If you like reading books, seeing films, gigs or plays and discussing
them - you are invited to the Readers&Writers group.

Sessions:
The current topic is still:
‘Stuart a Life Backwards’ by Alexander Masters.
Tells the story of a friendship between a writer and illustrator (‘a middle class scum ponce, if you want to be honest about it, Alexander) and a chaotic, knife-wielding beggar whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison. We have a limited number of review copies to give away.

Come along most saturdays
Saturday 18th Feb, Stepping Stones, 2-4pm
Sundays 19th Feb Gatehouse, 3-4pm

Future 'outings'
Oxford Literary Festival
Check above link for other interesting events:

25th March
Brian Aldiss, John Carey, Maggie Gee and Philip Pullman
Science in Fiction
12 pm • £8.00 • Newman Rooms

Does the science in fiction have to be accurate? Many fiction authors now research a breadth of topics, from neuroscience to psychiatric disorders, before embarking on a novel. Does this authenticity matter? Have the borders between the scientific and the artistic imagination been breached by scientists? The science writer Brian Aldiss is Britain’s most illustrious SF writer, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy is rooted in scientific truth and John Carey, Emeritus Professor of English Literature at Oxford and editor of The Faber Book of Science, has examined the writings of both fiction authors and scientists. Maggie Gee chairs what is certain to be a fascinating discussion.

27th March
- Meet Alexander Masters

We will have some free tickets for this one
- first come first served
- so let me know if you are interested.

For more info check the Readers&Writers webpage on:
Gatehouse (http://home.btconnect.com/GATEHOUSE/gatehouse.html)
Stepping Stones (

Talk to or email:
Bruce (moodyseptic@hotmail.com),
Chris (gatehouse_gatehouse@yahoo.co.uk) Andrew (gateho@aol.com)






This initiative is part of the Oxford Sunday Times Literary Festival
and the Oxford Homeless College Digital Brain.

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