BRIDGE
There are infinite universes. She’s looking for one . . .
I absolutely loved it. This fantastic high-wire act of a novel, accelerating to a heart-stopping climax, is at once a cosmic narrative on a grand scale and a deeply intimate human story.
Catriona Ward
ABOUT
Lauren Beukes is the internationally best-selling genre-bending author of six novels, including Zoo City, winner of the Arthur C Clarke Award, and The Shining Girls, now a major AppleTV show with Elisabeth Moss. She also writes comics, short stories and TV shows and directed an award-winning documentary. A former tech and culture journalist in her native South Africa, she’s given keynote talks at festivals and conferences around the world from The Royal Society to Design Indaba. Her work, which uses high concept twists to explore current social issues, has won multiple awards and has been translated into 26 languages around the world. She’s a champion of African arts and creators and raised hundreds of thousands of Rands for South African charities with bespoke art shows inspired by her novels.
The Child by Alistair Mackay Book Launch
So excited to be chatting to brilliant fellow saffer author Alistair Mackay next week Friday 20 September, 6.30pm at The Common Press in London for the launch of his latest [...]
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ABOUT
Lauren Beukes is the award-winning author of six novels, a collection of short stories, a pop history about South African women, and New York Times best-selling comics. Her work has been translated into 26 languages and won prizes across genres from the Arthur C Clarke Award to the Strand Critic’s Choice award and the University of Johannesburg Prize. Her novel, The Shining Girls, about a time-travelling serial killer and the survivor who turns the hunt around is now a major AppleTV series with Elisabeth Moss. Her latest novel, Bridge, about a young woman’s search for her mother across realities is out now. She lives in London with a teenager and two cats.
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The Child by Alistair Mackay Book Launch
So excited to be chatting to brilliant fellow saffer author Alistair Mackay next week Friday 20 September, 6.30pm at The Common Press in London for the launch of his latest [...]
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