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Wednesday 8 May at 7.30 pm
Charles Holland
How to Enjoy Architecture
In conversation with Travis Elborough
Thursday 16 May at 7.30 pm
Viv Groskop
One Ukrainian Summer
In conversation with Olia Hercules
Wednesday 29 May at 7.30 pm
Iain Sinclair
Pariah Genius
In conversation with John Rogers
Friday 31 May at 7.30 pm
Salena Godden
With Love, Grief and Fury
Wednesday 5 June at 7.30 pm
Laura Laker
Potholes and Pavements
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Events at The Wanstead Tap in partnership with Newham Bookshop
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Wednesday 8 May at 7.30 pm
Charles Holland and Travis
Elborough in conversation
Charles Holland
How to Enjoy Architecture
A Guide for Everyone
Wednesday 8 May at 7.30 pm
Charles Holland and Travis
Elborough in conversation
Travis Elborough
Atlas of Forgotten Places
Journey to Abandoned Destinations
from Around the Globe
Wednesday 8 May at 7.30 pm
Charles Holland and Travis
Elborough in conversation
Travis Elborough
Atlas of Unexpected Places
Haphazard Discoveries, Chance Places
and Unimaginable Destinations
Thursday 16 May at 7.30 pm
Viv Groskop will be in
conversation with Olia Hercules
Viv Groskop
One Ukrainian Summer
A memoir about falling in love and
coming of age in the former USSR
Wednesday 29 May at 7.30 pm
Iain Sinclair will be in
conversation with John Rogers
Iain Sinclair
Pariah Genius
Friday 31 May at 7.30 pm
An Evening with Salena Godden
Salena Godden
With Love, Grief and Fury
Wednesday 5 June at 7.30 pm
Join author and cycling advocate
Laura Laker in conversation
Laura Laker
Potholes and Pavements
A Bumpy Ride on
Britain’s National Cycle Network
Past events this year – most recent first
Past event held on Thursday 25 April
Andrew Whitehead in conversation
Andrew Whitehead
A Devilish Kind of Courage
Anarchists, Aliens and the
Siege of Sidney Street
Past event held on Thursday 18 April
Sarah Wise in Conversation
Sarah Wise
The Undesirables
The Law that Locked
Away a Generation
Past event held on Wednesday 20 March
Ladies Who London LIVE! with
special guest Leo Hollis
Leo Hollis
Inheritance
The tragedy of Mary
Davies: Property & madness
in eighteenth-century London
Past event held on Tuesday 12 March
The Liverbirds: Mary McGlory and
Sylvia Saunders in conversation
Mary McGlory and Sylvia Saunders
The Liverbirds
Our life in Britain’s
first female rock’n’roll band
Past event held on Saturday 9 March
Michael Rosen: Going Through It
Michael Rosen
The Advantages
of Nearly Dying
Poems
Past event held on Thursday 7 March
Meet Jon Cruddas MP in conversation
about
A Century of Labour
Jon Cruddas
A Century of Labour
Past event held on Thursday 22 February
Ellen E. Jones in
Conversation: Screen Deep
Ellen E. Jones
Screen Deep
How film and TV can solve
racism and save the world
Past event held on Friday 16 February
The Tap Into Live Podcast
Presents: The Carry On Girls
Gemma Ross and Robert Ross
The Carry On Girls
Past event held on Thursday 8 February
Max Décharné: Teddy Boys
Post War Britain and
the First Youth Revolution
Max Décharné
Teddy Boys
Post-War Britain and the
First Youth Revolution