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badzeldaBrixton BookJam - 3 Oct 2022Listen to our BookJam on Monday 3rd October, at our regular venue the Hootananny in Brixton. We heard from:Deserter, Roșie Wilby, Ivy Ngeow, CJ Schuler, Ned Beauman, Kwaku Osei-Afrifa, Graham Buchan, Zelda Rhiando, and Celine Hispiche …presented by Mik Artistik, with music from Rebecca Hollweg.
2022-10-051h 54
badzeldaZelda reading Night shift with MagpiesAn excerpt from my new work....enjoy!
"Vanity, vanity – all is vanity."
Another Brixton preacher, doing his daily rounds in Brixton Market. She can hear him in the distance. It's the same sermon every day, and perhaps he's right. She had long thought Christians were vain, if it came to it: a religion based on shame, not honour, not self-reliance. A culture ruled by men.
Don't fool yourself – you're still ruled by men.
Every time Eva put on her make-up, her battle-paint, prepared herself for another 'date' with a stranger, she reaffirmed their hold over her. How could they be expe...
2020-03-1005 min
badzeldaBookjam - Mar - 2020 - Set - 2West Camel was born and bred in South London, and has worked as a book and arts journalist, and as editor at Dalkey Archive Press, where he edited the Best European Fiction 2015 anthology. He currently combines his work as editor at Orenda Books with writing and editing for arts organisations, including editing The Riveter magazine for the European Literature Network. He has written several short scripts and was longlisted for the Old Vic’s 12 playwrights project.
Attend is his first novel and was shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize.
@west_camel | westcamel.net
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Yara Rodrigues Fowler is a writer from...
2020-03-1027 minbadzeldaBookjam - Mar - 2020 - Set - 3Claire Collison is the winner of the inaugural Women Poet's Prize, and her work is widely published in print and online. She's been performing her life modelling monologue 'Truth Is Beauty' in venues across the country for the past 2 years, and a series of posters, 'All The Single Breasted Ladies' featuring words and images from her performances are currently fly posted on the streets of Liverpool.
Desmond Coy - Author, Gentleman and the Original Accidental Outlaw. @descoy
Zelda Rhiando is a Dublin writer who has spent most of her life in London. Her first novel, Caposcripti was self-published in 2012, and...
2020-03-1035 minbadzeldaBookjam - Mar - 2020 - Set - 1Simon Rumley is one of the most successful and prolific UK directors of his generation, and has directed 9 feature films and 2 anthology films, including Red White & Blue, Fashionista and a segment from the ABCs of Death, His films have played at festivals around the world including Toronto, Rotterdam, SXSW, Sarajevo, Tallin, Transilvania, Buenos Aires, Sydney, London, Rio and Stockholm, and won almost 50 awards collectively including best films or director at Sitges, Fantastic Fest, Fantasia, Frightfest, Lund, Fantaspoa, Ravenna and Boston Underground amongst others. His latest film Once Upon A Time In London peaked at No3 on Netflix. He’ll be re...
2020-03-1042 min
badzeldaBrixton - BookJam - Dec19 - Set - 1A podcast from the December 2019 BookJam, including words and memories from: Jordan Mooney, Gail Thibert, Martin Millar, Garth Cartwright, Kevin Cummins, Chris Roberts, Eamon Somers, Zelda Rhiando, Chrissie Cromer and music from Adelie. Compered by Glenda Read, Crack Librarian!
2019-12-0934 min
badzeldaBrixton - BookJam - Dec19 - Set - 2A podcast from the December 2019 BookJam, including words and memories from: Jordan Mooney, Gail Thibert, Martin Millar, Garth Cartwright, Kevin Cummins, Chris Roberts, Eamon Somers, Zelda Rhiando, Chrissie Cromer and music from Adelie. Compered by Glenda Read, Crack Librarian!
2019-12-0937 min
badzeldaBrixton - BookJam - Dec19 - Set - 3A podcast from the December 2019 BookJam, including words and memories from: Jordan Mooney, Gail Thibert, Martin Millar, Garth Cartwright, Kevin Cummins, Chris Roberts, Eamon Somers, Zelda Rhiando, Chrissie Cromer and music from Adelie. Compered by Glenda Read, Crack Librarian!
2019-12-0915 min2019-10-0827 min2019-10-0827 min2019-10-0830 min
badzeldaBrixton BookJam - May 2019BookJam returns on the 6th May 2019, when we’ll be hearing from Joshua Idehen, Jim Bob, Greg Chivers, Naomi Foyle, Ian Maleney, Hanna Jameson, Emma Grae, Maximilian Hawker, Zelda Rhiando, Mark Bowsher, Will Eaves and Gaar Adams …presented by crack librarian Glenda Read.
2019-05-071h 47
badzeldaGood Morning Mr Magpie - Brixton BookJamZelda Rhiando reads Good Morning Mr Magpie at Brixton BookJam, December 2018.
2018-12-0405 min
badzeldaBookJam December 18 - Set 3Jack Blackburn 12:41.469
Chris McCrudden 20:18.254
Jack Dowd 28:15.266
The evening was compered by crack librarian Glenda Read.
2018-12-0423 min
badzeldaBookJam December 18 - Set 2Listen to the Brixton BookJam on Monday 3rd December 2018 at our regular venue Hootananny Brixton.
SET 1: 8-8.30
Toni Scott
Barry Stewart Hunter
Ivy Ngeow
Padraic Walsh
Dave McGowan
SET 2: 8.45-9.15
Stephen Leslie
Lucy George
Zelda Rhiando
Alice Fitzgerald
SET 3: 9.30-10
Jack Blackburn
Chris McCrudden
Jack Dowd
The evening was compered by crack librarian Glenda Read.
2018-12-0426 min
badzeldaBookJam December 18 - Set 1Listen to the Brixton BookJam on Monday 3rd December 2018 at our regular venue Hootananny Brixton.
SET 1: 8-8.30
Toni Scott 0:00.755
Barry Stewart Hunter 7:54.509
Ivy Ngeow 15:18.613
Padraig Walsh 23:43.612
Dave McGowan 29:45.184
with compere, crack librarian Glenda Read.
2018-12-0440 min
badzeldaBrixton BookJam - Oct 18 - Set 1An unpredictable, eclectic and inspiring literary night "Speed dating with books"!
Featuring:
Set 1
Stevie Russell as Glenda Read 0:14.088
Vicky Grut 7:06.880
Tamsin Gray 12:59.128
Deserter 19:27.010
Set 2
Rebecca Hollweg 29:21.120
William Ryan 39:06.335
Martin Millar 46:06.344
Anna Mazzola 55:04.448
Marianne Kavanagh 1:02:57.441
Set 3
SK Perry 1:10:23.007
Jill Johnson 1:17:50.823
Stefan Clarke 1:24:16.160
Yolanda Christian 1:33:30.729
2018-10-0229 min
badzeldaBrixton BookJam - Oct 18 - Set 2An unpredictable, eclectic and inspiring literary night "Speed dating with books"!
Featuring:
Set 1
Stevie Russell as Glenda Read 0:14.088
Vicky Grut 7:06.880
Tamsin Gray 12:59.128
Deserter 19:27.010
Set 2
Rebecca Hollweg 29:21.120
William Ryan 39:06.335
Martin Millar 46:06.344
Anna Mazzola 55:04.448
Marianne Kavanagh 1:02:57.441
Set 3
SK Perry 1:10:23.007
Jill Johnson 1:17:50.823
Stefan Clarke 1:24:16.160
Yolanda Christian 1:33:30.729
2018-10-0241 min
badzeldaBrixton BookJam - Oct 18 - Set 3An unpredictable, eclectic and inspiring literary night "Speed dating with books"!
Featuring:
Set 1
Stevie Russell as Glenda Read 0:14.088
Vicky Grut 7:06.880
Tamsin Gray 12:59.128
Deserter 19:27.010
Set 2
Rebecca Hollweg 29:21.120
William Ryan 39:06.335
Martin Millar 46:06.344
Anna Mazzola 55:04.448
Marianne Kavanagh 1:02:57.441
Set 3
SK Perry 1:10:23.007
Jill Johnson 1:17:50.823
Stefan Clarke 1:24:16.160
Yolanda Christian 1:33:30.729
2018-10-0233 min
badzeldaBookJam December 4th 2017Audio from the Brixton BookJam, December 2017
Set 1 0:00.000
JM O Sullivan 1:40.097
Zelda Rhiando 16:15.448
Jon Newman 25:54.859
Set 2 35:59.871
James Benmore 36:26
Martin Millar 45:06
Sophie Sparham 54:59
Damon L Wakes 1:02:53
Set 3 1:08:03.611
Mark Bowsher 1:08:13
Sarah Jane Stratford 1:18:10
Dominic Canty 1:29:27
2017-12-061h 40
badzeldaBookJam Oct 17 Set 1An unpredictable, eclectic and inspiring literary night - “Brainfood for a Monday night”. Featuring:
Set 1:Miranda Gold, Alex Cristofi, Barry Stewart Hunter, Alyssa Warren
Set 2: Erinna Metler, Rosie Wilby, Nick Harkaway, Bonnie MacBird
Set 3: Dave McGowan, Hamja Ahsan, Josh Winning, Jack Blackburn
2017-10-0343 min
badzeldaBookJam Oct 17 Set 2An unpredictable, eclectic and inspiring literary night - “Brainfood for a Monday night”. Featuring:
Set 1:Miranda Gold, Alex Cristofi, Barry Stewart Hunter, Alyssa Warren
Set 2: Erinna Metler, Rosie Wilby, Nick Harkaway, Bonnie MacBird
Set 3: Dave McGowan, Hamja Ahsan, Josh Winning, Jack Blackburn
2017-10-0335 min
badzeldaBookJam Oct 17 Set 3An unpredictable, eclectic and inspiring literary night - “Brainfood for a Monday night”. Featuring:
Set 1:Miranda Gold, Alex Cristofi, Barry Stewart Hunter, Alyssa Warren
Set 2: Erinna Metler, Rosie Wilby, Nick Harkaway, Bonnie MacBird
Set 3: Dave McGowan, Hamja Ahsan, Josh Winning, Jack Blackburn
2017-10-0342 min
badzeldaBrixtonBookJam - Jun17 - Set1SET 1: 8-8.30
Zelda Rhiando is a Dublin writer who has spent most of her life in London. Her first novel Caposcripti came out in 2012. Zelda travelled to Japan to research her second novel Fukushima Dreams and is currently working on a third Good Morning Mr Magpie. When not writing she can be found child-wrangling and making digital products. @badzelda / www.badzelda.com
The only child of two writers, Merlin Sinclair grew up in a world that revolved around literature. Breaking the family tradition, he rebelled and joined the corporate world, where he worked as a copywriter and
marketer. However, unable...
2017-06-0645 min
badzeldaBrixtonBookJam - Jun17 - Set2SET 2: 8.45-9.15
CN Lester is an academic, musician, and leading UK trans activist. Lester is an educator and consultant to organisations such as Channel 4, the BBC, the Huffington Post, and to universities and unions across the country. They have written for the Independent, New Internationalist and the New Statesman, and
performed at the Barbican, Tate Modern and Southbank Centre. Lester co- founded the first-ever national UK group for young LGBT people. www.cnlester.com/writing/
Danny Scheinmann was born in Manchester and graduated in Law from the London School of Economics and in Theatre Studies from the University of Strasbourg...
2017-06-0639 min
badzeldaBrixtonBookJam - Jun17 - Set3SET 3: 9.30-10
Englishman by Toby Broom is a self-published memoir relaying the true-life adventures of a English black music fanatic who dreamt of becoming the next David Rodigan, but found the going far harder than he bargained for. Told with self-deprecating humour, priceless set-pieces and rich character portraits aplenty, Englishman is a Dub Vendor bestseller and a must-read for any music lover or supporter of the underdog. @misterswingeasy
James Nuttall is a British-born writer who published his first novel in 2014. Since then he has written a book of short stories and knows there are other novels in there waiting to...
2017-06-0633 min
badzeldaFukushima Dreams - Chapter 5This book is currently funding at unbound: unbound.com/books/fukushima-dreams Please show your support if you want to see it published!
picture credit: Author's own
2017-06-0505 min
badzeldaFukushima - Dreams - Chapter - 6This book is published by Unbound: http://unbound.com/books/fukushima-dreams - you can also buy it on Amazon and at all good bookshops.
2017-04-0707 min
badzeldaFukushima - Dreams - Chapter - 7This book is currently funding at unbound: http://unbound.com/books/fukushima-dreams
Please show your support if you want to see it published!
2017-04-0704 min
badzeldaFukushima - Dreams - Chapter - 8This book is currently funding at unbound: http://unbound.com/books/fukushima-dreams
Please show your support if you want to see it published!
2017-04-0725 min
badzeldaFukushima Dreams - Chapter 4This book is currently funding at unbound: http://unbound.com/books/fukushima-dreams
Please show your support if you want to see it published!
2017-03-2305 min
badzeldaFukushima - Dreams - Chapter - 3This book is currently funding at unbound: https://unbound.com/books/fukushima-dreams Please show your support if you want to see it published!
2017-03-2206 min
badzeldaFukushima - Dreams - Chapter - 2picture credit: http://skeptikai.com/2011/03/16/living-in-a-radioactive-japan/
This book is currently funding on Unbound at https://unbound.com/books/fukushima-dreams If you'd like to see it in print, please support it!
2017-03-2111 min
badzeldaFukushima Dreams - Chapter 1A gripping literary thriller set in post-tsunami Japan, where a missing child continues to haunt his parents long after the waves have receded. The secrets will out...
Now funding on Unbound:
https://unbound.com/books/fukushima-dreams
2017-03-2003 min
badzeldaGood Morning Mr Magpie - BookJam March '17An excerpt from my forthcoming novel 'Good Morning Mr Magpie', read at the Brixton BookJam on 6th March 2017.
2017-03-1011 min
badzeldaBookJam - Mar6 - 17 - Set1The Brixton BookJam is a FREE quarterly literary event that is unpredictable, eclectic, and aims to curate the very best in South London writing. Playlist includes:
Set 1: 8-8.30 - Carla Valentine Chris Jackson Nazima Kadir Jim Gleeson
Set 2: 8.45-9.15 - Irenosen Okojie Jo Clayton Jacqueline Crooks Dzifa Benson
Set 3: 9.30-10 - Desiree Reynolds Richard Skinner Zelda Rhiando Sherbaan V. Valean
2017-03-0627 min
badzeldaBookJam - Mar6 - 17 - Set2The Brixton BookJam is a FREE quarterly literary event that is unpredictable, eclectic, and aims to curate the very best in South London writing. Playlist includes:
Set 1: 8-8.30 - Carla Valentine Chris Jackson Nazima Kadir Jim Gleeson
Set 2: 8.45-9.15 - Irenosen Okojie Jo Clayton Jacqueline Crooks Dzifa Benson
Set 3: 9.30-10 - Desiree Reynolds Richard Skinner Zelda Rhiando Sherbaan V. Valean
2017-03-0653 min
badzeldaBookJam - Mar6 - 17 - Set3The Brixton BookJam is a FREE quarterly literary event that is unpredictable, eclectic, and aims to curate the very best in South London writing. Playlist includes:
Set 1: 8-8.30 - Carla Valentine Chris Jackson Nazima Kadir Jim Gleeson
Set 2: 8.45-9.15 - Irenosen Okojie Jo Clayton Jacqueline Crooks Dzifa Benson
Set 3: 9.30-10 - Desiree Reynolds Richard Skinner Zelda Rhiando Sherbaan V. Valean
2017-03-0636 minbadzeldaBrixton BookJam Dec 16 Set 1The Brixton BookJam is a free quarterly literary event, featuring an eclectic list of writers and readers. This edition features:
SET 1: 8-8.30
Tom Tomaszewski
Zoe Howe
Anna Maconochie
Douggie John
SET 2: 8.45-9.15
Jon Newman
Asher Senator
Howard Cunnell
Rabiah Hussain
SET 3: 9.30-10
Zelda Rhiando
Robyn Travis
Lydia Syson
Cynthia Roomes
2016-12-0637 minbadzeldaBrixton BookJam Dec 16 Set 2The Brixton BookJam is a free quarterly literary event, featuring an eclectic list of writers and readers. This edition features:
SET 1: 8-8.30
Tom Tomaszewski
Zoe Howe
Anna Maconochie
Douggie John
SET 2: 8.45-9.15
Jon Newman
Asher Senator
Howard Cunnell
Rabiah Hussain
SET 3: 9.30-10
Zelda Rhiando
Robyn Travis
Lydia Syson
Cynthia Roomes
2016-12-0632 minbadzeldaBrixton BookJam Dec 16 Set 3The Brixton BookJam is a free quarterly literary event, featuring an eclectic list of writers and readers. This edition features:
SET 1: 8-8.30
Tom Tomaszewski
Zoe Howe
Anna Maconochie
Douggie John
SET 2: 8.45-9.15
Jon Newman
Asher Senator
Howard Cunnell
Rabiah Hussain
SET 3: 9.30-10
Zelda Rhiando
Robyn Travis
Lydia Syson
Cynthia Roomes
2016-12-0650 min
badzeldaBrixton BookJam 03.10.16 - Set 1Chrissie Gittins lives in Forest Hill. She writes poetry, short fiction and radio plays and has 13 published works. Her short story collection Between Here and Knitwear was chosen by Helen Dunmore as one of the two best short story collections of 2015 and described as ‘exceptional’ in The Sunday Times. Chrissie’s work is featured in The Poetry Archive and the British Council writers directory.
chrissiegittins.co.uk / @Armandii
Patrice Lawrence was born in Brighton to Caribbean parents and now lives in London. She has been writing ever since she could. She has published works on equality and rights as well as sho...
2016-10-0437 min
badzeldaBrixton BookJam 03.10.16 - Set3Martin Millar was reading from his new book, Kink Me Honey – ‘The earnest, erotic, dominant, submissive, cheerful, depressed, humorous and occasionally clumsy endeavours of Ark, Gina, Mig, Mistress Tardy, Glam Tilly and an assortment of masters, mistresses, doms, subs and slaves, in the world of kink centred around Sex Orbit, London’s most prominent fetish organisation.’
martinmillar.com / Twitter @martinmillar1
Jo Clayton is a professional storyteller who tells traditional tales from all over the world. She has performed at the Southbank Centre, Storystock Circus, Dulwich Literary Festival, schools, community venues and festivals. She is storyteller in residence at Great Ormond Street H...
2016-10-0432 min
badzeldaBrixton BookJam 03.10.16 - Set2Stevan Alcock is a writer, editor and translator. A born and raised Yorkshireman, his debut novel Blood Relatives has received widespread critical acclaim. The Guardian described it as ‘refreshing, even radical’, The Times said it is ‘written with a daring and assurance’. Blood Relatives was longlisted for the 2015 Green Carnation Prize and is currently shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize.
@StevanAlcock
Irenosen Okojie has been named by writer Ben Okri as an exciting talent to watch. In 2016, she published her short story collection Speak Gigantular and won a Betty Trask Award for her novel Butterfly Fish. Her writing has been pub...
2016-10-0439 min
badzeldaBookJam - 07/12/15 Set - 1Recorded live at the Brixton BookJam, a free quarterly literary event. Including readings from: Jenny Stallard, Eleanore Etienne, Jacqueline Crooks, Richard Skinner, Fraser McAlpine, Tom Pollock, Yolanda Zappaterra and Jan Fuscoe, Kevin MacNeil, Kit Fraser, Nikesh Shukla, Matthew Redford and Shazea Quraishi, and music from Ese Music Experience.
See more at: http://www.brixtonbookjam.com/readersspeakers/#sthash.TOChqIQp.dpuf
2015-12-1128 min
badzeldaBookJam - 07/12/15 Set - 2Recorded live at the Brixton BookJam, a free quarterly literary event. Including readings from: Jenny Stallard, Eleanore Etienne, Jacqueline Crooks, Richard Skinner, Fraser McAlpine, Tom Pollock, Yolanda Zappaterra and Jan Fuscoe, Kevin MacNeil, Kit Fraser, Nikesh Shukla, Matthew Redford and Shazea Quraishi, and music from Ese Music Experience.
See more at: http://www.brixtonbookjam.com/readersspeakers/#sthash.TOChqIQp.dpuf
2015-12-1137 min
badzeldaBookJam - 07/12/15 Set - 3Recorded live at the Brixton BookJam, a free quarterly literary event. Including readings from: Jenny Stallard, Eleanore Etienne, Jacqueline Crooks, Richard Skinner, Fraser McAlpine, Tom Pollock, Yolanda Zappaterra and Jan Fuscoe, Kevin MacNeil, Kit Fraser, Nikesh Shukla, Matthew Redford and Shazea Quraishi, and music from Ese Music Experience.
See more at: http://www.brixtonbookjam.com/readersspeakers/#sthash.TOChqIQp.dpuf
2015-12-1140 min
badzeldaVivienne Okafor and Rory Duncan at the Brixton BookJamVivienne Okafor and Rory Duncan at the Brixton BookJam by badzelda
2015-09-0808 min
badzeldaSet 3The Brixton BookJam is a FREE quarterly literary event that is unpredictable, eclectic, and aims to curate the very best in South London writing. Appearing on this recording are: Jim Bob, Ruth Ware, Marc Nash, Tamim Sadikali, Frances Mensah Williams, Chris Chalmers, Dominick Reyntiens, Toby Downton, Zelda Rhiando and Yana Stajno. See more at: http://www.brixtonbookjam.com/
2015-09-0852 min
badzeldaSet 1The Brixton BookJam is a FREE quarterly literary event that is unpredictable, eclectic, and aims to curate the very best in South London writing. Appearing on this recording are: Jim Bob, Ruth Ware, Marc Nash, Tamim Sadikali, Frances Mensah Williams, Chris Chalmers, Dominick Reyntiens, Toby Downton, Zelda Rhiando and Yana Stajno. See more at: http://www.brixtonbookjam.com/
2015-09-0829 min
badzeldaSet 2The Brixton BookJam is a FREE quarterly literary event that is unpredictable, eclectic, and aims to curate the very best in South London writing. Appearing on this recording are: Jim Bob, Ruth Ware, Marc Nash, Tamim Sadikali, Frances Mensah Williams, Chris Chalmers, Dominick Reyntiens, Toby Downton, Zelda Rhiando and Yana Stajno. See more at: http://www.brixtonbookjam.com/
2015-09-0833 min
badzeldaBookJam Set 1Set 1: 8pm
Angela Wilson
Lucy Ribchester
Paul McVeigh
Ben Byrne
Music by Raleigh Rye
2015-03-0340 min
badzeldaBookJam Set 2Set 2: 8.45pm
Jenny Stallard
Rosie Wilby
Courttia Newland
Susie Cornfield
Music by DJ Andy
2015-03-0338 min
2015-03-0335 min