Brixton’s Round Table Books is organising an evening event with two internationally acclaimed authors at the Ritzy cinema in Brixton.
Abi Daré and Charmaine Wilkerson will be in conversation with Sarah Gwonyoma on Wednesday 21 May at 6.45pm in the Ritzy’s Screen 5.
Abi Daré is known for her bestseller The Girl With the Louding Voice and Charmaine Wilkerson for Black Cake (now also a US TV drama series). They will discuss their latest works, And So I Roar I (Daré) and Good Dirt (Wilkerson).
Round Table Books said both authors excel at creating memorable narratives focusing on resilient women, family heritage, and the significance of voice.
They will explore the emotional depths of their new novels which examine the journey of growing up through challenges, healing, sisterhood, and the bravery required to reclaim one’s future.
“Whether you’ve been a fan for years or are just discovering their work, this is a unique chance to witness their literary talents in tandem,” said Round Table.
The event will feature a question and answer session with the audience, book sales, and book signing opportunities with both authors.
Abi Daré was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and holds a degree in law from the University of Wolverhampton, an MSc in international project management from Glasgow Caledonian University and an MA in creative writing from Birkbeck, University of London.
Her debut novel, The Girl with the Louding Voice, was a New York Times and international bestseller, a BBC Radio 4 Book Club read and was shortlisted for multiple awards, including the Desmond Elliott Prize and the Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize. It has been translated into 21 languages. In 2023, Daré established The Louding Voice Foundation to provide scholarships and empowerment programs for women and girls in underserved communities in Nigeria. She lives in Essex with her family.
Charmaine Wilkerson is an American writer who spent much of her childhood living in the Caribbean and is now based in Italy. She is a former television journalist and an award-winning writer of short fiction. Black Cake was adapted for the screen as a Hulu original series airing on Disney+ and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey. Good Dirt is her second novel.
Sarah Gwonyoma is a writer, book critic, and founder of the online platform What Sarah Read Next. She has partnered with The Women’s Prize and Booker Prize, and is currently hosting the Nibbies podcast with Hannah MacInnes.
The evening is organised in partnership with the marketing agency Dark Matter.
Tickets £14.90, £13.40 concessions.
