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We are delighted to announce an event with Varaidzo, the author of Manny and the Baby. The interview will be followed by an audience Q&A and a book signing.

About the Book

London, 1936: Two sisters are ready to take the city and the world by storm. Bath, 2012: Two young Black men are figuring out who they are, and who they want to become.Manny Powell is forthright, intellectual, and determined to make her mark on the London literary scene. Her younger sister, Rita ‘The Baby’, just wants to dance. Chasing their dreams across smoky Soho jazz clubs, they soon find themselves part of the burgeoning Black ambition movement, and must learn how to navigate it as women.

About the Author

Varaidzo is a writer, editor and artist. She is a contributor to the romance anthology Who’s Loving You (Trapeze, 2021). Her short story ‘Bus Stop’ was shortlisted for the Guardian 4th Estate BAME Prize 2018. She is a contributor to the bestselling anthology The Good Immigrant which won the reader's choice at the Books Are My Bag Awards 2016. Her debut novel Manny and the Baby was published in April 2024.

She was previously the Digital Editor at Wasafiri and the Arts & Culture Editor at gal-dem. Her essays and articles have been featured in The Guardian and New Statesman amongst other publications.

Location: BRXTN Studios

Arrival Time: 7 pm

Event to begin at 7.15 pm