An
exhibition, Murder in the Library: An A-Z of Crime Fiction is due to start on
18 January 2013. More information on the exhibition can be found here. As part of the
exhibition a number of other events have been lined up to run in tandem with
the exhibition.
Real Crime, Real Fiction 21
January 2013.
Does the consumption of crime
novels influence the way we read about real crime? Where does ‘true crime’,
which takes its inspiration from actual events rather than mere imagination,
fit in? In this panel discussion, writers, curators and journalists explore
the impact of real-life crimes on the writing and production of crime fiction,
both on television and in print.
The Story of Crime Fiction – 8 February 2013
Mark Lawson, who recently
wrote and presented BBC Radio 4 series Foreign Bodies: A History of Modern Europe Through
Literary Detectives, is joined by a panel of leading crime fiction
writers, including P D James, to discuss the history of the genre, their favourite classics and
their own work. From mysteries and murder and from The Moonstone to Henning Mankell...
The Female Detective – 8 March 2013
Britain's first-ever
lady detective Miss Gladden appeared in The Female Detective published in 1864, where she exposed
killers while concealing her own identity. Since then the female sleuth, from
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple to Alexander McCall Smith's Mma Ramotswe, has
captivated readers of crime fiction. But what is it about the female detective
that makes her an icon of the genre? Join an esteemed panel of writers for an
entertaining debate.
All the events start at 18:30
until 20:00 and are being held at the British Library. Further information
(including how to buy tickets) can be found here.
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