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Activities

Upcoming events

APPG on Publishing ‘Hot Topics’ briefing evening

Wednesday 2nd March 2011, 5.30pm – 7pm

Committee Room 17

Join the All Party Publishing Group for the opportunity to find out more about two topical issues which may be of ongoing concern in your constituencies: the future of the Bookstart book gifting programmes and the impact of proposed funding cuts on public libraries.

Join Viv Bird, Chief Executive of Bookstart; Miranda McKearney, Chief Executive of the Reading Agency; and others to discuss these important issues.

Information material on both Bookstart and libraries will be available at the event and there will be the opportunity to be photographed with the guest speakers.

For more details, please just drop in on the day, contact the office of Gordon Banks MP (APPG Chair) or email the Publishers Association at ecleevely@publishers.org.uk.

Past events

All Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing Annual Reception

24 November 2010, from 4.00pm

Dining Room A, Palace of Westminster

Gordon Banks MP, the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing, is delighted to invite you to the APPG’s annual Parliamentary Reception. This event, held in collaboration with The Publishers Association, will be taking place on Wednesday 24th November, 4pm-6pm at the Houses of Parliament in Dining Room A.

This year’s Reception will focus on a hot topic in both politics and publishing: the market for political memoirs. Sir Christopher Meyer, author and former British Ambassador to the United States will be attending to discuss the motivations for writing his memoirs, DC Confidential, its ramifications and his working relationship with his publishers. Sir Christopher will address the Reception at 4.30pm.

Refreshments will be provided. The reception will also provide the opportunity to meet The Publishers Association’s new CEO, Richard Mollet, as well as hear from Victoria Barnsley, CEO and publisher of Harper Collins and President of the Publishers Association.

To register for this event, please email vlustigman@publishers.org.uk. Registrations must be received before Monday 15th November.

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