In Conversation Event: Xiaolu Guo and Shani Akilah

Join us for our first author talk of the day, an engaging discussion as acclaimed author Shani Akilah talks to Xiaolu Guo about her memoir Radical: A Life of My Own - an introspective journey through the streets of New York City, where she navigates solitude and cultural dislocation and the nuanced spaced in between Eastern and Western cultures. Xiaolu Guo is a Chinese-born British novelist, memoirist and film-maker. Her novels have been translated into 28 languages. She was a jury member for the Man Booker Prize 2019. Shani Akilah is a Black British Caribbean writer and screenwriter from South London. She is a book influencer, co-founder of the Nyah Network, a book club for Black women, and was a literary judge for the Nota Bene Prize 2023. For Such a Time as This is her debut short story collection. Please note: booking tickets to this event will also gain you access to 'Stand-Up Comedy with Sheba Montserrat', taking place at the same venue at 12:00pm https://events.sutton.gov.uk/event?id=163408