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September 2009 Penguin Readers' Noticeboard

The Great Gatsby

Big Read of The Great Gatsby in Cheltenham!

To kick off the Big Read of this classic American novel at the Cheltenham Festival this year, there will be 2 reading group events in libraries in Gloucestershire, chaired by local author Jane Bailey.

They will be on:

22 September, 7pm, Gloucester Library, Brunswick Road, Gloucester GL1 1HT.For further details please ring: 01452 426973

30 September, 7.30pm, Cheltenham Library, Clarence St, Cheltenham GL50 3JT. For further details please ring: 01242 532686

Go to the website Times Cheltenham Literature Festival for more details.

The Big Sleep

Harrogate Crime Festival’s Big Read of The Big Sleep

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep, Harrogate Festival and Theakstons teamed up to buy copies of The Big Sleep from Penguin and distribute them to libraries and book groups all over the city as part of a Big Read. Take a look at the Harrogate Crime Festival website to see more.

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