About this Event
We are very excited to welcome back the wonderful Tice Cin to Lala Books, in conversation with Aniefiok Ekpoudom, to celebrate the release of her new novel, Safe Spaces.
Our unnamed narrator survives in London and Newark on a combination of Universal Credit, music production and songwriting, trying to figure out what she wants from home, and whether anyone is prepared to give it to her. Navigating love affairs and halted by pain following the loss of her closest confidante, Safe Spaces is a portrait of the artist as a young musician. Of the DJ booths and dances that shape her, and the worlds she finds herself in: be they local raves, her Turkish-Cypriot family, the beauty parlour or the studio.
At once a songbook, a found poem of place, a therapy transcript and a community journal, Safe Spaces is a work of extraordinary lyricism and candour, confirming Tice Cin as one of the foremost stylists of her generation. A deeply intimate portrait of a community and a moving personal reckoning, it fearlessly asks: can the dream of a safe space ever be realised?
Tice Cin is a writer, and interdisciplinary artist. Her debut novel, Keeping the House, won a Somerset Maugham Award and a London Writers Award. It was also shortlisted for a British Book Award, the Desmond Elliott Prize, and the Jhalak Prize. Her work spans fiction, poetry and film, and has appeared in publications including Granta, The Guardian and Frieze.
Aniefiok Ekpoudom is a writer and journalist. His acclaimed debut, Where We Come From, was shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize and the Gordon Burn Prize, and he writes on music, culture and politics for publications including The Guardian, The Financial Times and Vogue.
Tickets include complimentary drinks. Doors open at 6.45pm for a 7pm start.
If you want to attend but are unable to afford this event right now, please email us at [email protected]. We are happy to offer free tickets and books available under our community pay it forward scheme.
Event venue & nearby stays
Lala Books, 4a Grove Lane, London, United Kingdom
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