London, Ep. 44

December 15, 2014 — In a literary event masquerading as our Xmas party, Literary Death Match pulled out all the stops with a respite from the mindless, booze-fueled holiday shindigs for a mindful, booze-fueled holiday-themed literary and comedic celebration that ended with Isley Lynn blurting out the final answer in a Literary 20 Questions finale to narrowly topple co-finalist Alex Christofi and win Lynn the LDM London, Ep. 44 crown.

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London, Ep. 43

October 26, 2014 — After too long a time away, we returned to warm the cockles of your heart with our first show of the autumn at our old Shoreditch favourite Concrete where Chris O'Dowd & Nick Vincent Murphy outdueled Janina Matthewson in a sudden-death Literary Charades finale to win O'Dowd & Murphy the LDM London, Ep. 43 crown.

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London, Ep. 42

July 3, 2014 — On a perfect summer night in Jolly Ol', Literary Death Match partnered with Independent Bookseller's Week to present a special Windmill Books spectacular at the brand-spanking-new Foyles that went down to the wire, as John Boyne outdueled co-finalist Anthony Anaxagorou in a Literary Pictionary finale by a 2-1 score to win Boyne the LDM London, Ep. 42 crown.

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London, Ep. 41

June 7, 2014 — No wonder we love the Stoke Newington Literary Festival so much. On a brilliant Saturday night in east London, LDM returned to Stokey for a Picador-sponsored bonanza that saw the immaculate Jessie Burton outduel co-finalist J.B. Morrison in a Literary Charades finale that won her the LDM London, Ep. 41 crown. 

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London, Ep. 40

May 15, 2014 — On a perfectly-weathered Thursday, Literary Death Match headed east to the gorgeous environs of The Proud Archivist for a pitch-perfect night presented by Social Book Week that ended when Heather O'Neill narrowly toppled Lloyd Shepherd in a Literary Pictionary finale in sudden death to win O'Neill the LDM London, Ep. 40 crown.

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London, Ep. 39

May 13, 2014 — On a cool night in central London, Literary Death Match heated up Soho House by teaming with Unbound (the crowdfunded publishers) to bring a cavalcade of brilliance that finished with Salena Godden outdueling co-finalist Zoe Pilger in a One Star Wonder finale by a final score of 39.5 to 24 to win Godden the LDM London, Ep. 39 crown.

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London, Ep. 38

April 22, 2014 — Literary Death Match returned to London to present the first ever show at the gorgeous Century Club, and what a night it was! The grand finish came as Natalie Young outlasted Dixe Wills in a Literary Blank Match finale by a score of 4-1 to win Young the LDM London, Ep. 38 crown. 

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London, Ep. 37

March 6, 2014 — A celebration 8 years in the make, Literary Death Match teamed with Picador to celebrate our 8th birthday at Concrete, a night that ended in sudden death as Jonathan Gibbs outdueled co-finalist Naomi Wood in a Rock vs. Paper vs. Literature finale by a score of 11-4 to win Gibbs the LDM London, Ep. 37 crown.

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London, Ep. 36

December 2, 2013 — Literary Death Match barnstormed Kings Place in London with an ever-enchanting evening rife with lit, wit, and smash literary and comedic hits that finished with newly-announced Icelandic Literary Prize finalist Andri Snær Magnason outdueling co-finalist Viv Groskop in a One Star Wonder sudden death finale, winning Magnason the LDM London, Ep. 36 crown.

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London, Ep. 35

August 28, 2013 — Our late-summer return to Jolly Ol' was a massive smash, as the wowed crowd witnessed Sathnam Sanghera outdueling the amazing John Niven by the impossibly narrow margin of 8-7 in an audience-assisted finale of Scribble the Title, winning Sanghera the LDM London, Ep. 35 crown.

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