London, Ep. 58

June 23, 2016 — To celebrate the wonders of Indie Bookshop Week, Literary Death Match headed to Foyles Charing Cross Road for a brilliant night of lit, wit and rambunctiousness that saw Bridget Minamore outduel David Sanger in an all-out battle of Poet v. Footballer that Minamore won by a score of 9-6, winning her the LDM London, Ep. 58 crown.

Here is the full lineup from the night of:

JUDGES:
Literary Merit: Anita Sethi, award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster
Performance: Katia Kvinge, Scottish BAFTA New Talent Award-nominated comedian, actor, improviser
Intangibles:  Gemma Whelan , Game of Thrones' Yara Greyjoy, and feat. in BBC Two's Upstart Crow
Super-Intangibles: Felicity Ward, actor, comic and winner of Best International Show at NZComFest 2016

READERS:
* Bridget Minamore, author of Titanic, one of Speaking Volumes' '40 Stars of Black British Literature'
* Matthew Blakstad, author of Sockpuppet, member of the Crime Writers Association and The Prime Writers
* David Sanger, author of All Their Minds in Tandem
* Hannah Kohler, debut author of The Outside Lands

Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga. 

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