Archives for September 2008

Forthcoming Speakers’ Corner event with Adam Williams

Adam will be giving a talk – China Revolutions and Family History  – to the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and the Shanghai Foreign Correspondents’ Club joint Speakers Corner event on November 13. Click HERE to register for event Join us at this month’s Speakers’ Corner, where guest speaker and novelist Adam Williams will describe the historical […]

My favourite London restaurant

I’m a stick in the mud when it comes to restaurants in London. I go to the ones I know and like, and of these, Giovanni’s, a small Sicilian eatery in an alley off St Martin’s Lane is my favourite. The food is magnificent, the wine a delight (especially the Tancredi, grown and bottled in […]

Piers Williams flower paintings

Piers Williams, Adam’s brother, will be exhibiting his flower paintings at Brantwood Severn Studio Exhibitions from 6th September to 12th October 2008. Visit his web site here – http://www.PiersArt.com

Times Books Group interview with Adam Williams

This week, the author tells Alyson Rudd why the Olympics meant so much to China and how the Cultural Revolution provided an ideal backdrop for his characters. ALYSON RUDD: China worked so hard to be perfect Olympic hosts. Did they succeed? ADAM WILLIAMS: Every Olympic aficionado I know returned dazzled by the professionalism and organisation. […]