Painting Paris – Launch Party
Tue 16 Sep 2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Savoy Tap (upstairs room), WC2R 0BA
Join us on Tuesday, September 16th, to celebrate the launch of the fourth novel by Dark Angels founder John Simmons.
Painting Paris is a novel set in the artists’ community in Montmartre in the early years of the 20th century, when Picasso and Modigliani were making their marks. The story is about the intertwined lives of a painter of mixed race, an Italian would-be artist and a financier who is developing his love of art. It’s an ambitious, beautifully written novel that will live long in readers’ minds.
John will read short extracts and be interviewed by Dark Angel tutor Martin Lee, former marketing director of Waterstones. It promises to be a special evening.
Tickets are free, but please sign up for one, because we need to manage numbers. Just click the big button that says ‘Get your free ticket’.
We’ll be upstairs at the Savoy Tap, a lovely old pub, at 2 Savoy Street, London WC2R 0BA, just off the Strand.
Our doors are open at 6pm and the reading/interview will start at 6.30pm.
Much love and see you there.
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Here's a short trailer to whet your appetite...