Modern Love with the Feminist Book Society
From the tender embrace of queer romance to the boundless expanses of polyamorous connection, this session delves into characters and connections that explore love in an unrestricted world. From the […]
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Writing for Change
Get ready for a lively discussion on writing for change! Join us as we explore the fascinating intersection of art, politics, and power. Can art and politics ever truly be […]
Jane Savidge on Pulp, Britpop and How Fame Can Let You Down!
Get ready to rock and roll with Jane Savidge as she spills the beans on fame, aging (but never maturing!), mortality (who needs it anyway?), drugs, and even a sprinkle […]
Between the Sheets (BSL signed event)
BSL SIGNED EVENT From Mills and Boons to Bridgerton, join us as we celebrate the power of pleasure in storytelling. If you aspire to create stories where female characters not […]
Rays of Hope: Writing the Climate Emergency
Get ready to turn those climate blues into rays of hope with our morning session: Rays of Hope: Writing the Climate Emergency. It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the dire […]
Sinéad Gleeson on Hagstone (BSL signed event)
BSL SIGNED EVENT Bestselling author of Constellations: Reflections from Life, Sinéad Gleeson joins us to explore the folklore and the feminine of a wild and rugged island in her eerily haunting debut novel, Hagstone, as she draws into a world where the line between reality and myth blurs, and where the darker shadows of human […]
Home Grown Talent
“You can struggle with a manuscript for years, and eventually it’s finished because you’ve found the answers you were looking for. Then your novel goes out into the world and it becomes a mystery again”. Award-winning local author Katie Ward discusses the journey to writing her second novel, Pathways, and supporting emerging writers here in […]
Delta and the Lost City with Anna Fargher
Farm Barn (Waterstones Bookshop)The author of former Children's Book the Month The Umbrella Mouse delivers a spellbinding adventure about Delta the wolfdog in the ancient city of Pompeii in the days leading up […]
