A new book festival is a very cheering thing. I am so chuffed to be appearing at the first-ever Book Festial at the Bacon in Greenock. Loads of fab folk on! See you there? I’ll be reading, talking and signing—not all at once.
I love doing events at Charleston, especially as you get to nosy about the fancy Bloomsbury house.
Join me for an evening all things Two Roberts - I’ll be dicussing my book and the exhibition I’ve curated. All hosted by Maggie & Me Director Suba Das—a reunion!
‘Join us at Charleston for an unforgettable evening with acclaimed author and curator of ‘Robert MacBryde & Robert Colquhoun: Artists, Lovers, Outsiders’, Damian Barr, in conversation about his novel ‘The Two Roberts’, a profoundly moving story of devotion, obsession, art, and class.’
Poets of memory and myth, Michael Pedersen and Damian Barr chart inner and outer landscapes in bold new works. Pedersen’s Muckle Flugga sails to the edges of love, grief and friendship, while Barr’s The Two Roberts reimagines war, art and intimacy. Both summon tenderness and truth, bridging history and heart with lyrical precision and luminous storytelling. Chaired by Fiona Lindsay.
I’m so looking forward to this event - being interviewed by the brilliant Alexandra Heminsley, a fantastic writer and beloved human. She is the author of books including Running Like A Girl and Some Body to Love and is an expert broadcaster and host - recent interviewees include Elif Shafak and Paris Lees.
City Books is one of my favourite indie bookshops and officially my local! I’m thrilled they are hosting this launch event for me at Ropetackle in Shoreham. I’ll be signing books and it’ll be a JOY! Hope to see you there.
Yes, Andrew O'Hagan! I’m so honoured to be interviewed by a writer I admire so much: a son of Ayrshire talking about the Two Roberts (two sons of Ayrshire).
Join us 315pm-415pm on Sat Aug 23 for my first event in Scotland for this new book! It will also be broadcast online.
