I will be in conversation with Dr Eve Poole, Chief Executive of the RSE, to discuss the important moments in my life, get to the heart of issues I care about, and the inspirations behind my work.
We could have talked all night…
What an absolute belter of an evening! An Audience with Marian Keyes was honest, heartfelt, hilarious - it’s got to be one of our favourite ever #litsalon events.
Thank you so much Alex Clark for such an intimate and insightful interview, to our celebrity guests Lisa Jewell, Sara Cox, Anton Du Beke, Nadiya Hussain and Emma Freud for their brilliant questions, to our impressive (and terrifyingly competitive) quiz contestants Roisin Ingle, Daisy Buchanan and Paul Dunphy, to Jamie Oliver for the fabulous location, and of course the most marvellous Marian Keyes - thank you for the words, the wisdom and the wit!
If you missed it, don’t fret, you can now watch on Salon On Demand! Click here to get your ticket.
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#RACHELSBACK! Celebrate the return of Rachel with Marian Keyes and Special Guests at Damian Barr’s Literary Salon on Wednesday 16th February! Tickets are available here.
The phenomenal, multi-million-copy, internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes returns for an exclusive digital Literary Salon to reveal one of the most anticipated books of 2022: ‘Again, Rachel’.
This long-awaited sequel is Marian’s fifteenth novel. Her books have rightly become beloved world-wide for their heartwarming combination of wit, love and fearless honesty depicted through down-to-earth characters we feel we know. 'Rachel’s Holiday', in which Rachel Walsh debuted 25 years ago, is regarded by many fans as their favourite. Since then, readers have been dying to know just what happened to Rachel, and some fella named Luke Costello…
As well as her new novel, Marian will be chatting about her own writing journey and craft, where she draws her inspiration from, and how she brings humour to some of today’s most important contemporary issues.
Damian Barr will be your host for this very special Salon conjuring a fabliss evening for you all! Expect Very Special Guests and plenty of fun and games. The brilliant broadcaster, journalist and Marian-superfan, Alex Clark will be interviewing Marian. Alex, often heard on BBC R4’s such Front Row and Open Book, was a judge for the (then) Man Booker Prize - expect a gripping and gorgeous conversation! And you’ll have the chance to get your questions answered by Marian!
The Salon runs online from 7-8.30pm. We have various ticket options including an extra special book-and-ticket bundle, which gives you the chance to get your hands on a copy before the Salon and before it even hits the shelves! This is one FABLISS evening for every true fan whoever and wherever you are.
If you can’t join us live on the night, don’t fret, as you'll also be able to watch the Salon back whenever you want afterwards. It’ll be just as much fun! We really look forward to you joining us.
For every ‘book and ticket’ package sold we will offer a free online ticket so that someone who would not otherwise be able to enjoy the event get’s to join in. And, as with all online salons, this evening will be streamed free to any library that wants to take part - just email libraries@literary-salon.co.uk for details.
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I was asked by the i newspaper what I am grateful for…and this is what I felt. What would you have said?
“I am grateful to be alive, despite the dazzling failures of Matt Hancock - the only dazzling thing about him. I am grateful to the cleaner who lovingly rearranged hymnals between one funeral and the next and who I watched through tears on Zoom. I am grateful to the lemon tree I just brought in for winter, for blooming again in the darkest coldest months. I am grateful to my biological family for giving me a place to be and my logical family for giving me a place to go. I am grateful to the writers who light the way for me, and to my husband who knows me better than I know myself.”
Click here to read the full article.
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Join Damian, as he talks stories and design with David Rockwell, for the launch of Drama!
Acclaimed American architect and designer David Rockwell applies his love for narrative and performance to frame and enhance his built work including the Equinox Hotel and Hayes Theater in New York, and iconic productions Hairspray and The Normal Heart.
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Salon LIVE Online: Garth Greenwell and Damian Barr talk writing, queerness and 'Cleanness'. May 15th 9-10pm (UK Time).
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Garth charmed us all at our Salon at the Savoy in 2016 with his debut novel What Belongs to You. He reads his prose as beautifully as he writes it. His next book, Cleanness, places its arms around the shoulders of his handsome sensuous debut and confronts many of the same themes and concerns, yet is very much its own thing.
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The books, films and music we love say so much about us – every time we pick up a novel or sit down to another box set we add another chapter to the story of ourselves. And they give us the chance to forget about the world around us and disappear somewhere else, if only for a while. Right now we can’t leave home but we can still travel and meet new people and have new experiences in books, tv and film.
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I've never taken part in a blog tour before and I'm really excited that these bloggers have chosen the paperback of You Will Be Safe Here. It is quite the blog tour! Check out their thoughts and feelings, you can see all of the dates and blog names below. Thanks to Georgina Moore for inspiring this and Anne Cater for organising.
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