I’ll be talking to playwright Fraser Grace about his new book, Firestarter, in this free Zoom event on Thursday, 8 May, 2025, 7-8pm. Sign up here. Fraser is co-director of ICE’s Master’s in Writing for Performance, an award-winning playwright and author of ten plays and co-author of Playwriting – A Writers’ and Artists’ Companion. He…
It was fascinating to talk about reading and the Prisoner of War experience with Professor Emma Smith for her series, Books for Brighter Blackouts. You can catch up with all the episodes on BBC Sounds. I was surprised to hear of the popularity of No Orchids for Miss Blandish – perhaps POWs enjoyed reading a hard-bitten,…
I had an amazing time chairing Anne Sebba’s talk at Cambridge Literary Festival in which she discussed her astonishing new book, The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival. It was so moving to see images of the women she writes about. You’ll be able to watch the presentation here.