Our next Thursday book club is on 13th August when we’ll discuss The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick of the Summer and Sunday Times Bestseller. The Times said that “Laura Shepherd-Robinson takes delight in pulling the rug out from under her readers' feet . . . in this cleverly structured and consistently enjoyable novel”.
Join us in conversation with Naomi Kelsey to hear about her gripping new historical fiction novel, Pale Mistress, an innovative and compelling reimagining of Othello from the point of view of Bianca.
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Part Shakespearean retelling, part psychological thriller, Pale Mistress powerfully gives voice to a mysterious and maligned character, exploring the human cost of love, envy and ambition while weaving in the making and breaking of one of Shakespeare’s most notorious villains, Iago.
Our next Monday book club is on 7th September when we’ll discuss Helm by Sarah Hall, a wondrous, elemental novel from “a writer of show-stopping genius” (the Guardian). The book was a Guardian, Observer, New Statesman, Financial Times, Independent and BBC Book of the Year and described as “a truly astonishing thing” by George Monbiot, “pulsing with life and lyricism” by the Spectator, and “delightfully playful” by Andrew Miller.
Join us in conversation with author and filmmaker Jack Jewers to discuss his much anticipated follow-up to The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys.
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Jack’s new historical crime fiction crossover, Seething Lane, brings to life the 17th century world of restoration theatre and the fallout from the scandalous affairs of King Charles II by re-imagining Samuel Pepys’ famous diary, balancing historical authenticity with sharp, lively, contemporary writing.
