Acclaimed novelist and short-story writer Tessa Hadley joins for an in-depth conversation about Alone with a Book, her exploration of reading as an art form. The event features essays spanning literary figures from George Eliot and Tolstoy to contemporary writers like George Saunders and Elizabeth Bowen, alongside reflections on selected paintings. Hadley discusses how engaging with literature and art deepens imagination and enriches lived experience.
Hadley will be in conversation with writer and critic Geoff Dyer, promising an engaging discussion of literature, reading practices and the life-changing power of books.
