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June 2025
Photo of Diane Abbott alongside book cover image of A Woman Like Me
June 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Politics
  • Memoir

A Woman Like Me

Diane Abbott in conversation with Professor John Bartle

We are thrilled to be joined by Britain's first ever Black female MP, Diane Abbott, who will be telling her astonishing story of groundbreaking achievement and the political and social challenges she has faced in Parliament. Read more

June 7 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Memoir

The Bullet

Tom Lee in conversation with Chris Penhall

In The Bullet, Tom Lee attempts to understand what happened to his parents - both were patients at Severalls Psychiatric Hospital in Colchester at different times in their lives - and what happened to him. It is a powerful and deeply personal exploration of mental health, and an indelible account of the legacy of familial illness and living with a fracturing mind. Read more