Bernardine Evaristo on writing

As part of the Vogue Visionaries series, Bernardine Evaristo offers advice for writers, together with some valuable insights into her own books. Covering the writing process, as well as tips on getting published and finding your voice, Evaristo illustrates her thoughts with examples drawn from …

Bernardine Evaristo on The Heart of the Race

Joining us next week will be Dr Suzanne Scafe, who was one of the editors (with Beverly Bryan and Stella Dadzie) of Virago’s seminal The Heart of Race: Black women’s lives in Britain. First published in 1985, it documents the experiences of Black women in …

‘There are, intentionally, too many names’

Claire Bucknell‘s barnstorming essay from the London Review of Books takes us through the narrative and thematic labyrinth of Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other. Recommended reading for anyone seeking an intro or a recap of the novel in advance of next week’s BookTalk with Deirdre …

Bernardine Evaristo – The Waterstones Interview

Next week at BookTalk we’ll be looking at Barnardine Evaristo’s astonishing novel Girl, Woman, Other. A useful introduction to the book and its themes can be found in this interview with the author, conducted shortly after her 2019 Booker win. Evaristo describes the process of …

Bernardine Evaristo – Girl, Woman, Other

Cardiff BookTalk is delighted to invite you to our event on 15 June 2022, where we will be considering the extraordinary Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. Our guests this time will be Dr Deirdre Osborne from Goldsmiths College and Dr Suzanne Scafe of London …

Coming soon for 2021-22

The BookTalk team are delighted to announce some of the titles we will be discussing in the next academic year. Events will remain online until at least February 2022. 21 October 2021, 7pm: The Optician of Lampedusa by Emma Jane KirbyEvent in partnership with Cardiff …