Introducing the HYFYV Book & Supper Club
Why I’ve launched the HYFYV Book & Supper Club
Tickets are now available for the first ever HYFYV Book & Supper Club!
I’ve been programming literary events for more than ten years now, and I still love a good author conversation.
There’s something special about hearing a writer talk about their work; the strange or unexpected decisions they made along the way and the ideas that sit underneath a book. The audience usually hasn’t read the book yet.
Book clubs are different: everyone in the room has read the book, which means the conversation can go deeper. People want to talk about the details and the things they noticed.
Book clubs are also inherently social. Sitting around a table with other people who have just finished the same book often leads to the most interesting conversations.
And then I thought, why not add dinner to the mix? Good food is the ultimate way to bring people together.
So essentially we are talking about the love child of a book club and a supper club. But the author is also in the room.
That’s the thinking behind the HYFYV Book & Supper Club.
We’re going to meet every couple of months with a brilliant new release and the author at the table to go deep into the themes and characters and to answer any questions.
We’re also going to have a three course meal while we do it a menu that changes each time, taking a little inspiration from the book, its setting or the themes running through it.
If this sounds like your sort of thing, you can find the details and tickets for the first one below.
The first HYFYV Book & Supper Club
The first supper club will welcome Eva Verde, discussing her new novel Them Girls.
It’s a sharp, funny and emotionally astute book about sisterhood, reinvention, class and female rage. The sort of novel that lingers after you finish it and makes you want to talk about it with someone else,which makes it a perfect choice for the first supper club.
On the night we’ll gather at Spike Island in Bristol for a seasonal supper created by chef Shona Graham, followed by a conversation with Eva and plenty of time for questions and discussion around the table.
I’m genuinely excited about this format. It feels like a lovely way to bring people together around books, conversation and food in a slightly more relaxed way than a traditional literary event.
Spaces are intentionally limited so that the evening stays intimate.
You can find the full details and book tickets here: