Pages of Hackney

The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: Sara Ahmed and Hannah Dawson in Conversation (18 May 2023)

Sara Ahmed and Hannah Dawson in conversation at the Old School Rooms, London on 18 May 2023 for the launch of THE FEMINIST KILLJOY HANDBOOK.

On Prisons, Borders, and Abolition: Cradle Community, Gracie Mae Bradley, and Luke de Noronha (20 March 2023)

Kelsey and Chelsea from Cradle Community (authors of BRICK BY BRICK: HOW WE BUILD A WORLD WITHOUT PRISONS) and Gracie Mae Bradley and Luke de Noronha (authors of AGAINST BORDERS: THE CASE FOR ABOLITION) discuss the struggles for prison and border abolition as part of the Knowledge is Power programme at BSix College, Hackney.
Recorded on Monday 20 March 2023.
With thanks to Lucy Capes and Lou Palmer.

Alva Gotby in Conversation with Helen Hester (28 February 2023)

Alva Gotby discusses her book THEY CALL IT LOVE: THE POLITICS OF EMOTIONAL LIFE with Helen Hester. Recorded 28 February at Pages of Hackney, London, UK.
Thanks to Lou Palmer for the recording.

Lauren John Joseph in Conversation with Barry Pierce (13 January 2023)

Lauren John Joseph discusses their exquistite debut novel, AT CERTAINS POINTS WE TOUCH, with Barry Pierce. Recorded on 13 January 2023 at Pages of Hackney, London, UK.
Thanks to Lou Palmer for the recording.

Kaveh Akbar in Conversation with Shahed Ezaydi (1 December 2022)

Aclaimed Iranian-American poet Kaveh Akbar reads from and discussed his new collection, PILGRIM BELL, with Shahed Ezaydi. Recorded 1 December 2022 at Pages of Hackney, London, UK.
Thanks so Lou Palmer for the recording.

Yomi Sode in Conversation with Aniefiok Ekpoudom (17 November 2022)

Award-winning Nigerian British writer Yomi Sode reads from and discusses his groundbreaking new poetry collection MANORISM with Aniefiok ‘Neef’ Ekpoudom.
Recorded 17 November 2022 at Pages of Hackney, London, UK.
Thanks to Lou Palmer for the recording.

Jessica Gaitán Johannesson & Yara Rodrigues Fowler in Conversation with Diyora Shadijanova (27 October 2022)

Jessica Gaitán Johannesson (author of THE NERVES AND THEIR ENDINGS) and Yara Rodrigues Fowler (author of THERE ARE MORE THINGS) joined us for a discussion of intersectional activism with gal-dem Environmental Editor Diyora Shadijanova.
Thanks to Lou Palmer for the recording.

Emily Ogden in Conversation with Adam Phillips (14 October 2022)

Emily Ogden discusses her new book ON NOT KNOWING: HOW TO LOVE AND OTHER ESSAYS with psychoanalyst Adam Phillips.
Huge thanks to Peninsula Press and to Lou Palmer for the recording.

Kehinde Andrews in Conversation with Emmanuel Onapa (26 September 2022)

Kehinde Andrews discussing his bestselling book, THE NEW AGE OF EMPIRE: HOW RACISM AND COLONIALISM STILL RULE THE WORLD with Emmanuel Onapa as part of BSix College's Knowledge is Power series.
Huge thanks to Lucy Capes at BSix, and to Lou Palmer for the recording.

Leslie Kern & Vicky Spratt: On Gentrification and the Housing Emergency (21 September 2022)

Leslie Kern (author of GENTRIFICATION IS INEVITABLE AND OTHER LIES) and Vicky Spratt (author of TENANTS: THE PEOPLE ON THE FRONTLINE OF BRITAIN'S HOUSING EMERGENCY) discussing some of the issues around gentrification and the housing crisis before a capacity crowd at Clapton's Old School Rooms.
Huge thanks to Lou Palmer for the recording.