Books & Spoken Word
Novel Nights – Susan Elderkin
- Artists
- Susan Elderkin
Writer Susan Elderkin has spent the last six years exploring the benefits of reading fiction. She argues that when we are swept up in a novel – seeing what the main character sees, feeling what they feel, loving what they love – we are affected by these experiences as much as if we had lived through them ourselves. In her talk, Susan will draw from her combined roles of bibliotherapist, creative writing teacher and novelist to explore what exactly it is that gives a piece of prose the power to touch and move its readers in profound and life-enhancing ways.
Plus readings of works-in-progress from local writers.
Price: £6
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