Hanya Yanagihara: To Make It All Look Easy
Dashing awkwardly through the rain towards Lecture Theatre 1, my expectations bounced around my head just as the thousands of […]
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From ‘A Little Life’ and ‘To Paradise’: Hanya Yanagihara at UEA Live
If you have at all immersed yourself in the world of literature, Hanya Yanagihara is a name you would have […]
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“I Need to Feel As If I Own the Novel”: An Audience with Esther Freud
“Just as a plane takes us on a journey – so does a novel.” These wise words from Esther Freud […]
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How Do We Know We Are Not Dead? Esther Freud’s Three Generations of Love
This novel will leave you in tears. Esther Freud writes with such evocative descriptions, exploring feelings of love, loss and […]
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Mothers, Daughters and Secrets: Esther Freud at UEA Live
This autumn, we are lucky enough to welcome renowned British novelist, Esther Freud, for an intimate discussion on her latest […]
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Poetry and the Reimagined Life: Basking in the Presence of Easy Genius
Sitting down to write this feature piece came more easily to me than I could have expected. As a writer […]
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Of Continuities and Discontinuities: Kamila Shamsie at UEA Live
November began well. On Wednesday 2nd, a large audience showing up for UEA Live signals our post-pandemic life and the […]
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Book Review: ‘Sonnets for Albert’ by Anthony Joseph
On the 10th November, UEA Live has the pleasure of welcoming Anthony Joseph to discuss his new poetry collection Sonnets […]
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Voicing the Caribbean: Anthony Joseph and Shara McCallum
What makes a modern-day poet? What form do we explore as contemporary writers? What history do we draw from, and […]
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The World of ‘Best of Friends’
The stage is set for a journey across the Arabian Sea to the city of Karachi, then onwards to London, […]
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Masculinity, Sex and Oranges: ‘Raven Smith’s Men’
Raven Smith – British Vogue columnist, cultural commentator, and critically acclaimed author – was recently dubbed “the funniest person on […]
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Shon Faye: Tackling the Issue of Liberation
It’s been years since I was able to go to an author event in person and Shon Faye brought back […]
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Raven Smith’s Live at UEA!
On the 11th of May, Raven Smith will bring his singular wit to the stage at UEA Live. He has […]
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Darkness and Humour: an Audience with Joanna Cannon
On the eve of the publication of her book A Tidy Ending, Joanna Cannon was at UEA Live discussing her […]
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Behind the Net Curtains, Mysteries and Meaning in Suburbia
On Wednesday 27th April, Joanna Cannon will be at UEA Live to talk about her new novel A Tidy Ending. […]
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Life would be tragic if it weren’t so funny!
On Wednesday 23rd March, I had the absolute pleasure of watching Kate Bowler talk about her new book No Cure […]
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Kate Bowler: up against time and how to appreciate what we have
On Wednesday 23rd March, UEA Live will be delighted to present Kate Bowler who will be talking about her new […]
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Courttia Newland: A Breakdown of his latest novel ‘A River Called Time’
Writer of nine books and eight plays, Courttia Newland, joined us on March 16th, in conversation with radio producer, Amy […]
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Preview: An Evening with Courttia Newland
On the 16th of March, the conversation at UEA Live will be moving into a whole new world as Courttia […]
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Love and Marriage – Monica Ali at UEA Live
Monica Ali’s latest novel Love Marriage comes after a decade long break from releases, and it shoots Ali back into […]
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Discussing desire and diversity with Monica Ali in her new novel ‘Love Marriage’
Monica Ali burst into the literary scene back in 2003, with her debut novel Brick Lane, which was subsequently shortlisted […]
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“A World of Trouble”
Booker Prize nominee Jon McGregor concedes that his latest novel is set, like most novels about Antarctica, “in a world […]
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Finding Ordinary Antarctica
Prepare to hear Booker Prize nominee, IMPAC Dublin Literature Prize and the Betty Trask Prize winner Jon McGregor discuss his […]
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Morning Moods and Urban Parrots
I am famously bad tempered in the mornings. My children avoid talking to me until I’m two coffees in, and […]
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Ed Miliband at UEA Live: Finding Hope over Pessimism in Politics
Bringing the autumn schedule of this year’s UEA Live to a close, politician Ed Miliband discussed his book Go Big: […]
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Food, Fun, Female Pleasure – Leone Ross at UEA Live
Leone Ross’ new book, This One Sky Day, has been fifteen ‘bloody’ years in the making, as the author herself […]
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The Poet Mustn’t Be a Lone Wolf – Malika Booker on the Power of Poetry and Poetic Community at UEA Live
On the eve of November 17th, in the crest of the fall season, the moon was waxing, and the crisp […]
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Malika Booker: Breathing New Life into Poetry at UEA
Malika Booker is pioneering literary revolution. With writer Roger Robinson in 2001 she co-founded Malika’s Poetry Kitchen, an influential collective […]
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Two For Joy; Elizabeth Day in conversation with Christie Watson
On the evening of Wednesday 27th October, Elizabeth Day captivated and charmed the audience at UEA live, in conversation with […]
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Preview: Leone Ross at UEA Live
As the audience sits and the lights go down, the discussion with Leone Ross will begin and her new book […]
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Make Space to Stand Out: UEA Live Continues with #Merky Books and Jade LB
Following on from last week’s Bimini Bon Boulash event, on 20 October UEA Live welcomed three distinct voices from #Merky […]
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Not a Joke, Just a Fact – Bimini Bon Boulash Releases The Beast at UEA.
The nation’s favourite drag queen Bimini Bon Boulash marched down the Lecture Theatre steps in ten-inch-thigh-high-latex boots as the second […]
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‘A New Legacy’: An Introduction to UEA Live’s Illustrious #Merky Books Panel
Let me take you back. It is 2018 and Penguin Random House and the multi-award winning artist Stormzy have just […]
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UEA Live Returns In Person with Lauren Groff
New York Times bestselling author Lauren Groff graced the stage at UEA Live’s first in-person event since February 2020, to […]
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Uncanny Foresight – The Work of Lauren Groff
One of the most critically acclaimed writers of her generation, Lauren Groff’s work is nothing if not approachable. The author […]
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UEA Live event: Marina Warner in conversation with Sophie Herxheimer
On the evening of Wednesday 28th April, I had the pleasure of attending feminist critic and author Marina Warner’s conversation […]
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‘Space may produce new worlds’ – Ali Smith and Sarah Wood on ‘The New Space Age’
Electronic interference, bird song. Grainy, VCR-style footage of boats and a riverbed. ‘Here’s a joke from the nineteen-seventies’, comes a […]
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Playful, witty, and essential – the timelessness of Ali Smith –
‘Whatever their form, Smith’s fictions return to certain themes – duality, love and its loss, time and its passing, how […]
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‘Another door that’s opened’: The Future of Creative Writing in the Age of Technology in UEA Live’s ‘Future and Form’
The arrival of spring and the clocks changing typically announce a time of year when our thoughts turn to the […]
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‘The Possible Rift in Thought and Action’ – A Poetry Reading by Inua Ellams
It was an absolute pleasure to listen to Inua Ellams in conversation with Alison Winch, reading from his poetry collection […]
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Fostering a Global Literary Community with the Booker Prize Foundation
The Booker Prize conversation was a fascinating and educational opportunity to learn more about the Booker Prize Foundation and how […]
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Christie Watson on ‘The Courage to Care’
From Claps for Carers to controversially low pay rises, the animated discourse surrounding the NHS only shows how important it […]
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“What the actual–?”: Inua Ellams’ Candid Take on Power, Politics and Love
Seemingly his talents know no bounds. Simultaneously working across multiple art-forms as poet, playwright, solo performer, graphic artist and R.A.P. […]
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UEA Live event: Ellah Wakatama in conversation with Tsitsi Dangarembga
It was a delight to listen to the riveting conversation between Ellah Wakatama and Tsitsi Dangarembga, chaired by Jean McNeil, […]
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“Kindness in a Cup of Tea”
Written exclusively for UEA Live by Raffaella Barker A year ago we were all sent home to stay safe […]
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Tsitsi Dangarembga: UEA International Chair for Creative Writing Receives PEN Award for Freedom of Expression
On 13 January 2021 Tsitsi Dangarembga received the PEN Award for Freedom of Expression. Since it was established in 2005 […]
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A Reflection on 20 Years of Bad Blood
Written exclusively for UEA Live and The British Archive for Contemporary Writing by Sharon Tolaini-Sage. Bad Blood can be […]
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Celebrating 50 Years of Creative Writing at UEA
Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia is 50 years old! We are excited to share with you our […]
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VERZET: Speaking Through the Noise
In a darkened TV studio, a father and son’s tumultuous relationship comes to a teetering peak as a country watches […]
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Meet Femi Kayode
Femi Kayode grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. He studied Clinical Psychology at the University of Ibadan and has worked in […]
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People and Paper: The Biographical Illusion
‘Reacher is me,’ Lee said. ‘It’s all autobiographical. I just toned down the violence to make it more plausible.’ This […]
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Noirwich Crime Writing Festival Returns
Noirwich Crime Writing Festival is a partnership between the University of East Anglia and the National Centre for Writing. Now […]
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Meet Lewis Buxton
UEA Student Lewis Buxton is a poet, performer, educator and arts producer and in 2018 was the recipient of the […]
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