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Damian Barr's Literary Salon
United Kingdom
Приєднався 12 лип 2018
Damian Barr's Literary Salon is where the world’s best writers unveil their new books and reveal their own personal stories. We started at Shoreditch House in 2008 and have since hosted live events all around the world and online, including our podcast.
The Salon is where David Nicholls launched 'Sweet Sorrow'. It’s where Kit de Waal unveiled her memoir and Diana Athill told us all the secrets of a busy sex life in your 80s. Douglas Stuart launched 'Shuggie Bain' with us. Andrew O’Hagan dropped printer-fresh pages from Mayflies on our stage. Tracey Thorn, Dustin Lance Black, Mary Beard, Natalie Haynes and Sathnam Sanghera have all had us on the edge of our seats. They’re all on our podcast now. Visit our website to find to enjoy our latest podcasts www.theliterarysalon.co.uk/podcast
Salon is where readers and writers meet. We choose the books we feature with love and care and only interview the writers we long to know more about!
The Salon is where David Nicholls launched 'Sweet Sorrow'. It’s where Kit de Waal unveiled her memoir and Diana Athill told us all the secrets of a busy sex life in your 80s. Douglas Stuart launched 'Shuggie Bain' with us. Andrew O’Hagan dropped printer-fresh pages from Mayflies on our stage. Tracey Thorn, Dustin Lance Black, Mary Beard, Natalie Haynes and Sathnam Sanghera have all had us on the edge of our seats. They’re all on our podcast now. Visit our website to find to enjoy our latest podcasts www.theliterarysalon.co.uk/podcast
Salon is where readers and writers meet. We choose the books we feature with love and care and only interview the writers we long to know more about!
A special announcement: it’s The End…
We have a special message for you from our founder Damian Barr, as we say a very fond but sad farewell to the Literary Salon...
Some of you have come along in person or online or listened to our podcast for years. Thank you for being there - readers bring a book to life, and that’s what you’ve done for Salon. It’s been fifteen years since our first night at Shoreditch House and we’ve grown beyond any dream Damian dared have.
So in this special final episode, Damian shares this news with you, takes us on a joyful trip down memory lane, and gives you a sneak peek of the next chapter...
Find out more about Damian and subscribe to his personal newsletter on his website - www.damianbarr.com
Follow Damian on Twitter/X - @Damian_Barr
Follow Damian on Instagram - @mrdamianbarr
Some of you have come along in person or online or listened to our podcast for years. Thank you for being there - readers bring a book to life, and that’s what you’ve done for Salon. It’s been fifteen years since our first night at Shoreditch House and we’ve grown beyond any dream Damian dared have.
So in this special final episode, Damian shares this news with you, takes us on a joyful trip down memory lane, and gives you a sneak peek of the next chapter...
Find out more about Damian and subscribe to his personal newsletter on his website - www.damianbarr.com
Follow Damian on Twitter/X - @Damian_Barr
Follow Damian on Instagram - @mrdamianbarr
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Sam Kenyon - 'I Am Not Raymond Wallace'
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There’s nothing we like more than to highlight the exceptional talents of our queer literary community, so it’s our pleasure to bring you 'I Am Not Raymond Wallace' by debut author Sam Kenyon. Manhattan, 1963: Raymond lands in the New York Times newsroom on a three-month bursary from Cambridge University. To his surprise, he’s tasked with a journalistic investigation into the ‘explosion of over...
Patrick Gale - 'Mother's Boy'
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'Mother’s Boy' by Patrick Gale is a finely wrought novel that centres around Cornwall, class, desire and two world wars. Based on the life of poet Charles Causley, Mother’s Boy is the story of a man who is among, yet apart from, his fellows. Charles is being shaped for a long, remarkable and revered life spent hiding in plain sight. As an intensely private young man, Charles joins the navy with...
Danny Ramadan - 'The Foghorn Echoes'
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'The Foghorn Echoes' is by Danny Ramadan, an award-winning Canadian-Syrian author and advocate for LGBTQ refugees. Danny’s new novel is about two gay men who find themselves in war-torn Damascus and an alienating Vancouver. It is a tragic love story about coping with traumatic experience, as Hussam and Wassim come to terms with the past and realise the secret that haunts them is not the only th...
Ryan Love - 'Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out'
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'Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out' by Ryan Love is the feel-good book you need to read right now. When 79-year-old Arthur comes out to his family the announcement is met with mixed feelings and leads his grandson Teddy to reconsider sharing his own secret... Now the two must navigate a new world of love, heartbreak and finding their place in the queer community. Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out i...
Jojo Moyes - 'Someone Else's Shoes'
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Welcome to this special episode sharing a conversation between Jojo Moyes and Alex Clark about Jojo's new novel, 'Someone Else’s Shoes'! Jojo's books have sold over 51 million copies worldwide, hit the Number One spot in 12 countries, have been translated into 46 languages and one was adapted into a film starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke. Someone Else’s Shoes is her 16th novel, and we were...
Alan Cumming Podcast - 'Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life'
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Relive this very special night of stories and poetry at our special Salon celebrating three of Scotland’s most exciting voices: Len Pennie, Courtney Stoddart and Alan Cumming! Alan is…Alan and memoir , 'Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life', sees him unpack the lot. It is an honest, poignant and joyful insight into his extraordinary life. He covers career highlights - from winning a Tony and...
Maggie O'Farrell - 'The Marriage Portrait'
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In August 2022 Damian interviewed Maggie O'Farrell at the Edinburgh International Book Festival for the launch of 'The Marriage Portrait'. You can now hear Maggie reading from her latest novel and enjoy the interview in full! It's Winter, 1561. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. As they sit down to dinner it occurs to Lucrez...
Douglas Stuart - 'Young Mungo'
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EXTRA SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT! Enjoy this full-length Literary Salon with Douglas Stuart, hot-off-the-press! On Friday 22nd April 2022 we held a very special evening with Douglas in conversation with Damian at an in-person Salon in Brighton - it was an incredible conversation, and we're still thinking about it. So join us as we celebrate Douglas' brilliant new novel 'Young Mungo', the story of tw...
MARIAN KEYES RETURNS FOR FIRST GLOBAL EVENT (ONLINE) FOR ‘AGAIN, RACHEL’
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MARIAN KEYES RETURNS FOR FIRST GLOBAL EVENT (ONLINE) FOR ‘AGAIN, RACHEL’ - ONEOF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022!🎉 Marian Keyes and the Literary Salon invite you to join us for an exclusive evening online, celebrating her new book. 25 years ago we got to know Rachel in 'Rachel’s Holiday', and since then readers have been dying to know what happened to her, and some fella named Luke Costello…...
John Niven - 'The F*ck-it List'
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On 3rd April 2020 we held our first online Salon featuring Pete Paphides, Polly Samson and John Niven! You can now hear John reading from his novel The F*ck-it List and in conversation with Damian. Visit our Spotify open.spotify.com/show/5L0mJRah7O9LluI6aHoXaZ and iTunes channels podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/damian-barrs-literary-salon/id495583876 for the full list of podcasts. Sign up to our ...
Andrew O'Hagan - 'Caledonian Road'
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In October 2016, as part of our 8th birthday celebrations, Andrew O'Hagan joined Damian Barr onstage and gave us an exclusive first reading of his unfinished novel 'Caledonian Road'. Visit our Spotify open.spotify.com/show/5L0mJRah7O9LluI6aHoXaZ and iTunes channels podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/damian-barrs-literary-salon/id495583876 for the full list of podcasts. Sign up to our newsletter to g...
In Search of Sir Walter Scott trailer
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In Search of Sir Walter Scott is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer at www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000yrpz/in-search-of-sir-walter-scott. To mark the 250th anniversary of Scott's birth, Damian Barr goes in search of the legacy and lasting influence of one of Scotland’s great historical figures, novelists and poets. He remains one of the world’s most famous writers… the pioneer of a new li...
Kirsty Wark - 'The House by the Loch'
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Kirsty Wark gave us the world premiere of 'The House By The Loch' at The Savoy in February 2019. Kirsty Wark’s second novel is set in Galloway- one the most beautiful and least well-known parts of Scotland, even to many Scots. This sparsely populated but spare and beautiful landscape anchors three generations of one family struggling with grief in the present and a secret from the past. As with...
Diana Athill - 'Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter.
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Diana Athill - 'Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter.
Lesley Storm - 'It's About Time: Poems of an Uncertain Woman
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Lesley Storm - 'It's About Time: Poems of an Uncertain Woman
Matt Lucas - 'Little Me: My Life from A-Z'
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Matt Lucas - 'Little Me: My Life from A-Z'
Patrick Gale - 'Take Nothing With You'
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Patrick Gale - 'Take Nothing With You'
David Rockwell book launch - Thursday 22nd April 8pm
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David Rockwell book launch - Thursday 22nd April 8pm
Maggie O'Farrell - 'Instructions for a Heatwave'
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Maggie O'Farrell - 'Instructions for a Heatwave'
Maggie O'Farrell - 'This Must Be the Place'
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Maggie O'Farrell - 'This Must Be the Place'
Maggie O'Farrell - 'I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death'
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Maggie O'Farrell - 'I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death'
Garth Greenwell - 'What Belongs To You'
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Garth Greenwell - 'What Belongs To You'
loved this book
Thanks for recommending the Literary Salon to me! I read Juno's book The Gender Games as I started to teach myself about other people's lived experiences. This was amazing and I have added a couple of her fiction books to my shelves to try :)
We hope you enjoy her fiction too! She has a new novel out soon--check out HMRC!
Sounds like a good book - Here I go... off to read some more. I'll try it in my best non-existent Scottish accent.
Lance at his very best! I love him and all he stands for. Plus, his love for Jack Daniels and caffeine!
'Mama's Boy' is by far the most meaningful book I have ever read. I bought it a good two years ago and haven't really put it down since - I take it with me pretty much everywhere I go and reread the bits I love the most. Lance and his authentic, insightful and empowering stories have changed my life for good. In fact, I didn't even approve of homosexuality a few years ago, and now I'm trying to bring up the courage to stand up for them whenever I'm in a situation where gay people are being discriminated against (which is still happening far too often in the conservative area I live in). I hope that Lance can recognize how much good he's doing to the world. He really does move the needle, for even if it's just in some individuals it still makes a difference.
Inspirational.. probably, the best book i have ever read, and Lancers generosity in sharing his moms story. I always thought that Lance was lucky marrying Tom. I now really see who the lucky one was.
that is so sweet!
Well, said!
Love that humor..." Completely uninsurable." Gotta read it. No one wants to believe youngsters are living in a very civilized and immodestly dangerous world....
it's a terrific book!
Can't wait for this!
Will this episode be available in the US any time soon?
Hi Penny, at the moment we don't think it is, but we'll let you know if it does. It's currently available on BBC iPlayer.
Is this the full book?
Hi Eli, no, it's just an extract from the book read by Diana.
She is fantastic
I loved hearing this, and want to send a plea to Maggie O’Farrell to please write the twin novel!
What a wonderful person Lance is....I never get tired of hearing his stories...I feel I learn so much at so many levels. Thank you, Lance.
Reading this at present - brilliant. Hoped to hear the writer reading some...
it is a great read! Glad you're enjoying it. He does read from his book starting about 4 mins in! enjoy!
I love your book. I got it the day it was released
So of course a member of Chumbawamba would make a thoughtful interviewer 😊 great conversation between wonderful individuals, hope to see more of this!
so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for stopping by :)
Such a great conversation
I also could easily listen to a whole audio book by Robert Jones, Jr. -- as much as I like the act of reading....
us too! So glad to see his book doing so well. Thanks for listening!
lowborn-a great read
one of the very best!
This is an amazing book
I read the book Mama's Boy and I found it insightful to a special family nd how they relate to each other. The relation between Lance and his mother was an eye opener and what made Lance the man that he is today. The book is very good and worth the time to read. This was a great bridge to help people understand each other. Kiddos to you Lance and thanks to your mom for her love for her boys and the acceptance of who each of sons were and the men they became.
it is such a special story and he reads his own work so beautifully too. thanks for joining us!
What a wonderful conversation :) Thank you for sharing x
Our pleasure!
A truly amazing book. So raw at times. Still thinking about Shuggie and Agnes. X
Kerry Hudson's book, "Lowborn," is more than just her story but everyone in every town born not to privilege. I hope you can take the time to listen to her read a portion of her book, her life. Having taught children at risk in the Orlando, Florida area this touched me and I revisited children in my mind with great challenges wondering where they are and how they have gone on. Kerry's words are rich and paint a visual of the living, growing up, the leaving, and the now! It reflects a modern, "Charles Dickens." God Bless and happy listening and maybe getting her book. ~Deb A.
still thinking about this book!
Yeah same here, we mooched a lot on bikes pretending to be super heros!
I'm grateful for my parents not always trying to fill my time constantly as a kid - I'd go down the garden, make up stories, draw comic strips, design houses etc - it definitely helped my creativity!
Such a lovely video!