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Anthony Adolph – In Search of Aeneas (Zoom event)
Wednesday 10 January, 6.15pm Biographers’ Club member Anthony Adolph’s new book is In Search of Aeneas (Amberley), in which he provides the fullest biographical portrait to date of the reputed founder of Rome, through an exploration of the many myths surrounding him. Come and hear, via Zoom, Adolph discuss writing the biographies of mythological characters, particularly Aeneas…
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Anne de Courcy wins Exceptional Contribution to Biography Award
The Biographers’ Club has given its Exceptional Contribution to Biography award to Anne de Courcy. She received the award at the Biographers’ Club Christmas Party at Albany. Jane Ridley, chair of the club, marvelled that de Courcy, who had led a busy life as a journalist, could also have produced 11 biographies. She cited in…
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Tony Lothian Prize: The shortlist!
The judges have shortlisted six titles for the Tony Lothian Prize, given for a proposal by a first-time biographer. The £2,000 prize will be presented at our Christmas party (see above). Victoria Baena: A Sentimental Education – Amélie Bosquet, Gustave Flaubert, and the Writer’s Vocation in Nineteenth-Century France A Sentimental Education draws on original archival…
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TLP-shortlisted biography by Sharon Mather published in October
Sharon Mather – Edward Marsh: A Life of Poets, Painters and Players Unicorn publishes in October Edward Marsh: A Life of Poets, Painters and Players, a contender for the Tony Lothian Prize in 2021. The blurb: “Sir Edward ‘Eddie’ Marsh was an ornament of early twentieth-century society; a respected civil servant, polymath and scholar who…
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Philip Ward – Encounters with Michael Arlen
Philip Ward, who was shortlisted for the Tony Lothian Prize in 2017, has published Encounters with Michael Arlen. Michael Arlen (1895-1956) was a literary shooting star among the smart set of the 1920s. The self-styled chronicler of Mayfair society, he became an international celebrity after the publication of his scandalous novel The Green Hat in…
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Christmas party, Tony Lothian Prize-giving and Exceptional Contribution to Biography Award 2023
When: Monday 11 December, 6.30pm to 8.30pm,Where: E6 Albany, Piccadilly, London W1J OARTickets: £20 (members and guests). PLEASE PAY BY BANK TRANSFER OR THROUGH YOUR BRANCH. Book and get bank details from [email protected]. Join us for drinks and nibbles at our Christmas party, for the presentation of the Tony Lothian Prize, given for the best proposal by a first-time…
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Ann Wroe in conversation with Iona Mclaren
When: Tuesday 7 November,Where: Hatchards, PiccadillyTickets: Click here Come and meet Ann Wroe, winner of the Biographers’ Club Exceptional Contribution to Biography award in 2020, who will be in conversation with Iona Mclaren. Her new book, Lifescapes, reflects on the art of trying to catch lives on the page. Ann Wroe is the acclaimed author of books including…
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Adam Sisman talking about his acclaimed John le Carré: The Biography – The Secret Life of John le Carré.
When: Thursday 19 October,Time: 6.15pm to 8pm,Location: Maggs Bros Bedord SquareTickets: Fee: £12.50. PLEASE PAY BY BANK TRANSFER OR THROUGH YOUR BRANCH. Book and get bank details from [email protected]. Adam Sisman wrote his acclaimed John le Carré: The Biography (2015) with the co-operation of le Carré and of le Carré’s family. Yet there were aspects of the life of the…
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Polly Toynbee talking about her latest book An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals
Author Polly Toynbee will be in conversation with biographer Anne Chisholm about her latest book An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals. The event takes place on Wednesday 6th September at Hatchards, 6.30pm. “Social class is a great national obsession and it lies at the heart of every family story …” Prominent social commentator Polly Toynbee…
