Colm Tóibín: Long Island

Thursday 23 May 2024, 7pm – 8.30pm BST
The bestselling novelist will join us - live in London and online - to introduce Long Island, the sequel to his much-loved story of emigration and alternative lives, Brooklyn.

Conflict in Gaza, war in Ukraine, a battle over the global environment – the world is becoming an increasingly hostile place, particularly for frontline journalists.

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