
So Mayer
So Mayer
So Mayer is a writer, bookseller, organiser and film curator. Their first collection of short stories, Truth or Dare, is out from Cipher Press in July 2023. Their most recent book is A Nazi Word for a Nazi Thing, a book-length essay on queer films, bodies and fascism for Peninsula Press, and their most recent collaborative projects are Space Crone by Ursula K. Le Guin (Silver Press), The Film We Can't See (BBC Sounds), Unreal Sex (Cipher Press), and Mothers of Invention: Film, Media and Caregiving Labor. So works with Burley Fisher Books and queer feminist film curation collective Club Des Femmes. 🐦@Such_Mayer.
Irenosen Okojie
Irenosen Okojie
Irenosen Okojie is a Nigerian British author whose work pushes the boundaries of form, language, and ideas. Her novel Butterfly Fish, and short story collections, Speak Gigantular and Nudibranch, have won and been nominated for multiple awards. Her journalism has been featured in The New York Times, The Observer, The Guardian and The Huffington Post. She co-presents the BBC's Turn Up For The Books podcast alongside Simon Savidge and Bastille frontman, Dan Smith. Vice Chair of the Royal Society of Literature, she was awarded an MBE For Services to Literature in 2021.
Kate Hardie
Kate Hardie
Kate Hardie left school aged 14 -mainly to leave school- but on doing so she stumbled into a career as an actress, one which she recently officially retired from, choosing to focus on her writing and directing. She has also taught screen acting, film making and lectured and advised on representation and diversity within the Film industry. Her debut novel This Is Where We Live will be published in 2023 by 4th Estate.
Barbican Library
Location
The Barbican Libraries are located on Level 2 within the Barbican. They can be accessed from the main building via stairs or lifts from Level G or via Frobisher Crescent from the highwalks.
Address
Level 2, Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.