BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Geoff Dyer - ECPv6.0.9//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Geoff Dyer
X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://geoffdyer.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Geoff Dyer
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
TZID:Asia/Karachi
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0500
TZOFFSETTO:+0500
TZNAME:PKT
DTSTART:20260101T000000
END:STANDARD
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20260101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260621T170000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20260613T155530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260613T155632Z
UID:2954-1781856000-1782061200@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:ZEG Storytelling Festival\, Tbilisi\, Georgia
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be taking part in the ZEG Storytelling Festival in Tbilisi from June 19-21 with 3 different events on Friday 19 June at 1pm\, Saturday 20 June at 5pm\, Sunday 21st June at 3pm.  \nFor more information about the programme click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/zeg-storytelling-festival-tbilisi-georgia/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260513T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260513T210000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20260506T175707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T175707Z
UID:2945-1778698800-1778706000@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:5x15 at the Royal Geographical Society\, London
DESCRIPTION:What makes an artwork unforgettable? Is it beauty\, shock\, technique\, politics\, or something more personal and harder to define? \nIn this art-focused 5×15\, five leading cultural figures will each deliver a 15-minute talk on an artwork that holds particular significance for them. Taking one artwork as a starting point\, each speaker will open up a wider story about how art shapes the way we see the world\, from private obsession to shared cultural meaning. \nSpeakers\nGeoff Dyer\nAndrew Graham Dixon\nKaty Hessel\nGrayson Perry\nEkow Eshun \nBooking information\nTo book tickets\, please visit the 5×15 stories website. \nThis event has not been organised by the Royal Geographical Society. If you have any questions or require assistance with your booking please contact the event organiser via info@5x15stories.com  \nVenue information\nThis event will be held in the Ondaatje Lecture Theatre at Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)\, 1 Kensington Gore\, London\, SW7 2AR.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/5x15-at-the-royal-geographical-society-london/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260509T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260509T213000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20260506T180100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T180100Z
UID:2947-1778356800-1778362200@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Lisboa 5L\, Portugal
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be taking part in Lisboa 5L\, in conversation with Isabel Lucas on May 9th at 8pm. \nJournalist Isabel Lucas talks with Geoff Dyer\, British novelist and essayist. Author of critical-memoiristic works on a wide variety of topics (John Berger\, World War I\, tennis\, jazz\, cinema\, D.H. Lawrence\, literature\, drugs\, photography)\, frequently translated into Portuguese (Yoga for People Who Can’t be Bothered to Do It\, But Beautiful\, White Sands\, The Last Days of Roger Federer)\, Dyer is a dilettante in the best sense of the word\, a digressive\, cultured\, playful\, heterodox\, temperamental intelligence. \nFor more information visit the Lisboa 5L website.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/lisboa-5l-portugal/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T210000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20260422T191011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T191031Z
UID:2941-1777572000-1777582800@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:FUJIFILM Lates: Geoff Dyer in conversation with Julian Stallabrass
DESCRIPTION:Geoff Dyer will be in conversation with Julian Stallabrass\, exploring themes in photography from Dyer’s award-winning book The Ongoing Moment\, his recent essay collection See/Saw\, and more in an engaging live exchange. \nFUJIFILM Lates is a series of events featuring inspiring photographers\, film screenings\, engaging talks\, panel discussions\, and intimate book signing sessions. \nLocation: FUJIFILM House of Photography\, 1st Floor\, 8-9 Long Acre\, London\, WC2E 9LH\nDate: Thursday\, 30th April 2026\nTime: 18:00 – 21:00\nPrice: £5\, with two drinks included in the ticket price. \nPlease note that you must be 18 years of age or over to enter the event. \nItinerary \n18:00 – 18:15 Arrival\n18:15 – 19:15 Talk\n19:15 – 19:30 Q&A\n19:30 – 21:00 Networking & Drinks \nFor more information visit FUJIFILM Lates.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/fujifilm-lates-geoff-dyer-in-conversation-with-julian-stallabrass/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260418T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260418T183000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20260413T081201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T081332Z
UID:2934-1776531600-1776537000@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:International Literature Festival\, Venice
DESCRIPTION:Dayanita Singh and Geoff Dyer will be in conversation at Ca’Foscari University in Venice on Saturday 18 April\, 5pm⁠. \nThe two meet on the occasion of Singh’s exhibition\, ARCHIVO\, at the Archivio di Stato\, Venice – Singh’s tribute to both the Italian archives she has photographed over the past decade and to her own evolving archive of images made in Italy over the last 25 years.⁠\n⁠\nPart of the International Literature Festival\, the talk is promoted by and hosted at the Ca’Foscari University of Venice\, Auditorium Santa Margherita\, Dorsoduro 3246\, 30123 Venice\, Italy.⁠ \nFor more information visit the website HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/international-literature-festival-venice/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T223000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20260308T161113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260308T161432Z
UID:2926-1773340200-1773354600@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Il Libro Possibile\, Italian Cultural Institute\, London
DESCRIPTION:Il Libro Possibile turns 25 in London with international writers Geoff Dyer\, Ali Smith\, Burhan Sönmez and Italian bestselling authors Daria Bignardi\, Elsa Fornero\, Paolo Taticchi\, Mario Tozzi plus a special event with football legend Gianfranco Zola. \nOn 11 and 12 March\, the Puglia-born literary Festival\, under the artistic direction of Rosella Santoro\, will bring to the London Book Fair (during the day) and ICI London (in the evening) a packed programme of talks and events on books\, rights\, the economy\, the environment and civil literature with some of the most authoritative voices on the Italian and international scene. \nGeoff’s event is on March 12th at 6.30pm at the ICC in Belgravia: \nMario Tozzi in conversation with Tiziana Prezzo. Caro Sapiens. La storia della Terra e le scelte dell’umanità. In Italian. Simultaneous translation in English will be available. \nAli Smith in conversation with Rosie Goldsmith. Glyph. In English. \nGeoff Dyer in conversation with Paola De Carolis. Homework: a Memoir and other bestsellers. In English. \nGiorgio Perinetti in conversation with Gianfranco Zola and Chiara Celentano\, introduced and moderated by Francesco Bongarrà and Rosella Santoro. Quello che non ho visto arrivare. Emanuela\, l’anoressia e ciò che resta di bello. In Italian. Simultaneous translation in English will be available. \nFor more information and to buy tickets visit the event website HERE. \nICC\n39 Belgrave Square\nLondon SW1X 8NX\nTel: 020 7235 1461
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/italian-cultural-institute-london/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260206T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20260208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20260122T045123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T045123Z
UID:2918-1770364800-1770570000@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Lahore Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be speaking at the Lahore Literary Festival which takes place Feb 6-8th\, 2026. For more information visit the festival website HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/lahore-literary-festival/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260203T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260203T200000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20260126T061152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T061603Z
UID:2921-1770141600-1770148800@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Photography\, Music and Zakir Hussain
DESCRIPTION:For this very special closing conversation – Photography\, Music and Zakir Hussain – our third in the series of talks around Ustad Museum\, artist Dayanita Singh is joined by author and cultural critic Geoff Dyer in seeking to draw out ideas\, learnings and stories that might emerge from their own work and experiences. \nPhotography Music and Zakir Hussain\nFeb 3\, 2026 | 6pm\nDilip Piramal Art Gallery\, NCPA\n@ncpaartgallery @ncpamumbai \nFree Entry • RSVP: photography@ncpamumbai.com \nFor more information about the exhibition visit the NCPA website
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/photography-music-and-zakir-hussain/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260122T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260126T170000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20251228T093830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251228T093851Z
UID:2915-1769068800-1769446800@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Kolkata Literary Meet\, India
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be at the Kolkata Literary Meet in January. For more information click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/kolkata-literary-meet-india/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20251228T092127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251228T092127Z
UID:2913-1768377600-1768755600@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Jaipur Literary Festival\, India
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be speaking at the Jaipur Literary Festival in January. For more information click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/jaipur-literary-festival-india/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260112T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260112T203000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20251228T091909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251228T091909Z
UID:2911-1768244400-1768249800@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Unherd Academy\, London
DESCRIPTION:John Berger\, novelist\, artist\, essayist and creator of ‘Ways of Seeing’\, revelled in challenging  preconceptions about art and society. An early populist oracle\, Berger pioneered the reflexive and witty style that has become familiar in contemporary criticism. Geoff Dyer\, bestselling novelist and critic in his mould\, wrote his first book ‘Ways of Telling’ in 1986 on Berger’s life and legacy. Dyer joins the UnHerd Academy for an exclusive live masterclass. \nFor more information click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/unherd-academy-london/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251204T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251204T210000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20251101T001652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T001652Z
UID:2896-1764874800-1764882000@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Geoff Dyer in Conversation with Hari Kunzru: Nonfiction New Salon\,  Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House\, New York
DESCRIPTION:A reading by Geoff Dyer in conversation with Hari Kunzru\, followed by a reception/signing\, with books for sale by McNally Jackson. Open to the public. All attendees are required to RSVP in advance. Please click HERE. \nGeoff Dyer is the award-winning author of many books\, including Homework\, The Last Days of Roger Federer\, Out of Sheer Rage\, Yoga for People Who Can’t Be Bothered to Do It\, Zona\, See/Saw\,and the essay collection Otherwise Known as the Human Condition (winner of a National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism). A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, Dyer lives in Los Angeles\, where he is a writer in residence at the University of Southern California. His books have been translated into twenty-four languages. \nHari Kunzru is the author of seven novels\, Blue Ruin\, Red Pill\, White Tears\, Gods Without Men\, My Revolutions\, Transmission\, and The Impressionist. He is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and writes the “Easy Chair” column for Harper’s Magazine. He is an Honorary Fellow of Wadham College Oxford\, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature\, and has been a Cullman Fellow at the New York Public Library\, a Guggenheim Fellow\, and a Fellow of the American Academy in Berlin. He teaches in the Creative Writing Program at New York University and is the host of the podcast Into the Zone\, from Pushkin Industries. He lives in Brooklyn. \nLillian Vernon Creative Writers House\n58 West 10th Street\, New York\, NY 10011
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/geoff-dyer-in-conversation-with-hari-kunzru-nonfiction-new-salon-lillian-vernon-creative-writers-house-new-york/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251122T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251122T120000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20251101T003650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T082141Z
UID:2902-1763809200-1763812800@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Miami Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be at the Miami Book Fair to discuss is latest blockbuster Homework: A Memoir\, in which he recalls his postwar English childhood with comic affection. The son of a sheet-metal worker and local school dinner lady\, he wins a coveted grammar school place\, sparking a love of literature. From schoolyard scrapes to gig-going misadventures\, this witty memoir paints a portrait of an eroded but resilient England\, tracing the deep roots of class society. Moderated by New York Times Book Review editor Gilbert Cruz. \nTime: Saturday November 22nd\, 11am\nVenue:\nAuditorium (Building 1\, 2nd Floor\, Room 1261)\nLocation:\n300 NE 2nd Avenue\, Miami\, FL 33132 \nFor more information click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/miami-book-fair/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T123000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20251101T003413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T003413Z
UID:2900-1762601400-1762605000@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Texas Book Festival\, Austin
DESCRIPTION:The Paris Review Presents: A Conversation with Geoff Dyer\nCapitol Extension Room: E2.010 (1100 Congress Ave.\, Austin\, TX 78701) \nJoin Editor of The Paris Review\, Emily Stokes\, for a conversation with author Geoff Dyer about his new memoir Homework\, a vivid portrait of childhood\, adolescence\, and a changing England in the 1960s and 1970s. With humor\, warmth\, and keen social insight\, Homework reflects on the intersections of class\, culture\, and personal growth\, offering a tender look at a young man coming-of-age alongside the changing landscape of his country. \nBook Signing: 12:30 PM at The Main Book Signing Tent \nFor more information click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/texas-book-festival-austin/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251105T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T170000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20251101T003145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T003145Z
UID:2898-1762329600-1762448400@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:UNCW Department of Creative Writing's 2025 Writers' Week\, North Carolina
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be doing two events at the UNCW Department of Creative Writing’s 2025 Writers’ Week on November 5th and 6th. For more information check the schedule HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/uncw-department-of-creative-writings-2025-writers-week-north-carolina/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T170000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20250904T183037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T185924Z
UID:2875-1760716800-1760720400@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Cheltenham Literature Festival
DESCRIPTION:Triumphant homecoming! The local boy will discuss Homework\, his memoir about growing up in Cheltenham\, on 17 October. Geoff has also curated and will take part in 4 other events. \nFor more information about his Homework event at 4pm on Friday 17 October\, in conversation with Travis Elborough\, click HERE.   \nThe other events Geoff has curated and will be taking part in are as follows: \nWrestling with D H Lawrence – 10.30am\, Friday 17th October. Click HERE for more information. \nGeoff Dyer Presents…. Billy Collins (former US Poet Laureate) – 4.30pm\, Saturday 18 October. Click HERE for more information. \nCalifornia Dreaming\, with Chiara Barzini – 7pm\, Saturday 18 October. Click HERE for more information. \nEngland\, My England\, with Xiaolu Guo – 4pm\, Sunday 19 October Click HERE for more information.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/cheltenham-literature-festival/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T200000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20250904T181431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T181431Z
UID:2873-1760468400-1760472000@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Belfast International Arts Festival\, Crescent Arts Centre
DESCRIPTION:Two of the UK’s most original literary voices discuss their acclaimed new memoirs\, Homework and Children of Radium\, in conversation with critic John Self. \nIn Homework\, Geoff Dyer turns his razor-sharp eye to his own story as the only child of a sheet-metal worker and a school dinner lady in post-war England — from the tribulations of teenage romance to the encounters with books that would transform his life. Tracing the class codes of a divided education system\, Homework is a subtle examination of a generation and a culture from the award-winning author of Yoga for People Who Can’t Be Bothered to Do It and The Last Days of Roger Federer. \nJoe Dunthorne’s Children of Radium investigates the remarkable life of his great grandfather\, an eccentric Jewish chemist who invented a radioactive toothpaste and possessed a troublingly encyclopedic knowledge of poison gases. Children of Radium is a searching meditation on individual and collective inheritance from the acclaimed author of the cult classic novel Submarine. \nFor more information click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/belfast-international-arts-festival-crescent-arts-centre/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251002T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251002T203000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20250904T180908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T181000Z
UID:2871-1759433400-1759437000@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:2025 New Statesman/Goldsmiths Prize Lecture: Why The Novel Matters? Queen Elizabeth Hall\, London
DESCRIPTION:Geoff delivers the 2025 New Statesman/Goldsmiths Prize Lecture\, asking whether the novel is still ‘the one bright book of life’.  \nFor his talk Dyer goes back to the title source\, to the claims made by D. H. Lawrence exactly one hundred years ago\, in his eponymous essay\, and look at how the novel – and indeed the reputation of Lawrence himself – has fared in the century-long wake of his pronouncements. \nMight other forms matter as much as the novel today? Does it even matter whether the novel matters? Why do some novels matter more than others? What does the decision-making process tell us about the status and health of the novel? The Goldsmiths Prize 2025 shortlist is announced at the end of the event. \nGeoff Dyer’s many books\, on a bewildering variety of subjects and in constantly mutating forms\, constitute what the New York Review of Books has called ‘one of the strangest bodies of work in contemporary letters.’ These books have been translated into 24 languages. Homework\, a memoir\, is published in May. \nFor more information click HERE. \nFor a discount on tickets use this code: NOVEL5OFF \nPresented in association with the Goldsmiths Prize and The New Statesman.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/2025-new-statesman-goldsmiths-prize-lecture-why-the-novel-matters-queen-elizabeth-hall-london/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250929T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250929T203000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072640
CREATED:20250904T180458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T180458Z
UID:2869-1759172400-1759177800@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:5 x 15\,  The Tabernacle\, London
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be at The Tabernacle in London as part of a great 5 x 15 line-up. For more information and tickets to hear 5 speakers\, each for 15 minutes\, click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/5-x-15-the-tabernacle-london/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250927T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250927T190000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072641
CREATED:20250904T175931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T175931Z
UID:2866-1758967200-1758999600@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:FlipSide Festival\, Framlingham\, Suffolk\, UK
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be talking about this new book Homework at the FlipSide Festival in Framlingham\, Suffolk. For more information and tickets visit the festival website HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/flipside-festival-framlingham-suffolk-uk/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250923T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250923T213000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072641
CREATED:20250910T103232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T103232Z
UID:2890-1758654000-1758663000@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Special Rider Books & Records\, Shepherd's Bush Market\, London
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be discussing his memoir Homework — and much more — with critic Leo Robson. For more information and to purchase very cheap tickets click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/special-rider-books-records-shepherds-bush-market-london/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250831T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250831T183000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072641
CREATED:20250831T092252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T092252Z
UID:2864-1756661400-1756665000@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Queen's Park Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:The author of\, among others\, Yoga For People Who Can’t Be Bothered To Do It and Paris Trance: A Romance was born in 1958 and grew up in a world shaped by memories of shortages and the Second World War.  With characteristic comic affection he recalls the joys and lingering questions of every childhood\, and asks what it means to live through an era of intense transformation.   \nGeoff will be in conversation with Sam Leith\, who is literary editor of The Spectator. \nSunday 31 August 5:30pm \nFor more information click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/queens-park-book-festival/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250715T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250715T200000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072641
CREATED:20250711T161823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250711T161823Z
UID:2857-1752604200-1752609600@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Daunt Books Notting Hill\, London
DESCRIPTION:Daunt Books Notting Hill (on Kensington Park Rd) are hosting an event with the prolific and brilliant Geoff Dyer\, who’ll be speaking about Homework\, his first memoir\, recollecting his childhood and coming of age in postwar Britain. \nHe will be interviewed by Andrew Anthony\, a longtime Observer feature writer\, author of The Fallout and Geoff’s indomitable tennis opponent. \nTicket price – only £6.00 – includes a glass of wine or a soft drink. \nFor more information click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/daunt-books-notting-hill-london/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250622T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250622T190000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072641
CREATED:20250611T212406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T212406Z
UID:2852-1750615200-1750618800@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Riffraff Bookstore\, Providence\, RI
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be discussing his new book Homework with Francesca Mari.  \nA portrait of a young boy\, who keeps passing exams―and of a changing England in the 1960s and 1970s. \nThe only child of a sheet-metal worker and a dinner lady who worked at the canteen of the local school\, Geoff Dyer grew up in a world shaped by memories of the Depression and the Second World War. But far from being a story of hardship overcome\, this loving memoir is a celebration of opportunities afforded by the postwar settlement\, of which the author was an unconscious beneficiary. The crux comes at the age of eleven with the exam that decided the future of generations of British schoolkids: secondary modern or the transformative possibilities of grammar school? One of the lucky winners\, Dyer goes to grammar school\, where he develops a love of literature (and beer and prog rock). \nMapping a path from primary school through the tribulations of teenage sport\, gig-going\, romantic fumblings\, fights (well\, getting punched in the face)\, and other misadventures with comic affection\, Homework takes us to the threshold of university\, where Dyer gets the first intimations that a short geographical journey―just forty miles―might extend to the length of a life. \nRecalling an eroded but strangely resilient England\, Homework traces\, in perfectly phrased and hilarious detail\, roots that extend into the deep foundations of class society. \nFor more information click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/riffraff-bookstore-providence-ri/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250621T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250621T120000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072641
CREATED:20250611T211800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T211800Z
UID:2849-1750503600-1750507200@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Deep Water Festival\, NY
DESCRIPTION:On Becoming\nSusan Choi\, Douglas Stuart\, Geoff Dyer\nLauded novelist Susan Choi’s new Flashlight (2025) explores a girl’s confrontation with loss and memory after her father’s sudden disappearance revealing how childhood trauma can splinter a family. Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart portrays adolescence in working-class Glasgow in his acclaimed novels Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo\, while critic and writer Geoff Dyer adds a non-fiction perspective with Homework\, reflecting on his own coming-of-age in 1960s–70s England during a time of post-war upheaval and rapid social change. Together\, these three writers will discuss the fragile yet resilient nature of people navigating fractured worlds. From intimate family struggles in suburban America and inner-city Glasgow to the societal upheavals of post-war England\, each author’s work illuminates how memory and adversity shape their protagonists’ identities. This panel will bridge continents and decades as Choi\, Stuart\, and Dyer explore how memory\, family\, and social environments indelibly shape a person\, and how even in the most fractured of worlds\, people find the resilience to survive and forge their own identity. \nFor more information click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/deep-water-festival-ny/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T193000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072641
CREATED:20250611T205758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T205821Z
UID:2845-1750271400-1750275000@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:McNally Jackson Seaport\, New York
DESCRIPTION:Geoff Dyer will be speaking with Lili Anolik about his new memoir Homework\, named a most anticipated book of 2025 by Vulture | The Guardian | Financial Times | The Observer | The Times (London) | Literary Hub \n“A picture of postwar England unlike any other . . . A highly original memoir that will provoke\, amuse\, beguile—and endure.” —Antony Quinn\, Financial Times \n“Homework is wonderful Geoff-Dyer writing\, which we’ve all learned to crave; something to delight and to move us and to edify us on every page. I find him an irresistible writer.” —Richard Ford \nA portrait of a young boy\, who keeps passing exams—and of a changing England in the 1960s and 1970s. \nThe only child of a sheet-metal worker and a dinner lady who worked at the canteen of the local school\, Geoff Dyer grew up in a world shaped by memories of the Depression and the Second World War. But far from being a story of hardship overcome\, this loving memoir is a celebration of opportunities afforded by the postwar settlement\, of which the author was an unconscious beneficiary. The crux comes at the age of eleven with the exam that decided the future of generations of British schoolkids: secondary modern or the transformative possibilities of grammar school? One of the lucky winners\, Dyer goes to grammar school\, where he develops a love of literature (and beer and prog rock). \nMapping a path from primary school through the tribulations of teenage sport\, gig-going\, romantic fumblings\, fights (well\, getting punched in the face)\, and other misadventures with comic affection\, Homework takes us to the threshold of university\, where Dyer gets the first intimations that a short geographical journey—just forty miles—might extend to the length of a life. \nRecalling an eroded but strangely resilient England\, Homework traces\, in perfectly phrased and hilarious detail\, roots that extend into the deep foundations of class society. \nGeoff Dyer is the award-winning author of many books\, including The Last Days of Roger Federer\, Out of Sheer Rage\, Yoga for People Who Can’t Be Bothered to Do It\, Zona\,See/Saw\, and the essay collection Otherwise Known as the Human Condition (winner of a National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism). A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, Dyer lives in Los Angeles\, where he is a writer in residence at the University of Southern California. His books have been translated into twenty-four languages.  \nLili Anolik is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and a writer at large for Air Mail. Her work has also appeared in Harper’s\, Esquire\, and The Paris Review\, among other publications. She is the creator of the podcast Once Upon a Time… at Bennington College. Her latest book\, Didion & Babitz\, was published by Scribner November 12\, 2024. \nFor more information click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/mcnally-jackson-seaport-new-york/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250616T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250616T203000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072641
CREATED:20250611T205433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T205433Z
UID:2842-1750102200-1750105800@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:92 Street Y\, New York
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning writer and critic Geoff Dyer — “a national treasure” (Zadie Smith) — will be speaking with Sloane Crosley for the launch of his new memoir\, Homework. \nBeloved for his brilliantly ranging\, hilarious criticism and essays — Steve Martin calls Out of Sheer Rage\, an exasperated study of D.H. Lawrence\, “the funniest book I have ever read” — Geoff Dyer turns his critical powers inward in Homework\, his first memoir. With candor\, heart\, and wit\, Homework tells the story of Dyer’s boyhood education as the only child of a sheet-metal worker and a school lunch lady in postwar England — from the tribulations of teenage romance\, prog rock and sports to the encounters with books and literature that transform his life. \nRecounting an eroded but resilient England\, Homework is more than a portrait of the essayist as a young man — it also traces\, in hilarious detail\, the strains and rumblings of a painfully striated class society that reverberate to this day. In a special reading in celebration of Homework’s launch\, hear Dyer tell the story of his life as only he can. \n“Moving\, atmospheric\, truthful\, perceptive\, and hilariously funny.” — Tessa Hadley \n“A masterpiece.”— Billy Collins \n“This Gloucestershire lad turned boomer Proust is his own man\, and he has written a highly original memoir that will provoke\, amuse\, beguile — and endure.” — Financial Times \nFor more information click HERE.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/92-street-y-new-york/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250612T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250612T200000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072641
CREATED:20250315T162019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250315T162019Z
UID:2797-1749754800-1749758400@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Shakespeare & Co\, Paris
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be at the Shakespeare & Co in Paris to talk about his new book Homework: A Memoir. For more information visit their website.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/shakespeare-co-paris/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250611T183000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072641
CREATED:20250315T161854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250315T161854Z
UID:2795-1749663000-1749666600@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Blackwell’s\, Oxford
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be at Blackwell’s in Oxford to talk about his new book Homework: A Memoir. For more information visit their website.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/blackwells-oxford/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250610T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250610T193000
DTSTAMP:20260819T072641
CREATED:20250315T161715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250315T161715Z
UID:2793-1749580200-1749583800@geoffdyer.com
SUMMARY:Waterstones\, Nottingham
DESCRIPTION:Geoff will be at the Waterstones in Nottingham to talk about his new book Homework: A Memoir. For more information visit their website.
URL:http://geoffdyer.com/event/waterstones-nottingham/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR