Join us for an author talk with co-founder of Silver Moon Women's Bookshop and feminist icon, Jane Cholmeley at Southwold Arts Centre as part of Southwold Literary Festival! Jane will be talking to us about her career and her latest book, A Bookshop of One’s Own.
Tickets are £6 each. Available to book from Southwold Library, from Southwold Arts Centre, or online via TicketSource.
Jane Cholmeley is a key figure in the history of British feminism. She co-founded Silver Moon Women’s Bookshop, which became the largest of its kind in Europe and a vibrant centre of women’s writing, hosting prestigious events with authors such as Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, Jeanette Winterson and Margaret Atwood. Sandi Toksvig nominated Jane Cholmeley as a Gay Icon in the National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition of that name in 2009 and Jacqueline Wilson named Jane her feminist icon in Stylist, 2018.
A Bookshop of One’s Own is a fascinating slice of social history from the heart of the women’s liberation movement. Written with heart and humour, it reveals the struggle and joy that comes with starting an underdog business, while being a celebration of the power women have to change the narrative when they are the ones holding the pen.
This event takes place at Southwold Arts Centre, St Edmund's Hall, IP18 6JP.
Southwold Literary Festival has been organised in collaboration with Southwold Arts Centre, Friends of Southwold Library, and Suffolk Libraries.
