Lit Nights (with Emma Gannon)

Schedule

Tue Jan 20 2026 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Braithwaite Halls | Croydon, EN

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Join bestselling author Emma Gannon at #LitNights for a conversation on burnout, slowing down & what success looks like for women today.
About this Event

Brought to you by East Croydon Cool and hosted by award-winning journalist, Isabella Silvers, each Lit Night features an interview with a renowned writer who is pushing the cultural conversation forward.

On Tuesday 20 January, we welcome to the Lit Night's stage for a timely, heartfelt discussion to help you begin the new year with clarity and intention.

Emma is a Sunday Times bestselling author of nine books, including The Multi-Hyphen Method, Sabotage and OLIVE. Her second novel Table for One (2025) was named People magazine’s Fiction of the Week, and her Substack newsletter, , is one of the UK’s most-read, with thousands of paid subscribers. She also runs global creativity retreats and recently served as a judge for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction.

After years of writing about work and productivity, Emma experienced chronic burnout that forced her to stop. Her new book, A Year of Nothing, chronicles her quiet rebellion against the cult of doing, rediscovering joy in life’s simplest pleasures - from dog-borrowing and dopamine dressing to relearning how to swim and embracing a child-free life.

Join us for an inspiring, honest and uplifting conversation and the perfect start to a new year.


Doors open: 6.30pm
Drinks: 6.30pm - 7pm
Talk: 7pm - 8pm
Book signing/drinks/music/activities: 8pm - 9.30pm


Earlybird Tickets £15 (include a Black Lines cocktail) available until 15 December 2025
General Admission £20 (include a Black Lines cocktail) available from 16 January 2026


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Braithwaite Halls, Katharine Street, Croydon, United Kingdom

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