Rosebud Bookshop - Author Event - Emma Gannon & Abigail Bergstrom

Join bestselling authors Emma Gannon and Abigail Bergstrom for a special evening celebrating the launch of their latest books, A Creative Compass and Selfish Girls.

In conversation, Emma and Abigail will explore creativity, storytelling, ambition, identity and the ways our relationships with ourselves, our families and our work shape the lives we lead. Expect an insightful and inspiring discussion on writing, publishing, and finding your voice in a rapidly changing world.

Emma Gannon is a Sunday Times bestselling author of nine books, including A Creative Compass, and the writer of The Hyphen, one of the UK’s most popular newsletters on creativity and modern life. A judge for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025, she is a leading voice on creativity, work and culture.

Abigail Bergstrom is an author, literary agent, and founder of Bergstrom Studio. Named by The Sunday Times as one of the UK's literary “super agents,” she is a leading voice in contemporary publishing and the author of the acclaimed novels What a Shame and the bestselling Selfish Girls.

A Creative Compass is Emma Gannon’s inspiring guide to reconnecting with creativity in an increasingly noisy AI driven world. Through practical insights, rituals and mindset shifts, she shows how to overcome burnout, trust your intuition and build a more creative fulfilling life from the inside out.

Selfish Girls is a gripping emotionally rich novel about four women drawn back to their Welsh hometown where long buried family secrets and old wounds resurface. Exploring sisterhood, trauma, love and the complexities of family relationships, it is a dar portrait of the people who know us best and the lasting impact of buried truths.

Book signing to follow the discussion and Q&A.