SAMUEL FISHER & WILL REES: MIGRAINE / HYPOCHONDRIA

Schedule

Thu Oct 23 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Voce Books | Birmingham, EN

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Join esteemed writers SAMUEL FISHER & WILL REES to discuss divergent & distinctive approaches to the writing of chronic illness.
About this Event

Join esteemed writers SAMUEL FISHER & WILL REES for this joint Birmingham event where they will be diagnosing divergent & distinctive approaches to the writing & understanding of chronic illness & putting their brand-new books MIGRAINE & HYPOCHONDRIA properly under the microscope.


The event will be chaired by writer & founder of Ache Magazine, KIRSTIE MILLAR.


‘A beguiling and sinuous wonder of a novel...’ DAISY LAFARGE author of LOVEBUG on MIGRAINE


‘Extraordinary and utterly compelling... this book will be an illumination for anyone who has ever wondered if they are ill ...’ ADAM PHILLIPS author of ON GIVING UP on HYPOCHONDRIA


SAMUEL FISHER is a writer, bookseller and publisher. His debut novel, ‘The Chameleon’, was recipient of a Betty Trask Award. His second novel, ‘Wivenhoe’ was published by Corsair in 2022. His is co-owner of Burley Fisher Books and a director of Peninsula Press.


WILL REES is a writer and editor, and publisher at Peninsula Press. His writing has been published in The Guardian, Granta and The Los Angeles Review of Books, among others.


This is one of our DIALOGUE events, hosting interviews with experimental contemporary authors, picking at the threads of their new works & the ideas that underpin them.


TICKETS: £3 standard entry / £16.99 inc. entry & copy of ‘Migraine’ / £12.99 inc. entry & copy of ‘Hypochondria’ / £28 inc. entry & copy of ‘Migraine’ & ‘Hypochondria’


Please book your ticket here on our Eventbrite page*


*Please note we will be unable to offer refunds on tickets when requested within 7 days of an event date.


For further enquiries about the event, or to discuss any access requirements please email [email protected]


VOCE BOOKS is located at 54-57 Allison Street, Digbeth with step-free access via BRIG Café. For further enquiries about the event, or to discuss any other access requirements please email [email protected]

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