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Marina Warner at the Authors’ Club

We were thrilled to welcome the distinguished cultural historian, academic and fiction writer Dame Marina Warner to a well-attended lunch. Marina’s many award-winning books include Alone of All her Sex: The myth and Cult of the Virgin Mary, and Joan of Arc: The Image...

Ben Markovits at the Authors’ Club

Words by Suzi Feay Writer and former professional basketball player Benjamin Markovits was brought up in Texas, London and Berlin; the author of ‘The Sidekick’, ‘Christmas in Austin’, ‘Playing Days’ and a trilogy of novels about  Byron, he joined us in the Lady Violet...

Anne Sebba at the Authors’ Club

By Miranda Miller Last year I joined the Authors’ Club, which organises interesting literary events in the glamorous National Liberal Club, built by Alfred Waterhouse, the architect of the Natural History Museum. It’s a short walk from Embankment Station, a monument...

Stephen May at The Authors’ Club

We were delighted to welcome the novelist Stephen May to our monthly lunch on 20 March at the National Liberal Club in Westminster, and to hear about his latest book, Green Ink. May is the author of six novels, including the Costa-shortlisted Life! Death! Prizes! Like...

Ben Macintyre at The Authors’ Club

By Suzy Feay The David Lloyd George Room was packed on Thursday 16 January for Ben Macintyre’s lunchtime talk about his latest book, ‘The Siege’, the inside story of the assault on the Iranian Embassy in London that took place in May 1980. After days of tense...