An Evening with the Book Society

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In 1921, at the height of his literary fame, author Hugh Walpole founded the Society of Bookmen, designed as a club for publishers, booksellers and literary agents to meet regularly to eat together and share industry knowledge. Now, a hundred years and a name change later, the Society continues to attract new members and be a place to find new connections and ideas. Would Walpole recognise the Society in the twenty-first century?

Experience the British book trade over several decades as Vassilopoulos takes you on a journey through the archives, bringing forward information that has never before been in the public eye. Come and spend an evening with the book industry over 100 years of change, adaptation, and bookish conversation, leading right up until the present day. Includes interviews with members including Toby Faber, Bill Samuel (the nephew of Christina Foyle), Jo Howard and Vivienne Wordley.

An Evening with the Book Society is of interest to those working in the book trade, those who want to know more about how the industry works and also those interested in its history.