Join Michael Malay online as he talks about his Wainwright Prize-winning book, Late Light – the story of his own journey, an Indonesian Australian making a home for himself in England and finding strange parallels between his life and the lives of the animals he examines.

Mixing natural history with memoir, this book explores the mystery of our animal neighbours, in all their richness and variety. It is about the wonder these animals inspired in our ancestors, the hope they inspire in us, and the joy they might still hold for our children. Late Light is about migration, belonging and extinction. Through the close examination of four particular ‘unloved’ animals – eels, moths, crickets and mussels – Michael Malay tells the story of the economic, political and cultural events that have shaped the modern landscape of Britain.

This event is being chaired by Katrina Clarke

Bristol born and raised, Katrina Clarke studied wildlife conservation at university and subsequently worked for the RSPB and National Trust with a focus on nature engagement. Reading voraciously in the area of nature writing, since starting at Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights in 2022, she particularly loves looking after the nature shelves and was delighted to be a judge for the Wainwright Prize in 2024.

This event is online - you will be sent a zoom link before the event.

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An Evening with Michael Malay