An evening with SLFBC and Emma Jane Unsworth

Join us on Wednesday 17 September where we will be welcoming Emma Jane Unsworth to our beautiful book club, where we will spend the evening getting to know her that little bit better, and her all about her most recent release, Slags.

Doors to this event will open at 6:45, where event attendees can enjoy a drink, enjoy the gorgeous our local venue – The Sun pub in Clapham Old Town, and browse the stock which our friends at Herne Hill Books will be bringing.

The discussions with Emma will then kick off at 7pm, where we’ll be chatting to her, hearing all about Slags, her creative writing process and how she came to be a writer.

Here’s more about Emma:

Emma Jane Unsworth is a BAFTA-nominated, BIFA-winning screenwriter and bestselling, award-winning novelist. Emma has written an episode of THE BUCCANEERS for Apple/The Forge. She wrote an episode of Stephen Merchant’s THE OUTLAWS for BBC/Amazon. She was nominated for a BAFTA for her script.She is currently developing several of her own TV projects as well as writing a film and a musical.

She adapted her novel ANIMALS into a feature film. The film, directed by Sophie Hyde, premiered at Sundance 2019 and starred Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat. Emma won a BIFA for her script.Her second novel, ADULTS, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller when it was published in 2020.

Her most recent novel, SLAGS, was published by HarperCollins in February 2025.

Here's more about Slags:

Slag. Noun. A promiscuous woman, of cheap or questionable character. Mostly derogatory. Sometimes affectionate.Takes one to know one…Sisters Sarah and Juliette are going on a whisky-fuelled campervan road-trip across Scotland to celebrate Juliette’s birthday – and they’re going to dig up some demons from the past.Sarah is 15.Sexual conquests: 2.5 (one only went halfway in)Great loves: 1 (her English teacher Mr Keaveney, who definitely feels the same way)Hates: Her annoying younger sister JulietteLikes: Her best friend Nessa, boy band 4PrincesSarah is 41.Sexual conquests: Rather not say, but that last one was compellingly awfulGreat loves: NopeHates: Millennials like Juliette thinking they’ve got it badLikes: Fellow Gen X-ersFrom the acclaimed author of Animals and Adults, Slags is a no-holds-barred, frank and heartfelt exploration of sisterhood, friendship and teenage obsession.

Ticket prices:

Tickets for this event are £13. If you cannot afford them then just drop us an email at: londonfeministbookclubcic@gmail.com and we'll see what we can do.

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