Author Talk with Francis Gooding - The Script of the Stones

Surrey Libraries' Events

Author Francis Gooding will be discussing his forthcoming book The Script of the Stones, part natural history and part memoir.

Farnham Library

Living Knowledge Network

Events celebrating the Unearthed display visiting Surrey Libraries from the Living Knowledge Network.

The Script of the Stones author talk. Part of our Unearthed exhibition series of events.Join us at Farnham Library on Friday 5th September 10.30am- 11.30am as Francis Gooding talks to us about his forthcoming book.Francis Gooding's The Script of the Stones (Atlantic, forthcoming 2026) is a close reading of landscape and history on the South Gower cliffs. Part natural history and part memoir, the book takes inspiration of from the psychogeography of Iain Sinclair and W. G. Sebald and the nature writing of J. A. Baker and Nan Shepherd to drill down into the relationships between human beings and other organic things, from soil and stone to flowers and birds. The Script of the Stones is his first trade book.About the speaker:Francis Gooding is a writer and Contributing Editor at the London Review of Books, a regular columnist for The Wire, and Contributing Editor at Critical Quarterly. He has written widely on music, ecology, anthropology, colonial film, and art.Key information about booking:<ul><li>This event starts at 10.30am</li><li>This event is suitable for adults.</li><li>Tickets are £3 per person</li><li>Booking is essential, so be quick to avoid disappointment</li><li>Please arrive 10 minutes early.</li></ul>If you have any additional needs or require any special assistance, please let us know prior to the event by contacting library.events@surreycc.gov.uk (this inbox is managed Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).If you are not able to or do not wish to provide us with any contact details (landline or mobile number and email address) you won’t be able to purchase a ticket online. Please visit the library that is hosting the event to purchase a ticket in person.