Lit Nights (with Emma Gannon)

Brought to you by East Croydon Cool and hosted by award-winning journalist, Isabella Silvers, each Lit Night features an interview with a renowned writer who is pushing the cultural conversation forward.

On Tuesday 20 January, we welcome Emma Gannon to the Lit Night's stage for a timely, heartfelt discussion to help you begin the new year with clarity and intention.

Emma is a Sunday Times bestselling author of nine books, including The Multi-Hyphen Method, Sabotage and OLIVE. Her second novel Table for One (2025) was named People magazine’s Fiction of the Week, and her Substack newsletter, The Hyphen, is one of the UK’s most-read, with thousands of paid subscribers. She also runs global creativity retreats and recently served as a judge for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction.

After years of writing about work and productivity, Emma experienced chronic burnout that forced her to stop. Her new book, A Year of Nothing, chronicles her quiet rebellion against the cult of doing, rediscovering joy in life’s simplest pleasures - from dog-borrowing and dopamine dressing to relearning how to swim and embracing a child-free life.

Join us for an inspiring, honest and uplifting conversation and the perfect start to a new year.

Doors open: 6.30pm
Drinks: 6.30pm - 7pm
Talk: 7pm - 8pm
Book signing/drinks/music/activities: 8pm - 9.30pm

Earlybird Tickets £15 (include a Black Lines cocktail) available until 15 December 2025
General Admission £20 (include a Black Lines cocktail) available from 16 January 2026