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June 15, 2023 | 2pm | London (UK) German YMCA, 35 Craven Terrace, W2 3EL | Book talk and presentation on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem. Click for details. |
I’ve spoken to audiences large and small, online and in person, in local bookshops and on stage at cultural events and literary festivals. I am happy to consider all invitations. Subjects could include the history and communities of Jerusalem, my travels in and beyond the Middle East, why Antarctica matters, or the process and impact of writing. Please email me at [email protected] to discuss options and possibilities.
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May 2, 2023 | Jerusalem Paulus-Haus, Schmidt School | In-person presentation to launch the paperback edition of Nine Quarters of Jerusalem in Jerusalem, with the Educational Bookshop. Click for details. | |
April 26, 2023 | Jerusalem Tantur Ecumenical Institute | In-person presentation on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem as invited speaker for the conference “Religious Renewal in Times of Crisis” organised by University of Nebraska and Tri-Faith Initiative, Omaha. Click for details. | |
April 5, 2023 | London (UK) Palestine Exploration Fund | In-person talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at this historic research institute based in Greenwich, London. | |
April 2, 2023 | Edinburgh (UK) Edinburgh Jewish Literary Society | In-person presentation and discussion of Nine Quarters of Jerusalem with members of Edinburgh’s Jewish community. Click for details. | |
March 30, 2023 | Online The Balfour Project | Online webinar and discussion on the subject “Jerusalem and the British: 200 turbulent years”, including issues around the two-state solution. Click for video. | |
March 23, 2023 | Online Abraham Path Initiative | “Books from the Path”: webinar discussion with authors Stephanie Saldaña and Leon McCarron, hosted by Anisa Mehdi. | |
March 22, 2023 | Online Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London | Members-only online discussion of Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, chosen as ‘Reading Room’ book choice for Spring 2023, with RSAA chair Sophie Ibbotson. Click for details. | |
March 14, 2023 | Bath (UK) Christ Church | In-person talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, to raise funds for the Spafford Children’s Centre in Jerusalem. | |
January 16, 2023 | Vienna (Austria) Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue | In-person lecture and discussion on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, hosted by Palestinian writer and theologian Viola Raheb. | |
November 23, 2022 | London (UK) Kensington Unitarian Church | In-person talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, to raise funds for the Spafford Children’s Centre in Jerusalem. | |
November 9, 2022 | Maidenhead (UK) Maidenhead Women's Group for European Friendship | Book talk and discussion on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem. | |
November 3, 2022 | New York (USA) Abraham Path Initiative | In-person talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem for private charity fundraiser. | |
November 2, 2022 | Washington, DC (USA) Jerusalem Fund/Palestine Center | In-person book talk and discussion on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, chaired by journalist Said Arikat. | |
October 31, 2022 | Providence, RI (USA) Brown University | In-person book talk for Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, in conversation with Prof Nadje Al-Ali and Prof Katharina Galor. Click for video. | |
October 30, 2022 | New Haven, CT (USA) Palestine Museum | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at this museum and cultural center outside New Haven. | |
October 29, 2022 | Boston, MA (USA) Boston Book Festival | In conversation with Prof Joseph Sassoon, author of The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire, and Prof Amy Singer. | |
October 27, 2022 | South Hadley, MA (USA) Odyssey Bookshop | In-person talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at this well-known local independent bookstore. | |
October 26, 2022 | Boone, NC (USA) Appalachian State University | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, chaired by Dr Curtis Ryan. | |
October 25, 2022 | Ann Arbor, MI (USA) Schuler Books (ex-Nicola's) | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at this prominent independent bookstore. | |
October 24, 2022 | Indianapolis (USA) JCC Indianapolis | In-person talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at this Jewish cultural center, opening the 2022 Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts. | |
October 23, 2022 | San Francisco (USA) Congregation Kol Shofar | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at this synagogue and cultural center in Tiburon. | |
October 21, 2022 | Seattle (USA) Elliott Bay Book Company | In-person bookstore conversation on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem with Pam Mandel, Seattle-based author of The Same River Twice. | |
October 20, 2022 | Seattle (USA) Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, chaired by the Very Rev Steven Thomason, Dean and Rector. | |
October 19, 2022 | Lincoln, NE (USA) University of Nebraska-Lincoln | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem hosted by Harris Center for Judaic Studies and chaired by Prof Bedross Der Matossian. | |
October 18, 2022 | Chicago (USA) Northwestern University | In-person book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at the Crown Family Center for Jewish & Israel Studies, hosted by Dr Maayan Hilel and Dr Hanna Tzuker Seltzer. | |
October 6, 2022 | Canberra (Australia) Australian National University | Online book launch for Australia, co-hosted by the Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies at the Australian National University in Canberra and the Alfred Deakin Institute at Deakin University in Geelong. | |
September 13, 2022 | Jerusalem Council for British Research in the Levant | Conversation with artist/academic Bisan Abu Eisheh, hosted live online from Jerusalem by the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL). Click for details. | |
September 4, 2022 | New Haven, CT (USA) Palestine Museum US | Online presentation and book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem. Click for video. | |
August 1, 2022 | Leeds, UK MiliM | Book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem and webinar for a UK culture and ideas project. Click for video. | |
July 6, 2022 | Oxford, UK Oxford Jewish Congregation | Online presentation on Jerusalem and book talk for the community’s Mosaic cultural programme. | |
June 2, 2022 | Groningen, Netherlands University of Groningen | Online lecture and student discussion on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, led by Dr Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah, professor of Middle Eastern Studies. | |
May 19, 2022 | Jerusalem Swedish Study Centre | Book talk and discussion with a live audience in the Old City of Jerusalem. | |
May 18, 2022 | Jerusalem St George's Cathedral | Lecture and discussion in front of a live audience, hosted by the Reverend Canon Richard Sewell, Dean of St George’s College, Jerusalem. | |
May 16, 2022 | Jerusalem American Colony Hotel | Joint book launch and conversation with Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh, in front of a live audience in the American Colony’s historic Pasha Room. | |
May 9, 2022 | Ramallah, Palestine French-German Cultural Centre | Book launch for Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, with live audience. | |
April 4, 2022 | Nottingham, UK Five Leaves Bookshop | Online lecture and discussion on Jerusalem and Jewish identity, hosted by Ross Bradshaw. Click for details. | |
March 29, 2022 | Oxford, UK Oxford Literary Festival | Book talk on Nine Quarters of Jerusalem at the Weston Lecture Theatre with live audience. Click for details. | |
March 16, 2022 | Jerusalem Educational Bookshop | Online book launch and discussion with Mahmoud Muna of the Educational Bookshop, Jerusalem. Co-hosted by Bethlehem Cultural Festival and Balfour Project. Click for video. | |
March 10, 2022 | London, UK CAABU & MBI Foundation | Online lecture and launch event for Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, hosted by Chris Doyle of the Council for Arab-British Understanding. Click for video. | |
December 16, 2021 | New Jersey & Jerusalem Abraham Path Initiative | Illustrated talk and discussion with host Anisa Mehdi, plus guests joining live from Jerusalem. Click for video. | |
September 24, 2017 | Banbury, UK The Big Feed | Organiser and speaker at local food and culture festival. | |
November 20, 2016 | Banbury, UK Banbury Literary Live | Invited speaker on travel and travel writing. | |
November 10, 2016 | Banbury, UK Town Hall | Speaker at major ticketed event for charity on travel to Antarctica. | |
May 17, 2016 | Cambridge, UK British Antarctic Survey | Invited speaker at private event on travel to Antarctica and conditions at Halley base. | |
June 13, 2015 | Banbury, UK | Speaker at launch event for Rough Guide to the Cotswolds. | |
November 9, 2014 | St Albans, UK St Albans Lit Fest | Speaker on travel and tourism in the Middle East. | |
September 22, 2013 | Banbury, UK Banbury Lit Fest | Invited speaker on travel and travel writing. | |
November 6, 2012 | London, UK Travel Blog Camp | Main speaker on challenges facing travel journalists and bloggers. | |
August 22, 2012 | London, UK Royal Geographical Society | Keynote speaker at event marking the 200th anniversary of the rediscovery of Petra, Jordan. | |
October 16, 2011 | Thame, UK Thame Literary Festival | Invited speaker on travel in the Middle East. | |
February 16, 2011 | Providence, RI, USA Educational Travel Conference | Talks and panels over several days of the Educational Travel Conference. | |
October 31, 2010 | Amman, Jordan Jordan Tourism Board | Invited speaker on media and tourism. | |
March 25, 2009 | London, UK Abraham Path Initiative | Invited speaker on “Unknown Jordan”. | |
February 28, 2009 | London, UK Royal Geographical Society | Panel discussion about Middle East tourism at the Travellers’ Tales Festival. | |
June 15, 2008 | Oxford, UK Oxford Jewish Congregation | Talk and discussion about tourism in Jordan. | |
January 11, 2007 | London, UK Destinations Travel Show | A series of talks about Jordan and Middle East travel. | |
November 20, 2006 | Switzerland | A week of travel talks about Jordan in cities around Switzerland. | |
January 15, 2006 | London, UK Destinations Travel Show | Highlights of travel around Jordan. | |
January 14, 2005 | London, UK Destinations Travel Show | Insights into travel in Jordan. |