30th June, 7.30pm - Holly Pester, Cafes

Backstory, 71 Balham High Rd, SW12 9AP

Poet and writer Holly Pester talks to us about her new book Cafes, a celebration of the cafe space.  

About the book:

Welcome to Cafés! A dream scene to study in. A place to perform at an open mic. A limited paradise with overheads.

Where we can eat sausage cassoulet and not think about work. Where we can meet friends and not think about love. Where we can meet lovers and be too nervous to eat. In Holly Pester’s unique lyric, the café space is rendered as a fantastical structure through which to explore pressurised subjectivities in the shape of a worker, a lover, a friend, an artist, and a researcher.

At a time when conversations around the decline of the commons and third spaces are heightened, Holly’s book is a stylish and political intervention and call for the necessity of a place for eccentrics, poets, employees and those taking steps towards the rest of their life.

Tickets Available:

Ticket only - £15 (This ticket does not include a copy of the book. You can decide to buy a copy on the night, but this will be charged in addition, at the full price of the book.)

Ticket & book  (RRP £12.99) - £22 (To collect on the night.)