Posts by William

I was delighted that my forthcoming book, In My Grandfather’s Shadow, was selected as Editor’s Choice for July publication Non-Fiction in the bible of the book world – The Bookseller.

“a remarkable memoir…”

“a must-read…”

It has also been attracting …

A big highlight in my TALKS calendar was being invited to Venice to talk at MADNICITY, a one-day Symposium on ‘The magic of madness’ and a fringe event of the 59^th Venice Biennale. See my April BLOG  for …

The very exciting broadcasting of my TEDx Talk as part of the TEDxStroud online event on Sunday 21st March.

Eight dynamic speakers will be presenting diverse talks on the theme of ‘emergence’. I will be talking about the emerging …

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Exciting news on Born Bound, the book I have been researching and writing for the past five years. It has been commissioned by Penguin Transworld and I am now working on a new draft. Still a way to go but …

Please contact Angela for details of when she will be giving a talk in your area.…

I am delighted to be part of an impressive line-up of speakers (Max Hastings, Dan Snow) at the National Army Museum’s inaugural Chelsea History Festival. It offers an exciting opportunity to hear my German memorial talk – ‘How Germany …

Please feel free to read my article Art Behind Bars – how can art make a difference to the life of an offender? in the Autumn edition of The Arts Society magazine.…

In April 2019 I became a Trustee to The Dresden Trust. Founded in 1993 by Alan Russell, it was a a response to the ‘Call from Dresden’ to help rebuild the city, in particular the Frauenkirche (Church of Our …

The Empty Chair in art from Van Gogh to Ai Weiwei. Talk details can be found here.…