BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.2//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:562@auntysocial.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250728T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250728T210000 DTSTAMP:20250703T105325Z URL:https://www.auntysocial.co.uk/events/author-event-jane-claire-bradley- in-conversation-with-the-social-lit/ SUMMARY:Author event: Jane Claire Bradley in conversation with The Social L it DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nJoin Balckpool book club The Social Lit for an inspirin g evening with local author Jane Claire Bradley.\n\nJane will discuss her uplifting novel Dear Neighbour \, a heart-warming tale of unity\, resili ence and what it means to stand together in the face of adversity.\n\n\n\n \n\nAbout the author\nJane Claire Bradley is an award-winning queer\, wor king-class writer\, performer\, therapist and educator. She is the author of a fiction chapbook\, Truth or Dare (2021)\, a novel\, Dear Neighbour  (2023)\, and the forthcoming chapbook Lost + Found (2024).\n\nShe has been published in a long list of anthologies\, essay collections and liter ary journals\, and is the winner of a Northern Debut Award from New Writin g North. Last year Jane was writer-in-residence with Blackpool Social Clu b and Queer Amusements.\n\nDear Neighbour is her debut adult novel.\n\n  \;\n\nThe Social Lit is a Blackpool-based reading group meeting mont hly at Aunty Social’s home on Topping Street.Covering a wide variety of genres and themes we are sure to come across the next book you ‘can’t put down’\, whether you’re a nonfiction fanatic or eager for something novel.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicket Information\n\n Tickets are free but booking is required.\n Admission includes tea\, coffee\, soft drinks. \n\n \;\nThe book is available to purchase in store at Aunty Social or  online.\nJane will be available to sign books on the night.\n\n\n\n\n\n\ nAccess: If you have additional access needs (e.g. large print resources\ , BSL interpreter) Please let us know 7 days prior to the event by\n\n Em ailing us using the ‘contact organiser link\; or sending an SMS text to ‭07957 602790‬.\n\n \;\n\nPlease note that this session is upstair s. Aunty Social are in the process of installing a lift in their building\ , due to unforeseen delays this is now due to be completed by the end of S ummer 2025. The event space is up a single flight of 14 steps then you go around the corner and there are two small steps. Once you’re upstairs th ere’s a loo. You shouldn’t need to come downstairs for anything until the end of the activity.\n\n \;\n\nIf you require additional access\, or alternative arrangements to allow access to this event we will do every thing we can to ensure you can attend\, please reach out and we can work w ith you to make this possible by either\;\n\n Emailing us using the ‘co ntact organiser link\; or\n\n\n Email Queer Amusements directly at queer@ queeramusements.com\n\nVENUE\n\nGetting here\n\n Tram to North Pier\n Dr iving: The closest pay and display car parks are on East Topping St and Ta lbot Road multi storey. There is also parking at the nearby Sainsbury’s supermarket\, please make sure that you check the terms before you use the car park. Free parking is available on most streets around the venue from 6pm\, please make sure to check signage before leaving your car.\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.auntysocial.co.uk/wp-content/uploads /2025/07/Social-Lit-JCB-author-talk.jpg CATEGORIES:Talks LOCATION:Aunty Social\, 28 Topping St\, Blackpool\, Lancashire\, FY1 3AQ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=28 Topping St\, Blackpool\, Lancashire\, FY1 3AQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Aunty So cial:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR