{"product_id":"event-12-11-roisin-kiberd-introduces-the-most-normal-woman","title":"Event 12\/11: Roisin Kiberd introduces The Most Normal Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin us for a fantastic evening with critically-acclaimed writer and journalist Roisin Kiberd to discuss her second book, \u003cem\u003eThe Most Normal Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of autobiographical essays about womanhood and appearances. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn conversation with Dr Joan Passey, Gothicist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol, this will be an incredibly rich and thought-provoking evening.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThursday 11th of November\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBookmarked, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30. Discussion at 19:00. Finish approx 20:00.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e£6 ticket only\u003cbr\u003e£14.00 ticket with The Most Normal Woman (paperback)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't need to bring your ticket with you, we will have a list of names on the door. Books will be available to buy on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Most Normal Woman: Essays on Appearance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this dynamic new collection of essays, critically acclaimed author Roisin Kiberd dissects the business of attaining perfection – or even normality – through consumption and body modification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinking her personal experiences with Botox and eating disorders to broader phenomena, the author explores subcultures including the underground drag scene and competitive dog shows to better understand how differing groups define and judge excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Westport to Paris, Dublin to Berlin, Versailles to the Ringsend Recycling Centre, Kiberd takes us on a journey of obsession with an unanticipated answer to the question: am I normal yet?\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoisin Kiberd\u003c\/strong\u003e has written for the New York Times, the Guardian, the Dublin Review, the Stinging Fly, Winter Papers and others, and her first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Disconnect: A Personal Journey Through the Internet,\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Serpent’s Tail in 2021. Her second, \u003ci\u003eThe Most Normal Woman: Essays on Appearances,\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Tramp Press in 2026. She was the non-fiction editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Stinging Fly,\u003c\/i\u003e and currently teaches creative writing at the University of Galway. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Joan Passey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e is an academic, writer, and broadcaster. She is a Lecturer in English at the University of Bristol and a BBC\/AHRC New Generation Thinker. She regularly appears on BBC radio and has edited anthologies for the British Library. She\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_11 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e researches the representation of seas and coasts in literature and culture and is an expert on nineteenth-century Cornwall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","offers":[{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":62505435693443,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket with The Most Normal Woman","offer_id":62505435726211,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/7570\/6953\/files\/roisinkiberd.jpg?v=1788258411","url":"https:\/\/maxminervas.co.uk\/products\/event-12-11-roisin-kiberd-introduces-the-most-normal-woman","provider":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}