Coming from Indonesia and Australia to live in Bristol, Michael engages with four 'unloved' creatures and their environment. Raised in Trinidad and Tobago, Marchelle engages with trees, plants, vegetables and soil in the garden of her house in a village near Bath during lockdown. In their close encounters with the small and unfamiliar, they discover a sense of being at home not only with nature but also within their social, cultural and personal environments. Michael's Late Light won the Richard Jefferies Award for Best Nature Writing 2023, while Marchelle Farrell's Uprooting won the 2021 Nan Shepherd Prize.
With both Marchelle and Michael having been shortlisted for this year's prestigious Wainright Award, this event brings together two of the UK's leading nature writers. It has been recently announced that Michael Malay has won the Wainright Award.

Tickets are £12 and available via Eventbrite using the link below or in person at the library during opening hours – cash only. Tickets will also be available outside library opening hours on a Wednesday morning in the library 10.30 – 12.30 where card payments will also be accepted.

Marchelle Farrell and Michael Malay  Taking Root

16th November 10.30am until 11.30am - (60 mins)