Thu 18 Jun
|BookBar Islington
BookBar Sessions with Makenna Goodman
The BookBar Sessions are our intimate events at our cosy Highbury shop. Join us to hear from Makenna Goodman to talk about her novel, Helen of Nowhere.
Time & Location
18 Jun 2026, 19:00 – 20:15
BookBar Islington, 166 Blackstock Road, London N5 1HA, UK
About the event
We love a Fitzcarraldo Edition at BookBar, and Helen of Nowhere is another prime example of the brilliant writing they're publishing. Makenna Goodman's second book, Helen of Nowhere is an funny, satirical, philosophical novel that feels almost fable-like in its style.
The bar will open at 6:30pm with the conversation starting at 7:00pm.
About Helen of Nowhere
In the middle of the countryside, a realtor is showing a disgraced professor around an idyllic house. She speaks not only about the home’s many wonderful qualities but about its previous owner, the mystifying Helen, whose presence still seems to suffuse every fixture. Through hearing stories of Helen’s chosen way of living, the man begins to see that his story is not actually over – rather, he is being offered a chance to buy his way into the simple life, close to the land, that’s always been out of reach to him. But…
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