Mon 06 Jul
|BookBar Chelsea
BookBar Sessions with Phil Melanson and Rebecca Perry
Join us to hear from Phil Melanson to talk about his novel, Florenzer, now at our Chelsea shop.
Time & Location
06 Jul 2026, 19:00 – 20:15
BookBar Chelsea, 11 Chelsea Manor St, London SW3 3TW, UK
About the event
Historical fiction fans, this one's for you! We are looking forward to welcoming debut novelist Phil Melanson to our Chelsea shop to discuss his book Florenzer. With elegant writing and the richly imagined 15th-Century Florence at its centre, you'll be transported by this exquisite writing to rival Maggie O'Farrell.
Phil will be joined in conversation by author and poet Rebecca Perry.
The bar will open at 6:30pm with the conversation starting at 7:00pm.
About Florenzer
15th-century Florence: where the river runs red with slaughterhouse blood and bronze statues glow in every square. Into its fold comes a young Leonardo da Vinci. Wayward and dreamy, he is different from the other artist's apprentices, drawn to what passes behind veils of steam in the baths and along the moonlit banks of the Arno.
Such habits have long belonged to Florence, but they carry risk in a city where anonymous accusations slipped into…