Author and essayist Geoff Dyer in conversation with Kate Feld.

The author of But Beautiful and The Last Days of Roger Federer opens up about his childhood in 1960s Cheltenham in this wry, elegantly written memoir about growing up on the cusp of seismic social change.

Geoff Dyer joins us to discuss his life and works, answer audience questions and sign copies of his book. Doors at 6pm.

About Homework

In Homework, Geoff Dyer reflects on his childhood and what it means to come of age in England in the 60s and 70s, in a country shaped by the aftermath of the Second World War but accelerating towards change.He was born in Cheltenham in the late fifties, the only child of a dinner lady and a planning engineer. Raised in a working-class area, Geoff and his mates found much joy recreating battles with their beloved Tommy guns, kicking a beachball around until its untimely death, and collecting anything and everything they could find; football cards, conkers and Action Man figures.

When Geoff passes his 11-plus exams he gets in to a Cheltenham Grammar School, a school which drastically changes the trajectory of his life.

About the author

GEOFF DYER is an award-winning author of four novels and numerous non-fiction books, most recently, The Last Days of Roger Federer. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science, Dyer has spent the past decade in Los Angeles, where he was Writer in Residence at the University of Southern California. His books have been translated into twenty-four languages.