BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:156275@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260805T193152Z DTSTART:20261112T183000Z DTEND:20261112T200000Z SUMMARY:Little Spark conversation with Jess Kidd DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear Jess Kidd discuss her brilliant new book Litt le Spark\\, a Victorian gothic sapphic novel with a captivating heroine.A bout Little Spark:Bodkin Bell\\, orphan\\, pickpocket and survivor\\, doe sn't know where she came from\\, but she knows she's different. Gaslights flare as she walks past. Cutlery spins. Shocks fly from her fingertips. For years\\, she was 'Little Spark'\\, the star of an electrifying travel ling act - until it went too far and she ended up in a London gaol.Now sh e's been offered a way out. A chance to serve at Point Mote\\, a vast\\, desolate house marooned on the misty Kent marshes. There\\, she will assi st a reclusive family of cunning inventors in the creation of automata: m iraculous\\, lifelike machines for which gentlemen collectors will pay ha ndsomely. But this house of wonders hides mysteries too. As Bodkin starts to question why she is really there\\, she unearths secrets that have be en buried bone-deep for years - and a truth beyond all imagining. One tha t was never meant to be found. Jess Kidd was brought up in London as part of a large family from County Mayo. Little Spark is her latest release\\ , but she's also the author of several acclaimed novels for adults includ ing Himself\\, The Hoarder\\, Things in Jars and The Night Ship\\, and a book for children\\, Everyday Magic. In 2017\\, Kidd won the Costa Short Story Award and in 2020 she was picked by The Times as one of the best em erging Irish writers. The talk will start at 6.30pm and last for around 4 5 minutes\\, with 15 minutes afterwards for audience Q&\\;A. Jess will be signing books afterwards\\, and the shop will be open to browse. Juno Books is a very small venue\\, and we will do our best to meet particula r requirements. Accessibility information can be found here. If you have any accessibility requirements or questions please email us at hello@juno books.co.uk\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/sheffield/even ts/little-spark-conversation-with-jess-kidd-2026-11-12 LOCATION:Juno Books\\, Juno Books\\, 24 Chapel Walk\\, Sheffield\\, S1 2P D URL:https://www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/sheffield/events/little-spark-conversation-with-jess-kidd-2026-11-12 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR