ABERDEEN, Scotland — Somerville Books is set to host an evocative evening of literature and memory as author Jez Conolly presents his latest work, Capture Spiral: An Escape from Memory.
The event, taking place tonight, Friday, March 27, 2026, offers a deep dive into what critics are calling a “beautifully unsettling” portrait of the past.
Event Details
- Date: Tonight, Friday, March 27, 2026
- Time: 19:00 – 20:00 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM)
- Location: Somerville Books, 56-58 Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen, AB25 1NT
- Admission: Free (Registration via Eventbrite recommended)
A Journey into the “Makeshift Surreal”
In Capture Spiral, Conolly takes readers back to the “haunted textures” of a 1970s childhood spent on the Lincolnshire coast. The memoir explores a landscape of faded seaside amusements and family silences, where ordinary moments conceal deeper undercurrents of curiosity, dread, and wonder.
Written with a lyrical eye for the uncanny, the book is described as both a “user’s guide for childhood-origin neuroses” and a celebration of the “great escape” that is the human imagination. Conolly’s work has been praised for its precision and wit, intertwining personal history with broader cultural memories of the era.
The Somerville Series
This evening’s talk is part of an active spring season for Somerville Books, which has become a primary venue for independent authors in the North East. Following tonight’s event with Jez Conolly, the shop will host a book signing for Bethel Okeziri (author of The Case of Erika Té) tomorrow, March 28, at 3:00 PM.
Attendees tonight will have the opportunity to hear Conolly discuss the strange persistence of the past and the creative process of “escaping” through memory.
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