# Event Details - **Event Name**: Chosen Family: the new Madeleine Gray Launch with Wuthering Dykes - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: A friendship is a love story. A bold, romantic, queer and epic literary novel for all readers, we launch Chosen Family!About this EventA friendship is a love story.A bold, romantic, queer and epic literary novel for all readers, Chosen Family is the brilliant new novel from the bestselling author of Green Dot!We could not be more excited to have joined forces with the babes from Wuthering Dykes Book Club to welcome to fabulous Madeleine Gray *all the way from Australia*!Written with Gray’s trademark compassion, wit and dark humour, Chosen Family is a modern classic in the making that we can't WAIT to share with you all!The BookBooks about friendship are not often described as love stories, but this is one.At the age of twelve, Nell has accepted that hers will likely be a friendless existence. She’s not interested in boys or makeup or competing to see who can eat the least – so fitting in at her all-girls’ school feels impossible.But then, a new girl arrives at school.Eve has short hair like a boy, a wicked sense of humour and an unshakable confidence that she will find her place in the world. The moment they meet, Nell begins to rethink the whole friendless existence thing.As they grow into themselves, Nell and Eve will love each other and hurt each other – through the chlorine-scented savagery of adolescence; long, drunken nights in share houses and gay bars; and the highs and lows of parenthood.And always, despite unspoken feelings and sexual confusion, they will choose each other. Again, and again. As friends, as lovers, as family.The AuthorMadeleine Gray is a novelist, academic, arts writer and book critic - author of critically acclaimed Green Dot and newly published Chosen Family. She was a finalist for the Walkley Pascall Prize for Arts Criticism, a finalist for the Woollahra Digital Literary Non-fiction award, and a recipient of a Neilma Sidney Literary Travel grant. Madeleine has a PhD in feminist literary theory from the University of Manchester, an MSt in English from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Art History from the University of Sydney. Madeleine unionised her bookshop workplace - one of the first bookshops to unionise in Sydney, her politics reflected in Green Dot - a novel about the millennial ennui with late stage capitalism.The ChairAnahit Behrooz is a writer, editor, and journalist based in Edinburgh.She is the author of BFFs: The Radical Potential of Female Friendship, out with 404 Ink. She also writes extensively on film, literature, and cultural politics for publications such as i-D, Little White Lies, AnOther Magazine, gal-dem, The Big Issue, and Girls on Tops.Anahit currently work as Books Editor and Events Editor at The Skinny, and has worked as a commissioning editor at Bella Caledonia on a year-long project exploring decolonisation in the Scottish arts.SheI also regularly covers festivals such as Venice Film Festival, London Film Festival, Edinburgh International Book Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/chosen-family-the-new-madeleine-gray-launch-with-wuthering-dykes/100001978002048373 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 22.38, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Nicolson Square Venues - **lat**: 55.9454205 - **long**: -3.185725 - **full address**: Nicolson Square Venues, 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Chosen Family: the new Madeleine Gray Launch with Wuthering Dykes - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/e4e4299e8b6b1044cb1827fe143a6b23364ead3fbb31799e4d81703eaaeec028-rimg-w1200-h675-dc35a2fd-gmir.jpg?v=1766333295 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Chosen Family: the new Madeleine Gray Launch with Wuthering Dykes being held? - **A:** Chosen Family: the new Madeleine Gray Launch with Wuthering Dykes takes place on Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Nicolson Square Venues, 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Chosen Family: the new Madeleine Gray Launch with Wuthering Dykes? - **A:** Tickets for Chosen Family: the new Madeleine Gray Launch with Wuthering Dykes are priced at GBP 22 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral Admission (includes a £5 book voucher)GBP 6 + GBP 1 feeAvailableFree- Please do book a free place if you're broke.FreeAvailable2 Tickets + A bookGBP 22 + GBP 2 feeAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing Chosen Family: the new Madeleine Gray Launch with Wuthering Dykes? - **A:** Chosen Family: the new Madeleine Gray Launch with Wuthering Dykes is organized by Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Chosen Family: the new Madeleine Gray Launch with Wuthering Dykes is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Edinburgh, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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