# Event Details - **Event Name**: Author Event: In Conversation with David Whitehouse - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 07 Oct, 2026 at 10:30 am – Wed, 07 Oct, 2026 at 11:30 am (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for this free event to celebrate the Book Bingo Reading Challenge and the National Year of ReadingAbout this EventIn Conversation with David Whitehouse at Stockingford LibraryAimee Hawkins (Reader Development Librarian) will be interviewing David Whitehouse about his book, About a Son, and his writing. There will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions at the end.This session is great for:Hearing directly from the author about their influences, writing process, and behind-the-scenes storiesGaining creative inspiration and writing tips from an experienced authorMeeting like-minded book enthusiastsDiscovering what our libraries offerThis event is part of our series for the 2026 Book Bingo reading challenge and represents the category 'A book that begins with the same letter as your name' (as our interviewer is called Aimee!). You can find out more about our fun and free reading challenge for adults, Book Bingo, on our website.Why not take a book home after the event? You'll enjoy a great read, and it's a simple way to support your library. Every loan counts.About a SonOn the evening of Halloween in 2015, Morgan Hehir was walking with friends close to Nuneaton town centre when they were viciously attacked by a group of strangers. Morgan was stabbed, and died hours later in hospital. He was twenty years old and loved making music with his band, going to the football with his mates, having a laugh; a talented graffiti artist who dreamed of moving away and building a life for himself by the sea.From the moment he heard the news, Morgan's father Colin Hehir began to keep an extraordinary diary. It became a record not only of the immediate aftermath of his son's M**der, but also a chronicle of his family's evolving grief, the trial of Morgan's killers, and his personal fight to unravel the lies, mistakes and cover-ups that led to a young man with a history of violence being free to take Morgan's life that night.Inspired by this diary, About a Son is a unique and deeply moving exploration of love and loss and a groundbreaking work of creative non-fiction. Part true crime, part memoir, it tells the story of a shocking M**der, the emotional repercussions, and the failures that enabled it to take place. It shows how grief affects and changes us, and asks what justice means if the truth is not heard. It asks what can be learned, and where we go from here.About the authorDavid Whitehouse is the author of three novels: ‘Bed’ (winner of the Betty Trask Prize 2012), ‘Mobile Library’ (winner of the Jerwood Fiction Prize 2015) and ‘The Long Forgotten’ (2018). His debut non-fiction book ‘About A Son’ was published in April 2022 and shortlisted for The Gordon Burn Prize and the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction. His second non-fiction book, ‘Saltwater Mansions’, was published in June 2025. He is an award winning journalist and has written extensively for the screen.Time: 10:30am - 11:30amDate: Wednesday 7th October 2026Age: Adults 16+Booking: Booking essentialRefreshments: Free refreshments availableBook Sales: Books will be available to purchase at the eventCancellation of TicketsCan't make it to an event? Please let us know! 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