

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Palaver: An evening with Bryan Washington
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Award-winning, critically acclaimed US novelist Bryan Washington visits West Kirby to discuss his latest book, 'Palaver'.About this EventJoin us on Friday 23rd January when we'll be joined by the critically acclaimed writer (and one of our favourite contemporary novelists), Bryan Washington. We're thrilled to be the Merseyside stop on Bryan's UK tour, celebrating the publication of his fourth book, Palaver. Described as a 'dazzling writer' by Alan Hollinghurst, Bryan's work has featured in publications such as the New York Times, the New Yorker, BBC and the Paris Review, with Palaver described as full of 'care, humor, tenderness... an embrace of human beings at their most vulnerable' by Ocean Vuong. Having already received reviews in UK outlets like the Guardian, the Times and the Financial Times, we're looking forward to taking a deep dive into Bryan's latest offering chaired by booktuber, reviewer &amp; friend of the shop, Simon Savidge, before Bryan will answer questions from the audience and sign copies of his books. Tickets are £6 standard admission or £18 including a copy of Palaver. Complimentary drinks will be provided. See you there! -----------------------------------------------About Palaver: In Tokyo, the son works as an English tutor, drinking his nights away with friends at a gay bar. He’s entangled with a married man, too. But while he has built a chosen family in Japan, he is estranged from his family in America, particularly his mother, whose preference for the son’s troubled homophobic brother pushed him to leave home. Then, in the weeks leading up to Christmas, ten years since they’ve last seen each other, the mother arrives uninvited on his doorstep.Separated only by the son’s cat, the two of them clash. The mother, wrestling with memories of her youth in Jamaica and her own complicated brother, works to atone for her missteps. The son initially struggles to forgive, but as they share meals, conversations and an eventful trip to one of the oldest cities in Japan, both mother and son start to reckon with the meaning of ‘home’ – and whether, perhaps, they can find it in each other.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/west-kirby/palaver-an-evening-with-bryan-washington/100001979619024793
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 7.21, max: 20.21, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: West Kirby
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The West Kirby Bookshop
- **lat**: 53.373179
- **long**: -3.1845513
- **full address**: The West Kirby Bookshop, 20 Grange Road, West Kirby, United Kingdom

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- **organizer**: The West Kirby Bookshop (https://allevents.in/org/the-west-kirby-bookshop/21681601)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The West Kirby Bookshop, 20 Grange Road, West Kirby, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 7.21 up to 20.21 GBP
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The West Kirby Bookshop
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, sports, trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Palaver: An evening with Bryan Washington ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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