Gladfest interview: Ian Parks

2 August 2016

Gladfest interview: Ian Parks

Ian Parks was one of the first Writers in Residence at Gladstone’s Library in 2012. His collections of poems include Shell Island, The Landing Stage, Love Poems 1979-2009, and The Exile’s House. He is the editor of Versions of the North: Contemporary Yorkshire Poetry and was Writing Fellow at De Montfort University, Leicester from 2012 – 2014.

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Entertaining Judgment: An interview with Greg Garrett

15 July 2016

Entertaining Judgment: An interview with Greg Garrett

On 22nd -24th July, author and Professor at Baylor University Texas, Greg Garrett leads a course at Gladstone’s Library exploring depictions of the afterlife in contemporary film, music and literature. The course is entitled Entertaining Judgment: The Afterlife in Popular Imagination and follows Greg’s book of the same name…

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Exploring the sexual revolution with Timothy Sedgwick

21 April 2016

Exploring the sexual revolution with Timothy Sedgwick

In June we welcome Timothy Sedgwick of the Virginia Theological Seminary to deliver a course exploring just that. Considering a history of the transformation of desire, body and society, and the aftermath of the revolution, this course runs 13th – 14th June 2016 and will be an open forum for ideas and discussion.

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Exploring the relationship between Art and Faith, with Debbie Lewer

11 March 2016

Exploring the relationship between Art and Faith, with Debbie Lewer

How important is the relationship between art and religious belief? At the beginning of April we welcome Debbie Lewer of the University of Glasgow to the Library, to deliver a fascinating course on the connections between the two.

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Interview: Natasha Pulley

25 February 2016

Interview: Natasha Pulley

Natasha Pulley is our February Writer in Residence here at Gladstone’s Library. This means that for the entire month, Natasha has been living in, working on her current project, reading, conversing and just generally giving us all a lot to think about over dinner!

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Interview with visiting philosopher Jane Dryden

23 October 2015

Interview with visiting philosopher Jane Dryden

Throughout the month of October, philosopher Jane Dryden has been staying at the Library as our Theologian in Residence.

On a not-so-sunny day mid-month, we sat down with her to find out what she’s been working on, tucked away at her favourite gallery desk…

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A Walk in the Woods - a blog by Chaplain, Penelope Duckworth

23 July 2015

A Walk in the Woods - a blog by Chaplain, Penelope Duckworth

One of the many joys of being at Gladstone’s Library, where I have come to serve two months as Chaplain, is to go for a walk through the Gladstone estate, which the family kindly offers to the public and gives further access (with an available pass) to Residents of the Library.

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In Conversation with the Chair of Trustees, Michael Wheeler

3 July 2015

In Conversation with the Chair of Trustees, Michael Wheeler

Last month Gladstone’s Library welcomed in its new Chair of Trustees, Professor Michael Wheeler.

Just after his first Management Committee as Chairman, we talked to Michael to find out about his background, his involvement with the library over time and to get his first words as the new Chair “who just happens to have been around here for four decades…”

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Katrina Naomi and Tim Ridley Interview

7 August 2014

Katrina Naomi and Tim Ridley Interview

As part of our Fifty Days of Gladfest, we caught up with Katrina Naomi and Tim Ridley, to discuss their event ‘The Argument: Art Vs Poetry’.GLADSTONE’S LIBRARY (GL):Your event at

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Gladfest Interview with Katherine Angel

28 July 2014

Gladfest Interview with Katherine Angel

Interview with Katherine Angel

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