Sebastian Barry: The Newer World - Augustine Hall - Canterbury Christ Church University

Twice Costa Book of the Year winner and 'the most miraculous writer' (Russell T Davies), Sebastian Barry joins us to celebrate his new novel, The Newer World . Set in the aftermath of the American Civil War, this lyrical, visceral novel follows the life of Tennyson Bouguereau to ask what it is to survive, and what might be lost along the way. ‘A masterly work of historical witness and moral reckoning.’ (Observer, Fiction to look out for in 2026)