Following its launch at Tate Modern in 2024 and a second edition at Manchester Museum in 2025, Pages returns to Tate Modern, presented by Tate Publishing, with a new line-up of writers and books, alongside Track Brewing Co, Beak Brewery and Verdant Brewing Co.
Celebrating the shared spirit of independent publishing and brewing, the evening will feature live author conversations, a panel discussion, book signings and a brewery tap takeover in Corner Bar
The authors
Juan Pablo Villalobos (And Other Stories)
The Past Pursues Us Like Detectives, Debt Collectors, Thieves
Track Brewing Co has teamed up with Sheffield-based independent publisher And Other Stories to present award-winning author Juan Pablo Villalobos.
Now onto his sixth novel with the press, The Past Pursues Us Like Detectives, Debt Collectors, Thieves, translated from Spanish by Daniel Hahn, is a fast-paced literary whodunit set in a small Mexican town. The novel weaves outright hilarity with wry tenderness to explore the stories we tell ourselves about home – about what changes, what doesn't and what should.
Michael Cragg (Faber & Faber)
Can't Get You Out of My Head: In Search of Kylie
Beak Brewery continues its longstanding relationship with Faber & Faber, welcoming award-winning author Michael Cragg to discuss his new book, Can't Get You Out of My Head: In Search of Kylie.
The book takes a deep dive into the life, career and carefully guarded psyche of one of the world's most enduring and enigmatic pop stars. Who is the 'real' Kylie? How has she remained a mystery while navigating four decades in the notoriously fickle world of pop? And what does Lady Di have to do with the end of Kylie's iconic indie phase?
Michael Smith (White Rabbit)
Strangers on the Shore
Verdant Brewing Co brings Michael Smith and his book Strangers on the Shore, published by White Rabbit.
A book about what it is like to live on the margins, sliding into a precarious middle age in turbulent times, Strangers on the Shore is deeply and unashamedly romantic, whilst also angry about the dystopian Britain we've sleepwalked into.
Revered by Andrew Weatherall as 'the acid house Montaigne' and described by The Idler as 'Rimbaud on the dole', Michael Smith has written an endlessly moving book about fathers and songs and the pleasures of an introspective life.
About Tate Publishing
Tate Publishing is one of the world’s leading publishers of books on the visual arts. Working with artists, writers and cultural voices, it publishes award-winning exhibition catalogues, art and photography books, monographs and children’s titles that bring art and ideas to readers around the world.
Hosted by Matthew Shaw, the evening will feature conversations with the three authors, followed by a panel discussion bringing them together.
- 18.30 – Doors open
- 19.00 – Author conversations in Starr Cinema
- Author talk and panel – All three authors together
After the talks, continue the evening in Corner Bar, where Track Brewing Co, Beak Brewery and Verdant Brewing Co will take over the taps with a special selection of independent craft beers.
Meet the authors and publishers, browse the featured books and enjoy the evening's beer selection.
Signed editions will be available to purchase on the night, offering the opportunity to take home a signed copy directly by the authors.
All Tate Modern entrances are step-free. You can enter via the Turbine Hall and into the Natalie Bell Building on Holland Street, or into the Blavatnik Building on Sumner Street.
There are lifts to every floor of the Blavatnik and Natalie Bell buildings. Alternatively you can take the stairs.
- Fully accessible toilets are located on every floor on the concourses.
- A quiet room is available to use in the Natalie Bell Building on Level 4.
- Ear defenders can be borrowed from the Ticket desks.
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