About this Event
The Book of Beasts
The bear deities, Artio and Artaius, who'll rise from sleep; the salmon of wisdom who gifts understanding of the universe's past, present and future; the Lion Man carved 40,000 years ago. Join Elizabeth Sulis Kim as she travels across the globe and through time, from our deep past into the future, bringing together the animals which have captivated us for millennia.
Steeped in folklore, mythology, magic and religion, The Book of Beasts tells the story of our shapeshifting relationships with animals, from reverence to persecution, friendship to fear, awe to indifference. It asks us what we actually know about the creatures we share this world with - and offers us a different way of living together.
Elizabeth Sulis Kim
Elizabeth Sulis Kim has written for publications including Mslexia, Ambit, Fiddler's Green, Hellebore, the LA Review of Books, The Millions, Electric Literature, BBC Culture, TANK, Ache Magazine, The Guardian, The Pool, Stylist, Refinery29, The Independent, Oh Comely, Stylist and Glamour. In 2020, her novel was shortlisted for Penguin’s #WriteNow, and her short fiction has been published by Litro, The Folk Review, The Aleph Press, Leith Books, Rituals and Declarations, among others. She is the editor of Cunning Folk Magazine and the anthology Spiritus Mundi, published by Liminal 11. She is based in Edinburgh and holds an MA in Italian and French from the University of Edinburgh.
Event venue & nearby stays
Blackwell's Bookshop, 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
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