Name: Half-Arse Human: and evening with Leena Norms and Ariel Bissett
Start: 2025-04-10T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-10T22:00:00+01:00
Location: No 32 The Old Town

Half-Arse Human: and evening with Leena Norms and Ariel Bissett

Come hang out with Leena Norms and Ariel Bissett for a chill evening of half-arsed human discussions and laughs!
About this Event

Half-Arse Human: An Evening with Leena Norms and Ariel Bissett

Have your New Years resolutions already flopped? Stuck in a rut or up a creek without a paddle? Join author if Half-Arse Human: How to Live Better Without Burning Out in conversation with Books Unbound’s Ariel Bissett for an evening of pep-talks, plans and arsing around.

“This is the only self-help book that will tell you to give up. Except . . . you don't need to give up, do you? Because you didn't start.
Me either.”
Leena Norms is a half-arser. A shave-one-legger. A rinse-the-plates-and-tell-herself-any-residual-dirt-will-improve-her-immune-system-er. And yet, she is determined to live better, build a career, strengthen her relationships, be good to her body, sort out her wardrobe, find meaningful hobbies, act on her ethics and live a full, passionate, varied life.
And it's possible. Half-Arse Human will show you how to harness the power of considered chaos and upgrade the parts of your life that really matter… without expending more than you have to give. Trying to be superhuman is out – being a half-arse human is in. Find out why living a life of slap-dash isn’t as shameful as it seems; in fact, it might be the key to living the life you’ve always wanted. In a world of high-flyers, let’s at least get you in the air.

Leena Norms is a poet, vlogger and presenter. She has amassed over 25 million views on her YouTube channel and was named Book Vlogger of the Year by London Book Fair in 2020. She was shortlisted for the Bookshop.org 2022 Indie Champions Award and for the Best BookTuber prize at the 2022 Blogosphere Awards. Additionally Leena received the London Book Fair Trailblazer Award in 2019 and the Bookseller Rising Star Award in 2016 for her online book campaigns.

In 2022 Leena published her debut poetry collection ‘Bargain Bin Rom-Com’ (Burning Eye Books).

Known for her candid words and infectious energy, Leena crafts videos about poetry, politics, persevering in your twenties, the power of books, practical fashion and protecting the planet.