What if the past wasn’t just something you remember, but something you study – with the curiosity of a historian and the wit of a mischief-maker? In his memoir, Homework, Geoff Dyer turns his razor-sharp eye to his own childhood, revisiting the scraps and moments that shaped him: the football cards and conkers, the doomed beachballs, the toy Tommy guns and the school exam that rewrote his future.

Set in a 60s and 70s England caught between post-war austerity and rapid change, Dyer’s story isn’t just about growing up – it’s about a world that has disappeared, yet lingers in every corner of our collective memory.

At The Conduit, led by writer and musician Lias Saoudi, we’ll gather for an evening of warmth, sharp storytelling, and the kind of nostalgia that doesn’t just look back – it pokes fun, digs deep, and surprises you along the way.

Event Schedule

6:00pm: Pre-event socialising and networking

A cash bar will be available for refreshments.

6:15pm: Event begins

7:30pm: Event ends

Speakers:

Geoff Dyer is an award-winning author of four novels and numerous non-fiction books, including Out of Sheer Rage, Yoga for People Who Can’t Be Bothered to Do It, Zona and, most recently, See/Saw. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science, Dyer lives in Los Angeles, where he is Writer in Residence at the University of Southern California. His books have been translated into twenty-four languages.

Lias Saoudi is the lead singer of British cult stalwarts Fat White Family, acid house ‘super-group’ Decius and Sheffield based electronica merchants The Moonlandingz. He has toured all over the world and released 8 full length LP’s, plus a wide array of EP’s and singles. He has collaborated on records with John Cale, Yoko Ono, Iggy Pop, the Bad Seeds, The Village People, Phil Oakey, Insecure Men, Paranoid London, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Baxter Dury and the Black Lips. His debut literary publication, a memoir/biography co-authored with Adelle Stripe, went on to become a Sunday Times Best Seller, and to find itself shortlisted for the Penderyn music book of the year award. He writes a regular column for UnHerd, and has contributed essays to New Frontier: Writing form the Irish Border, The Quietus & INQUE magazine.