by Howard | Sep 22, 2025 | Illness and suffering, Meditation, New Books
A moving, lyrical, and thought-provoking book on Julian, centering on Julian’s vision of the ‘little thing the size of a hazelnut’ in chapter 5 of the Long Text is being published by Keren Dibbens-Wyatt. All That Is Made: The Comfort of...
by Howard | Jun 22, 2025 | New Books
Late that autumn of 1413, looking back on her conversation with Caister the eve of Palm Sunday, Julian of Norwich would wonder how God hadn’t seen fit to bring Margery Kempe to her earlier. Sooner or later, a woman who’s seen Christ Jesus bleed before her eyes is...
by Howard | Nov 22, 2024 | Julian Lecture, Mysticism, New Books
Author Hetta Howes, who discussed her new book ‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ at the Norwich Book Festival in October, talks about Julian of Norwich on BBC Radio 4’s Free Thinking programme, broadcast on 1st November. Listen on BBC Sounds (starting at 41:17). Dr Hetta...
by Howard | Oct 22, 2024 | Julian Lecture, New Books
12-1pm Sunday 27th October 2024 at the National Centre for Writing in King Street, Norwich Join author Hetta Howes to discover four medieval women in Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife.This new history book focuses on the stories of four extraordinary women writers:...
by Howard | Feb 22, 2024 | Julian650, New Books
All Shall Be Well: Poems for Julian of Norwich (Amethyst Press) is an anthology of poem all with Julian in mind.’Some poems make connections between Julian’s experiences and our own, whether these be the collective trauma of a pandemic, or our individual...
by Howard | May 22, 2023 | Julian650, New Books
National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, King Street, Norwich NR1 1QE Thursday 11th May 6.30pm Join authors Victoria MacKenzie and Sally-Anne Lomas as they bring to life the stories and legacies of two of Norfolk’s most famous women: Julian of Norwich and Margery...
