Words by the Water

Jarred McGinnis in Conversation with Sarah Hall: Family Matters

Sunday 15 March | 5pm

Born to a Southern US clan where masculinity and physical violence were intertwined, Jarred McGinnis discusses the legends, secrets and scars
that shaped his family line with novelist Sarah Hall. He also considers the impact of the near-fatal accident that resulted in him becoming a wheelchair user, his work and his loves within the context of care and of the particular vulnerability that comes from being a parent with a disability.
There is No Meant to Be (Harvill) With a PhD in artificial intelligence, Jarred McGinnis is co-founder of The Special Relationship and an associate
writer for Spread the Word, a fellow of the London Library Emerging Writers’ Programme.

Book: There is No Meant to Be – A Family Story, Harvill