Forthcoming events

I have a variety of upcoming talks based on my books, especially my latest, The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz, including an event for Holocaust Music Lost & Found in New York in January. I also talk about That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, and Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940’s, both published in the UK, US, France and others. I am booking talks into 2027 on a variety of subjects! I am an accredited speaker for The Arts Society. 

If in doubt about a talk you think I am giving but which is not listed here please email me directly.

To book a talk, please email me directly for availability.

January 28 2026, 7pm  The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz – A book discussion with live music for Holocaust Music Lost & Found, at Hebrew Union College in New York

February 10 2026, 2.30pm and 7pm  The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz – Two talks at Edinburgh Decorative & Fine Arts Society

February 12 2026, 8pm  The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz – Talk at The Arts Society Chiswick

March 5 2026, 7.30pm  The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz – Talk at Roehampton Club. To book tickets, call the venue at 020 8480 4200. Roehampton Club members can book online at roehamptonclub.co.uk.

March 6 2026, 2-3pm  Wallis and Edward: the greatest love story of the 20th century – Online talk for The National Archives

March 13 and 15 2026  The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz – Anne will be in Palo Alto, California to give talks for Holocaust Music Lost & Found. More details to follow.

March 26 2026, 2pm  The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz – Talk at Oxford Literary Festival

September 7 2026, 7pm  The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz – Talk at Sandwich Arts Society. More details to follow.

November 9-15 2026  The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz – Talk at Gibraltar Literary Festival. More details to follow.

November 4 2027, 10am  The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz – Talk at Northwood Area Women’s Club. More details to follow.

 

Past talks…

January 21 2026, 7pm  The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz – Talk at Uxbridge Library

March 19 2025 William Bankes, Hungerford Arts Society

March 15 2025  History Day at West Horsley Place Anne will be talking about The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz https://www.westhorsleyplace.org/events#:~:text=History%20Day,Author:

March 9 2025 soft launch of my new book The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz at Jewish Book week interviewed by Arianna Neumann

February 13 2025 William Bankes Peterborough Arts Society

February 7 2025  Talk on Wallis at Sheffield Women’s Lunch Club 

October 9 2024 Lincoln’s Inn – general talk about Women using Influence based on my biographies of 20th century women

October 1st 2024 a light hearted lunchtime talk abut Wallis Langham Hotel https://www.langhamhotel.co.uk/events

September 24 2024 Part of a panel at Waterstones Piccadilly about the experience of 20th century women 

May 14 2024,  8pm Talk on Ethel at Chalfont St Giles and Jordans Literary Festival 2024 

April 20-21 2024 Taking part in the Persephone Festival, please see link for details  https://persephonebooks.co.uk/pages/events

April 10 2024, 8pm  Talk on  the Cook Sisters at The Sacred Heart Church Hall, Edge Hill, Wimbledon

April 6 2024, 2pm – Talk on Ethel Rosenberg at SHIRE HALL MUSEUM Dorchester

February 2 2024 – Talk to Harrow Boys’ School 6th Form on Les Parisiennes

February 2024 – Lecture tour of Australia to include Melbourne, Tasmania, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Noosa, Cairns and Sydney

April 20 2023 talk on Ethel Rosenberg at the Arts Society Birmingham https://theartssociety.org/birmingham

April 11 2023, 10.30am talk on Wallis Simpson at the Arts Society Dorking https://theartssocietydorking.org.uk/Home.aspx

March 16 2023 10.45am  talk on the Cook Sisters at the Hampstead Heath Arts Society https://theartssociety.org/hampstead-heath

November 24 2022, 2pm Anne will be giving a talk to the WI Aldridge

November 17 2022 Anne is giving the Raoul Wallenberg lecture

October 20 2022 Anne will be giving a talk on Jennie Churchill to the Arts Society Moor Park

October 17 2022 Anne will be giving a talk on Wallis Simpson to the Arts Society Kingston Upon Thames

October 4-14 2022 Anne will be guest lecturer on a Noble Caledonia Cruise – Albania & Greece in the eyes of Byron https://noble-caledonia.co.uk/tour/2476/albania-&-greece-through-the-eyes-of-byron/experts/

September 14 2022 Anne is giving a talk to the Mid-Atlantic Club at the University Women’s Club, London

September 6 2022 Anne is giving at talk on Les Parisiennes  to the Probus Group at Phyllis Court, Henley on Thames

June 28 2022, 4pm Anne is giving a talk on Ethel Rosenberg at Persephone Books, Bath https://persephonebooks.co.uk/pages/events

June 24 2022, 7pm Anne is giving a talk on Ethel Rosenberg at Parade’s End Books, Kingston https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-bestselling-local-author-anne-sebba

November 21, 2021 Anne is giving the Santa Fe Distinguished Lecture on Ethel Rosenberg Here are the times:11:00 am MT 1:00 pm ET 6:00 pm UK 8:00 pm Israel please log in here http://www.santafedls.org/

September 12 2021 discussion on Ethel Rosenberg with Jane Thynne at the Chiswick Literary Festival

July 14 2021 talk on Ethel Rosenberg at Ways With Words Dartington Fetival https://wayswithwords.co.uk/product/5-anne-sebba/

July 8 2021 talk on Ethel Rosenberg at Chiddingstone Castle Literary Festival https://www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk/literary_festival/

July 1 2021 World Jewish Relief online discussion on Ethel Rosenberg with Emily Maitlis in  association with Waterstones https://www.worldjewishrelief.org/get-involved/events/1144-anne-sebba-in-conversation-with-emily-maitlis

June 30 2021, 6pm discussion on Ethel Rosenberg with Sonia Purnell at the Imperial War Museum https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/iwm-in-conversation-women-in-espionage-with-anne-sebba-and-sonia-purnell

June 24 2021, 7.30pm discussion on Ethel Rosenberg at the London Library in conjunction with JW3. This will be live streamed https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/whats-on/124-ethel-rosenberg-a-cold-war-tragedy?date=2021-06-24-19-00

June 22 2021 – Online discussion with Gramercy Books Ohio https://www.gramercybooksbexley.com/events

June 15 2021 – Online interview about Ethel Rosenberg with 92nd street  https://www.92y.org/event/bill-goldstein-and-anne-sebba

May 12 2021, 7.30 pm Talking Lockdown – online discussion with Sir Vince Cable about Richmond Arts https://www.artsrichmond.org.uk/ar-event-detail.php?id=224

April 7 2020, 1.45pm Talk on Les Parisiennes at Needwood Lichfield Arts Society, The Guildhall, Lichfield https://www.theartssocietyneedwood-lichfield.org.uk/Lectures/FutureCalendar.aspx

March 26 2020 Talk on Les Parisiennes to the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa https://www.warmuseum.ca/event/anne-sebba-les-parisiennes-how-the-women-of-paris-lived-loved-and-died-under-nazi-occupation/?date=2019-10-10

March 24 2020, 8pm Purley Literary Society at Purley United Reformed Church  https://www.purley-literary-society.com/24march2020annesebba.html

March 3 2020, 7pm Jewish Book Week, King’s Place,London  https://jewishbookweek.com/event/vive-la-resistance/

February 13 2020, 2pm Talk on Les Parisiennes at Walton Arts Society https://www.theartssocietywalton.org/programme-of-events-2020/

January 15 2020 2pm Talk on Les Parisiennes Market Harborough Arts Society https://theartssocietyharborough.org.uk/Default.aspx

January 9 2020, 9.30am Talk on Les Parisiennes to Northwood Area International Women’s Club https://www.northwoodareawomensclub.co.uk/

December 22 2019 – January 4 2020 Giving lectures on Cunard’s QM2 New York to Caribbean Cruise https://www.cunard.com/en-gb/find-a-cruise/M001/M001?ASCookie=AEMOrigin

July 3rd 2019, 10.30am The Arts Society, Trent Valley, talking about Jennie Churchill
https://theartssocietytrentvalley.org.uk/lectures%202018.htm

June 12th, 2019, 7.30pm Northwich Literary Festival, Weaver Hall Museum talking about Wallis Simpson

June 12th , 2019, 10.00am The Arts Society, Horsham talking about Les Parisiennes www.nadfas.org.uk

May 17th 2019, Fowey Festival talking about Les Parisiennes https://www.foweyfestival.com/event/5339/

April 25, 2019 Anne is talking to the International Women’s Forum about how her career as a Reuters’ foreign correspondent helped her become an author and her latest book, Les Parisiennes  www.iwforumuk.org/?date=2019-04

March 5th, 2019 Anne will be talking about Les Parisiennes at St Mary’s School, Calne, Wiltshire If you would like to attend, please contact Mrs Kate Maston-Lee by email: kmastin-lee@stmaryscalne.org

November 28 2018, 6.30pm Please join me at Harts Books in Saffron Walden for an informal evening discussing Les Parisiennes. For tickets https://www.hartsbooks.co.uk/events/author-talk-anne-sebba-les-parisiennes/

November 22 2018, 7.45pm The Theatre, Richmond Adult Community College Anne will be talking to The Richmond Society on her books about iconic women https://www.richmondsociety.org.uk/events

November 21 2018, 10.45am at The Arts Society, Wylye Valley talking about Les Parisiennes www.nadfas.org.uk

November 15 2018 After dinner talk to the Literary Society Remembrance Evening at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire on the Human Cost of War, focusing on Les Parisiennes

November 12-13 2018 at South West Scotland’s The Arts Societies of Ayr and Dumfries talking about Les Parisiennes www.nadfas.org.uk

November 1 2018, 6pm Anne will be giving the Liberation Literature Lecture in Clare Hall, Richard Eden Suite  

October 11 2018 a literary lunch in aid of the NSPCC at the Mount Somerset Hotel, Taunton talking about That Woman https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk

October 10, 2018, 10.45am The Arts Society, Samlesbury talking about the Cook Sisters www.nadfas.org.uk

 

Archive News and Events:

The Daffodil Maiden BBC Radio 3
Written and Presented by Anne. The Daffodil Maiden is the story of the beautiful pianist Harriet Cohen, who inspired the composer Arnold Bax when she wore a dress adorned with a single daffodil and became his mistress for the next 40 years. Sorry, Listen Again no longer available.

Anne makes regular appearances on TV and radio and is in great demand as a speaker on a variety of subjects for many groups, clubs, institutions and charities, and is often invited back for a return visit. She has given talks at Schools on Leavers Days or at Prize Givings and at the following venues and festivals in the UK and in America, China, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Germany, UAE and Ireland.

The National Archives (Kew), Imperial War Museum, British Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, Cabinet War Rooms, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Churchill Archives, Royal Overseas League, English Speaking Union, the Biographers’ Club, the Tower of London.

Clubs including The Whitefriars Club, Bucks, Carlton Club, Britain Club, Reform Club.

Many ladies luncheon groups eg Four Seasons, RAC Ladies Luncheon club, Women’s Overseas Lunch club, St Johns Wood Women’s Society, American Women of Surrey, American Women of North London etc Kensington and Chelsea Women’s group, U3A and WI groups and several local history societies.

Schools eg st Marys Calne, Winchester, North London Collegiate, Godolphin and Latymer as well as Alumni Associations eg Georgetown University.

Historical festivals, Literary festivals and charity occasions when Anne is guest speaker and helps fundraising efforts eg Red Cross, Princess Alice Hospice, Nightingale Care home, Macmillan Cancer care, Jewish Care, NSPCC etc

Anne has spoken at Synagogues, Hotels (eg Chewton Glen, the Ritz), Book shops, local Libraries for Royal Oak, Nadfas, The English Speaking Union here and abroad as well as on Cruises for both Fred Olson and Saga lines and tours for the Daily Mail and the Oldie.

 

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