Lectures
Forthcoming events
Some after lunch and after dinner talks are looming where I talk about me and my personal journey from being the first woman hired by Reuters to completing a book in the shadow of my husband’s sudden death. Please email me directly for availability.
I have a variety of talks based on my books especially my latest, Ethel Rosenberg An American Tragedy published in US by St Martin’s Press and Ethel Rosenberg The Short Life and Great Betrayal of an American Wife and Mother in UK from Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Paperback June 2022. I also talk about Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940’s published in UK, US, France, Czech Republic, China and others. I am booking talks into 2023 on a variety of subjects! Also, there’s a new introduction from me to the autobiography of Ida and Louise Cook, two eccentric sisters whose love of Opera helped them save Jews in World War 2. The book is now called The Bravest Voices and I offer a musical talk on them, as well as talks on Wallis Simpson and a newly republished Jennie Churchill to coincide with her premature death in 1921. 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.
Here are some upcoming talks…
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
June 28 2022, 4pm Anne is giving a talk on Ethel Rosenberg at Persephone Books, Bath https://persephonebooks.co.uk/pages/events
September 6 2022 Anne is giving at talk on Les Parisiennes to the Probus Group at Phyllis Court, Henley on Thames
September 14 2022 Anne is giving a talk to the Mid-Atlantic Club at the University Women’s Club, London
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/
October 17 2022 Anne will be giving a talk on Wallis Simpson to the Arts Society Kingston Upon Thames
October 20 2022 Anne will be giving a talk on Jennie Churchill to the Arts Society Moor Park
November 17 2022 Anne is giving the Raoul Wallenberg lecture
November 24 2022, 2pm Anne will be giving a talk to the WI Aldridge
March 16, 2023 10.45 am talk on the Cook Sisters at the Hampstead Heath Arts Society https://theartssociety.org/hampstead-heath
April 11, 2023 10.30 am talk on Wallis Simpson at the Arts Society Dorking https://theartssocietydorking.org.uk/Home.aspx
April 20,2023 talk on Ethel Rosenberg at the Arts Society Birmingham https://theartssociety.org/birmingham
Past Events
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 Y 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
December 22 – 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
January 9 2020 9.30 am Talk on Les Parisiennes to Northwood Area International Women’s Club https://www.northwoodareawomensclub.co.uk/
January 15 2020 2pm Talk on Les Parisiennes Market Harborough Arts Society https://theartssocietyharborough.org.uk/Default.aspx
February 13 2020 2pm Talk on Les Parisiennes at Walton Arts Society https://www.theartssocietywalton.org/programme-of-events-2020/
March 3 2020 7pm Jewish Book Week, King’s Place,London https://jewishbookweek.com/event/vive-la-resistance/
March 24 2020 8pm Purley Literary Society at Purley United Reformed Church https://www.purley-literary-society.com/24march2020annesebba.html
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
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
July 3rd, 2019 – 10.30 am The Arts Society, Trent Valley, talking about Jennie Churchill
https://theartssocietytrentvalley.org.uk/lectures%202018.htm
June 12th, 2019 7.30 pm Northwich Literary Festival, Weaver Hall Museum talking about Wallis Simpson
June 12th , 2019 10.00 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 7 pm 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 6.30 pm 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 7.45 pm 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 10.45 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 South West Scotland The Arts Societies of Ayr and Dumfries talking about Les Parisiennes www.nadfas.org.uk
November 1, 2018 18.00 Anne will be giving the Liberation Literature Lecture in Clare Hall, Richard Eden Suite for tickets https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/liberation-literature-lecture-2018-tickets-50064118125
October 10, 2018 10.45 The Arts Society, Samlesbury alking about the Cook Sisters www.nadfas.org.uk
October 11, 2018 a literary lunch in aid of the NSPCC at the Mount Somerset Hotel, Taunton talking about That Woman
October 14, 2018 6.15 pm chairing and in conversation with Fiona Sampson about Mary Shelley at Wimbledon BookFest https://www.wimbledonbookfest.org/Events/2018Events/FionaSampson.aspx
February 7, 2018 11 am The Arts Society, Solihull
Anne will be talking about Les Parisiennes www.nadfas.org.uk
March 5, 2018 11 am The Arts Society, Bromley/Turners Hill
Anne will be talking about Les Parisiennes www.nadfas.org.uk
January 17, 2018 11.00 am The Arts Society Moor Park
Anne will be talking about Les Parisiennes www.nadfas.org.uk
September 12 2017 Edinburgh Dfas
Anne will be talking about Les Parisiennes www.nadfas.org.uk
September 13 2017 Leatherhead Dfas
Anne will be talking about Les Parisiennes www.nadfas.org.uk
October 10 2017 10.30 am Anne will be talking about Les Parisiennes to Gravesend Dfas www.nadfas.org.uk
October 11 2017 7.30 pm Anne will be talking about The Dollar Princesses to Guildford Dfas www.nadfas.org.uk
October 12 2017 7.30 pm Anne will be talking about Les Parisiennes to Leicester Dfas www.nadfas.org.uk
October 14-15 2017 Anne will be talking about Les Parisiennes at the Isle of Wight Literary Festival, interviewing Jenni Murray abut her latest book and in conversation with Nicola Beauman, founder of Persephone Books https://isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/programme/
October 16 2017 Wells Festival of Literature – Literary Lunch noon
Anne will be talking about Les Parisiennes for tickets https://www.wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/literary-lunches/
October 18 2017 Hungerford Dfas 10.30
Anne will be talking about The Dollar Princesses www.nadfas.org.uk
June 24 12.30 Sidmouth Literary Festival https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anne-sebba-women-in-history-tickets-33439760223
January 9 2018 LLandudno Dfas
Anne will be talking about Les Parisiennes www.nadfas.org.uk
previous talks …
June 24 2016 10.45 Wantage Dfas
A Musical Talk on the Cook Sisters, Ida and Louise, two women who used opera to save Nazi Refugees
www.nadfas.org.uk
April 5 2016 10.45 Midhurst Dfas
A talk on the Dollar Princesses
www.nadfas.org.uk
May 19 2016 Guildford Dfas 10.45
A talk on The Dollar Princesses
www.nadfas.org.uk
April 6 2016 Fylde Dfas at Lytham St Anne’s
A talk on The Dollar Princesses
www.nadfas.org.uk
April 19 2016 Jersey Dfas – a Taster evening lecture for a new group!
A talk on That Woman Wallis Simpson
www.nadfas.org.uk
May 9 2016 Exmoor Dfas 2.30pm
A talk on The Dollar Princesses
www.nadfas.org.uk
May 19 2016 Guildford Dfas 10.45
A talk on The Dollar Princesses
www.nadfas.org.uk
May 20 2016 Sarisbury Green dfas 11.am
A talk on William Bankes The Exiled Collector
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.
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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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Anne Sebba has made a huge contribution to our window into the troubled times of the abdication; and of course has readjusted the common, prejudiced view of Wallis Simpson.
The Chairman of the Friends’ Association of Godolphin and Latymer School, Dr Kenneth Wolfe
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