Sara Baume & Kapka Kassabova: Nature’s Alchemy

When we listen more closely to the natural world, what do we learn about ourselves? Sara Baume’s novel Seven Steeples (shortlisted for the 2023 Dylan Thomas Prize) is the tender story of two people living a life dictated by the seasons and nature. Meanwhile Kapka Kassabova travelled down the Mesta River valley in Bulgaria for her sublime non-fiction book Elixir, learning from foragers, healers, and mystics who enjoy a symbiotic relationship with nature. Chaired by Jessica Gaitán Johannesson.