Erica Wagner
Erica Wagner’s books include Gravity, Seizure, Ariel’s Gift and Chief Engineer, winner of the Eccles Centre and Hay Festival Writer’s Award. The last is a biography of Roebling, but her latest book is Wash, a novel which paints an intimate portrait of this extraordinary man: a son, a soldier, a lover, a husband, a visionary. What’s the difference between recounting a life in fiction and non-fiction? Where does the truth finally reside?
Upcoming Events
Featuring Talks By:
Tim Harford
on cautionary tales and lessons from history.
Juliet Nicolson
on the secrets women keep, and what they tell us about our changing times.
Jack Parlett
on the power of flamboyance and living boldly.
Erica Wagner
on the extraordinary life of Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Andrea Wulf
on the remarkable eighteenth century explorer and revolutionary George Forster.
5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - June 2026
Join us for an evening of insightful, intriguing and inspiring stories told live.
Videos
Two masterful storytellers across arts & sciences - Neil Gaiman & Carlo Rovelli | 5x15
How does literature nourish science? When does physics become poetry? An event of cosmic proportions from 5x15, as two masterful storytellers - Neil Gaiman and Carlo Rovelli - discuss life, the universe and everything.
Neil Gaiman is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Neverwhere, American Gods, The
Neil Gaiman is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Neverwhere, American Gods, The
Erica Wagner @ 5x15 - Washington Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge
Erica Wagner is the author of 'Gravity: Stories'; 'Ariel’s Gift: Ted Hughes', 'Sylvia Plath and the Story of Birthday Letters' and 'Seizure: A Novel'. 'Pas de Deux/A Concert of Stories', co-written with storyteller Abbi Patrix and musician and composer Linda Edsjö, tours around the world.
Twice a judge of the
Twice a judge of the