• Jill Nalder Reads from Her Memoir, Love from the Pink Palace

    From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

    Damian Barr’s Literary Salon tempts the world’s best writers to read exclusively from their latest greatest works and share their own personal stories. Star guests include Jojo Moyes, John Waters, Yaa Gyasi, Mary Beard, Diana Athill and Louis de Bernières—all in front of a live audience at leading glamorous locations world-wide. Our London home is the Savoy. Suave salonnière Damian Barr is your host.

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    Our latest episode is for all the It’s A Sin fans out there. That spectacular show won our hearts and was celebrated by the Literary Salon and almost a thousand of you at a virtual event starring its screenwriter/producer Russell T Davies.

    So now we’re absolutely thrilled to bring you a reading from “the real life Jill”! Jill Nalder shares her new memoir—Love from the Pink Palace—which tells the true story of her and her friends’ lives during the AIDS crisis. Jill juggled a busy West End career while campaigning for AIDS awareness and research, educating herself and caring for the sick. Most of all, she shines a light on those who were stigmatized and shamed, and remembers those brave and beautiful boys who were lost too soon.

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    This podcast is edited and produced by Megan Bay Dorman, and programmed by Matt Casbourne.


    Damian Barr's Literary Salon
    Damian Barr's Literary Salon
    Damian Barr's Literary Salon tempts the world's best writers to read exclusively from their latest greatest works and share their own personal stories. Star guests have included Bret Easton Ellis, Jojo Moyes, John Waters, Helen Fielding, Diana Athill and Louis de Bernières - all in front of a live audience at leading glamourous locations. Suave salonnière Damian Barr is your host. Don't worry it's not a book club - there's no homework. Salon Selective!





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