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Sam k Horton - Ragwort - Book Talk
Thu 23 Oct 25
7pm
Ticket £8
£3 off the book at the event
ST Marys Church Ross on Wye HR9 5HN
An author of literary fantasy, Sam lives above the moor in North Cornwall, and draws on its wild landscape, wide skies, and windblown folklore for his work. Growing up on a sheep farm near Hereford, he left for London and trained as a costume designer working in film, theatre and opera before moving into visual art, still working with narratives, texts and stories. It was during his last project, surrounding the discovery and development of Eythin (an island lost off the coast of Cornwall, halfway between Boscastle and the Celtic Deep) that he found his talent for writing rich, detailed mythic worlds. This came as a surprise—despite a lifelong love of reading anything within reach, and over a decade working in libraries—but a welcome one. His debut novel, Gorse, was published by Solaris (Rebellion) in September 2024. Sam will be in conversation with bookseller Rustie about his novel Gorse and the sequel, Ragwort, published in October 2025. A joint event for Rossiter Books and The Friends of St Mary's Ross on Wye...
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