Carnegies Event Week 2025: PLAY with Luke Palmer

About this event

Join author Luke Palmer for an event about PLAY, celebrating its Carnegie Writing Medal shortlisting. Suitable for ages 13+.

Four boys grow up together at school, itching to get out of their small town. They play games, scoring points from each other, anything to pass the time until they’re free. Matthew slips into his imagination, Luc pushes his body to the limit, and Johnny … well who knows what Johnny’s up to. But when Mark starts running errands for his older brother’s mysterious associate, he thinks he’s found the best game of all.

Content advice: drug-taking and trafficking, drinking, strong language, implied sexual assault, death, misogyny, homophobia, toxic masculinity, neglect.