At Sea: Yassmin Abdel-Magied

To mark the release of her debut novel At Sea, Y.M. Abdel-Magied joins Lucia Osborne-Crowley in conversation. Known for her incisive essays and cultural commentary, Abdel-Mageid’s move into fiction marks a new chapter in her writing. Set against the volatile backdrop of an offshore oil rig, At Sea explores ambition, power, gender, and the uneasy relationship between industry and the natural world. In this discussion, Abdel-Mageid and Osborne-Crowley will consider why writers turn to fiction, how novels create space for complexity and contradiction, and what it means to write in a cultural landscape that often demands certainty and simplification. The conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.