{"product_id":"the-bed-trick-book-talk-with-izabella-scott","title":"The Bed Trick: Book Talk with Izabella Scott","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman, serif;\"\u003eIn this event, queer writer Izabella Scott discusses her new book \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bed Trick: Sex and Deception on Trial\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e opening a careful and considered conversation around queer lives shaped by scrutiny, policing and the law. Following a set of queer sex offence trials that took place in Chester and Manchester in 2015 and 2017, Scott explores how the law defines sexuality, and how these definitions shape the possibilities of queer life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLooking closely at the gap between people’s lived queer experiences and how the law interprets them, this event offers a sensitive, thoughtful space to engage with complex queer histories and their ongoing resonances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ii gt adO\" id=\":sp\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a3s aiL\" id=\":s9\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"avWBGd-11547\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIzabella Scott\u003c\/strong\u003e is a queer writer from London. Her nonfiction book, The Bed Trick: Sex and Deception on Trial (2026) follows a set of queer criminal trials to trace how courts interpret intimacy, deception, and consent. Her writing has appeared in The Financial Times, Granta, Frieze, ArtRevi\u003cwbr\u003eew. She is the co-author, with Skye Arundhati Thomas, of Pleasure Gardens (2024), which was joint winner of the 2025 Bread \u0026amp; Roses Award for Radical Publishing. \u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hq gt\" id=\":cco\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thursday 18th June 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime\u003c\/strong\u003e: 7-9pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Bookish Type, 77a Great George Street, LS1 3BR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare on a sliding scale (£8 \/ £5 \/ £3 \/ £0)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease be honest about your financial situation when selecting what to pay for your ticket.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf you purchase a ticket at the lowest end of the scale when you could afford the higher ticket prices, it makes it harder for us to provide financial flexibility to those who most need it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e£8\u003cspan\u003e \"I have more than enough to comfortably meet my basic financial needs and can afford to contribute a little extra to support access for others.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e£5 \"\u003cspan\u003eI am comfortably able to meet all of my basic financial needs.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e£3 \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI may stress about meeting my basic financial needs but still regularly achieve them.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e£0 \"I have no disposable income to afford the event\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTickets are only refundable up to 7 days before the event starts. 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