Join us at Heffers to celebrate the launch of James Riley’s new book, Well Beings: How the Seventies Lost its Mind and Taught Us to Find Ourselves.

Concepts such as wellness and self-care may feel like distinctly twenty-first century ideas, but they first gained traction as part of the New Age health movements that began to flourish in the wake of the 1960s. In Well Beings Riley – author of the cult hit The Bad Trip: Dark Omens, New Worlds and the End of the Sixties – dives deep into this strange and hypnotic world of panoramic coastal retreats and darkened floatation tanks, blending a page-turning narrative with illuminating explorations of the era’s music, film, art and literature.

‘Well Beings is very much on the money in every sense of term […] Sensory and information overload’ (Mick Brown, The Spectator).

At Heffers, James will be in conversation with Professor Rod Mengham. He will also read from the book, there will be a Q+A and a book signing after the event (along with some refreshments!). Copies of the book will be available to purchase.

All welcome. Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-james-riley-well-beings-tickets-876710985157.