Hollie McNish at The Glee Birmingham

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Thu 18Mar
2027

Hollie McNish: 'Virgin' Book Tour (14+)The Glee Club Birmingham

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'Hollie McNish is a national treasure' - Shirley Manson
'Bold, hilarious and tender'- Salena Godden
“Makes me cry and howl with laughter” - Paapa Essiedu
After a run of shows up and down the UK, Hollie is back with the paperback of her latest collection 'Virgin'. Same love, cheaper price. A Sunday Times bestselling author, expect strong language and adult content, gift-wrapped in her much-loved poetry as she reads from this highly-praised collection about love, loss, wolves and warm morning croissants, as well as a selection of past firm favourites and as yet unpublished picks.

Advance price

  • £16.00 Show Entry
  • £16.00 Wheelchair Ticket -Show Entry
  • + £2.50 booking fee per ticket

Times

  • Doors open 6:45 PM
  • Last entry 7:15 PM

More info

  • Seating type Allocated
  • Food available Yes
  • Minimum age 14+

Hollie McNish: ‘Virgin’ Book Tour

After a run of shows up and down the UK, Hollie McNish is back with the paperback of her latest collection’ Virgin’. Same love, cheaper price. A Sunday Times bestselling author, expect strong language and adult content, gift-wrapped in her much-loved poetry as she reads fromthis highly-praised collection about love, loss, wolves and warm morning croissants, as well as a selection of past firm favourites and as yet unpublished picks.

Adult content warning 14+ / Book signing after the gig. Support act to be announced.

About Hollie:

Hollie McNish is a poet and author based between Cambridge and Glasgow. She was the first
poet to record at Abbey Road Studios, London and won the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry for her poetic parenting memoir – Nobody Told Me – of which The Scotsman stated ‘The World Needs this Book’. She has published five further collections of poetry – Papers, Cherry Pie, Plum, and Slug and Lobster, both Sunday Times bestsellers, with translations in French (Je Souhaite Seulement Que Tu Fasses Quelquechose De Toi) and Spanish (Cosas Que Mis Abuelas). Her latest collection is Virgin. She loves writing.

About the Book:

Virgin: one little six letter word that holds such incredible power. The power to pressure, to judge, to harm, to praise, to profit, to punish. But virginity is also just a concept, a man-made label that has been pressed upon people for centuries in numerous cultures worldwide.
In this much-anticipated collection of poetry, Hollie McNish unpicks the role this word has played in her own life, as well as others, with her trademark mix of humour, fury and compassion. Whether considering if Mary was a fan of her own nick-name, to rejoicing her annual excitement in ice cream vans, to looking back on how ridiculously she ate mashed potato with her family after apparently & ‘losing’ her own virginity, Hollie examines the tracks this concept makes throughout so many lives in her own inimitable way, and the possibilities of freedom.
At times hilarious, at times harrowing, always hopeful – a poetic love letter against the more nefarious effects of purity culture, packed with stacks of mashed potato, hand holds and early morning light.

Warm, relatable, smart and funny

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Bold, hilarious and tender

Salena Godden

Makes me cry and howl with laughter

Paapa Essiedu

like Pam Ayres on acid

Lemn Sissay

Her writing is sublime

Ellie Taylor

One of the best poets we have

Matt Haig

Never have we needed her more

Stylist

Funny, so smart and refreshingly honest

Sarah Millican