‘The Secret Painter’
Live Events, 2025
Joe Tucker in Conversation
29 Jan – Warrington, Waterstones
30 Jan – London, Two Temple Place
5 Feb – Edinburgh, Toppings
16 Feb – London, Sunday Papers Live
22 Feb – Faversham Literary Festival
23 Feb – Walthamstow, Rock n Roll Book Club
25 Feb – West Kirby Bookshop
5 Mar – Sheffield Literary Festival
26 Mar – Nottingham, Waterstones
27 Mar – Frodsham, The Curious Cat Bookshop
2 Apr – Oxford Literary Festival
9 May – Stratford Literary Festival
18 Jul – Buxton International Festival
‘A timely reminder that art did not originate as an investment opportunity or a get-rich-quick scheme but as a way for human beings to make sense of their lives’
JARVIS COCKER
‘A heart-warming picture of an ordinary working-class man who achieved creative greatness… I couldn’t put this joyous book down!’
RUTH MILLINGTON
‘Joe Tucker is a natural storyteller and The Secret Painter is a brilliant, engrossing read… an important reminder to us all that the great stories in our lives are often closer to us than we think’
LEMN SISSAY
‘It was such a privilege to experience Eric’s world… I loved The Secret Painter’
CATHY RENTZENBRINK