Haunted Histories: Magic, Memory and the Supernatural in Fiction

What happens when myth and magic collide with history? In this spellbinding event, authors Shubnum Khan (The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years) and Genevieve Cogman (Damned) explore the power of fantasy to reshape the past and reimagine the present. From an ancient djinn stirring in a ruined South African mansion to a vampiric plot unravelling in revolutionary England, both writers use the supernatural to confront buried stories, collective memory, and untold grief. Join them for a rich conversation on folklore, fantasy, historical fiction — and why the past is never quite as distant as it seems.