Ethical non-monogamy, non-monogamy, open relating, consensual non-monogamy, polyamory... There are a lot of labels, and an increasing number of books about this fascinating part of the field of how to love and be loved.
Focusing on the experience of living as a partner and parent in an open relationship, and writing about it in her fiction, author Cassie Werber will lead an evening that delves into these styles' thorniest questions (what about betrayal and jealousy?) as well as the most beautiful highs (are we really allowed to feel this free, and have this much fun?)
@Cassie Werber
Cassie Werber is a writer and journalist. She was senior reporter at Quartz, covering topics as diverse as workplace equity and climate change, and has written about open relationships for The Guardian, Vogue, and the i Paper, and about other things for Red magazine, The Wall Street Journal and The Economist, among others, as well as appearing on Radio 4's Women's Hour, the BBC, CNN, and Sky News. As co-founder of theatre company ChoppedLogic she co-wrote and performed several plays, one of which, Double Negative, reached the third round of Soho Theatre’s Verity Bargate award and was Time Out Critics’ Choice. Her screenplays ANMER and REWILD were both shortlisted for 4Screenwriting. OPEN SEASON is her first novel and her second comes out in 2026.
@Rachel Mills
Rachel Mills founded her own literary agency in 2019 and has run it ever since, securing major publishing and screen deals for a diverse range of clients including bestselling authors like Sam Baker, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Professor David Nutt, Nuno Mendes, Max La Manna, Imad Al Alarnab and Rob Dix.
Prior to starting her own business, Rachel was an agent at Furniss Lawton agency and International Business Director for Peters Fraser and Dunlop agency, as well as working in publishing at Penguin and Random House. In 2015 she was awarded The Bookseller Rights Professional of the Year Award and in 2011 was nominated a ‘Rising Star’ by The Bookseller magazine.
Her debut novel, about a secretive group whose members live their fantasy lives for one day only, is coming out next summer.