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2026 live dates & book tour romps
Saturday 19th September
London
The British Library
The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE
ft The Immortal Sisterhood ensemble
Thursday 8th October
Manchester
Factory International
The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE
ft The Immortal Sisterhood ensemble
Thursday 5th November
Edinburgh
National Library
in conversation
Thursday 19th November
Lisbon
Salted Books
in conversation
Saturday, 22nd August
Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Book Festival
In Conversation
Monday 24th August
Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Sisterhood Salon: ft Candice Carty Williams, Camara Joof and Natasha Cottriall
Friday 18th September
London
The British Library
The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE
ft The Immortal Sisterhood ensemble
Gemma Cairney is an award-winning broadcaster, writer, and cultural producer, her career at the BBC having spanned over a decade.
more about Gem
This is The Immortal Sisterhood.
Artists, activists, writers, and visionaries spanning centuries and continents who have shaped my inner world.
From Grace Jones and Mary Wollstonecraft to Pharaoh Hatshepsut and Wang Zhenyi, their experiences of racism, sexism, motherhood, illness and war have helped me navigate life. I hope they can help you, too.
Through a blend of memoir and cultural reflection, I explore how these figures can help us better understand ourselves and the lives we want to lead.
This is a book written about sisterhoods, mine and yours:
our hair roots,
our patterns,
our heartlands,
our bloodlines, motherlands, interconnections, our purpose and our past lives.
For centuries, travellers would look to the stars for guidance, a path forward. A way through. That blanket of light inspired courage, strength and hope. The Immortal Sisterhood is my guiding constellation.
Part memoir, part biography, part invitation, The Immortal Sisterhood explores the twelve women who have guided Gemma Cairney through life. From artists and activists to mystics and mathematicians, their stories form a constellation of wisdom, resilience, and inspiration—and encourage us to discover our own guiding stars.