ROBIN INCE – Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal: My Adventures in Neurodiversity

“You need Robin Ince in your life.” Natalie Haynes

Robin Ince is a writer, broadcaster, and comedian. He is the author of several acclaimed books, including The Importance of Being Interested, Bibliomaniac and I’m a Joke and So Are You. With Professor Brian Cox he writes and co-presents the award-winning science show, The Infinite Monkey Cage on BBC Radio 4. Infinite Monkey Cage won the Rose d’or in 2015 and was awarded the Arthur C. Clarke British Interplanetary Society Science Communication Award in 2022. He is a Time Out Outstanding Comedy Achievement Award winner.

Robin joins us to talk about his new book, Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal: My Adventures in Neurodiversity, a powerful, personal exploration of anxiety, ADHD and neurodiversity that reminds us all – no matter how weird we feel – that it’s okay to be a little different. We all are.

What if being a bit weird is actually entirely normal? What if sharing our internal struggles wasn’t a sign of weakness, but strength?

For over thirty years, award-winning broadcaster and comedian Robin Ince has entertained thousands in person and on air. But underneath the surface, a whirlwind was at play – a struggle with sadness, concentration, self-doubt and near-constant anxiety. But then he discovered he had all the hallmarks of ADHD and his stumbling blocks became stepping stones. In Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal, Robin uses his own experiences to explore the neurodivergent experience and to ask what the point of “being normal” really is.

Packed with personal insights, intimate anecdotes and interviews with psychologists, neuroscientists and many neurodivergent people he has met along the way, this is a quirky and witty dive into the world of human behaviour.

Doors open at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start.

There will be an opportunity to purchase copies of the book afterwards for signing by Robin Ince. The £5 entry fee is redeemable against the price of the book.

Get Tickets at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/dogberryfinchbooks1/1628964