Frank Foley
Frank Foley
frank conversations
frank conversations
Literature · Ideas · Stories · Well-being
Hello, and thank you for visiting my site, which aims to create conversations, discussions and connections between people wherever possible. I create spaces where we slow down, contemplate, share, notice, question, and explore together.
We may start with a great novel, a fascinating story, an idea, a question or simple curiosity about an aspect of human life. Wherever we start, what I'm interested in is the journey we take together and what we learn along the way.
Conversations we create together
These aren't just sessions you attend. They are conversations and discussions you help create. Where they takes us isn't always clear, and that's the beauty of it!
These are small, welcoming groups built around engagement, curiosity, and genuine conversation. There’s no pressure to have the cleverest answer in the room. What matters is being interested: in the subject, in what other people have to say, and in what might emerge when we give one another the time to think and speak.
My job is to create and hold that space: to listen, question, encourage, challenge us to explore, and occasionally get out of the way!
The conversation will flow. Sometimes it will take an unexpected turn. Sometimes there's a shift and we see an idea, ourselves, or the world differently. These are thought provoking, wonderful moments!
Join a conversation today!
"Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether
in marriage or in friendship, is conversation"
Oscar Wilde
Literature
Three-week literature groups
One book, three weeks, small online groups.
One-day book explorations
Spend a few hours immersed in a remarkable book — its stories, language, ideas and the world it opens up. No need to have finished the book beforehand.
Brilliant Life Groups!
Words for a Wonderful Life
Conversations exploring words, wonder, and eveything!
Simply Human ... with a smile!
Conversations exploring simple living ... with a smile!
What's coming up?
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
An online exploration of a remarkable novel about beauty, class, intelligence, art, loneliness, and the extraordinary lives taking place behind apparently ordinary doors.
Starts Sunday 18th October · 4 to 6 pm · Online, via Zoom · £36
Words for a Wonderful Life!
A free session exploring words, life and everything else!
Tuesday 20th October · 7 to 8:30 pm · Online, via Zoom · Free!
The book is the starting point. The conversation is the journey.
Frank!
I'm a literature tutor and incurably curious human being. I've been leading literature groups since 2006.
What interests me isn't simply analysing a novel. It's what happens when we give ourselves time to think, listen, question, and see things from another person's point of view.
I believe in creating spaces without hierarchy, where people can talk freely, listen properly, and allow ideas to breathe.
Stay in touch!
If books, ideas, and good conversation are your sort of thing, join my mailing list.
I'll let you know about upcoming groups, new events, and other things I'm creating.