Wild Sauna | An Author event with Emma O’Kelly & Katie Bracher | Friday 30th May

To celebrate the publication of Emma O'Kelly's new book 'Wild Sauna' we are hosting not one but two nights at Chapter 34.

Night two is Friday 30th May and we are delighted to be joined by the awesome, Katie Bracher, Sauna Master, who will be interviewing Emma O'Kelly.

(You won't need to attend both nights, but to view and buy tickets for Thursday, click here)

An evening to celebrate sauna in a bookshop with leading experts. Learn about the history and health benefits of sauna therapy and ice baths, gain insider tips on sauna etiquette, and find the perfect spot to unwind, reconnect with nature and experience the transformative power of heat and cold.

We will here about Emma's incredible journeys and interactions to discover the array of saunas across Britain. If you frequent Chapter 34 you will probably already have seen her first book 'Sauna' on the shelves or in the window.

Emma O'Kelly | Emma is an author and journalist based in London who has written two book about sauna and heat therapy and has lost count of how many saunas she has visited all over the world. She has spent more than two decades in editorial roles at Wallpaper and is a freelance writer for a range of national newspapers and magazines.

Wild Sauna | Escape the everyday and immerse yourself in Britain’s burgeoning wild sauna scene with this comprehensive new guidebook. Written by journalist and sauna fan Emma O’Kelly, Wild Sauna unveils a hidden world of outdoor sweat lodges across the nation, from repurposed horse-boxes on windswept beaches to bespoke saunas nestled in ancient forests.Discover over 100 unique locations, each offering its own blend of natural beauty, restorative heat and invigorating cold plunges. Learn about the history and health benefits of sauna therapy and ice baths, gain insider tips on sauna etiquette, and find the perfect spot to unwind, reconnect with nature and experience the transformative power of heat and cold.

Katie Bracher | aka Sauna Master UK is on a mission to share the joy of thermal contrast bathing with the people of the UK, creating wellness playgrounds and new bathing culture for the 21st century. Katie's impressive portfolio of projects includes many that will be close your sauna loving hearts including co-founding Beach Box Brighton, Hackney Wick Community Spa and most recently founding Wild Spa Wowo, which is her favourite place to be. Katie is also co founder of The British Sauna Society.

Please note: We do hope you buy a book and ticket, as we are here to promote it, however you will be able to purchase one on the night. We have limited the ticket only option to 15. However if are a couple coming together and therefore don't want 2 books for one household please email me. If you are buying a book and ticket you are pre ordering the book and have the option to collect from publication date or collect it on the night. Emma will be signing books.