CHEERIO NEWS


David Hockney

9 July 1937 - 11 June 2026

A Friendship with David Hockney by Christopher Simon Sykes

Maureen Duffy

21 October 1933 - 27 May 2026

Maureen Duffy and the Necessary Act of Being Seen

RAMSHOLT Launch

On Tuesday 12 May, we celebrated the launch of RAMSHOLT by Johnnie Shand Kydd at Rochelle Canteen surrounded by friends and family…

IN PURSUIT OF A WONDERFUL NOTHING Launch

On Tuesday 26 May, we celebrated the publication of IN PURSUIT OF A WONDERFUL NOTHING by Kim Noble at Farsight Gallery, thank you so much to everyone who came along to support this brilliant book…

Johnnie Shand Kydd discussing RAMSHOLT

PISSING WOMEN at Impiety Hour

TKE Studios RAMSHOLT Exhibition

On Saturday 18th April, CHEERIO joined TKE Studios in Margate to celebrate the opening of Johnnie Shand Kydd's exhibition Ramsholt, featuring photographs from the book. It was a beautiful afternoon spent among friends, surrounded by Johnnie's dreamlike landscapes.

PISSING WOMEN Launch

Brian Clarke

2nd July 1953 - 1st July 2025

CHEERIO co-director Harriet Vyner remembers her dear friend, the artist Brian Clarke.

An interview with Orlando Whitfield

KITCHEN HYMNS Launch

Pissing Women Event

Sophy Rickett joined CHEERIO’s former editorial director Darren Biabowe Barnes to discuss PISSING WOMEN at Burley Fisher Books on Tuesday the 16th of September 2025.

An interview with Phoebe Greenwood

Phoebe Greenwood is a writer and journalist who has covered British and foreign affairs for publications including the Guardian, the Spectator and the Sunday Times. She is currently the Europe Editor of Hyphen. Her debut novel VULTURE is published on Thursday 3rd July 2025.

GILBERT & GEORGE AND THE COMMUNISTS Launch

CHEERIO’s Co-Director and Editorial Assistant discuss PISSING WOMEN

Harriet Vyner and Poppy Ritchie discuss the process behind the publication of PISSING WOMEN

CHEERIO Poetry Event

Pádraig Ó Tuama and Kandace Siobhan Walker talked all things poetry at Backstory Bookshop, with their brilliant events manager Darby, for a night of conversation in the name of poetry!