Charlene White: No Place Like Home

Charlene and Judi will be sharing stories on belonging, food and family and we’ll be getting an insight into Charlene’s writing process and what home truly means to her.

Copies will be available to purchase on the night via Round Table Books and Charlene will be signing too!

In No Place Like Home, Charlene White boldly shares her own story and understanding of home as a Jamaican Londoner exploring all the smells, memories and voices from her childhood.

Alongside her personal story, White interviews eight individuals who give their perspectives on home and their experiences that are shaped by myriad events from difficult family situations to desperate political upheaval and war. No Place Like Home is a powerful and heartfelt exploration of family, food and finding your place, as well as the moments in history that have changed the way we feel about the simplest of terms: ‘home’.

Award-winning journalist and broadcaster, Charlene White is an ITV News presenter, a BAFTA-nominated and Royal Television Society-winning Loose Women host, and a pioneer at the forefront of news broadcasting.

Charlene has worked as a writer for the New York Post, a presenter for BBC Radio 1, BBC News Channel, BBC Five Live, BBC Three. She was the first Black woman to present ITV News at Ten and uses her platform to educate children about race and racism, mentor aspiring journalists and work alongside various organisations to achieve better representation of women and minorities in the industry. 

She investigates what it means to be Black and British in her documentary Empire's Child, delving into her Jamaican ancestry and its links to the British Empire. She co-hosted, alongside Sir Trevor McDonald, the notable documentary Has George Floyd Changed Britain?, exploring the impact George Floyd's death had on people living in the UK. 

Most recently, she has taken part in the twenty-second series of I'm A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here! And has toured the UK with Loose Women Live.

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