{"id":8,"date":"2019-12-01T22:33:09","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T22:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harkup.co.uk\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:38:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:38:41","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/harkup.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-87f9e3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87f9e3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b485385 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b485385\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a37c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34a37c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/harkup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kathryn-Harkup-Mug-shot-portrait-gothic-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-907\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harkup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kathryn-Harkup-Mug-shot-portrait-gothic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/harkup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kathryn-Harkup-Mug-shot-portrait-gothic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/harkup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kathryn-Harkup-Mug-shot-portrait-gothic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/harkup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kathryn-Harkup-Mug-shot-portrait-gothic-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506c99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"506c99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kathryn Harkup is a former chemist turned writer and science communicator. Her interests are in anything gothic, gory and geeky, and preferably all three. She has written several books on the crossover between science, literature and pop culture including <em>The Secret Lives of the Elements<\/em>, <em>The Secret Lives of Molecules<\/em>, <em>A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie<\/em>, <em>Making the Monster: The Science of Mary Shelley\u2019s Frankenstein<\/em>, <em>Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts<\/em>, <em>Superspy Science: Science, Death and Tech in the World of James Bond<\/em> and <em>Vampirology: The Science of Horror\u2019s Most Famous Fiend<\/em>. Her latest book is <em>V is for Venom: Agatha Christie&#8217;s Chemicals of Death<\/em>.<\/p><p>Kathryn also loves talking about the darker side of science. She is happy to help anyone devolop their plots to take over the world, or advise them on how to protect themselves from poisoners or the undead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-2633bb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2633bb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d170ab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5d170ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-96224f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96224f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbbb046 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbbb046\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0ac1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a0ac1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News &amp; Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6936b13 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6936b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e75062 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e75062\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6af3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da6af3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/harkup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/V-is-for-Venom-9781399413077-qw6ayh7xl7thn9iuplug4emfheopfnilhznkgas7ow.jpg\" title=\"V is for Venom 9781399413077\" alt=\"V is for Venom 9781399413077\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ba2146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ba2146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/harkup.co.uk\/?page_id=1059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">V is for Venom: Agatha Christie&#8217;s Chemicals of Death<\/a><\/h2><h3>Shortlisted for The Mystery Writers of America&#8217;s 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical\/Biography<\/h3><p>See all the nominations <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mystery-writers-of-america-announces-2026-edgar-allan-poe-award-nominations-11888473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb8dc4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5cb8dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f62a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7f62a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f1aaa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f1aaa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More events and news will appear here soon &#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c676da2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c676da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathryn Harkup is a former chemist turned writer and science communicator. 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