Books & Literature in United Kingdom- Page 20

Lucas Jones: I Still Believe in Miracles

Do you believe in miracles? Lucas Jones does. He’s inspired millions with poems that capture moments to hold onto in the darkness of a divided world.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Elizabeth McCracken: A Long Game

Write what you know. Never miss a day. Kill your darlings. Elizabeth McCracken is having none of it.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Cynan Jones: Pulse

Master of the short form and winner of the BBC National Short Story Award Cynan Jones returns to the Festival with his precise and compelling collection of stor…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

The Fun Lovin Crime Writers

'Murdering songs for fun in front of anyone who will listen’ is how this crime-writing super-group describe themselves.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Junk Journaling: A Workshop with Rachel Hazell

Explore the Festival’s overarching Changing Your Mind theme through the art of junk journaling: transforming discarded ephemera into beautiful books.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

André Aciman: Stowaways

Global bestseller Call Me by Your Name showed us André Aciman’s gift for crafting delicately heartbreaking love stories.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

For the Love of Agnes: A Celebration of Agnes Owens

Agnes Owens was a writer’s writer, beloved by all from James Kelman to Liz Lochhead for her guileless prose and mastery of what Ali Smith called the ‘deadpan go…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Attention Seekers: Unmasking Autism & ADHD with Ellie Middleton

Welcome to our neurodiversity event series, Attention Seekers. This series reclaims the phrase that is often used to dismiss people trying to understand why the…

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

Robert Harris for Agrippa

_Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever.

Topping & Company Booksellers, St Andrews

Joe Wicks for Healthy Start

From the number one bestselling author of _protein in 15,_ joe wicks returns with a new collection of simple healthy recipes for all the family to enjoy.We all…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Alice Roberts for The Goddess Queen

There was a moment, just over two thousand years ago, when the whole Mediterranean world could have been ruled by a woman.The Roman Republic was crumbling, torn…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Valeria Luiselli for Beginning Middle End

From the award-winning author of _Lost Children Archive,_ Valeria Luiselli, comes a wondrous, tender and expansive new novel about family, memory and time.A mot…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Sabrina Ghayour on Persiana One

From the Queen of Middle Eastern cookery, every recipe in _Persiana One_ makes irresistible Middle Eastern flavours easier than ever in one pot, one tray or one…

Topping & Company Booksellers, St Andrews

Andy Riley & Friends - Spoken Word

A lineup of quality poets and storytellers that’ll make you laugh, cry, and think.

The Hot Box, Chelmsford

Women in Classics: Slavery in the Roman Empire with Emma Southon

We associate the Romans with majesty and greatness: we marvel at their straight roads and innovative underfloor heating, at the dominance of their army and navy…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Anna Deacon for The Wild Fix Scotland

FEEL-GOOD LIVING INSPIRED BY NATURE!In _The_ _Wild Fix Scotland_, writer and photographer Anna Deacon explores how the powerful connection between nature and we…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Sabrina Ghayour for Persiana One

'Sabrina Ghayour's Middle-Eastern plus food is all flavour, no fuss - and makes me very, very happy' - Nigella LawsonFrom the Queen of Middle Eastern cookery, S…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Neil Price

Who do we think of when we think about the Vikings? Most of us are familiar with the seafaring marauders who raided, traded and settled the coasts of Europe bet…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Ely

The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East by Simon Sebag Montefiore

A master storyteller and one of today’s most acclaimed historians, Simon Sebag Montefiore offers a sweeping, revelatory journey through the making of the modern…

Alleyn's School, London

Elizabeth Jane Howard's Cazalet Chronicles: Louisa Young for The Golden Hours

_THE GOLDEN HOURS_ is the brilliant new instalment in the beloved _Cazalet Chronicles_, started by ELIZABETH JANE HOWARD and now continued by bestselling author…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Package - A Weekend of Books and the Beach - Fri 4th/ , all author talks & poetry events

Package includes all author talks and discussions at Nairn Community and Arts Centre, The Little Theatre and United Reformed Church on Friday 4th and Saturday 5…

Nairn Community & Arts Centre, Nairn

Bake Off's Mel Giedroyc for The Comeback

Join us to celebrate the brand new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author MEL GIEDROYC - _THE COMEBACK_ - a funny, big-hearted story of second chances._SOME…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Creative Writing for Young Teens

Do you enjoy reading or writing stories? Would you like to write something new? In this workshop young writers will use fun exercises to develop a short story.

Balfron Library, Balfron

Bookbugs

Bookbug sessions are free, friendly, fun, and have songs, rhymes and stories for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and their families and carers to enjoy together…

Balfron Library, Balfron

McLellan Book Festival: Andrew Greig and Lesley Glaister

Welcome to the McLellan Book Festival 2026 - running alongside the McLellan Arts Festival.Andrew GreigAndrew Greig [https://andrew-greig.weebly.com/] has writte…

Brodick Town Hall, Isle of Arran

McLellan Book Festival: Sally Magnusson and Kirsty Wark

Welcome to the McLellan Book Festival 2026 - running alongside the McLellan Arts Festival.Sally MagnussonBestselling author, journalist and broadcaster Sally Ma…

Brodick Town Hall, Isle of Arran

Page To Stage - Our Dramatic Playreading Club

What happens when a great play is stripped back to its essentials? Grab a hot or chilled beverage from the Pouring Room Bar and make your way up to the Loft Stu…

Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate

McLellan Book Festival: Jim Crumley

Welcome to the McLellan Book Festival 2026 - running alongside the McLellan Arts Festival.Jim Crumley [http://www.jimcrumleynature.com] has been a full-time Sco…

Brodick Town Hall, Isle of Arran

Faber Academy: Writing Day with Richard Scott

‘The houses are haunted’, writes Wallace Stevens and maybe, by this, he means poetry.Join Faber Academy tutor Richard Scott for this workshop in which you’ll co…

The Common Room, Newcastle Upon Tyne

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McLellan Book Festival: Ajay Close

Welcome to the McLellan Book Festival 2026 - running alongside the McLellan Arts Festival.Ajay Closes debut novel, Official and Doubtful [https://ajayclose.co.u…

Brodick Town Hall, Isle of Arran

Robert Harris: Agrippa

We're delighted to welcome international bestselling author Robert Harris to Penarth this autumn to celebrate the release of his new novel, Agrippa .Few thrille…

Paget Rooms, Penarth

McLellan Book Festival: Book Festival Finale

Welcome to the McLellan Book Festival 2026 - running alongside the McLellan Arts Festival.Short Stories and Music with Brean Hammond, John Inglis, Tim Pomeroy a…

Brodick Town Hall, Isle of Arran

McLellan Book Festival: Amy Liptrot

Welcome to the McLellan Book Festival 2026 - running alongside the McLellan Arts Festival.Amy Liptrot [https://canongate.co.uk/contributors/0000000460171821-amy…

Brodick Town Hall, Isle of Arran

McLellan Book Festival: M.K. Hardy

Welcome to the McLellan Book Festival 2026 - running alongside the McLellan Arts Festival.Morag Hannah and Erin Hardee are two geeky women who write under the p…

Brodick Town Hall, Isle of Arran

Carys Davies - Clear

1843\. On a remote island the sole occupant, last speaker of a dying language, leads a life of quiet isolation which is overturned when he finds a man unconscio…

Nairn Community & Arts Centre, Nairn

An Evening with Robert Harris

Robert Harris returns to Ancient Rome with his latest thriller Agrippa.Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever…

Michael Croft Theatre, London

Daniel Susskind for What Should My Children Do?

_"Daniel susskind writes with verve, style and conviction about one of the most important issues of our age" - rory stewart__ "A pathbreaking, thought-provoking…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Morvern Graham for Seasonal Folktales

Embrace the changing seasons with this beautifully illustrated collection of myths and folklore.In these magical retellings of classic Celtic and Nordic folktal…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

The Appeal's Janice Hallett for The Silent Appeal

Join us in Bath to celebrate JANICE HALLETT as she makes her triumphant return to Lockwood in the much anticipated sequel to her record-breaking bestselling deb…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Open Mic Poetry - Evening

8th September 2026 7 - 9pm Open mic poetry event open to all . You are welcome to be part of the audience and listen to the poems. We would love to hear poems f…

Huntingdon Commemoration Hall, Huntingdon

Rachel Morley

The poet John Betjeman coined the phrase 'church crawling' to describe his days out visiting churches.

Topping & Company Booksellers, Ely

Yotam Ottolenghi for Simple Too

_It's a noisy world out there, so stop, take a minute or two, listen to the soup bubble or the egg crackle...

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Chef Dara Klein with La Trattoria

Fresh from _Brawn_ and _Trullo_, Celebrated Chef, _Dara Klein_ Has Just Opened Her Own Restaurant, _Tiella_ on Colombia Road to Huge Acclaim and Rave Reviews.Th…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Church Crawling with Rachel Morley

Join Rachel Morley, Director of The Friends of Friendless Churches, in Elim Church this September to celebrate her debut book: _Church Crawling_.

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Reading Group - The French Lieutenant's Woman

Both critically lauded and immensely popular with readers, John Fowles' Lyme Regis-set tale of romantic obsession in an age of repression is both a satisfyingly…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Ely

Dear Grace with Claire & Grace Thomson

DEAR GRACE is the next cookbook from beloved chef Claire Thomson (aka @5oclockapron), a warm, wise piece documents a mother's recipes and her daughter's first k…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Christopher de Hamel for The Migrants

In the course of a long career at Sotheby’s and at Cambridge University, Christopher de Hamel has probably handled more medieval manuscripts than anyone alive a…

Topping & Company Booksellers, St Andrews

Gordon Brown for The Future Starts With Us

Every day we see evidence of the fracturing of the rules-based order. War, mass migration, economic disruption and climate collapse fill our screens.At the same…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath