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Victorian Book Group: In A Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu

Welcome to the book group with a historic twist! Revisit old favourites and discover forgotten classics in this monthly meet-up.

Holst Victorian House, Cheltenham

James Ellroy for Red Sheet

From bestselling, award-winning author James Ellroy, a gritty, fast-paced historical crime thriller set in 1962 Los Angeles during the aftermath of the Cuban mi…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Dr Jean Menzies for Aphrodisia

'offers fascinating insights into women's worlds and desires in greco-roman antiquity and beyond.' Emily hauser, _sunday times_ bestselling author of _mythica_'…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Monica Galetti with Gathering

Monica Galetti is one of the best-known and highly renowned female chefs in London.

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Sarah Clegg for Perilous Enchantment

We often think of fairies as tiny, glittering creatures fluttering about in pastel tulle, but they haven't always been so benign.

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Jay Rayner for Nights Out in the Kitchen

Following his bestselling _Nights Out at Home,_ Jay Rayner returns to the kitchen to offer more inspiration to roll up your sleeves and reach for your favourite…

Topping & Company Booksellers, St Andrews

Reading Group - Moon Tiger

A dying woman looks back over her complex, quietly turbulent life from childhood to final illness, whilst also attempting to make sense of the world that shaped…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Ely

New

Telling Tales with Andrew Michael Hurley

For our last event of 2026 we are thrilled to be joined by a Andrew Michael Hurley, a key figure in the current folk-horror resurgence.

Chorley Theatre, Chorley

Gary Kemp and Simon Halfon: 1967

From spandau ballet's guitarist and george michael and oasis' cover designer, their new book is both a biography and detective story.

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Brian Bilston - How To Lay An Egg With A Horse Inside

With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets.He has publishe…

Mountsorrel Memorial Centre , Mountsorrel

Terry Deary on A History of the World in Ten Wars

Throughout the ages, each generation has faced the same questions: Am I willing to fight for my way of life?

Topping & Company Booksellers, St Andrews

New

The Ritual Year

Join us for a celebration of the delightfully eccentric folk customs, rituals and traditions that mark the turning year!

Market Place, Settle

Five Tastes: The Magic of Flavour in a Chinese Kitchen by Fuchsia Dunlop

Your ultimate guide to the magic of Chinese flavour by the award winning and bestselling author Fuchsia Dunlop.When people in ancient China spoke of the ‘five t…

Michael Croft Theatre, London

New

Max Hastings for Plunder

The last weeks of World War II on the Western Front in Europe witnessed extraordinary scenes of heroism, horror, melodrama and pathos.In Plunder, Max Hastings p…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Brian Bilston - How To Lay An Egg With A Horse Inside

With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets.He has publishe…

The Stoller Hall, Manchester

Terry Deary for A History of the World in 10 Wars

War: what is it good for? Absolutely something, surely, or we wouldn't keep doing it.Throughout the ages, each generation has faced the same questions: Am I wil…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Alabaster DePlume

We're delighted to be working with H!M favourite Alabaster DePlume plus special guest Paddy Steer and DJ Coops!Following 12 monthly development residency concer…

ICA, London

Hockney's Californian Muse with James Cahill

A panoramic view of 1960 s la and californian culture through the eyes of artist and subject: the youthful fascination of david hockney and the knowing gaze of…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

New

Between The Covers Live: Celebrating Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie - Between the Covers!Between The Covers Live! is on the road to celebrate Agatha Christie, the bestselling novelist of all time, with a line-up…

Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay

Loud Poet

Don’t miss the next fantastic show from Scotland’s premiere spoken word night! For over ten years, Loud Poets has been showcasing the best spoken word poetry fr…

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

Storytelling Saturdays – Theatre of Widdershins - the Fisherman & the Genie

Join Potton based Theatre of Widdershins for a story in a suitcase. Featuring a different story every month, with well known titles such as The Princess + The P…

The BIGG Theatre, Biggleswade

Your Happiness is in Your Hands with Becky Goddard-Hill

Becky will discuss ways to feel calmer, happier and more confident through an interactive session using CBT informed activities that inspire her books Relaxed S…

Wokingham Library, Wokingham

Little Acorn with Adam Stower

Join Adam for a fun and lively event of drawing and storytelling as he reads from his latest book, Little Acorn. You will never look at acorns the same way agai…

Wokingham Library, Wokingham

Mythical Map-Making Storytelling with Eric Huang

This session is a creative workshop inspired by the magical creatures, mythical lands, and East Asian legends from the Guardians of the New Moon chapter book se…

Wokingham Library, Wokingham

Hettie Nettles Handbook for Hedgewitches with Claire Barker

Step into Hetties wild wood! Learn about the magic of her world and learn how to become a little Hedgewitch too. Seasonal stories, facts, pictures to encourage…

Wokingham Library, Wokingham

Meet James & Penny with Chris Dewar

Do you like mysteries, historical and supernatural tales? If the answer is yes then come along to this spooky seasons reading of Dyrne Hill by Chris Dewar follo…

Wokingham Library, Wokingham

Chicken Vs. Egg A Musical Egg-stravaganza with Gareth P Jones

Finally, a show for all the family that isnt afraid to ask the really big questions.

Wokingham Town Hall & Market Place, Wokingham

The Rapping Princess with Hannah Lee

Shiloh is a princess with a problem; she cant sing! Come along to this very active session with a lively reading of the funky fairytale The Rapping Princess, ra…

Wokingham Town Hall & Market Place, Wokingham

Terry Deary: 'A History of the World in Ten Wars'

Join Terry Deary, the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, for a lively and laugh-out-loud exploration of history's most pivotal conflicts, told only as he can.I…

The Milton Rooms, Malton

Autumn Fun with Fiona Barker

Fionas sessions are interactive with reading, singing, drawing and signing.For ages 3 to 7.This event is in person and is approx 45 mins for the session followe…

Wokingham Library, Wokingham

Get inventing with Izzy the Inventor

Join Zanna Davidson for her Izzy the Inventor event, with science experiments including slime and bouncing eggs, and your chance to play the part of a Rhyming R…

Wokingham Library, Wokingham

Journey through the Wild World of Serendib with Nizrana Farook

Join Nizrana Farook, best-selling author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant and The Boy Who Saved a Bear, as she takes you on a journey through the world of her…

Wokingham Library, Wokingham

Spies and Guides with Holly Webb

Find out about Hollys new series, inspired by the real Girl Guides who worked at MI5 during the First World War.

Wokingham Town Hall & Market Place, Wokingham

If I Met a Tiger

A.F.s new poetry collection, If I Met a Tiger, dives deep into nature, exploring the wilder corners of the world alongside the domestic lives of our pets and li…

Wokingham Town Hall & Market Place, Wokingham

Victoria Hislop

Beloved, bestselling author Victoria Hislop explores the turbulence of the post-war era in Greece in this unforgettable and riveting new novel that will delight…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Ely

Pulitzer Prize Winner Hernan Diaz for Ply

This autumn, we welcome Hernan Diaz, the Pulitzer prize-winning, booker-longlisted, Sunday Times bestselling author of _Trust._ in 2024, _Trust_ was also named…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

T.S. Elliot Prize-winner Alice Oswald for Rhapsody: A Manifesto

Alice Oswald has published several poetry collections, including Dart - a long poem about a river - and Memorial, a version of Homer's Iliad.

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Robert Harris

A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 in _The New York Times_, BBC Culture, the _Mirror_ and _Radio Times.__From the bestselling author of Conclave comes a new compel…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Ely

Oz Clarke: A Vine is a Wild Thing

An evening with oz clarke and _a vine is a wild thing: a wine-lover’s guide to grapes, growers and gloriously good bottles.__“Sheer, giddy joy”_ Jancis Robinson…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Vaseem Khan for The Man with the Golden Compass

VASEEM KHAN comes to Topping & Company Booksellers Bath to celebrate his brand new book in his _Q_ _Mysteries _series _The Man with the Golden Compass._Fresh fr…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Brian Bilston - How To Lay An Egg With A Horse Inside

With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets.He has publishe…

Mackintosh Queen's Cross Church, Glasgow

Jasper Fforde for Dark Reading Matter

THE FINAL NOVEL IN THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED AND BELOVED THURSDAY NEXT SERIES. WILL THURSDAY FIND HER HAPPY ENDING?_Swindon-based Literary Detective Thursday Next is…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

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Antony Dunn Inbetween Days poetry launch

Antony Dunn Inbetween Days poetry launchThu 22 Oct, 7.00pmwith special guests Rachel Curzon and Nicky Kippax New Northern Poets (Word Up North)Pay What You Can…

Friargate Theatre, York

Brian Bilston - How To Lay An Egg With A Horse Inside

With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets.He has publishe…

Mackintosh Queen's Cross, Glasgow

Brian Bilston - How To Lay An Egg With A Horse Inside

With over 500,000 followers on social media and a host of sell out shows across the country, Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets.He has publishe…

The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

Perilous Enchantment:The True History of Faeries

"Inviting, charming, funny, sometimes horrifying and always informative, a wonderfully personal and lively introduction to the world of fairies" -- marion gibso…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Oz Clarke for A Vine is a Wild Thing

_The award-winning book from one of the best loved wine writer of our time _"Oz is one of the wine greats and this book embodies all his best qualities.

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Author Visit - A Morning of Crime with John Saxton

John Saxton is a local crime author based in Pontefract.In Blood Stepped Deep is the first book in his new DI Dan Sutton series, which surrounds the detective a…

Featherstone Library and Community Centre, Featherstone