Books & Literature in United Kingdom- Page 29

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…

Tolbooth, Stirling

Literary Walk: Discover Bath's Archaeology with Richard Hingley

From Hadrian's Wall to Sulis Minerva's spa at Bath and the public buildings and walled circuits of other towns, Britain has a wealth of Roman urban remains to e…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Tim Downie for Rituals

Tim Downie is an actor and podcaster. As an actor, he has starred in productions as varied as _Outlander_, _Paddington_ and _The Kings Speech_ as well as cult h…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

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Lemn Sissay - Let the Light Pour In

Spend an evening with a master of the spoken word, BAFTA award-winning author, activist, performer and Sunday Times number one bestseller, Lemn Sissay OBE as he…

Curve Theatre, Leicester

British Museum Lectures: Rachel King for The Tudor Heart

This book tells the remarkable story of a spectacular chance find of a pendant associated with Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine of Aragon, as well as Mar…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Victoria Hislop for The Wine-Dark Sea

Greece, 1946. In the power vacuum remaining after the Second World War, a brutal civil war erupts between rival left- and right-wing factions.

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Erratic Batting: Knats (gearbox Records)

Erratic Batting Presents: Knats (Geordie Jazz)FFO: Ebi Soda, Irreversible Entanglements, Ishmael Ensemble7:30pm Tue 27 Oct Exchange, BristolNick Bodywork from E…

Exchange, Bristol

Sarah Moss for The Winter Guest

A novel to gulp down in one sitting, _the winter guest_, from _sunday times_ bestselling author, sarah moss, is an enthralling story about how the past will alw…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

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Rick Stein's Cookery Course

AN EVENING WITH ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE FOOD HEROES._‘I’ve been cooking at home and as a chef for the last 60 years, in the early days just copying my parents’ sim…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

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Julia Harding for World Atlas of Wine: Ninth Edition

"_the world atlas of wine_ is the single most important reference book on the shelf of any wine student." - eric asimov, _new york times_"simply superb work...

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

An Evening with Keith Brymer Jones

An Evenng with Keith Brymer-Jones: The Star of _The Great Pottery Throwdown.__FIRING EARTH_ is the new book from _The Great Pottery Throwdown’s_ favourite judge…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

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Crime Thriller Book Club - To The Dogs by Louise Welsh

Join us for our BRAND NEW Crime Thriller Book Club.Each month we will talk about a different book - read your copy and bring it with you as we delve into the de…

Guiseley Theatre, Leeds

Authors at the Armouries 2026

Our annual book festival is back!Come and meet over 100 authors in vibrant Leeds and enjoy anunforgettable book signing.

Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds

Oliver Bullough

Oliver Bullough is an award-winning author and journalist who writes about financial crime.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne

Simon Armitage for Gilgamesh

The poet laureate's exhilarating verse translation of the ancient epic poem captures its timeless and immersive power._Gilgamesh_ originated in Ancient Mesopota…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Arts Richmond Literature Festival: Elly Griffiths

Arts Richmond Literature Festival: Elly Griffiths Sundays Times best-selling author talking about her new book: The Killing TimeWednesday 4th November | 7:30PM…

The Exchange, Twickenham

Attila The Stockbroker - Fiery Words for Hellish Times

As the news goes from awful to worse, Attila the Stockbroker chronicles his times in poem and song as he has done for more than four decades.

Mac Arts, Galashiels

Coinneach MacLeod: A Scottish Christmas

From scotland's bestselling cookbook author, coinneach macleod, this irresistible festive collection is packed with everything you need to create the ultimate s…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Irvine Welsh for Can Nothing Save Us?

A divided Las Vegas family is forced to confront the past and reckon with a dangerous future in the searing new novel from Irvine Welsh._'Welsh writes with a sk…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Edmund de Waal for How to Begin

The internationally beloved author of _the hare with amber eyes_ and _letters to camondo_ shares how to find a creative voice and becoming an artist via a scint…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

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Edge Street Live presents Brian Bilston

HOW TO LAY AN EGG WITH A HORSE INSIDEBrian Bilston has been described as the Banksy of poetry and Twitter’s unofficial Poet Laureate; with over 500,000 follower…

Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy

Storytelling Saturdays ' Theatre of Widdershins - Grumble Grumble

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

Still Life

Still Life is a meditation in memoir and poetry contemplating the many aspects of loss which come when we love others.

Assembly Rooms, Presteigne

Moor Mother

Moor Mother (Camae Ayewa) is an international touring musician, poet, visual artist and Professor of Composition at the USC Thornton School of Music.

ICA, London

Victorian Book Group: The Boundless Deep Tennyson Biography by Richard Holmes

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

Stephen Sackur on Investigations That Shook the World

Drawing on his long and distinguished reporting career, the former bbc _hardtalk_ presenter mounts a passionate case for fearless, truth-telling journalism in a…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

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Reading Group - I am Legend & The Shrinking Man

Celebrated for the depth and craft he could bring to seemingly childish material, Richard Matheson was a highly influential genre writer whose best work continu…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Ely

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Nick Harkaway: a Novel of John Le Carre's Circus

'le carre's legacy is in good hands - smiley is back with a vengeance!' -- ian rankin'note-perfect' -- mick herronNick harkaway is the acclaimed author of _gnom…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

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Arts Richmond Literature Festival: Alwyn Turner

Arts Richmond Literature Festival: Alwyn Turner Alwyn Turner talking about his book A Shell Shocked Nation, Britain Between Wars.Wednesday 11th November | 7:30P…

The Exchange, Twickenham

Fly Fishing Film Tour

The Fly Fishing Film Tour brings together powerful stories of adventure, resilience, and connection to water.

The Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen

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…

City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds

A Wine Tasting with Noble Rot's Dan Keeling for Pick Your Bottles

_“The more you read, the more you want to pour a glass and taste. The ultimate dinner-party cheat sheet — just enough knowledge to sound effortlessly well-infor…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

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Nick Harkaway on The Taper Man

'Le carre's legacy is in good hands - smiley is back with a vengeance!' Ian rankin'note-perfect' Mick herronNick harkaway is the acclaimed author of _gnomon, th…

Topping & Company Booksellers, St Andrews

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Patrick DeWitt for Dodge City

From the booker-shortlisted author of _The Sisters Brothers_ comes _Dodge City_, a thrilling novel about a young man on an amphetamine fuelled cross-country roa…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Cocktail Hour with Tim Hayward

_join Us for An Evening of Cocktails and The Stories Behind Them with Food and Drinks Writer, Tim Hayward._It's 6 O'clock: Clear Your Mind of The Cares of The D…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Raworths Salon North: November

Get ready for a night of curiosity, creativity, and unexpected connections. Raworths Salon North brings the world’s most fascinating ideas in arts, science, and…

The Crown Hotel, Harrogate

Hannah Snyed

A selkie woman comes ashore to dance under moonlight and finds herself caught in the arms of a sailor.

Calstock Arts, Calstock

Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim And The Old Firm Legends (Live Show followed by a Q&A)

Live show followed by Q&A!What could be worse for a Celtic Legend and a Rangers Legend than being locked up in a police cell together on the day of the Old Firm…

The Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen

Observational Writing with Margaret Jennings

Creative Writing workshop - learning to look carefully at the World - observational writing with Margaret Jennings.

The Pallant Centre, Havant

Dr. John Cooper Clarke -'ave It!

POET; TV & RADIO PRESENTER; CULTURAL COMMENTATOR;One of Britains outstanding poets - Sir Paul McCartneyFantastically entertaining.

Mandela Hall, Belfast

Jonathan Coe for Lessons in Harmony

A STUNNING, HEARTFELT NEW NOVEL ABOUT A DECADES-LONG FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN TWO COMPOSERS FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF _THE PROOF OF MY INNOCENCE, BOURNVILLE_ A…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

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Reading, Writing and Looking: A Workshop with Tessa Hadley

We're thrilled to offer a part-workshop, part-talk from tessa hadley, centred around the author's new literary study _alone with a book_.For as long as Tessa Ha…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

Jamie Gianoutsos for In Rome's Long Shadow

Jamie Gianoutsos is Professor of History at Mount St. Mary's University, Maryland.

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

Ragnar Jonasson for The Body in the Bath

'jonasson is an automatic must-read for me . . . possibly the best scandi writer working today' lee child_ As snow blankets Reykjavik and Christmas approaches,…

Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh

John Boyne on The Weight of Angels

Rather than dying impoverished in Paris at forty-six, what if Oscar Wilde had lived to bear witness to the momentous events and cataclysmic changes at the start…

Topping & Company Booksellers, St Andrews

From Vine to Wine: An English Wine Tasting with Sam Caporn

THE MISTRESS OF WINE, SAM CAPORN brings us a definitive guide to English wine, from must-visit rolling vineyards to delicious wines to enjoy.

Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath

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Arts Richmond Literature Festival: Andrew Lownie

Arts Richmond Literature Festival: Andrew Lownie Talking about his new book Entitled The Rise and Fall of the House of York.Wednesday 18th November | 7:30PM Tic…

The Exchange, Twickenham

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 Subscription Rooms, Stroud