Books & Literature in Richmond

The Walk That Rerouted a Life: A Coast to Coast Story - Karen Skeel

In 2010, Karen Skeel set out to walk Wainwright's Coast to Coast with her partner, Neil.

The Station, Richmond

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E1: 165 Days - Prisoner Of The Taliban - Asad Qureshi

Asad Qureshi, filmmaker and writer, works in dangerous places. When he sets off to interview Taliban commanders, he finds himself on the wrong side of the camer…

Richmond Cricket Club, Richmond

E4 Daniel Stables Festivity - A journey through Festivity

A journey through human festivity, told through colourful travel narratives set in some of the worlds most eye-catching festivals and interwoven with insights f…

Richmond Town Hall, Richmond

E8: Human Nature - Walking In Nepal - Thomas Bell

The Himalaya is not a wilderness! For thousands of years the landscape has formed the region's history, and been formed by people with their flocks, ploughs, an…

Richmond Town Hall, Richmond

E7: Women In The Outdoors - Rachel Hewitt And Rosemary J Brown

Rachel Hewitt is a prize-winning author: notably the best-selling Map of a Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance Survey (2010) and more recently, The Last Bastion…

Richmond Town Hall, Richmond

E9: The Land Beneath The Waves - Nic Wilson

When Nic Wilson begins researching her local landscape, the last thing she wants to do is consider her own past.

The Station, Richmond

E9: Nic Wilson The Land Beneath The Waves

When Nic Wilson begins researching her local landscape, the last thing she wants to do is consider her own past.

The Station, Richmond

E12: Good, Occasionally Rhyming - Kathy Clugston And Rob Stepney

A collection of selected poetry and prose celebrating The Shipping Forecast on the 100th anniversary of the first BBC broadcast.Described variously as a litany,…

Richmond Cricket Club, Richmond

E13: Pilgrim Cello - 42 Cathedrals On A Bike - Kenneth Wilson

Kenneth Wilson is a writer, a cellist, and a dreamer. His latest book Pilgrim Cello chronicles his 1,900-mile journey around all forty-two English cathedrals.

Richmond Town Hall, Richmond

E14: Diplomatic Adventures - Tony Rossiter

Tony Rossiter is a former diplomat, civil servant and international consultant. His talk will focus on his time as a young diplomat in the late sixties and earl…

The Station, Richmond

E15: Lone Wolf - Walking The Fault Lines Of Europe - Adam Weymouth

In 2011, a wolf named Slavc set out from Slovenia, travelling through the Alps to Northern Italy, where he crossed paths with a female wolf in a region that had…

Richmond Town Hall, Richmond

E19: Peter Robinson Memorial Event - Rising Stars Of Crime Fiction

A must for fans of crime fiction - this event will showcase the work of up and coming writers in this ever popular genre.Further details of the authors and thei…

Richmond Town Hall, Richmond

E18: Forgotten Forests - Jonathon Mullard And Oaklore - Jules Acton

Two writers present their recent books on the importance of trees in this double presentation.Jonathan Mullard is an author, biologist, and was Britains first s…

Richmond Town Hall, Richmond

E19: Crime Writers Panel

A must for fans of crime fiction - this event will showcase the work of three crime writers based in the Northeast and Yorkshire.Robert Rutherford is a founding…

Richmond Town Hall, Richmond

E21: Across Mountains, Land And Sea - Mir Rahimi And Determination - Tawseef Khan

Presenting his memoire, Across Mountains, Land and Sea, Mir Rahimi describes an extraordinary and true story of hope, courage and survival, of one boys journey…

Richmond Town Hall, Richmond