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SUMMARY:Rob Cowen – The North Road: A journey through time\, place and memory.
DESCRIPTION:The North Road is the critically acclaimed new book from the author of Common Ground. All are welcome to enjoy an evening with the very charismatic and entertaining Rob Cowen. \nSince the North Road is the primary road\, almost everyone in Britain has a story related to it and can relate to journeys along it.  The A1\, The Great North Road. A 400-mile multiplicity of ancient trackway\, Roman road\, pilgrim path\, coach route and motorway that has run like a backbone through Britain for the last 2\,000 years. \nIn this genre-defying and profoundly personal book\, Cowen follows this ghost road from beginning to end\, journeying through history\, place\, people and time. Weaving his own histories and memories with the layered landscapes he moves through\, Cowen tells the story of an age\, of coming to terms with time past and time passing\, and of the roads that lead us to where we find ourselves. Written in kaleidoscopic prose\, The North Road is an unforgettable exploration of Britain’s great highway. \nRob Cowen is an award-winning writer and author\, hailed as one of the UK’s most original voices on nature\, place and people. His first book\, Skimming Stones\, won the Roger Deakin Award from the Society of Authors. His second book\, Common Ground\, was shortlisted for the Portico\, Richard Jefferies Society and Wainwright Prizes and voted one of the nation’s favourite nature books of all time in a BBC poll. His follow-up\, The Heeding\, was the best-selling debut book of poetry in 2021. Rob has contributed to the New York Times\, the Guardian and the Independent and written radio programmes for the BBC. He lives in North Yorkshire. \n‘A true epic of the road\, tapping the spine of a country and its submerged culture. Hard miles experienced\, endured\, transformed.’ Iain Sinclair \n‘A masterful weaving of time and place. The North Road offers a rare\, strong blend of national and personal – sweeping\, sensitive and enduring.’ Tristan Gooley \nThis event is now sold out. Some last-minute seats may be available at the door\, but there are no guarantees. \nhttps://robcowen.net \nBUY THE BOOK
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/rob-cowen-the-north-road-a-journey-through-time-place-and-memory/
LOCATION:The Whitwell Room\, Talbot Hotel\, New Street\, Oundle\, Peterborough\, PE8 4EA\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Jo Bell:  Boater – A Life on England’s Waterways
DESCRIPTION:Join former UK Canal Laureate\, Jo Bell\, for an interesting talk about her career\, life and her love of canals: Step aboard Boater\, a mesmerising voyage along the tranquil waterways of England. \n‘It’s not a lifestyle. It’s a life’. \nFor over twenty years\, Jo Bell\, archaeologist and poet\, has travelled the waterways of England\, meeting extraordinary people in an extraordinary environment. The canals and rivers have taught her about human nature\, including her own; about rope and Brasso and bravery; about ducks and locks\, and above all\, about the necessity for a constant supply of biscuits. In this smart\, funny memoir\, she describes an alternative nation within a nation\, a place of different maps and deep history\, and home to people who live and work in a world quite separate from the land. \nAlways at home\, always on the move\, Jo’s peaceful life is interrupted when a turbulent relationship takes her on a year-long odyssey through tranquil waters and on to the treacherous Bristol Channel. Join her as she navigates shallow waters and deep trouble\, and welcomes readers onboard a remarkable voyage through the past\, present and future of our remarkable canals and the communities they support. \nArchaeologist\, poet and boat-dweller Jo Bell is the author of several award-winning books\, including poetry collections Navigation and Kith\, two cult-classic poetry handbooks and (with Tania Hershman and Ailsa Holland) the history almanack\, On This Day She. \nTickets available from Leo’s Pet Supplies\, Oundle (cash only) or online. \nBUY THE BOOK
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/jo-bell-boater-a-life-on-englands-waterways/
LOCATION:The Whitwell Room\, The Talbot Hotel\, New Street\, Oundle\, PE8 4EA
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SUMMARY:Sophy Roberts: A Training School For Elephants
DESCRIPTION:Join us on World Book Night 2026 \nIn 1879 King Leopold II of Belgium launched an ambitious plan to plunder Africa’s resources. The key to the continent\, or so he thought\, was its elephants – if only he could control them. And so he had four tamed Asian elephants shipped from India to the East African coast\, where they were marched inland towards Congo. The aim was to establish a training school for African elephants. \nFollowing the route of this long-forgotten expedition\, Roberts travels to Belgium\, Iraq\, India\, Tanzania and Congo digging deep into the records to bring to life a compelling cast of historic characters and modern voices\, from ivory dealers and powerful chiefs to birders and Catholic nuns. Vivid and poignant\, A Training School for Elephants grapples with our history of animal and human exploitation and reveals an extraordinary – and enduring – tale of colonial greed\, ineptitude\, hypocrisy and folly. \nSophy Roberts is an award-winning British journalist\, and a regular contributor to FT Weekend. Her critically acclaimed first book\, The Lost Pianos of Siberia\, was a Sunday Times Book of the Year in 2020. This is her second book\, and is another unusual quest\, threading lost history with modern reportage following an 1879 journey that four elephants from Pune made to Africa’s Great Lakes\, it is a reckoning with colonial ambitions gone berserk. \n‘A cautionary tale from the early days of the Scramble for Africa\, but poignant and scholarly too. Roberts writes beautifully.’\nThomas Pakenham\, author of The Scramble for Africa \n‘A deeply researched and smoothly-written blend of travel and historical writing filled with empathy\, intriguing encounters and memorable characters\, not least the elephants themselves.’ Luke Pepera\, author of Motherland: A Journey through 500\,000 Years of African Culture and Identity \n‘Bringing history to life with vivid descriptions of brutal terrain and encounters with living descendants of those involved in this cruel\, misguided venture. Roberts tackles difficult\, sensitive subjects with careful\, exquisite prose. Unputdownable.’\nMary Harper\, former BBC Africa editor\, UN Advisor and author of Getting Somalia Wrong? \nwww.sophyroberts.com \nBUY THE BOOK \n 
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/sophy-roberts-a-training-ground-for-elephants/
LOCATION:The Whitwell Room\, Talbot Hotel\, New Street\, Oundle\, Peterborough\, PE8 4EA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260219T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260219T203000
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SUMMARY:Lucy Ash: The Baton And The Cross
DESCRIPTION:*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2025* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2025* *ONE OF HISTORY TODAY’S BEST BOOKS OF 2024* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE* *LONGLISTED FOR THE ONDAATJE PRIZE \nFor more than a millennium\, the Russian Orthodox Church has shown astonishing survival skills – from the Mongol yoke to tsarist demagoguery and enlightenment\, from Soviet atheism to the chaotic 1990s. Now again\, it is at the right hand of power\, sanctifying Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. In this provocative new book\, Lucy Ash reveals how\, under Putin\, religion is being stripped of its spiritual content and used as a weapon to control the population. Orthodox clerics and their acolytes distort theology as they preach Slav Christian supremacy and drag Russia backwards into a new Middle Ages. Combining historical research with vivid present-day reportage\, The Baton and the Cross explores the impact the Church has on millions of lives—from the tower blocks of big cities to far-flung villages in Siberia. Delving into the underbelly of politics\, state security and big money\, Ash shows how these forces have formed an unholy alliance with Orthodoxy in the dystopia of twenty-first-century Russia. \nLUCY ASH is an award-winning presenter of radio and TV documentaries. An expert on Russia and post-Soviet countries she was first sent to Moscow by the BBC in 1990 and has been covering the region’s social\, political\, and cultural issues ever since. The Baton and the Cross is her first book. \nLucy will be in conversation with Keir Giles. Keir’s work has appeared in a wide range of academic and military publications across Europe and in North America\, and he is a regular contributor and commentator on Russian affairs for international print and broadcast media. He is a Senior Consulting Fellow at the UK’s Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)\, and also works with the Conflict Studies Research Centre (CSRC). His books include: Who Will Defend Europe? (2024)\, Russia’s War on Everybody (2022)\, Moscow Rules (2019) \n’A TIMELY AND IMPORTANT BOOK’ – ORLANDO FIGES\, ‘SPELLBINDING’ – ANDREI KURKOV \nhttps://www.lucyashjournalism.com/ \nBUY THE BOOK
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/lucy-ash-the-baton-and-the-cross/
LOCATION:The Great Hall\, New Street\, Oundle\,\, Peterborough\, Northamptonshire\, PE8 4GH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Peter & Lisa Fretwell: The Penguin Book of Penguins
DESCRIPTION:Publishing in the same year as PENGUIN’S 90th ANNIVERSARY! \nAll are welcome to a charming\, informative talk by Peter Fretwell\, a leading scientist at The British Antarctic Survey\, and artist Lisa Fretwell. There’s something about penguins. Maybe it is their comical waddle\, or the fact that their upright gait makes them look like humans. Whatever the reason\, their cult following around the world is indisputable. \nThe Penguin Book of Penguins is a joyful\, informative book that introduces us to the main species of penguin and the fascinating lives they lead: their history\, evolution\, behaviours\, and habitats. Peter Fretwell has discovered almost half of the world’s emperor penguin colonies. Through his published research\, he knows that penguins can convey an urgent message about the importance of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean to the world’s climate\, with a strong ecological message running throughout the book. Other interesting information is included\, such as the fact that emperor penguins dive twice as deep as any other bird\, to the story of a king penguin called Sir Nils Olav III who was made a Major General by the Norwegian Army\, and learn about fascinating first-hand encounters (and even penguin jokes and emojis!) and why penguins matter so greatly to all of us. \nMany of the distant places penguins inhabit face threats to their existence through human interaction and climate change. It’s time we learned what the future holds for these most beloved of birds\, whilst also indulging in the joy they elicit. \nDr. PETER FRETWELL is an award-winning cartographer and lead scientist at the British Antarctic Survey\, renowned for being a world expert in emperor penguins. He pioneered the use of satellite imagery to find and monitor polar wildlife. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and has completed six field seasons in Antarctica. In 2020\, he published the award-winning book Antarctic Atlas\, which was a Financial Times Book of the Year. \nLISA FRETWELL has been a working artist and teacher for over twenty-five years. She has exhibited her work in the Smith’s Gallery in London and in New York. She produced the line drawings and edited the book Antarctic Atlas alongside Peter. \nSimply wonderful! If you like feeling joy\, you’ll love this book. How have we managed without it? – Tristan Gooley\, author of How to Read a Tree \nWedge-winged waddlers on land; sublime swimmers in southern seas\, penguins are some of the most popular birds in all the world. This ace\, accessible celebration of all the species – from Kings to Emperors\, Gentoos to Macaroons – deftly mixes natural history and human history to explain both their enduring appeal and the many challenges they face – Jon Gower\, author of Birdland \nYou are invited to attend the talk dressed as a penguin\, this could mean monochrome attire\, with a dash of yellow/orange\, a dress suit or a penguin onesie! The choice is yours. AIO will donate a percentage of the ticket cost of all penguins attending to support the work of the WWF UK \nBUY THE BOOK
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/peter-lisa-fretwell-the-penguin-book-of-penguins/
LOCATION:The Great Hall\, New Street\, Oundle\,\, Peterborough\, Northamptonshire\, PE8 4GH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T073000
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SUMMARY:Tom Surgey: How To Drink Wine
DESCRIPTION:Join Tom Surgey\, Philip Amps from Amps Wine Merchants\, and Helen Shair from Authors In Oundle for an informative\, fun-filled evening with wine to taste\, enjoy\, and discuss. \nFrom grape to glass\, Tom’s book is a readable and charismatic guide that will teach you everything you need to know to enjoy wine. \nWine is one of the most popular drinks around the globe. It brings people together and has a rich social and cultural history; it’s also astoundingly delicious. But it can also be intimidating\, confusing\, and unnecessarily complicated. It can be hard to know where to start: How is wine made? What’s the difference between red and white? How do I know what to buy in a shop? Am I holding my glass correctly? \nIn this modern\, accessible\, warm and funny introduction to wine\, Tom Surgey answers all these questions and more\, doing away with old-school snobbery and teaching you how to get the most out of your favourite drink. \nTom is regarded as one of the industry’s best and most engaging live performers. He was shortlisted for the IWSC Wine Communicator of the Year Award in both 2023 & 2025. \nTom has been featured on Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh\, This Morning\, Saturday Kitchen\, as well as at various food events\, talks\, and festivals across the country. \nTom is the co-founder of the not-for-profit and charitable foundation Table Talk Sussex\, which puts chefs in primary schools to teach food education. \nhttps://www.tomsurgey.com/ \n \n  \nBUY THE BOOK
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/tom-surgey-how-to-drink-wine/
LOCATION:Queen Victoria Hall\, 7 West Street\, Oundle\, PE8 4EJ
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SUMMARY:Antony Johnston: Can You Solve the Murder?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable murder mystery evening with Antony Johnston\, author of Can You Solve the Murder? Unleash your inner detective in a captivating\, interactive experience. Work in teams of up to six people to uncover hidden clues\, interrogate suspects\, and piece together the puzzle to identify the culprit. Will you be the one to crack the case? \nDon’t miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a live\, fun\, and unique mystery-solving adventure that promises to be both thrilling and unforgettable. Do you have what it takes? Can YOU solve the murder? \nAntony Johnston is the award-winning\, New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty books\, graphic novels\, and comic series\, including the popular Dog Sitter Detective murder mysteries. His graphic novel The Coldest City\, was made into the multi-million-dollar blockbuster movie. He is also a celebrated video games writer and is credited with many franchise-defining titles.  Johnston is a former vice chair of the Crime Writers’ Association\, a member of International Thriller Writers and the Society of Authors\, a Shore Scripts screenwriting judge\, and sits on the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain’s videogames committee. \n‘Glorious! An interactive crime novel where YOU sleuth-for-the-truth!’ Janice Hallett \n‘Great fun\, deviously clever\, and has a plot and characters that make you want to explore every avenue and possibility to discover the truth. Solving the murder after navigating puzzles\, twists and turns and a string of red herrings was so satisfying\,’ Sarah Dunnakey \nhttps://antonyjohnston.com/ \nBUY THE BOOK \nWe would like to thank The Greedy Piglet for sponsoring this event.  \n  Sarah Walton Photography
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/antony-johnston-can-you-solve-the-murder/
LOCATION:Oundle Bowling Club\, Occupation Road\, Oundle\, Peterborough\, PE8 4RU
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250909T194500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250909T204500
DTSTAMP:20250428T220022Z
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SUMMARY:Otto English: Notorious – History’s Villains and Why They Matter
DESCRIPTION:History loves a villain.\nAcross the entire span of human civilisation\, certain people and groups have been identified as being responsible for the ills of the world and have remained hated for it. In his continuing desire to separate the facts from the fiction of history\, Otto English looks at how these legacies were constructed and who told us that they were evil. \nFrom how Bloody Mary became the figurehead of uppity women and how Judas’s betrayal became a template for religious tensions for centuries to what the Peasants Revolt and the Illuminati shows us about power struggles throughout the ages\, English exposes the agendas behind the ‘truths’ we’ve been told to believe. And in looking at how xenophobia was weaponised during the ‘Spanish’ Flu\, he reveals how our past sometimes bleeds into the present day.\nFascinating and fearless\, Notorious will re-examine some of history’s biggest villains and change the way you see the world forever. \nOtto English is the pen name of writer and journalist Andrew Scott. Scott had written for theatre and television before moving into political journalism. From 2010 he began writing about history and politics\, often through his blog\, The Pinprick. He has written extensively for Politico and Byline Times. \nHe published his first book\, Fake History\, in 2021\, which examines the 10 biggest lies from history and the people who propagated them. In 2023\, English published a follow-up book\, Fake Heroes\, in which he profiles ten historical figures and analyses myths connected to them. \nAndrew will be in conversation with Ian Clark at this event. Ian is a history teacher at Oundle School. \nBUY THE BOOK
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/otto-english-notorious-historys-villains-and-why-they-matter/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T194500
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DTSTAMP:20250618T143809Z
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SUMMARY:An evening with Sophie Hannah
DESCRIPTION:This Event has now sold out. \nJoin Sophie for a high-octane event talking about all her latest projects:\nHer new book – No one would do what the Lamberts have done\nYou think it will never happen to you: the ring of the bell\, the policeman on the doorstep. What he says traps you in a nightmare\, and there seems to be no way out. It starts with the words\, ‘I’m afraid…’\nSally Lambert is afraid too\, and desperate enough to consider the unthinkable. Is it really\, definitely\, impossible to escape from this horror? Maybe not. There’s always something you can do\, right? \nSophie will also explain how she was requested by Agatha Christie’s family and estate\, to write the new series of Hercule Poirot novels. \nShe will also describe her amazing murder mystery musical\, The Mystery of Mr E\, which was released as a feature film in 2023\, directed by Martyn Tott\, and is available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV+ and soon to be on several other platforms too! \nSophie Hannah is a Sunday Times\, New York Times and Amazon Kindle UK No. 1 bestselling writer of crime fiction\, published in forty-nine languages and fifty-one territories. Her books have sold millions of copies worldwide.\nIn 2023\, Sophie won the Crime Writers Association’s Dagger in the Library Award for her body of work\, and in 2013 her thriller The Carrier won the Crime Thriller of the Year Award at the Specsavers National Book Awards.\nSophie is also a poet and has been shortlisted for the TS Eliot Award. Her poetry is studied at GCSE\, A Level and degree level across the UK.\nSophie is the founder and coach at Dream Author Coaching\, a coaching programme for writers and anyone who wants to write.\n\nhttps://sophiehannah.com/ \nThere will be an exciting competition on the night to win some of Sophie’s books!\nIn support of Authors in Oundle\, The Talbot Hotel would like to offer guests attending the event an early dinner offer on proof of ticket purchase\, 25% off food between 5pm- 7pm. \n     \nBUY THE BOOK \n 
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/an-evening-with-sophie-hannah/
LOCATION:The Whitwell Room\, The Talbot Hotel\, New Street\, Oundle\, PE8 4EA
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250530T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250530T200000
DTSTAMP:20250428T220208Z
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SUMMARY:Tracy Chevalier: The Glassmaker
DESCRIPTION:Bestselling historical novelist Tracy Chevalier talks about her new work\, The Glassmaker\, a story set in 15th-century Venice\, but which skips across time. \nThe Glassmaker is vivid\, inventive\, spellbinding: a virtuoso portrait of a woman\, a family and a city that are as everlasting as their glass. \nThe setting is Venice\, 1486. Across the lagoon lies Murano. Time flows differently here – like the glass the island’s maestros spend their lives learning to control. Women are not meant to work with glass\, but Orsola Rosso flouts convention to save her family from ruin. She works in secret\, knowing her creations must be perfect to be accepted by men. But perfection may take a lifetime. \nSkipping like a stone through the centuries\, we follow Orsola as she hones her craft through war and plague\, tragedy and triumph\, love and loss. Her creations will adorn the necks of empresses and courtesans from Paris to Vienna – but will she ever earn the respect of those closest to her? \nTracy Chevalier has been visiting Venice regularly since her honeymoon there thirty years ago. She is the author of eleven novels\, including A Single Thread\, Remarkable Creatures and Girl with a Pearl Earring\, an international bestseller that has sold over five million copies and been made into a film\, a play and an opera. Following the success of this book Tracy was able to write full time. \n‘A triumph . . . a brilliant idea carried out with confidence and brio and a deep love of an extraordinary city. The ingenuity of the time-skipping is beyond admiration’ Philip Pullman \nhttps://tracychevalier.com/ \nBUY THE BOOK \n   \nMURANO\, ITALY – APRIL 20\, 2016: People walking narrow canal with boats among old colorful houses of Murano – famous island in Venetian Lagoon\, popular tourist destination.
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/tracy-chevalier-the-glassmaker/
LOCATION:The Great Hall\, New Street\, Oundle\,\, Peterborough\, Northamptonshire\, PE8 4GH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250424T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250424T201500
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SUMMARY:Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC; Rough Justice: Do we have the law we deserve?
DESCRIPTION:This event has now sold out. If you would like to be added to the waiting list please email info@authorsinoundle.co.uk stating how many tickets you require. \nWhat is justice? Do our legal courts dispense it? Has our judicial process improved\, for the victims\, the accused and for society? What more must be done to ensure genuine justice is carried out in future? \nHer Honour Wendy Joseph KC examines four gripping trials she presided over and excavates matching historical cases of murder and intrigue. But\, as she compares these modern courtroom tales with eerily similar cases and miscarriages of justice from years ago\, might the most chilling story of all be that the lessons of the past have yet to be learned? \nFrom the trial of a child charged with disposing of dismembered body parts\, to the woman accused of killing her own husband\, Joseph is utterly compelling as she sets out how our justice system works. Incisive and masterfully crafted\, Rough Justice illuminates the struggles of any one of us caught up in our legal system – but particularly the marginalized and the easily exploited\, so often women and girls – and grapples with the concept of ‘justice for all’ so that we might demand better. \nUntil March 2022 Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC was a judge at the Old Bailey\, sitting on criminal cases\, trying mainly allegations of murder and other homicide. She read English and Law at Cambridge\, was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1975\, became a QC in 1998 and sat as a full-time judge from 2007 to 2022. When she moved to the Old Bailey in 2012 she was the only woman amongst sixteen judges\, and only the third woman ever to hold a permanent position there. She was also a Diversity and Community Relations Judge\, working to promote understanding between the judiciary and many different sectors of our community\, particularly those from less privileged and minority groups. She mentors young people\, from a variety of backgrounds\, who hope for a career in law and has a special interest in helping women. Her first book\, Unlawful Killings\, won the Crime Writer’s Association ‘Gold Dagger’ for Non-fiction and was a Sunday Times bestseller \n‘Joseph is such a deft deployer of suspense and nuance that she turns even the Sentencing Act 2020 schedule 21 into a cliff hanger.’ Kathryn Hughes\, The Sunday Times \nInterviewing Wendy at this event we are very pleased to welcome Karen Daber. Karen retired from policing at the rank of Assistant Chief Constable. She was a senior leader and influencer in policing\, with extensive operational and strategic experience. In 2023 she was headhunted by the College of Policing to lead the National Police Integrity Programmed for England and Wales\, developing and delivering the national Code of Ethics for policing in 2014. Since retiring Karen has retained an active and diverse professional portfolio. She is director of her own coaching company K Vanterpool Consultancy and is actively involved in coaching\, mentoring and leadership development in the public and third sectors. She is also a Deputy Lord lieutenant in Cambridgeshire. \nWe are very grateful to Stuart Blow of Stu-Pots Ltd for sponsoring this event.       \nTickets – £9 (£8)\, available from Oundle Bookshop\, (cash only) or online. \nWendy Joseph Website \n     \nIn support of Authors in Oundle\, The Talbot Hotel would like to offer guests attending the event an early dinner offer on proof of ticket purchase\, 25% off food between 5pm- 7pm.  \nBUY THE BOOK \n 
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/her-honour-wendy-joseph-kc-rough-justice-do-we-have-the-law-we-deserve/
LOCATION:The Whitwell Room\, The Talbot Hotel\, New Street\, Oundle\, PE8 4EA
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SUMMARY:Tom Newton Dunn - Letters From Everest: Unpublished Letters from Mallory’s Life and Death in the Mountains
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. If you do not have a ticket you may not get a seat unless we have some last minute cancellations. \nA unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family\, revealing his innermost thoughts about people\, places and mountains.\nOn the 8th of June\, 1924\, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen through a telescope on the upper slopes of Mount Everest. They were never seen alive again. In 1999\, Mallory’s body was found below the ridge where he was last seen. In the 100 years since his disappearance\, many words have been written about Mallory\, but very little has ever been published of his own thoughts.\nLetters from Everest is an eye-opening set of personal letters from Mallory to his family\, collected and published for the first time by his great-nephew. In the letters\, Mallory is completely open about his life\, his climbing and especially the three Everest Expeditions he was a part of – 1921\, 1922 and the last in 1924. His writing is full of extraordinary insights – most of which have never been published in any form. They are a unique collection – an actual reflection\, possibly the one and only\, of the thoughts of a climbing legend who walked into history a century ago. \n‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew Marr \n‘These handwritten artifacts offer a haunting glimpse into the private life of a British mountaineer who ventured into the high-altitude “Death Zone” before anyone knew if reaching the 29\,000-foot peak was humanly possible’ GearJunkie \nTom Newton Dunn is a broadcaster and political commentator\, and George Mallory’s great nephew. He first made his name as an award-winning defence correspondent before moving to political journalism\, where he led coverage of four general election campaigns and the Brexit referendum\, interviewing seven British Prime Ministers and US President Donald Trump twice. Tom was Political Editor at The Sun for 11 years before leaving to help launch Times Radio and presented its flagship Sunday morning political programme. He moved to TalkTV on its launch to anchor an hour-long weeknight news programme. Tom now works cross-platform for The Times and is an Evening Standard columnist. He has ghost written two military biographies\, Sniper One (2006) and Apache (2008)\, both of which were Sunday Times bestsellers. \nAlistair Sherwin\, English teacher at Oundle School and long-time friend of Tom\, will be interviewing him and chairing questions. \nTickets – £8 (£7)\, £1 off early bird tickets bought before 14th February\, available from Oundle Bookshop\, (cash only) or online. \nIn support of Authors in Oundle\, The Talbot Hotel would like to offer guests attending the event an early dinner offer on proof of ticket purchase\, 25% off food between 5pm- 7pm.  \n  \nBUY THE BOOK
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/tom-newton-dunn-letters-from-everest-unpublished-letters-from-mallorys-life-and-death-in-the-mountains/
LOCATION:The Whitwell Room\, The Talbot Hotel\, New Street\, Oundle\, PE8 4EA
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SUMMARY:Kate Bateman : ‘Story vs History’ - a fast\, fun filled delve into her two unusual careers.
DESCRIPTION:Join Kate Bateman\, antiques expert and bestselling historical romance author and discover answers to questions like ‘Is history more fiction than fact?’ \n‘How does the ‘provenance’ behind a work of art add value?’ \n‘Why do humans need stories?’ \n‘How do authors use real history to add excitement and adventure to their books?’ \n  \nKate’s event covers everything from Pompeiian graffiti\, fairy tales\, the historical inspiration behind ‘Game of Thrones’\, and a light-hearted look at some classic tropes found in literature and romance. \nKate Bateman is a bestselling author of Regency and Renaissance historical romances\, including the Secrets and Spies series\, Bow Street Bachelors series\, Ruthless Rivals series\, and Her Majesty’s Rebels series. \nTraditionally published by both Penguin Random House and MacMillan / St Martin’s Press\, her books have received multiple starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal\, and have been translated into numerous languages\, including French\, Italian\, Brazilian\, Japanese\, German\, Romanian\, Czech\, and Croatian. \nKate is also a fine art appraiser\, auctioneer\, and antiques expert\, the co-founder of Batemans Auctioneers in Stamford\, Lincs. After a decade living in the USA\, she’s now back in England and regularly appears as an antiques expert on several popular BBC television shows such as Flog It! and Bargain Hunt. \nYou can discover more about Kate via her website: www.kcbateman.com and on social media: Facebook: facebook.com/kcbatemanauthor \nInstagram: instagram.com/kc_bateman \nTickets available online or at Oundle Bookshop (cash only). \nBUY THE BOOK
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/kate-bateman-story-vs-history-a-fast-fun-filled-delve-into-her-two-unusual-careers/
LOCATION:Oundle School Common Room\, Milton Road\, Oundle\, Peterborough\, Select...\, PE8 4AB\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Ajay Tegala – Wetland Diaries: Ranger Life and Rewilding on Wicken Fen
DESCRIPTION:Tucked away in the flat lands of rural East Anglia lies Wicken Fen\, loved for its big skies and tiny creatures\, boasting over 9\,000 recorded species. For 125 years\, this wildlife sanctuary has been cared for by the National Trust. A dedicated team look after this precious wetland of international importance\, working with herds of free-roaming horses and cattle\, weathering the elements to cope creatively with the dramas of a life outdoors at the cutting edge of conservation. \nWetland Diaries is a seasonal account of ranger life on Wicken Fen\, restoring a once widespread landscape and the spectrum of emotions experienced. Ajay shares the spirit and atmosphere of the Fens\, offering an insight into the privileges and pressures of managing semi-wild animals in one of the country’s first wetland restoration projects\, creating precious breathing space for nature and people alike. \nAjay Tegala shares his passion for the natural world through his work as a wildlife presenter. His television credits include BBC Springwatch and Inside the Bat Cave. As a countryside ranger\, Ajay is grounded in the world of conservation. At the age of fifteen\, he decided to become a conservationist after a week volunteering with the National Trust in his native East Anglian Fens. He has worked in nature conservation for over a decade\, first on Blakeney Point\, North Norfolk and then on Wicken Fen. Ajay is passionate about protecting wildlife and engaging people with nature. \n“A wonderfully evocative account of life as a ranger on one of Britain’s oldest and best-loved nature reserves\, packed with delightful stories of the people and wildlife\, and written by one of our brightest young naturalists.”\n– Stephen Moss\, naturalist\, bestselling author\, TV producer. \n“A hugely enjoyable behind the scenes look at the reality of a life given over to the restoration of nature. Ajay’s vivid portrayal of his work at Wicken Fen is written with great honesty and humility\, bringing one of the UK’s most treasured nature reserves to life in all its tangled\, waterlogged glory.”\n– Lee Schofield\, conservationist\, author of Wild Fell. \nAjay will be in conversation with Francis Pryor. \nFrancis was one of the key consultants on Time Team\, and the resident Bronze Age and Iron Age expert. He is also famed for the discovery of Flag Fen\, a 3500-year-old Bronze Age site near Peterborough. He has written many books including The Fens and his latest publication is\, A Fenland Garden\, published last year. Francis was awarded an MBE in 1999 for services to tourism. \nTickets are also available at Oundle Bookshop (cash only). \nBUY THE BOOK \n 
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/ajay-tegala-wetland-diaries-ranger-life-and-rewilding-on-wicken-fen/
LOCATION:The Whitwell Room\, Talbot Hotel\, New Street\, Oundle\, Peterborough\, PE8 4EA\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Keir Giles: Who Will Defend Europe? An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent.
DESCRIPTION:New governments in Britain\, Europe and America\, but the same man in the Kremlin. What does it mean for our future? \nFor almost three years Ukraine has been the front line of Europe\, protecting us all by holding back Russia’s plans for conquest and expansion. But now\, the war could come much closer to home. The outcome of the US presidential election will decide Ukraine’s future – but Vladimir Putin has made it plain his ambition doesn’t stop there. And the Kremlin’s campaigns of murder and sabotage across the continent and in the UK have already resumed\, while Russia has been rebuilding its army faster than Ukraine has been able to destroy it. If the US steps away from the defence of Europe\, and the British Armed Forces are hollowed out and still shrinking\, who is left to protect us? \nLocal author Keir Giles’s new book “Who Will Defend Europe” looks for the answers. In his talk for “Authors in Oundle” Keir will explain what Putin’s plans for Europe mean for us – and how the front-line states have been preparing to be the next line of our defence. He will discuss what the US election results means for the UK\, and what must be done to safeguard our future against an aggressive Russia bent on attacking us. \nKEIR GILES has spent his career watching\, studying and explaining Russia. Keir’s work has appeared in a wide range of academic and military publications across Europe and in North America\, and he is a regular contributor and commentator on Russian affairs for international print and broadcast media. He is a Senior Consulting Fellow at the UK’s Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)\, and also works with the Conflict Studies Research Centre (CSRC)\, a group of deep subject matter experts on Eurasian security formerly attached to the British Ministry of Defence. He is a regular contributor to research projects on Russian security issues in the U.S.\, UK and Europe. \nKindly sponsored by Riverside Printers https://www.riversideprinters.co.uk/ \n \nTickets are also available at Oundle Bookshop (cash only). \nBUY THE BOOK
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/keir-giles-who-will-defend-europe-an-awakened-russia-and-a-sleeping-continent/
LOCATION:The Whitwell Room\, The Talbot Hotel\, New Street\, Oundle\, PE8 4EA
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SUMMARY:Nic Aubury: Things My Children Think I'm Wrong About
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an entertaining evening event celebrating Nic’s accessible and hilarious poetry. This event has now sold out! Thank you for your support. \nPerfect for sharing and demanding to be read aloud\, this funny\, pithy\, highly relatable collection of small but perfectly formed poems provides the antidote to the manifold frustrations and absurdities of adult life. A verse companion to modern parenthood\, it is the ideal gift for any mother or father whose children know they are wrong about everything. \n‘Nic Aubury’s poetry is proper poetry in the Betjeman/Wendy Cope tradition\, and it’s an utter delight – memorable\, musical\, witty and just brilliant in every way. Nic is hands down the best new poet to emerge in the last 20 years.’ – Sophie Hannah \nNic read Classics at Oxford and now teaches Latin and Greek for a living. He had a chapbook\, Small Talk\, published by Nasty Little Press in 2011\, a book which was named by Sophie Hannah in the Sunday Express as one of her books of the year for 2011. His first full collection\, Cold Soup\, was also published by Nasty Little Press in 2013. Some of his poems were included in the Carcanet anthology New Poetries VI (2015)\, and also appeared in the Penguin anthology The Poetry of Sex (2014) edited by Sophie Hannah. \nHis most recent collection Ignore It All and Hope It Goes Away: Poems for Modern Life (2022) is published by David Fickling Books and is accompanied by illustrations from popular comic artist Moose Allain. He has performed his poetry at various festivals including Port Eliot\, Latitude\, the Cheltenham Poetry Festival and the Ledbury Poetry Festival. Recently he began producing a weekly four-line poem for the New European\, a weekly\, liberal\, explicitly pro-EU political and cultural newspaper and website. \nNic will be in conversation with Farah Sharp\, a comedian and presenter\, named ‘One to Watch’ by the Funny Women Awards 2023. She has been featured on BBC Radio 4 as well as at Latitude and Leeds Festivals\, she also happens to be one of Nic’s ex-pupils! \nKindly sponsored by Lower Farm Bed & Breakfast https://www.lower-farm.co.uk/\n \nTickets are also available at Oundle Bookshop (cash only). \nBUY THE BOOK
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/nic-aubury-things-my-children-think-im-wrong-about/
LOCATION:The Oundle Suite\, Fletton House\, Oundle\, PE8 4AJ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Annie Garthwaite: The King’s Mother
DESCRIPTION:This is one of the events included in Annie’s historical locations’ tour. This event is now sold out\, thank you for your support! \nReturning to the extraordinary heroine of the critically acclaimed Cecily\, this is a story of mothers and sons; of maternal ferocity and female ambition – of all they can build and all they can destroy. \nCecily Neville was the wife of Richard\, Duke of York\, and the mother of two kings of England: Edward IV and Richard III. Fotheringhay Castle was one of their principal homes and many of their children (including Richard III) were born there. Cecily and her husband were largely responsible for the building of the church in the 15th century and\, most importantly\, it is the place of their eternal rest. They lie in the church side by side\, with several of their children. \n1461. Through blood and battle Edward has gained England’s throne\, king by right and conquest. Eighteen years old and unstoppable. Cecily has piloted his rise to power and stands at his shoulder now\, first to claim the title King’s Mother. \nHowever\, to win a throne is not to keep it and war is come again. As brother betrays brother\, and trusted cousins turn treacherous\, other mothers rise up to fight for other sons. Cecily must focus her will to defeat every challenge. Wherever they come from. Whatever the cost.\nFor there can be only one King\, and only one King’s Mother. \n“A novel in a class of its own” AK Blakemore \n“History at its most powerful” Jennifer Saint \n“Family dynamics at their most fierce – timeless and brilliant” Kate Sawyer \nAnnie Garthwaite is the author of the highly-acclaimed Cecily. She grew up in a working-class community in the north-east of England before embarking on a thirty-year career in international business. In 2017\, she returned to her first love – books – and began writing the story of a lifelong fascination\, Cecily Neville. \nwww.anniegarthwaite.com \nBUY THE BOOK \n  \n\n				\n					\n				\n			\n 
URL:https://www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/annie-garthwaite-the-kings-mother/
LOCATION:Church of St Mary’s & All Saints\, Castle Mound\, Fotheringhay\, PE8 5HZ
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