Bestselling historical novelist Tracy Chevalier talks about her new work, The Glassmaker, a story set in 15th-century Venice, but which skips across time. The Glassmaker is vivid, inventive, spellbinding: a virtuoso portrait of a woman, a family and a city that are as everlasting as their glass. The setting is Venice, 1486. Across the lagoon […]
This Event has now sold out. Join Sophie for a high-octane event talking about all her latest projects: Her new book - No one would do what the Lamberts have done You think it will never happen to you: the ring of the bell, the policeman on the doorstep. What he says traps you in […]
History loves a villain. Across 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 […]
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 […]
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. From grape to glass, Tom’s book is a readable and charismatic guide that will teach you everything you need to know to enjoy wine. Wine is one […]
Publishing in the same year as PENGUIN’S 90th ANNIVERSARY! All 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 […]
*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 For more than a millennium, the Russian Orthodox Church has shown astonishing survival skills - from the Mongol yoke to tsarist […]
Join us on World Book Night 2026 In 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 […]
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. 'It's not a lifestyle. It's a life'. For over twenty years, Jo Bell, archaeologist and poet, has travelled the waterways of England, meeting […]
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. Since 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, […]
We are thrilled to be hosting the acclaimed neuroscientist and Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Hannah Critchlow. All are welcome to this insightful and exciting event. Discover the powerful and practical guide to strengthening your mind for the modern world and thriving in the age of AI. Hannah believes the future of wellbeing lies not […]
Join us for an evening with international bestselling author Joanne Harris as she talks about her latest book, Sleepers in the Snow, set in the beautiful but eerie North Yorkshire Moors. A powerful novel of love, loss, mystery and dementia, perfect for those dark winter nights, when a story beckons. Out on the moor, in […]