Events
The talk generally lasts around an hour, including questions from the audience. Afterwards, there’s usually the chance to meet the writer and ask them to sign a copy of their book.
Author Events
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An evening with Ragnar Jonasson
An evening with Ragnar Jonasson
We're thrilled to welcome best selling Icelandic author Ragnar Jonasson to Chorleywood, where he'll be chatting about his latest locked-room mystery, Death at the Sanatorium. Once a hospital...
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An evening with Rachel Clarke
An evening with Rachel Clarke
Join NHS palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke, for an insightful evening discussing her latest book The Story of a Heart. The first of our organs to form,...
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An evening with Craig Brown
An evening with Craig Brown
Join bestselling (and incredibly funny) author Craig Brown, as he turns his attention to Queen Elizabeth II in an unforgettable and fascinating biography. Virginia Woolf compared...
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An evening with Gavin Pretor-Pinney
An evening with Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Have you ever watched a cloud being born? Clouds come in all manner of shapes and sizes. From low-lying stratus to high-flying cirrus via sun...
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An evening with Robert Harris
An evening with Robert Harris
Join bestselling author Robert Harris, as we chat about his latest novel Precipice. Summer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe. In London, 26-year-old Venetia Stanley –...
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An evening with Lynda La Plante
An evening with Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante has lived an illustrious life and has the stories to prove it! From her early days in Liverpool to her unexpected acceptance...
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An evening with Ben Macintyre
An evening with Ben Macintyre
Join bestselling author and historian Ben Macintyre as we celebrate the launch of his new book The Siege, the remarkable story of the greatest SAS hostage drama On April...
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An evening with Al Murray
An evening with Al Murray
The Battle of Arnhem is one of the best-known stories in British military history: a daring but thwarted attempt to secure a vital bridgehead across...
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An evening with Clare Chambers
An evening with Clare Chambers
Join Clare Chambers, bestselling author of Small Pleasures, as we chat about her new novel Shy Creatures, a compelling story about love, family and the transformative power of...
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An evening with Sonia Purnell
An evening with Sonia Purnell
An electrifying re-examination of one of the twentieth century’s greatest unsung power players When Pamela Churchill Harriman died in 1997, the obituaries that followed were...
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An evening with Janice Hallett
An evening with Janice Hallett
Six Students. One Murder. Your Time Starts Now... The mature students of Royal Hastings University's new art course have been trouble from day one. From...
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Alexander Armstrong Book Signing
Alexander Armstrong Book Signing
We are delighted to welcome broadcaster, actor, comedian and author Alexander Armstrong to Chorleywood Bookshop to sign copies of his first children's book: EVENFALL: THE GOLDEN LINNET....
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An evening with Wendy Joseph KC
An evening with Wendy Joseph KC
Wendy Joseph KC returns to Chorleywood to chat about her latest book Rough Justice. Four gripping stories from the Old Bailey that force us to consider:...
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An evening with Sir Graham Brady
An evening with Sir Graham Brady
Cameron. May. Johnson. Truss. Sunak. Kingmaker lifts the lid on some of the leadership battles that have defined British politics for a decade and a half. The...
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Rick Stein book signing
Rick Stein book signing
Come and meet Rick Stein, as he visits Chorleywood Bookshop to sign copies of his delicious new cook book RICK STEIN'S FOOD STORIES. Accompanying the major new BBC2 series,...
An afternoon with Susie Dent
An afternoon with Susie Dent
We can't wait to chat with Susie Dent about her debut novel Guilty by Definition. She'd known there would be ghosts in Oxford. Martha wasn't afraid of any...
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An evening with Tom Parker Bowles
An evening with Tom Parker Bowles
Join award-winning food writer Tom Parker Bowles for an evening exploring royal culinary history. From breakfasts, picnic lunches and dinners, to coronations and state banquets, Cooking and the...
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An evening with Simon Heffer
An evening with Simon Heffer
The English language has evolved throughout its history, and usually for good reasons. However, in recent years, egged on by social media and the ubiquity...