Chiltern Bookshops Events

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Join us to hear authors chat about their current publication and share the inspiration behind their books. Come alone or with friends – the atmosphere is welcoming and relaxed, and we generally serve refreshments. These are really sociable occasions: great opportunities to meet like-minded people, as well as to hear how a writer thinks or writes or researches. Listening to someone talk about their work – fiction or non-fiction – brings it to life. If you’ve already read the book, you’ll understand it in a new light; if you’ve still to start, then once you’ve had an author’s insights, the words will spring off the page in a very specific and personal way.

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.

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An evening with Simon Heffer

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

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...

An evening with Jenny Eclair

Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood, WD3 5LN

How did little Jenny Hargreaves become Jenny Eclair and elbow her way into the male dominated world of 1980s stand-up? Daughter of Major Derek Hargreaves...

An evening with John Lewis-Stempel

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

‘That John Lewis-Stempel is one of the best nature writers of his generation is undisputed.’ – Country Life Our countryside is iconic: a series of...

An evening with Ned Palmer

Sarratt Village Hall, The Green, Sarratt, WD3 6AS The Green, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Join expert Cheesemonger Ned Palmer, for a celebration of all things French cheese! Charles de Gaulle famously said it was impossible to govern a country...

Sarah, Duchess of York Book Signing

Gerrards Cross Bookshop 12a Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Come and meet bestselling author and philanthropist Sarah, Duchess of York, as she visits Gerrards Cross Bookshop to sign copies of her new children’s picture...

An afternoon with Iain Dale

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Were the signs that Putin is a ruthless dictator there all along? How should we deal with President Xi of China? Given the world seems...

An evening with Julian Clary

RMS for Girls Rickmansworth Park, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

We can't wait to welcome author, actor and comedian Julian Clary to Chorleywood, where he'll be chatting about his new novel Curtain Call to Murder. It is opening...

An evening with Rory Cellan-Jones

The Reach Free School, Uxbridge Road, Mill End, Rickmansworth WD3 8AB

In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie Cross, Cabbage. Newly retired, Rory had become inseparable from her during daily...

An afternoon with Mary Berry

King's Church Amersham, Raans Road HP6 6LX Raans Road, Amersham, United Kingdom

We're thrilled to be joined by Mary Berry for an afternoon chatting about her mouthwatering new book Mary's Foolproof Dinners. Whether it's a busy weeknight or a cosy...

An evening with Sir Trevor McDonald

RMS for Girls, Rickmansworth Park, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HF

Sir Trevor McDonald is one of Britain's most celebrated broadcasters and his devotion for cricket is almost as well-known as his legendary professional achievements. In...