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.
An evening with Ragnar Jonasson
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomWe'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...
An evening with Rachel Clarke
Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood, WD3 5LNJoin 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,...
An evening with Craig Brown
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomJoin 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...
An evening with Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomHave 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...
An evening with Robert Harris
Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood, WD3 5LNJoin 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 –...
An afternoon with Dr Chintal Patel
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomDr Chintal Patel is here to make everyday cooking and eating at home as enjoyable and nourishing as possible. No time? Turn to the 15-minute Meals or Time-saver Tray...
An evening with Lynda La Plante
Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood, WD3 5LNLynda La Plante has lived an illustrious life and has the stories to prove it! From her early days in Liverpool to her unexpected acceptance...
An evening with Ben Macintyre
The Reach Free School, Uxbridge Road, Mill End, Rickmansworth WD3 8ABJoin 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...
An evening with Al Murray
Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood, WD3 5LNThe 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...
An evening with Clare Chambers
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomJoin 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...