Chiltern Bookshops Events

Events

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 Felicity Cloake

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Get ready for a culinary adventure with award-winning food writer Felicity Cloake, as she joins us (along with the wonderful Wilf), to chat about her...

An evening with Tim Bouverie

Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

After the fall of France in June 1940, only Britain stood between Hitler and total victory. Desperate for allies, Winston Churchill did everything he could...

An evening with Gordon Corera

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

How do you steal a library? Not just any library but the most secret archive in the world. The answer is to be a librarian....

An evening with Adam Hart

Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

On 14 August 1943, Squadron Leader Frank Griffiths set off on a secret mission to deliver supplies to members of the French Resistance living in...

An evening with Jo Hamilton

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

'My first big discrepancy came in the shape of a £2,000 shortfall that just made no sense at all. Of all the things that kept...

An evening with Dr Lucy Pollock

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

We can't wait to welcome Consultant Geriatrician Dr Lucy Pollock to Chorleywood, who'll be discussing her wonderful new book The Golden Rule: Lessons in living from...

An evening with Janice Hallett

The Grove Hotel Chandlers Cross, United Kingdom

Join our friends at The Grove for an exclusive literary evening with ‘the queen of cosy crime’, Janice Hallett. This intimate event will begin with...

An evening with Hallie Rubenhold

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

This summer, we're thrilled to welcome Baillie Gifford prize-winning author Hallie Rubenhold to Chorleywood, where she'll be chatting about her fabulous new book, Story of a Murder. No...

An evening with Lisa Jewell & Steph McGovern

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

Get ready for a thrilling evening with best-selling author Lisa Jewell and award-winning broadcaster Steph McGovern, as they chat about their brand new novels. DON'T...

An evening with Iain MacGregor

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Join bestselling author and historian Iain MacGregor for a fascinating evening exploring the fateful decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. At 8:15 a.m....