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.
Wizards, Warriors and Dragons with Cressida Cowell
The Beacon School, 15 Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP6 5PFNo.1 Bestselling Series from the Blue Peter Award winning author of How To Train Your Dragon. Enter a land of wizards, warriors, mythical creatures and powerful...
“A rock and roll moment in time” with Jo Wood
Chorleywood War Memorial Hall Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomWelcome to Jo Wood, English model, Television personality and Entrepreneur. During her marriage to Ronnie Wood, she travelled all over the world with the Rolling...
A Cheesemonger’s History of the British Isles with Ned Palmer
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, ChorleywoodEvery cheese tells a story, whether it's a fresh young goat's cheese or a big beefy eighteen-month-old cheddar. The flavour speaks to you about the...
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister
Chorleywood War Memorial Hall Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomSOLD OUT: Join Chorleywood Bookshop and Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans, who brings her new book "Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister" to the...
The Mountbattens as not seen before with Andrew Lownie
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomWelcome back the prize-winning and best selling historian Andrew Lownie and his new book to mark the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Lord Mountbatten...
The Game that Won the War with Simon Parkin
Chorleywood War Memorial Hall Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomWe are delighted to welcome investigative journalist and award-winning feature writer Simon Parkin, who will tell us the tale of Operation Raspberry and its unsung...
The Poetry Pharmacy with William Sieghart
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, ChorleywoodUPDATE: Radio 4 recording BBC Radio 4 are interested in recording our event for a programme of "The World at One" in December with Emily...
How the World Thinks with Julian Baggini
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, ChorleywoodWe are delighted to welcome Julian Baggini, Microphilosopher and Academic Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy. His book "How the World Thinks" is an...
Shaun Wallace Autobiography Signing
Both BookshopsPLEASE NOTE: Signings will be in both bookstores; Chorleywood 10-11am and Gerrards Cross 11.30am to 12.30pm NO NEED TO BOOK PLEASE JUST COME ALONG Shaun...
Find out why “Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy” with David Mitchell
The King's Church Amersham HP6 6LXWe have now sold out of tickets for this event. We're delighted to welcome David Mitchell, whose bestselling Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse, published...