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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Denise Beddows & Joanna Wallace Book Signing

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

Meet authors Joanna Wallace and Denise Beddows at Gerrards Cross Bookshop, where they'll be signing copies of their new books You’d Look Better as a Ghost and The Forgotten Forty-Four. No need...

An evening with Shirley Ballas

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

When a promising young dancer collapses during the opening tango of a major competition, Lily Richmond, dance legend, teacher and one-time world champion, is convinced...

An evening with Hilary Bradt

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

We can't wait to welcome Hilary Bradt, co-founder of Bradt Guides, for a look back on her 50 years as a travel industry trailblazer. From...

An evening with Alison Weir

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Adored only child of King Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, the young Princess Mary grows up as the sole heiress to the English throne....

Mark Billingham Book Signing

Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

To celebrate the publication of his latest Detective Miller mystery The Wrong Hands, Mark Billingham will signing copies in the bookshop. Tickets can be booked in advance...

Magdi Yacoub Book Signing – Chorleywood Bookshop

Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

Come and meet legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Sir Magdi Yacoub, who'll be signing copies of his incredible memoir A Surgeon and a Maverick. Tickets can either be booked...

Magdi Yacoub Book Signing – Gerrards Cross Bookshop

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

Come and meet legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Sir Magdi Yacoub, who’ll be signing copies of his incredible memoir A Surgeon and a Maverick. Tickets can either be booked...

An evening with Max Hastings

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

Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and probably the most successful.  In February 1942 RAF intelligence...

An evening with Gillian McAllister & Lisa Jewell

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

This summer, join bestselling authors Gillian McAllister and Lisa Jewell for a criminally good evening! Just Another Missing Person - Gillian McAllister OLIVIA. 22 years old. Last...

An evening with Mark Billingham & Mick Herron

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Get ready for a criminally good evening with bestselling authors Mark Billingham AND Mick Herron The Wrong Hands by Mark Billingham Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has...