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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Barbarossa with Jonathan Dimbleby

At Home

Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of Russia in June 1941, was the largest military operation in history, its aim nothing less than 'a war of extermination' to...

£10

Toto the Ninja Cat with Dermot O’Leary

At Home

Join Dermot (and Toto) for some mysterious after school fun! Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can't wait for you to join her on...

£6

Money and Power with Vince Cable

At Home

We're delighted to be welcoming economist and politician Vince Cable to our virtual stage, where he'll be discussing his new title Money and Power. Through...

£8

An Evening with Clare Chambers and Rachel Joyce

At Home

Join us for an evening with bestselling authors Clare Chambers and Rachel Joyce. Small Pleasures - Clare Chambers With the emotional intelligence of Maggie O'Farrell...

£6

A Matter of Life & Death with Kelly Critcher

At Home

Join us for the online launch event of the powerful memoir by Kelly Critcher. As a palliative care nurse, it is Kelly Critcher's job to look death...

£6

An evening in with Emma Straub and Ann Patchett

At Home

Join us for an evening with bestselling authors Emma Straub and Ann Patchett. All Adults Here - Emma Straub After Astrid Strick - a widowed, 68-year-old...

£6

Murder: A Biography with Kate Morgan

At Home

Totally gripping and brilliantly told, Murder: The Biography is a gruesome and utterly captivating portrait of the legal history of murder. The stories and the...

£6

Letters to Camondo with Edmund de Waal

At Home

63 rue de Monceau, Paris Dear friend, As you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by accident. I know your...

£8

Douglas Stuart & Madeleine Bunting

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The Orwell Prize Longlist Conversations: Care We're thrilled to have joined forces with The Orwell Foundation to bring you an evening in with Douglas Stuart and Madeleine Bunting, where they'll...

£8