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 Lorraine Kelly
Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood, WD3 5LNJoin us as we celebrate the publication of The Island Swimmer, the debut novel by much loved broadcaster Lorraine Kelly. As the plane began its...
An evening with Alastair Campbell
King's Church Amersham, Raans Road HP6 6LX Raans Road, Amersham, United KingdomOur politics is a mess. We have leaders who can't or shouldn't be allowed to lead. We endure governments that lie, and seek to undermine...
An afternoon with Caroline Quentin
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomFind solace in your outdoor space in this delightful horticultural journey with actress Caroline Quentin, as she draws on her life-long passion for gardening. In Drawn to the...
An evening with Nicola Tallis
Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United KingdomElizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as the ‘Virgin Queen’ is well known. But queenship was by no means a...
An evening with Dr Charan Ranganath
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomA radical reexamination of memory by pioneering neuroscientist and internationally-renowned memory researcher, Charan Ranganath. We talk about memory as a record of the past, but here's...
An evening with Daisy Goodwin
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomJoin us for an evening with Daisy Goodwin, where she'll be chatting about her brand new novel Diva, which brings to life the remarkable story of...
An evening with Judith Flanders
Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United KingdomIn Rites of Passage, acclaimed historian Judith Flanders deconstructs the intricate, fascinating, and occasionally – to modern eyes – bizarre customs that grew up around death and mourning...
An afternoon with Jacqueline Wilson
The Reach Free School, Uxbridge Road, Mill End, Rickmansworth WD3 8ABThis spring we're delighted to welcome bestselling children's author Jacqueline Wilson, who'll be talking about her brand new spine-tingling tale The Girl Who Wasn't There. 'And we're...
An evening with Gary Stevenson
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom'If you were gonna rob a bank, and you saw the vault door there, left open, what would you do? Would you wait around? Ever...
Meet the Author with Olivia Ford
Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United KingdomTo celebrate the publication of her debut novel Mrs Quinn's Rise to Fame, Olivia Ford will be visiting the bookshop to share a cuppa and a...