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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* Cancelled * The Restaurant: a History of Eating Out by William Sitwell

CHORLEYWOOD WAR MEMORIAL HALL, COMMON ROAD, CHORLEYWOOD, RICKMANSWORTH WD3 5LN, UK

THE RESTAURANT: A History of Eating Out by William Sitwell.
Published by Simon & Schuster on April 16th.
William is a Masterchef judge and the Telegraph’s food critic. His review of the history of eating out begins with the sophisticated dining scene in ancient Pompeii and then takes us on a vivid romp through the fascinating history of eating out. Covering the Ottoman Empire, post-war Britain, the French Revolution, London’s opening of Le Gavroche in the 60s and the US counterculture, it is a story of decadence, politics and endeavour. Spanning 2,000 years of dining, we see the restaurant used to symbolise transformation and the spread of cultural ideas across the globe, from the coffee house revolution to the invention of the taco machine and the sushi conveyor belt. William's book is a highly enjoyable narrative told with humour and many entertaining characters, concluding with his thoughts on the future of dining out. We look forward to welcoming him to Chorleywood.

£10

* POSTPONED * In Time With The Beatles by Craig Brown

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

"One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time" by Craig Brown Tuesday 21st April 2020 at 7.00pm at the Reach School Buy Tickets From the...

£12

* Postponed until the Autumn * The Wild Silence with Raynor Winn

CHORLEYWOOD WAR MEMORIAL HALL, COMMON ROAD, CHORLEYWOOD, RICKMANSWORTH WD3 5LN, UK

Welcome back Raynor Winn with her new book, The Wild Silence - the follow-up to the uplifting, Sunday Times, internationally bestselling, Wainwright prize shortlisted, and Costa shortlisted, The Salt Path. In the...

£10

* Postponed * The Codebreaking Outstations from Eastcote to GCHQ with Ronald Koorm

St. Andrews United Reform Church 12 Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross

Tuesday 5th May - 2pm - St. Andrews United Reformed Church, Gerrards Cross

Ronald Koorm will be giving a talk and signing copies of his new book "Backing Bletchley"at St Andrews United Reformed Church, 12 Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross SL9 7QE on Tuesday 5th May.

Ronald Koorm explores the complex relationship between Bletchley Park and its support codebreaking outstations, the background to the Enigma encoding machine, and how Eastcote became the largest codebreaking outstation during the war.

Tickets £10 to include tea and cake available from www.chilternbookshops.co.uk or

Gerrards Cross Bookshop 01753 885429

£10

* POSTPONED * Unlocking the Universe with Lucy Hawking

Queenswood School, Clarissa Farr Theatre, Herts, AL9 6NS

Unlocking the Universe with Lucy Hawking Queenswood School in partnership with Chorleywood Bookshop We are delighted to announce that Lucy Hawking, daughter of the theoretical physicist Professor...

£15

* Postponed * Normandy ’44 with James Holland

CHORLEYWOOD WAR MEMORIAL HALL, COMMON ROAD, CHORLEYWOOD, RICKMANSWORTH WD3 5LN, UK

James Holland, historian, writer, broadcaster and author will be visiting us to discuss his most recent book, "Normandy '44" D-Day and the 76 days of...

£10

* POSTPONED * Afternoon Tea at the Black Horse with Debut Author Louise Hare

THE BLACK HORSE, DOG KENNEL LANE, CHORLEYWOOD, WD3 5EG Dog Kennel Lane, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

We are looking forward to our first event at the newly refurbished Venue, The Black Horse in Chorleywood.
Louise Hare's new debut novel "This Lovely City" is a poignant, conversation-starting book club novel set around Brixton’s Windrush community, exploring themes of race, parenthood, poverty, community and the schisms in post-war London society.
Louise Hare is a major new talent. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London and was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish prize, which supports unpublished female authors. Louise has been described as "the Best Debut novelist of 2020" by the Observer.

£15

* POSTPONED * How to write your first novel, a Masterclass with Adele Parks

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

We welcome number one Sunday Times bestselling author Adele Parks to Chorleywood on May 19th at 7pm at Chorleywood Library.

Adele will give a creative writing masterclass on writing your first novel plus a talk about her new book "Just my Luck".

Adele will offer encouragement and a one-foot-in-front-of-the-other practical guide to the elusive art, craft and graft of fiction writing.

The course will cover topics such as:

Motives for writing
Can writing be taught?
Time and space for your novel
Practical conditions to optimise output
Theme
Character
Plot
Experimenting with prose
Editing

£30

* POSTPONED * Mich Turner Showstopper Cakes

Chenies Manor House Chenies, WD3 6ER

Local celebrity baker Mich Turner is coming to Chenies Manor with her book, Everyday Bakes to Showstopper Cakes, a collection of recipes to take you all the way from the delicious everyday through to the spectacular

£10