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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An evening with Letitia Clark

Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

Joining us from the sun-soaked shores of Sardinia, bestselling author and chef Letitia Clark will be chatting about her joyful new cookery book For the...

An afternoon with Ruth Jones

King's Church Amersham, Raans Road HP6 6LX Raans Road, Amersham, United Kingdom

Join us for an afternoon with award winning television writer, actor and bestselling author Ruth Jones, who'll be talking about her new novel By Your Side....

An evening with Alison Weir

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

We're thrilled to welcome acclaimed historian Alison Weir back to Chorleywood, where she'll be talking about her compelling new novel, The Cardinal. AN EXTRAORDINARY RISE TO...

An evening with Felicity Cloake

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Get ready for a culinary adventure with award-winning food writer Felicity Cloake, as she chats about her new book Peach Street to Lobster Lane. Having cycled...

An evening with Gordon Corera

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

How do you steal a library? Not just any library but the most secret archive in the world. The answer is to be a librarian....

An evening with Holly Bourne & Sarah Harman

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Get that babysitter booked and join us for a bookish girls' night out with Holly Bourne and Sarah Harman. So Thrilled For You - Holly Bourne...

An evening with Adam Hart

Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

On 14 August 1943, Squadron Leader Frank Griffiths set off on a secret mission to deliver supplies to members of the French Resistance living in...

An evening with Jo Hamilton

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

'My first big discrepancy came in the shape of a £2,000 shortfall that just made no sense at all. Of all the things that kept...

An evening with Dr Lucy Pollock

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

We can't wait to welcome Consultant Geriatrician Dr Lucy Pollock to Chorleywood, who'll be discussing her wonderful new book The Golden Rule: Lessons in living from...

An evening with Hallie Rubenhold

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

This summer, we're thrilled to welcome Baillie Gifford prize-winning author Hallie Rubenhold to Chorleywood, where she'll be chatting about her fabulous new book, Story of a Murder. No...