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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How the World Thinks with Julian Baggini

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood

We are delighted to welcome Julian Baggini, Microphilosopher and Academic Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy. His book "How the World Thinks" is an...

£8

Shaun Wallace Autobiography Signing

Both Bookshops

PLEASE NOTE:  Signings will be in both bookstores; Chorleywood 10-11am and Gerrards Cross 11.30am to 12.30pm NO NEED TO BOOK PLEASE JUST COME ALONG Shaun...

£19.99

Christmas Dates

Choosing a present for the special people in your life shouldn't be something you do in a hurry.  Here at the bookshop, we love a...

Lady In Waiting: Lady Anne Glenconner

Dr Challoner's High School (Girls School), Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, HP7 9QB Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, United Kingdom

"If your jaw doesn’t drop at least three times every chapter, you’ve not been paying proper attention" ... so says the Sunday Times review of...

£20 – £30

Gift a Book 2019

This Christmas Chorleywood and Gerrards Cross Bookshops are giving back and we need your help to do it! To read is one of the greatest...

£5 – £20

SOLD OUT: Feel Better in 5 with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

The Reach Free School, Long Lane, WD3 8AB

Start the year with the very best of intentions and keep your New Year's Resolutions with the help of Dr Rangan Chatterjee. We can't wait...

£12

An evening with crime writer Sophie Hannah

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood

We're looking forward to our first fiction event of 2020 with Sophie Hannah, international bestselling crime fiction writer. Her psychological thriller "The Carrier" won the...

£8

Unlock the Universe with Lucy Hawking

The Beacon School, 15 Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP6 5PF

We're very excited to welcome Lucy Hawking who is speaking about "Unlocking the Universe", the last book that she worked on with her father, Stephen...

£8 – £15

The Art of Rest with Claudia Hammond

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Contemplate rest with Chorleywood Bookshop and BBC Radio 4's voice of psychology and mental health, Claudia Hammond. She will be...

£8