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.
* Postponed * Appeasing Hitler with Tim Bouverie
Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood, WD3 5LNCome and hear Tim Bouverie, historian and journalist, talk about his book and Sunday Times Bestseller, Appeasing Hitler: Chamberlain, Churchill and the Road to War,...
* CANCELLED * My Dark Vanessa – the incredible debut novel from Kate Elizabeth Russell
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomEvery now and then a book comes along which absolutely blows our minds from the start. My Dark Vanessa by American, Kate Elizabeth Russell, (out...
* Postponed * The Last Giants : The Rise and Fall of the African Elephant 🐘
The Reach Free School, Long Lane, WD3 8ABThe Last Giants : The Rise and Fall of the African Elephant by Levison Wood - Wednesday April 1st - 7pm - Reach Free School.
This book comes at a critical time. Fifty years ago, Africa was home to just over 1.3 million elephants, but by 1990 the number had halved. Meanwhile in the span of a lifetime, the human population has more than doubled.
In Levison's "The Last Giants", he explores the rapid decline of one of the world's favourite animals. Filled with stories from his own time spent travelling with elephants in Africa, the book is a passionate wake-up call for this endangered species we take for granted. The Last Giants was written to inspire us all to act - to learn more and help save the species from extinction. We look forward to welcoming Levison to the Reach Free School.
* Postponed *Cecil Beaton’s Autobiography by Hugo Vickers
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United KingdomWe're delighted to welcome back Hugo Vickers after his expert interview with Lady Anne Glenconner in December to talk about his authorised autobiography of Cecil Beaton,...
* Postponed * Creative Writing Course for Children – Monday 6th April
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom* Postponed * Creative Writing Course for Children Join us for a creative writing workshop, for ages 8 to 11 years, at Chorleywood Library. All you need...
* POSTPONED* Ainsley Harriott’s Mediterranean Cookbook
Chorleywood Memorial Hall, Common Road, Chorleywood, WD3 5LNJoin Ainsley Harriott on his culinary journey through the Mediterranean discovering the very best recipes to cook back home in chorleywood.
* POSTPONED * Saul David: Crucible of Hell
CHORLEYWOOD WAR MEMORIAL HALL, COMMON ROAD, CHORLEYWOOD, RICKMANSWORTH WD3 5LN, UKGripping, even gruesome, yet deeply moving, Crucible of Hell sweeps us masterfully from a coral charnel house in the Pacific to the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima. David Reynolds...
* Cancelled * The Dirty South: John Connolly
Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom* Postponed * The Dirty South by John Connolly 15th April 7.00pm - Chorleywood Library It is 1997, and someone is slaughtering young black women...
* POSTPONED * Liquid Gold: Bees with Roger Morgan-Grenville
Garden Room, Chenies Manor Rickmansworth WD3 6ERAfter a chance meeting in the pub, Roger Morgan-Grenville and his friend Duncan decide to take up beekeeping. Their enthusiasm matched only by their ignorance,...
* Cancelled * The Restaurant: a History of Eating Out by William Sitwell
CHORLEYWOOD WAR MEMORIAL HALL, COMMON ROAD, CHORLEYWOOD, RICKMANSWORTH WD3 5LN, UKTHE 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.