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 Rory Cellan-Jones

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Can we ever really know the truth about our parents? Rory Cellan-Jones knew he was the child of a brief love affair between two unmarried...

£12

Adam Kay Book Signing

Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

Get ready for some after-school fun with former doctor and bestselling author Adam Kay. Do you ever wonder where the stuff around you all came...

£14.99

An evening with Rick Stein

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

We're delighted to welcome Rick Stein to Chorleywood, as we celebrate the publication of Simple Suppers, a collection of stylish, easy recipes for midweek, weekends...

£12

An evening with Laura Bates

Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

Activist and bestselling feminist writer Laura Bates will be joining us to talk about her brand new, YA novel and fantasy debut Sisters of Sword and...

£8

An evening with Charles Cumming

Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

Join award winning author Charles Cumming as we celebrate the third book in the gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 – a covert intelligence organization that...

£10

An evening with Victoria Hislop

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

We're thrilled to welcome bestselling author Victoria Hislop to Chorleywood, where she'll be chatting about her irresistible new novel The Figurine. Of all the ancient art that captures...

£12

An evening with Adam Henson

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

We're delighted to welcome farmer and Countryfile presenter Adam Henson to Chorleywood, as he recounts his Christmas memories tending to an assorted cast of animals, and celebrates the farmers...

£12

An evening with Emma Young

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

Do you know your Brie from your Beaufort, your Reblochon from your Roquefort? Whatever your cheese expertise, this book is for you! With over 110...

£12

Matt Lucas book signing

Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

Come and meet comedian, writer and actor Matt Lucas as he joins us at Chorleywood Bookshop to sign copies of his heartwarming new children’s book The Boy Who Slept Through...

£12.99

An evening with John Preston

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

Britain in the 1970s was beset by unrest and unemployment, as inflation soared, fuel was scarce, and hooliganism was on the rise. And for Watford...