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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Literary Lunch with Richard Madeley

Chenies Manor House Chenies, WD3 6ER

HOW FAR WOULD A FATHER GO TO DEFEND HIS FAMILY?  When Nick Wychwood loses his wife Elise in a shocking accident, he is left to...

An evening with the Reverend Richard Coles

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

The fabulous Reverend Richard Coles will be joining us to talk about his brand new Canon Clement Mystery, Murder at the Monastery. Canon Daniel Clement has suffered a...

An evening with Dr Benji Waterhouse

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Join front-line NHS doctor and award-winning stand-up comedian Dr Benji Waterhouse, as we celebrate the publication of his new book You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work...

Denise Beddows & Joanna Wallace Book Signing

Gerrards Cross Bookshop 12a Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Meet authors Joanna Wallace and Denise Beddows at Gerrards Cross Bookshop, where they'll be signing copies of their new books You’d Look Better as a Ghost and The Forgotten Forty-Four. No need...

An evening with Shirley Ballas

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

When a promising young dancer collapses during the opening tango of a major competition, Lily Richmond, dance legend, teacher and one-time world champion, is convinced...

An evening with Hilary Bradt

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

We can't wait to welcome Hilary Bradt, co-founder of Bradt Guides, for a look back on her 50 years as a travel industry trailblazer. From...

An evening with Alison Weir

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Adored only child of King Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, the young Princess Mary grows up as the sole heiress to the English throne....

Mark Billingham Book Signing

Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

To celebrate the publication of his latest Detective Miller mystery The Wrong Hands, Mark Billingham will signing copies in the bookshop. Tickets can be booked in advance...

Magdi Yacoub Book Signing – Chorleywood Bookshop

Chorleywood Bookshop 7 New Parade, Chorleywood, United Kingdom

Come and meet legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Sir Magdi Yacoub, who'll be signing copies of his incredible memoir A Surgeon and a Maverick. Tickets can either be booked...

Magdi Yacoub Book Signing – Gerrards Cross Bookshop

Gerrards Cross Bookshop 12a Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Come and meet legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Sir Magdi Yacoub, who’ll be signing copies of his incredible memoir A Surgeon and a Maverick. Tickets can either be booked...