Bath Events and Reading Groups
In this beautiful Georgian city we host all sorts of literary occasions from reading groups to large events. We are home to a vibrant all year round event programme, culminating every year in our Autumn Literary Festival which runs from September through to the end of November.
Jean Sprackland for Night Vision
Wednesday 19th November, 7pm
We're delighted to welcome award-winning author and poet Jean Sprackland to the bookshop to celebrate her new non-fiction title Night Vision.‘Beautifully written, never lapsing into self-conscious …
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Jeanette Winterson for One Aladdin Two Lamps
Thursday 20th November, 7pm
Literary phenomenon, Jeanette Winterson, joins us in Bath this Autumn!I can change the story because I am the story.With her execution looming, a woman is fighting …
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Japanese Whisky Tasting with Dave Broom
Friday 21st November, 7pm
An evening of storytelling and Japanese Whisky from one of the most knowledgeable and entertaining experts in the business, Dave Broom.Award-winning author and Japanese whisky expert, …
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Andrew Graham Dixon for Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found
Friday 21st November, 7pm
"This book is going to revolutionize the way we understand Vermeer. I read it slowly, feeling 'like some watcher of the skies when a new planet …
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Karl Ove Knausgaard for The School of Night
Monday 24th November, 7pm
London. 1985. A city rife with possibility and desire. One young man who wants it all.Kristian Hadeland, newly arrived in the city, seethes with ambition and …
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Tiny Tales ~ Our Picture Book Reading Group
Tuesday 25th November, 10am
Welcome to Tiny Tales! At 10:00am, Claud will read a handful of brilliant new picture books carefully selected. It will last for approximately 45 minutes.Tiny Tales …
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Ghouls, Goblins, and Aliens: SFFH Reading Group
Wednesday 26th November, 7pm
Welcome to Ghouls, Goblins and Aliens, our Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror reading group. Your hosts, May and Roxane, will guide you through what’s great, what’s …
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Carol Ann Duffy for A Christmas Eve Ghost Story
Thursday 27th November, 7pm
We're delighted to present a festive evening of poetry to celebrate the enchanting new Christmas poem from Carol Ann Duffy, former Poet Laureate.It’s Christmas Eve in …
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Tiny Tales ~ Our Picture Book Reading Group
Tuesday 9th December, 10am
Welcome to Tiny Tales! At 10:00am, Claud will read a handful of brilliant new picture books carefully selected. It will last for approximately 45 minutes.Tiny Tales …
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Christmas Evening Special Guest: Harriet Lowther
Thursday 11th December, 4pm
Join us on our first Christmas evening of the season for an exclusive signing with Harriet Lowther! As one of Instagram's most beloved illustrators, Harriet has …
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Mulled Wine & Merriment: A Bookshop Christmas
Thursday 11th December, 5pm
You're invited to join us for a festive evening in the bookshop, with a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie.Throughout the day we will …
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World Literature Reading Group
Sunday 11th January, 7pm
Our World Literature Reading Group aims to showcase literature written outside of the anglophone world. On our journey we will make a variety of stops in …
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Supercharge your New Year with Ella Mills and Quick Wins
Thursday 22nd January, 7pm
A very special evening with Deliciously Ella's Ella Mills and her new book, Quick Wins - finding balance, confidence, and joy in the kitchen.Reset your January …
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David McCloskey for The Persian
Thursday 29th January, 7pm
What happens when a spy is forced to reckon with the consequences of his deception?Kamran Esfahani, a Persian Jewish dentist from Stockholm, dreams of starting afresh …
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Justine Picardie for Fashioning The Crown: A Story of Power, Conflict and Couture
Tuesday 24th February, 7pm
Published ahead of the centenary of the Queen's birth, this beautifully illustrated book uncovers the hidden history of the Crown and how it survived a tumultuous …
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Francis Spufford for Nonesuch
Monday 2nd March, 7pm
'One of the finest prose stylists of his generation.' The Times 'My God can he write.' Richard OsmanIt's the summer of 1939. London is on the …
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Jess Elliott Dennison for Weekend Recipes
Thursday 26th March, 7pm
We're thrilled to welcome Jess Elliott Dennison, food writer and the founder of Elliott’s Edinburgh. Her cookbook Midweek Recipes was a runaway success, becoming our bestselling …
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Michael Pollan of This Is Your Mind on Plants for A World Appears
Friday 17th April, 7pm
From the best-selling author of How to Change Your Mind, This Is Your Mind on Plants, In Defence of Food and The Omnivore's Dilemma - A …
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