York Events and Reading Groups
Opening in early 2026 opposite York Minster, the largest independent bookshop in the country will be home to a year-round programme of author events.
For queries about the events listed, please email york@toppingbooks.co.uk.
Rory Stewart for Middleland: Dispatches from the Borders
Thursday 30th October, 7pm
Middleland tells the other side of the story to Rory Stewart’s bestselling memoir Politics on the Edge, and brings together the strange, surprising, and often uplifting …
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An Afternoon with Rick Stein
Tuesday 11th November, 12.30pm
Rick Stein, one of the nation's most-loved chefs, celebrates the most wonderful time of the year with a book to cosy up and hunker down with. …
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Femina's Janina Ramirez on Legenda: The Real Women Behind the Myths that Shaped Europe
Wednesday 12th November, 7pm
'Passionate, provocative and brilliant' ~ LUCY WORSLEYProfessor Janina Ramirez is a Sunday Times bestselling author, an Oxford lecturer, BBC broadcaster and researcher. She has presented and …
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Olly Smith for WINE: Everything You Need to Know
Thursday 13th November, 7pm
Olly Smith is the UK's best-loved wine expert, with 18 years' presenting wine on BBC1's Saturday Kitchen. He has written about wine for the Mail on …
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