VILLAGE BOOKS AUTHOR EVENTS

Our events read like a who’s who of the bestselling books.  We’ve hosted events with Michael Palin, Graham Norton, Philip Pullman, Jacqueline Wilson, Judith Kerr, Dan Snow, Yotam Ottolenghi, Adam Kay, Evan Davis, Alexander McCall Smith, Robert Harris, Gail Honeyman and many more.  Be the first to know about our events by joining our mailing list.  If you would like us to host an event for your author, email us on events@village-books.co.uk or call 020 8693 2808.

17 May
9.30am - 11.30am

From Ideas To Reality: Getting Started With Writing Fiction with Laura Barnett

A workshop for new writers led by bestselling novelist and experienced creative-writing tutor Laura Barnett. Have you longed to write for as long as you can remember, but just can’t work out how to get started? Are you brimming with ideas for novels and stories, but none of your efforts quite measure up? Or are you just curious about writing …

4 June 2026
7.30pm

An Evening with Francesca Segal, author of the Tuga Trilogy

16 June 2026
7.30pm

Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris on The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss.

7 September 2026
7.30pm

An Evening with Robert Harris

10 September 2026
7.30pm

Simple Too: An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi

15 October 2026
7.30pm

Five Tastes: The Magic of Flavour in a Chinese Kitchen by Fuchsia Dunlop

We’ve hosted events with Michael Palin, Graham Norton, Philip Pullman, Jacqueline Wilson, Judith Kerr, Dan Snow, Yotam Ottolenghi, Adam Kay, Evan Davis, Alexander McCall Smith, Robert Harris, Gail Honeyman and many more.

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