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.
An Evening with Paul Muldoon
Wednesday 24th April, 7.30pm
Come for an evening in the bookshop to encounter Paul Muldoon's electric new poems live.In Joy In Service On Rue Tagore, Muldoon navigates an alphabet of …
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An Illustrated Guide to Clinical Psychology
Thursday 25th April, 7.30pm
What does a day in the life of a practising clinical psychologist look like? Which therapeutic approaches do they use? How do you become a clinical …
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Naoise Dolan for The Happy Couple
Thursday 25th April, 7.30pm
'I pure LOVED The Happy Couple. So witty, observant, wise and funny. Nihilistic about heteronormative relationships but so charmingly done I barely noticed. I cannot tell …
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Michael Zee & Breakfast of China
Monday 29th April, 7.30pm
Join us for a fabulous Zao Fan: Breakfast of China cookery demo with tastings in the bookshop.Breakfast in China is an important affair. At dawn, the …
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A Graphic Novel Masterclass with Theo Parish
Tuesday 30th April, 7pm
‘An uplifting, hopeful, empowering memoir that celebrates self-discovery and self-love’ - Alice OsemanJoin us for an evening with illustrator and graphic novelist Theo Parish to celebrate …
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Gardeners' World's Frances Tophill
Tuesday 30th April, 7.30pm
Please note this event is now taking place at St Swithin's Church. The date and time remain the same.Join us for an evening with Gardeners’ World …
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Northern Mexican Cooking with Karla Zazueta
Wednesday 1st May, 7.30pm
Join us for a true taste of Mexico and let yourself be transported to the Baja peninsula, rolling corn tortillas in the sun, sipping on a …
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Brad Evans for How Black Was My Valley
Thursday 2nd May, 7.30pm
How Black Was My Valley is a people's history of the former mining communities of South Wales.Weaving together the personal with the political, it offers a …
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Adam Smyth on The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in 18 Remarkable Lives
Monday 6th May, 7.30pm
A celebration of the printed book, told through the lives of 18 people who took it in radical new directions.This is an extraordinary story of skill, …
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Alice Vincent for Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival
Monday 6th May, 7.30pm
Alice Vincent is the author of three books, including Rootbound: Rewilding a Life, which was longlisted for the Wainwright Prize and named as one of the …
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Eco Book Group
Tuesday 7th May, 7pm
Through a blend of books on topics such as Ecology and Sustainability, Nature to Fiction, we want to explore the current Climate Change crisis, and what …
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Georgina Hayden
Tuesday 7th May, 7.30pm
Talk, Demo & Tastings.'If you like Greek food, you'll adore Greekish!' Itamar Srulovich, Honey & CoWe're chuffed to welcome Georgina back to the bookshop to cook …
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Hannah Crosbie Corker Wine Tasting
Wednesday 8th May, 7.30pm
Wine TastingJoin us this evening for a 'deeply unserious' wine tasting in the bookshop with one of the most exciting voices in wine today. Hannah is …
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Saul David on Sky Warriors:
Thursday 9th May, 7pm
“David recounts battles with enthralling detail, ever from a detached distance. He specialises in a worm’s eye view of war; his books possess a dramatic intensity” …
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Catherine Prasifka for This is How You Remember It
Thursday 9th May, 7.30pm
We are so thrilled to welcome Catherine Prasifka to the bookshop this May for her new book This is How You Remember It. Catherine's debut novel …
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Elizabeth O'Connor for Whale Fall
Sunday 12th May, 7.30pm
“Whale Fall is an astonishingly assured debut that straddles many polarities: love and loss, the familiar and the strange, trust and betrayal, land and sea, life …
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Paula Byrne on Hardy Women: The Mothers, Sisters, Wives, Muses of Thomas Hardy
Monday 13th May, 7.30pm
"He understands only the women he invents - the others not at all"Paula Byrne is the author of the bestselling biographies The Real Jane Austen, Mad …
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Cold Kitchen with Caroline Eden
Tuesday 14th May, 7.30pm
‘Caroline Eden is an extraordinarily creative and gifted writer. Red Sands captures the sights, tastes and feel of Central Asia so well that when reading this …
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An Evening with Alan Murrin and Oisin McKenna
Wednesday 15th May, 7.30pm
Join us for an evening with two fantastic Irish debuts to watch out for in 2024, Alan Murrin and Oisín McKenna.Alan Murrin's The Coast Road has …
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Robert Hardman for Charles III: New King, New Court, The Inside Story
Wednesday 15th May, 7.30pm
A brilliant insider’s portrait of Charles III by the bestselling biographer and royal commentator Robert Hardman.Join us for an evening with renowned historian Robert Hardman who …
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Powerful with Lauren Roberts
Thursday 16th May, 7pm
Lauren Roberts, the international bestselling author of Powerless, brings us a sizzling and heart-racing new story set in the kingdom of Ilya.Please note, the new venue …
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Max's World of Sandwiches
Thursday 16th May, 7.30pm
"Max is a sensation!" Meera Sodha "Genius...changed the way I'm going to eat from now on... these sandwiches are epic!" The Hairy BikersThe Max’s Sandwich Shop …
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Booker Prize Shortlister Neel Mukherjee for Choice
Monday 20th May, 7.30pm
‘Dazzling…by turns comic, lyrical and heartbreaking’ Monica AliA publisher, who is at war with his industry and himself, embarks on a radical experiment in his own …
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Agnes Arnold-Forster for Nostalgia: A History of a Dangerous Emotion
Tuesday 21st May, 7.30pm
In Nostalgia: A History of a Dangerous Emotion, historian Agnes Arnold-Forster blends neuroscience and psychology with the history of medicine and emotions to explore the evolution …
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Baking with Pride: Demo, Talk & Tastings with Bake Off's Janusz Domagala
Wednesday 22nd May, 7.30pm
A Pride-filled baking extravaganza with beloved Great British Bake Off contestant Janusz Domagała.Get ready to celebrate Pride with Janusz's Baking with Pride: an outrageous collection of …
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Frank Gardner for Invasion
Thursday 23rd May, 7.30pm
Frank Gardner has been the BBC's Security Correspondent since 2002. In 2004, while filming in Saudi Arabia, he was ambushed by terrorists, shot multiple times and …
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Imtiaz Dharker for Shadow Reader
Thursday 23rd May, 7.30pm
‘Imtiaz Dharker’s poetry shines a light in the dark. She is interested in how things work, in art, in history, in politics… You cannot hear her …
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Juano Diaz: Slum Boy
Monday 27th May, 7.30pm
You’ve read the fictional story of SHUGGIE BAIN - now read the real story of SLUMBOY.'What a brave and powerful story. If you like Shuggie Bain …
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Tea Obreht for The Morningside
Monday 27th May, 7.30pm
Téa Obreht is the author of The Tiger's Wife, winner of the Orange Prize (now the Women's Prize for Fiction) and a finalist for the National …
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Susan Dennard and S.T Gibson in Bath
Tuesday 28th May, 7pm
We're so excited to announce an evening with Susan Dennard and ST Gibson to celebrate the literary gem that is The Hunting Moon and the highly …
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Max Hastings for Operation Biting
Tuesday 28th May, 7.30pm
In February 1942 RAF intelligence was baffled by a newly-identified radar network on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe, codenamed Würzburg. The brilliant scientist Dr.R.V. Jones proposed …
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An Evening with Colm Toibin for Long Island: The long-awaited sequel to Brooklyn
Wednesday 29th May, 7.30pm
Colm Tóibín is the author of ten previous novels, including The Master, Brooklyn, and The Magician. Three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Toibin was appointed …
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Su Scott for Pocha: Simple Korean Food from the Streets of Seoul
Wednesday 29th May, 7.30pm
An evening of Korean Street Food from UK based Korean chef and author of the critically acclaimed Rice Table. Join us to celebrate the first ever …
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Marlon James: A Decade Since the Booker Prize
Thursday 30th May, 7.30pm
The winner of the 2015 Man Booker prize & literary star Marlon James returns to the bookshop to celebrate and discuss the book that won him …
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Don McCullin and Barnaby Rogerson
Friday 31st May, 6pm
‘Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling. If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything …
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Cat Bohannon for Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
Sunday 2nd June, 7pm
Join us for an evening with Cat Bohannon and her Women's Prize for Non-fiction longlisted book, Eve.‘A rare book: scholarly, funny, accessible and very important.’ - …
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Mira Manek: Ayurvedic Workshop
Monday 3rd June, 7pm
Join us for an Ayurvedic workshop with Mira Manek to celebrate Prajna and The Book of Chai.We will enjoy gentle breathing exercises, mindfulness techniques and simple …
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Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan for Question 7
Monday 3rd June, 7pm
'Richard Flanagan’s Question 7 is the strangest and most beautiful memoir I’ve ever read. Magnificent.’ -Tim Winton, Sydney Morning Herald – ‘Best Reads of the Year’'Sometimes …
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An Afternoon with Reverend Richard Coles
Tuesday 4th June, 2pm
Join us for a fabulous afternoon with friend of the bookshop, Reverend Richard Coles, for his latest publication, Murder at the Monastery.Canon Daniel Clement has suffered …
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An Evening with Charles Cordell
Tuesday 4th June, 7pm
'Charles Cordell, a former soldier, writes with a bravura confidence.' The TimesCharles Cordell has been a career soldier and diplomat on the ground in the Middle …
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So Good with Em The Nutritionistion
Wednesday 5th June, 7pm
Join us to celebrate debut cookbook, So Good, by Emily English (@emthenutritionist). Emily, now a fully qualified and registered nutritionist, developed her curiosity for the science …
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An Evening with Claire Carroll, Tessa Hadley & Richard Kerridge
Thursday 6th June, 7pm
Join Tessa Hadley, Richard Kerridge and debut author Claire Carroll for the launch of The Unreliable Nature Writer, a delightful exploration of our relationships in the …
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An Evening with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Thursday 6th June, 7pm
Join us for an evening of great gut health and more, with writer, broadcaster, campaigner and River Cottage impresario, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.In his new book How to …
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British Museum Lectures - Sarah Vowles on Michelangelo: the last decades
Monday 10th June, 7pm
Tracing the final 30 years of Michelangelo's career, curator Sarah Vowles examines how the great master used art and faith to explore the common human experience …
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Women's Prize for Fiction Longlisted Peace Adzo Medie for Nightbloom
Monday 10th June, 7pm
'Remarkable' Chika Unigwe, author of On Black Sisters' StreetJoin us for an evening with Women's Prize nominee, Peace Adzo Medie, to celebrate the publication of Nightbloom.Peace's …
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Love Vegetables: Delicious Recipes for Vibrant Meals with Anna Shepherd
Tuesday 11th June, 7pm
'Anna makes food I love to eat. She knows how to bring out the best in every vegetable.' ~ Anna JonesAnna Shepherd is a Bristol-based chef …
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Cato Pedder for Moederland: Nine Daughters of South Africa
Tuesday 11th June, 7pm
Moederland is a courageous and modern appraisal of what it means to be descended from the people who created the ultra-racist apartheid system in South Africa. …
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Fearne Cotton
Wednesday 12th June, 7pm
A woman at a crossroads must rewrite her own story in the fiction debut by beloved writer and broadcaster Fearne Cotton.Jade Shaw has lost control of …
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Baillie Gifford 'Winner of Winners' James Shapiro for The Playbook
Wednesday 12th June, 7pm
James Shapiro, who teaches English at Columbia University in New York, is author of several books, including 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare …
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Yuan Yang for Private Revolutions: Coming of Age in New China
Monday 17th June, 7pm
Join us for an evening with Yuan Yang for Private Revolutions: Coming of Age in a New China, a sweeping yet intimate portrait of modern China …
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SIFT with Nicola Lamb: A Masterclass
Wednesday 19th June, 7pm
Chef Nicola Lamb will lead a Baking Masterclass on 'why things go wrong' - the nitty-gritty of why your custard has curdled, why your sponge didn't …
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Will Tosh for Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare
Wednesday 19th June, 7pm
'Magisterial and saucy . . . This fresh account kickstarts the queer canon of English literature: Shakespeare won't go back in the closet again'EMMA SMITH, author …
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Alexander Christie-Miller and Sami Kent on Istanbul's past, present, and future
Thursday 20th June, 7pm
'An enthralling guide to one of the world's great cities - that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute …
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Tim Anderson Updates your Microwave Game!
Friday 21st June, 7pm
So long, slow cooker! Adios, air-fryer! The microwave has been around for over 50 years and will likely outlast any new-fangled kitchen gadget as the hero …
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Vegetarian Suppers with Mark Diacono
Monday 24th June, 7pm
"This is a wonderful book. Mark Diacono has combined his exceptional skill and passion for growing and cooking along with his own superb photography to create …
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An Evening with Alison Weir for Mary I: Queen of Sorrows
Tuesday 25th June, 7pm
We are delighted to welcome the incomparable Alison Weir to Bath for her new historical fiction masterpiece, Mary I: Queen of Sorrows.Adored only child of King …
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Michael & Rebecca Frayn
Wednesday 26th June, 7pm
'One of our best contemporary writers.' Sunday Telegraph'The most philosophical comic writer - and the most comic philosophical writer - of ourtime.' Daily MailIt's those around …
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John Bowers KC for Downward Spiral: Collapsing Public Standards and How to Restore Them
Thursday 27th June, 7pm
The Johnson era will be remembered for a series of scandals that severely eroded trust in the British government. From questionable PPE tenders and public appointments …
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Joanne Harris for The Moonlight Market
Monday 1st July, 7pm
From the internationally bestselling author of Chocolat and The Gospel of Loki comes The Moonlight Market, a spellbinding modern fairytale where worlds collide and magic is …
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Dean Atta on Person Unlimited
Tuesday 2nd July, 7pm
Dean Atta, award-winning author and performance poet, was the winner of the 2012 London Poetry Award and was named as one of the most influential LGBT …
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Melissa Hemsley on Real Healthy
Monday 8th July, 7pm
Real Healthy is a life-friendly cookbook for time-poor people who want healthy food that’s quick, convenient and tasty, too. Melissa Hemsley provides simple, doable, and delicious …
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Michelin Starred Chef Paul Ainsworth
Tuesday 9th July, 7pm
An Evening with the South West's Most Celebrated Chef.We're so pleased to host an evening to champion the first cookbook from Michelin-starred chef Paul Ainsworth.At the …
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Matt Haig for The Life Impossible
Thursday 29th August, 7pm
Matt Haig, the superstar author of the multimillion-selling sensation The Midnight Library and Notes on a Nervous Planet comes to Bath for his remarkable new novel …
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An Evening with Elif Shafak
Tuesday 3rd September, 7pm
Join us for an evening with the legendary Elif Shafak for her new novel There are Rivers in the Sky.Elif Shafak is an award-winning British Turkish …
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Inver's Pam Brunton on Between Two Waters
Tuesday 10th September, 7pm
Pam Brunton is the acclaimed chef behind Inver restaurant on Loch Fyne, which celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2025.Inver has won countless awards and is a …
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Sonia Purnell for Kingmaker
Monday 21st October, 7pm
Join us for an evening with Sonia Purnell, author of Kingmaker, an electrifying re-examination of one of the twentieth century's greatest unsung power players.When Pamela Churchill …
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Darren Freebury-Jones on Shakespeare
Monday 28th October, 7pm
Join us for an evening celebrating one of the greatest writers of all time as we discover why there is still so much to learn about …
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