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October 2026

  • Lady Hale standing in a courtroom wearing a black dress with a large silver spider brooch, her hands held comfortably together in front of her
  • Cover of "With the Law on Our Side" by Lady Hale. Red & cream block background, with a black silhouette of a blindfolded female statue at the bottom, arms outstretched and a sword in one hand
  • Lara Feigel in a mid-blue cotton blouse, hands on hips and looking straight into the camera
  • Cover of "Custody" by Lara Feigel. Minimalist graphic of a mother and child in silhouette, standing on red blocks. The child stretches up an arm, but can't reach the mother across the gap

Lady Hale & Lara Feigel - Sold Out

Wednesday, 21st October 2026
  • Min Jin Lee in a black jumper over a white shirt, resting her head on one hand and leaning forwards onto a white-washed wooden table
  • Cover of "American Hagwon" by Min Jin Lee. Blue background with a large red apple in the middle. A strip of apple is peeled to reveal a Chinese landscape, with small people walking towards it

The Observer Book Club with Min Jin Lee

Wednesday, 21st October 2026
  • Karen Solie in a dark sleeveless top, sitting on a bench in front of a graffitied wall, looking off to the side on a very sunny day
  • Cover of "Wellwater" by Karen Solie. Solid black cover, with the x-ray like images of three metal calipers running down the middle

Karen Solie: Rylands Poetry Reading - Sold Out

Thursday, 22nd October 2026
  • Hernan Diaz looking intently into the camera, wearing a grey t-shirt and open khaki jacket
  • Cover of "Ply" by Hernan Diaz. The title in large green letters running vertically down the page, with a long trail of bind weed growing up and around it, on a deep orange background

Hernan Diaz

Thursday, 22nd October 2026
Dave Haslam in a khaki wax jacket and gap, standing on the pavement of a busy Manchester road on a grey day

Writing Creative Non-Fiction with Dave Haslam - DATE AND VENUE CHANGE - Sold Out

Friday, 23rd October 2026
  • Emma Fox smiling broadly, in a red and white striped shirt, navy rain coat, and with a green lanyard round her neck
  • Tania Hershman in black and white, wearing a dark t-shirt and cardigan, grinning into the camera, with her tongue between her teeth

Brave Bold Women History Forgot: A Writing & Walking Tour - Sold Out

Friday, 23rd October 2026
  • Claire Lynch smiling and looking off-camera, wearing a zip-front denim dress and leaning against the wooden frame of a large floor to ceiling window
  • Cover of "A Family Matter" by Claire Lynch. Top half in mustard. Bottom half a painterly image looking into a lit-up sitting room through a window. A lone toddler plays with toys
  • Claire Adam in an orange top, smiling and resting one elbow on a wooden dining table - her chin resting in her hand
  • Cover of "Love Forms" by Claire Adam. Top half in periwinkle blue. Bottom half an impressionist painting of a woman in a white dress laying in bed, back turned. A child sleeps in front of her

Claire Lynch & Claire Adam

Friday, 23rd October 2026
  • Lee Child in a denim shirt and leather jacket. Hands in pockets, leaning one shoulder against a brick wall
  • Cover of "Chain Reaction" by Lee Child and Andrew Child. Moody red-hued image of a man and woman standing separately on an empty highway - an American diner in the background

Lee Child: My Life in Books

Friday, 23rd October 2026
  • Two actors on stage in the middle of a show. The man has his arm around the woman's shoulders whilst talking to her, whilst she clutches a chicken
  • Illustration of an elf with long blue fair, sitting on the toe of a large brown boot, whilst talking to a friendly mouse in front of her

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Saturday, 24th October 2026
  • Robert Tregoning resting his arms on a wooden table, smiling, with his chin resting on one hand
  • Cover of Dylan, Daisy, and the Disco Ball by Robert Tregoning and Laura Brenlla. Two children dance under a disco ball

Dylan, Daisy and the Disco Ball with Robert Tregoning (Oldham)

Saturday, 24th October 2026
  • Actors on stage with vegetables

The Enormous Turnip

Saturday, 24th October 2026
Magdalen Bartlett in a deep blue dress and head wrap, smiling and dancing in front of a green background

Dance with Magdalen Bartlett

Saturday, 24th October 2026
Adam Perrott on stage, playing a guitar and singing

Little Reads Storytime with Adam Perrott (Oldham)

Saturday, 24th October 2026
  • Robert Tregoning resting his arms on a wooden table, smiling, with his chin resting on one hand
  • Cover of Dylan, Daisy, and the Disco Ball by Robert Tregoning and Laura Brenlla. Two children dance under a disco ball

Dylan, Daisy and the Disco Ball with Robert Tregoning

Saturday, 24th October 2026
  • Two actors on stage in the middle of a show. The man has his arm around the woman's shoulders whilst talking to her, whilst she clutches a chicken
  • Illustration of an elf with long blue fair, sitting on the toe of a large brown boot, whilst talking to a friendly mouse in front of her

The Elves and the Shoemaker (Oldham) - Sold Out

Saturday, 24th October 2026
  • Eliza Chan in a black vest top and khaki sleeveless jacket, leaning against a brick wall, with a pen and notebook in hand
  • Cover of "Harbour of Hungry Ghosts" by Eliza Chan. Highly stylized classic Chinese symbology in blue, white and orange. A Foo Dog sits centrally in front of a Ba Gua symbol
  • Sunyi Dean standing side-on in a black vest top. A large tattoo of a mermaid swimming with a seal on her left shoulder and across her chest
  • Cover of "The Girl with a Thousand Faces" by Sunyi Dean. Intricate gold on black line illustration of a woman with flowing hair and dress. Her face like a porcelain doll with milky eyes

Eliza Chan & Sunyi Dean: Hong Kong Ghost Stories

Saturday, 24th October 2026
  • Dave Haslam smiling at the camera, in a black t-shirt in front of a wall with a large concentric circle embossed pattern
  • Cover of "Creative Journeys" by Dave Haslam. Foil-lettered names of musicians around a central gold circle, like the grooves around the middle of a vinyl record

Dave Haslam with John Simm, Stephen Morris & LoneLady

Saturday, 24th October 2026
  • Actors on stage with vegetables

The Enormous Turnip

Sunday, 25th October 2026
  • Elif Shafak in front of book shelves
  • In One Brief Moment All Eternity by Elif Shafak book cover
  • Nihal Arthanayake wearing a camouflage jacket and smiling broadly at the camera

An Afternoon with Elif Shafak - Sold Out

Sunday, 25th October 2026
  • Jackie Kay in a black wool coat and chunky orange scarf, smiling and leaving back against a painted red and orange slatted wall
  • Cover of "Selected Poems 1991-2026" by Jackie Kay. Cream background, with the title and author in gold foil text, between a set of giant turquoise speech marks

An Evening with Jackie Kay

Sunday, 25th October 2026

Beano Presents Dennis the Menace's Year of Mischief!

Wednesday, 28th October 2026