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Rachel Caine: Author Event

The author discusses and signs copies of her books, including the most recent, Fall of Night.

Waterstones, York

Mon 20 May

£3 inc drinks / 01904 628740

  • 19:00

Waterstones, London NW3

Sun 19 May

Free / 0843 290 8335

  • 13:30

John Cooper Clarke

The legendary Mancunian punk poet, who is a spiritual godfather to the likes of Mike Skinner and Plan B hauls his insatiable laconic wit on tour.

Artrix, Bromsgrove

Tue 17 Sep

£17.50 / 01527 577330

Button Factory, Dublin

Fri 14 Jun

€24

Colston Hall, Bristol

Fri 7 Jun

£18.50 / 0117 922 3686

With support from Keith Allen's Grow Up, Simon Day, Thea Gilmore and Mike Garry.

  • 19:30

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Kate Mosse: Citadel

Author Kate Mosse discusses her latest adventure novel, Citadel, along with the rest of her Languedoc Trilogy.

All Saints Arts Centre, Lewes

Fri 19 Jul

£9–£12.50 / 01903 204321

Talk and Q&A session. Part of Lewes Speakers Festival.

Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

Sat 29 Jun

£12 in advance; £15 on the door / 01206 573948

A Readers' Day event.

  • 09:30

Chichester Library

Tue 18 Jun

Prices to be confirmed

  • 19:30

Thu 4 Jul

Prices to be confirmed

In conversation with Phil Hewitt.

  • 19:30

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Leafing through Natural Scotland Exhibition

An exhibition of images and objects connecting books to nature.

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Sun 19 May

John Hope Gateway Centre

Free / 0131 248 2909

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Mon 20 May

John Hope Gateway Centre

Free / 0131 248 2909

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Tue 21 May

John Hope Gateway Centre

Free / 0131 248 2909

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 61 more dates until 21 Jul

The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs

  • Directed by: Jean-Michele Gregory
  • Written by: Mike Daisey

Mike Daisey's solo show, telling the story of Apple's co-founder, and also of the performer's own visit to China to look at the factories producing iPhones, iPods and iPads. Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory.

Derby Theatre

Sat 8 Jun

£12 / 01332 255800

  • 19:30

Dorchester Arts Centre

Fri 14 Jun

£12 (£10; £10) / 01305 266926

  • 20:00

The Firestation, Windsor

Thu 23 May

£12 (£11) / 01753 866865

  • 20:00

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Alistair Brownlee, Jonathan Brownlee: Book Signing

The Olympic medal-winning triathletes will discuss their success and sign copies of their joint autobiography, Swim, Bike, Run.

Waterstones, Leeds

Tue 4 Jun

Free / 0113 244 4588

  • 17:00

Drouthy Neebours, Edinburgh

Sun 19 May

Free / 07896 745991

  • 19:30

Sun 26 May

Free / 07896 745991

  • 19:30

Sun 2 Jun

Free / 07896 745991

  • 19:30
…and 10 more dates until 11 Aug

Jeffery Deaver: The Kill Room

The author signs the tenth and latest book in his Lincoln Rhyme crime series.

Waterstones, Glasgow

Mon 24 Jun

£2 / 0141 248 4814

  • 19:00

Joe Hill: NOS4R2

Hill launches his latest horror novel, taking questions from the audience and signing copies of his books. Booking is essential.

Blackwell's, Edinburgh

Fri 31 May

£5 / 0131 622 8222

  • 18:30

Neu! Reekie!

Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night describing itself as 'playing host to the sinister and the sanguine'.

The Poetry Club, Glasgow

Fri 14 Jun

£8

Neu! Reekie! heads back to Glasgow, this time taking along indie trio Sparrow and the Workshop, filmmakers Kim Moore and Gareth Griffiths (with their protest film Hell Unltd) and poet, novelist and performer Kevin Williamson. Plus, a mystery guest! Ooh, who could it be?!

Summerhall, Edinburgh

Fri 31 May

£7 / 0845 874 3001

With readings from American poet Krystelle Bamford and short story writer McGuire; music from Stevie Jackson of Belle and Sebastian and pop folkies Admiral Fallow; and the usual selection of animated goodness.

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An Audience With Tony Harrison

A rare recital by the Leeds-born poet, introduced by fellow local writer Anthony Clavane.

West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds

Sun 9 Jun

£8 / 0113 213 7700

  • 19:30

Burns an' a' That! Festival

A whole festival dedicated to Scotland’s internationally acclaimed poet Robert Burns. To celebrate the 2013 Year of Natural Scotland, the festival heads outdoors to Belleisle Park for a programme of live music, and visual and performing arts.

Belleisle Park, Ayr

Fri 24 May

Prices vary / 01292 616143

  • 12:00 – 17:30

Fri 31 May

Prices vary / 01292 616143

  • 12:00 – 17:30

Fri 7 Jun

Prices vary / 01292 616143

  • 12:00 – 17:30
…and 12 more dates until 30 Aug

Bromley Central Library

Thu 23 May

Free / 020 8460 6037

  • 18:30

Thu 30 May

Free / 020 8460 6037

  • 18:30

Thu 6 Jun

Free / 020 8460 6037

  • 18:30
…and 7 more dates until 25 Jul

Donald Hope Library, London SW19

Tue 21 May

Free / 020 8542 1975

  • 10:30 – 11:30

Tue 28 May

Free / 020 8542 1975

  • 10:30 – 11:30

Tue 4 Jun

Free / 020 8542 1975

  • 10:30 – 11:30
…and 8 more dates until 30 Jul

Peckham Library, London SE15

Tue 28 May

Free / 020 7525 2000

  • 18:30 – 20:00

Tue 25 Jun

Free / 020 7525 2000

  • 18:30 – 20:00

Tue 30 Jul

Free / 020 7525 2000

  • 18:30 – 20:00

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Art Deco Fashions In Central Europe And Hungary In The 1920s: Talk

Dr Djurdja Bartlett and Dr Katalin Foldi-Dozsa present and investigation into the uses of ethnic and geometrical styles in the Eastern European interwar fashions.

Hungarian Cultural Centre, London WC2E

Mon 20 May

Free, adv booking required / 020 7240 6162

  • 19:00

Bees & Inspiration

A neuroscientist and a designer describe the many ways that bees inspire them in their work and everyday lives. Richard Clarke is director of Beautiful Mind at Lottolab, a hybrid Neuroscience/design studio. Clarke has developed a model system for visual processing. He has published work on how brains create meaning…

Royal Festival Hall, London SE1

Mon 27 May

Level 3 Function Room

£8 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) (£50) / 0844 875 0073

  • 13:00
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David Goulson: Talk

The Professor Of Biological Sciences from Stirling University discusses his look A Sting In The Tale, which considers the urgent plight of the bumblebee and what can be done to stem the decline.

Waterstones, Oxford

Thu 23 May

£4 ( £2) / 01865 790212

  • 19:00

Rosalind K Marshall: Columba's Iona

Help celebrate Scotland's history and the arrival of Marshall's new book, which commemorates the 1450 years (to the month, no less) it's been since Columba first arrived on Iona.

Blackwell's, Edinburgh

Tue 21 May

Free / 0131 622 8222

  • 19:00

Sunday Papers Live

A full day of discussions and performances based on the Sunday papers, with commentators, musicians, actors and poets bringing to life the day's news, section by section. Dress code? Smoking jackets and Sunday best, of course.

Cecil Sharp House, London NW1

Sun 26 May

£20 / 020 7485 2206

This week includes performances from UN insider Mukesh Kapila, journalist and novelist Jon Ronson, fashionista Katherine Hamnett (CBE) and artist Gavin Turk, plus many more.

  • 11:00

The History Of Knitting: From Knitting Shepherds To Purling Celebrities! By Karen Cochra: Talk

Karen Cochrane offers an illustrated look at the origins of knitting and how the styles have changed through the ages and around the world.

Harrow Museum & Heritage Centre

Tue 16 Jul

£3 / 020 8861 2626

  • 14:00

Art Meets Science: Creating the Genome

Come hear the results of a multidisciplinary project between two geneticists, two poets, a design artist and a photographer, initiated by the ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum. With Pippa Goldschmidt, Lisa Matthews and Matthias Wienroth in discussion.

Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Tue 21 May

Free / 0131 557 2876

  • 18:00
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Children's Storytime

A storytelling session.

Cambridge Central Library

Mon 20 May

Free / 0345 045 5225

  • 10:30 – 11:00

Mon 27 May

Free / 0345 045 5225

  • 10:30 – 11:00

Mon 3 Jun

Free / 0345 045 5225

  • 10:30 – 11:00
…and 8 more dates until 29 Jul

Chelsea Library, London SW3

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7361 3010

  • 11:00 – 11:30

Fri 31 May

Free / 020 7361 3010

  • 11:00 – 11:30

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 020 7361 3010

  • 11:00 – 11:30
…and 7 more dates until 26 Jul

Dewsbury Library

Wed 22 May

Free / 01924 325 080

  • 10:30 – 11:15

Wed 29 May

Free / 01924 325 080

  • 10:30 – 11:15

Wed 5 Jun

Free / 01924 325 080

  • 10:30 – 11:15
…and 8 more dates until 31 Jul

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Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre, Chesterfield

Thu 18 Jul

Roundhouse Lecture Theatre

£2 ( £1.50) / 01246 472450

  • 19:30 – 22:00

Eboracum: A Potted History Of Roman York: Talk

A look at life in York (then known as Eboracum) under the Romans, which became one of the leading cities in their empire.

Yorkshire Museum

Tue 2 Jul

Free, plus admission £7.50, concs £6.50, under 16s free / 01904 687687

  • 12:30 – 13:00

The Incomers

  • Written by: Murray Lachlan Young

Windswept Productions presents Murray Lachlan Young's verse drama, set to a 1990s soundtrack, in which mayhem ensues when a couple invite their oldest friends down to the South West from London to help celebrate their wedding anniversary.

New Cut Arts, Halesworth

Thu 23 May

£12 (£11) / 0845 673 2123

  • 19:30

Sir John Mills Theatre, Ipswich

Tue 21 May

£12 (£11) / 01473 211498

  • 19:45

Wed 22 May

£12 (£11) / 01473 211498

  • 19:45

Sterts Theatre, Liskeard

Sat 25 May

£10 (£8) / 01579 362382

  • 19:30

Joseph Delaney: Book Signing

The latest Spook's novel signed by local author Delaney.

Waterstones, Preston

Sat 15 Jun

Free / 01772 555766

  • 11:00

Waterstones, Barrow-in-Furness

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 01229 871693

  • 13:00 – 14:00

Waterstones, Ormskirk

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 01695 580294

  • 11:00 – 12:00
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