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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
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
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
Also on at:
- Gala, Durham
- Harlow Playhouse
- Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama, Cardiff
- Theatre Royal, Margate
- York Theatre Royal
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
Drinking Skeptically: Pub Quiz and Social
General knowledge pub quiz.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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





