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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

Dawn O'Porter: Book Signing

Dawn O'Porter signs copies of her new book, Paper Aeroplanes.

Waterstones, Cardiff

Thu 30 May

Free / 029 2066 5606

  • 17:00

Lach's Antihoot

A mix of music, folk, comedy and spoken word from one of the founders of the anti-folk movement and guests.

Henry's Cellar Bar, Edinburgh

Wed 22 May

£5 / 0131 629 4101

Joined by Michael Pedersen and Jay Bharaj.

  • 19:30

Wed 29 May

£5 / 0131 629 4101

Featuring Chris Willatt.

  • 19:30

Wed 5 Jun

£5 / 0131 629 4101

Joined by Toby Goodshank (Moldy Peaches).

  • 19:30

Wed 12 Jun

£5 / 0131 629 4101

Featuring acoustic punk from Billy Liar.

  • 19:30

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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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
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Jo Caulfield Presents … The Speakeasy

A relaxed evening featuring a diverse bill of artists (magicians, comedians, writers and more) telling true stories from the haunting to the hilarious live on stage, giving some unexpected insights into their worlds.

Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Tue 11 Jun

£6 / 0131 556 9579

Crime writer Ian Rankin, award-winning comedian Susan Calman, mindreader Colin McLeod, storyteller James Spense, musician Colin McEwan, comedian Ben Verth, a 10-minute play by Dave McFarlane, plus others and MC Jo Caulfield.

  • 20:00

Drouthy Neebours, Edinburgh

Sun 26 May

Free / 07896 745991

  • 19:30

Sun 2 Jun

Free / 07896 745991

  • 19:30

Sun 9 Jun

Free / 07896 745991

  • 19:30
…and 9 more dates until 11 Aug

The Magic Carpet Cabaret

A night of poetry, songs and stories, with open mic spots.

Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, Glasgow

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 0141 357 4524

  • 20:00

Alice Thompson: Burnt Island

Help celebrate the release of Thompson's sixth book, a novel about a novelist, which provides a new spot of horror to grace book shelves.

Blackwell's, Edinburgh

Wed 22 May

Free / 0131 622 8222

  • 18:30

Chris Skidmore: Bosworth

Tudor historian, author and MP Chris Skidmore discuss and signs copies of his new publication, Bosworth.

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, Nuneaton

Fri 24 May

£10 inc refreshment / 01455 290429

  • 19:30

Bristol Grammar School

Thu 6 Jun

£5

Book launch.

  • 18:30
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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

Wed 22 May

£12 (£11) / 01473 211498

  • 19:45

Sterts Theatre, Liskeard

Sat 25 May

£10 (£8) / 01579 362382

  • 19:30

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.

Waterstones Liverpool One

Tue 28 May

£4 ( £3) / 0151 709 9820

  • 19:00

Summerhall, Edinburgh

Thu 6 Jun

£5 (Waterstone's loyalty card holders £4) / 0131 226 2666

Tickets available from Waterstones West End.

  • 19:00

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
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Rebecca Solnit: The Faraway Nearby

The author reads from and discusses her memoir, which takes three boxes of apricots as a jumping off point for century-spanning reminiscences.

Kings Place, London N1

Mon 3 Jun

Hall Two

£9.50 / 020 7520 1490

Book launch. In discussion with Jane Shilling.

  • 19:00

Word Power Bookshop, Edinburgh

Tue 28 May

Free / 0131 662 9112

  • 18:30

Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre, Chesterfield

Thu 18 Jul

Roundhouse Lecture Theatre

£2 ( £1.50) / 01246 472450

  • 19:30 – 22:00

Colum McCann, Jon McGregor: Talk

The novelists discuss McCann's epic novel Transatlantic, which encompasses four generations of women, two continents and three centuries.

Waterstones, Gower Street, London WC1E

Thu 23 May

£5 ( £3) / 020 7636 1577

  • 19:00

Derek Landy: Author Event

The author will be talking about his work, including his latest book 'The Maleficent Seven', followed by a book signing.

Waterstones, Leeds

Fri 14 Jun

£3 / 0113 244 4588

  • 18:30

When The Money Runs Out: The End Of Western Affluence: Lecture

Professor Wouter DenHaan and Stephen King discuss the consequences of the Western world loosing economic power.

London School Of Economics, WC2A

Wed 19 Jun

Old Theatre, Old Building

Free / 020 7405 7686

  • 18:30 – 20:00
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Anna Whitelock: Talk

The author talks about her latest book, Elizabeth's Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen's Court, all about the private life of Elizabeth I and the people who surrounded her in her closely guarded chambers.

Waterstones, Ipswich

Tue 28 May

£1 inc refreshments / 01473 289044

  • 19:00 – 20:00

Anne Zouroudi: Author Event

Meet the author of The Feast Of Artemis, the latest in the Mysteries Of The Greek Detectives series.

Waterstones, Tunbridge Wells

Tue 25 Jun

£3 redeemable against purchase / 01892 535446

  • 19:00

Antonia Fraser: Perilous Question

The historian discusses her book Perilous Question: Reform Or Revolution? Britain On The Brink, 1832, which looks at the passing of the Great Reform Bill.

Royal Over-Seas League, London SW1A

Mon 24 Jun

Prices to be confirmed / 020 7408 0214

  • 19:00

St Swithin's Church, Bath

Fri 7 Jun

Prices to be confirmed

  • 19:45

Topping & Co Booksellers, Bath

Fri 7 Jun

£7; £6 adv / 01225 428111

  • 20:00

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Daniel Dennett: Intuition Pumps And Other Tools For Thinking: Talk

Prof Daniel Dennett in which he considers the remarkable capacity of each human being to develop software-like thinking tools in order to understand themselves and the world around them.

St George's Bristol

Tue 28 May

£8; £6.50 disabled (Children £6.50; £6.50; £6.50) / 0845 402 4001

  • 18:15

Joe Hill: Author Event

The popular American author and son of novelists Stephen and Tabitha King discusses his latest thriller novel, Nos4r2, and signs copies of his work.

Waterstones, Bristol

Wed 29 May

£5 ( £3) / 0117 925 2274

  • 19:00 – 20:30
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