We love people as much as we love books and book-related events bring these loves together. We host monthly book clubs to suit ages 7-107. We also host a monthly Silent Book Club as well as a writing group; a weekly yoga class and regular author events as well as 4 bookshop parties a year. To find out more about these events please check here on a regular basis or make sure you are a subscriber to our mailing list. Not all our events are accessible to wheelchair users but we taking some of our events offsite to accommodate this.
What's On?
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Death Club
…because it’s good to find time to talk
Sunday, 24th March, 10.30am
Red Lion Books
Monthly event – Daytime Book Club:
APPETITE BOOK CLUB (Age 18+)
11.30am at various venues
Monthly Silent Book Club
…because we all need to schedule in reading time
Monthly
Bring your own book & a blanket!
8th April 2024, 5pm
125 High Street
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Spring Soiree 2024
Bookshop Shop Party
3 Author Hosts
11th April, 6pm
Red Lion Books
125 High Street
Authors in Conversation
A trio of Thriller Writers
20th April 2024, 11am
125 High Street
Poetry Reading
Rory Waterman & Declan Ryan
April 20th, 2.30pm
125 High Street
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Book Signing at Red Lion Books
Jason Fox
26th April, lunchtime
Embrace The Chaos
St Botolph’s Music Society
Concert Schumann Brahms
11th May 7.30 pm
125 High Street
Author Talk with Kathy Lette
The Revenge Club
13th May, 6.30pm
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Author Talk
Ingrid Persaud
The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh
22nd May, 6pm
£20 includes signed, first edition, hardback
Daytime Book Club in collaboration with Essex Book Festival:
Helen MacDonald and Sin Blaché
Discussing novel THE PROPHET
APPETITE BOOK CLUB (Age 18+)
11am at Colchester Arts Centre
125 High Street
Author Talk with Nancy Stevenson
Beach Hut People
13th July 11am
Our Events
Why Come Along?
Meet Authors
Listen to authors talk about their books and the craft of writing.
Get a book signed
Buy a book with a personal dedication from a visiting author.
Ask Questions
Our ‘meet the author’ events always finish with the opportunity for you to ask your own question.
Get writing tips
Find out how published authors get their inspiration and then structure their writing.