Upcoming Events and Exhibitions

Elly Curshen - aka Elly Pear -, founder of Bristol's legendary Pear Cafe, will be visiting the shop (along with some tasty treats) and signing copies of her fabulous new cookbook, Green.

Foyles Chelmsford is inviting you and your children to explore the Peculiar Powers of Vegetables and Fruits with poet and author, Sharada Keats.

Join author and illustrator of the bold and brilliant Super Duper You Sophy Henn for a full-filled afternoon of storytelling, live drawing and activities—perfect for the half-term holiday!

Come and meet author and illustrator Sophy Henn (Where Bear?, Almost Anything) as she stops by to decorate the balcony overlooking our flagship Charing Cross Road Children’s section with illustrations from her book Super Duper You.

Join Angela Saini as she looks back over the history of race science and explores its legacy today, as well as investigating the reasons behind its apparent recent resurgence.

Discover the fascinating stories of some of the most innovative women artists from around the world and learn to draw and write about the people who inspire you in a storytelling and activities session with Sophia Bennett, author of The Bigger Picture: Women Who Changed The Art World.

Hear editor of socialist journal Jacobin and leading voice of the American left Bhaskar Sunkara discuss the revival of socialism on the political and economic landscape.

Join picture book author Dionne Paull and illustrator Corey Harris for a fun-filled afternoon of stories, games and activities based on their wonderfully imaginative City of Justice series.

Join us for a new music series with leading creative producers and talent development agency, Tomorrow’s Warriors, showcasing the next generation of game-changing jazz artists to hit the London scene. This session will feature The Soon Come Quintet.

On the eve of the 2019 winner announcement, we're teaming up once more with the prestigious Women's Prize for Fiction to bring you a panel of great female writers and speakers exploring the route to getting published.

Foyles Chelmsford is happy to host an evening with Grant Smith discussing his book, The Accidental Social Entrepreneur.

Join award-winning author Nathan Filer (The Shock of the Fall) for a frank and honest discussion on how to find new ways of thinking about mental health, and his new book The Heartland: Finding and Losing Schizophrenia.

Join us for a lunchtime signing with journalist and author Richard Sydenham alongside special guest, Garry Thompson to celebrate his book, Ticket to the Moon.

Join authors Fatima Bhutto and Dina Nayeri as they discuss their new books: The Runaways and The Ungrateful Refugee ahead of Refugee Week 2019.

Join authors James Bridle and Will Wiles as they delve underneath the surface of modern urban and technological living to explore the increasingly indistinguishable relationship between truth, fiction and memory.

Hear award-winning Irish novelist Kevin Barry (Beatlebone, City of Bohane) discuss his new tragicomic novel Night Boat to Tangier with acclaimed author Max Porter (Lanny).

We’re delighted to introduce the third in our series of Writers Nights’ showcasing new work and debut novels from some of 2019’s most hotly anticipated authors. Grab yourself a glass of wine and join Katie Hale and Hanna Jameson as they examine post-apocalyptic fiction with Arthur C. Clarke Award Director Tom Hunter.

We are delighted to welcome pilot and former member of Mercury 13 group Wally Funk to discuss the small steps and giant leaps that contribute to Sue Nelson’s extraordinary biography Wally Funk’s Race for Space.

Join us for a new instalment of our fantastically successful NYJO Jazz Jam, with singer and vocal coach Yvette Riby-Williams.

Join us for a new music series with leading creative producers and talent development agency, Tomorrow’s Warriors, showcasing the next generation of game-changing jazz artists to hit the London scene. This session will feature the Hypernova Jazz collective.

We're delighted to be working with Africa Writes Bristol to bring you an evening with Kenyan writer Billy Kahora.

Multi-prize-winning American photographer Alec Soth discuss his craft, and his latest book I Know How Furiously Your Heart Is Beating—currently the object of exhibitions in Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco and Berlin.

We kick off our July Hub Talks programme with award-winning writer and photographer Johny Pitts and his new book Afropean: Notes from Black Europe.

Join us for a very special evening of conversation with Man Booker Prize-winning author Howard Jacobson discussing his new novel Live A Little.

Award-winning author and journalist Elizabeth Day returns for another exclusive live recording of her acclaimed podcast How to Fail with Elizabeth Day featuring author Sadie Jones (The Snakes) and psychotherapist Philippa Perry (The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read).

Come and meet award-winning illustrator Chris Mould (The Truth Pixie; Pirates ‘n’ Pistols) as he stops by to decorate the balcony overlooking our flagship Charing Cross Road Children’s section with illustrations from his new version of The Iron Man.

Meet some of the most exciting voices in young adult literature during a special panel discussion with authors Lucy Powrie (The Paper & Hearts Society), Alexandra Sheppard (Oh My Gods!), Kate Mallinder (Summer of No Regrets), and Gill Stewart (Lily’s Just Fine) on the eve of the Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC), YA’s biggest convention of the year.

Join us for a new music series with leading creative producers and talent development agency, Tomorrow’s Warriors, showcasing the next generation of game-changing jazz artists to hit the London scene. This session will featuring composer and multi-instrumentalist Roella Oloro.

Join us for a new music series with leading creative producers and talent development agency, Tomorrow’s Warriors, showcasing the next generation of game-changing jazz artists to hit the London scene. This session will feature electronic Jazz trio Zeñel.

Join us for a new instalment of our fantastically successful NYJO Jazz Jam with East London based 3-piece Big Bad Wolf.

Join us for a new music series with leading creative producers and talent development agency, Tomorrow’s Warriors, showcasing the next generation of game-changing jazz artists to hit the London scene. This session will feature saxophonist and 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year Xhosa Cole.

Join us for a new instalment of our fantastically successful NYJO Jazz Jam with singer/songwriter Juliet Kelly.

Join us for a new instalment of our fantastically successful NYJO Jazz Jam, with saxophonist, flautist, violinist and composer Tori Freestone.