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• Twenty Stories. One City. The City of Stories

  13 March 2026

  Please join us and the city Town Crier on Friday, 13 March at 11am at the Gentlemans Walk Book Bench for the launch of Twenty Stories. One City. The City of Stories where local poet Daisy Henwood will be performing.

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• An evening with Patrick Ness

  14 April 2026

  Patrick Ness follows up his Chaos Walking trilogy with a brand new book.

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• An evening with Richard Morgan

  26 March 2026

  Richard K. Morgan- Sunday Times bestselling author and writer of the acclaimed Netflix series Altered Carbon and the winner of awards including the Arthur C Clarke, and Philip K. Dick awards – joins us to discuss his brand new novel.

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• Like Mother, Like Daughter: Fran Fabriczki & Charlotte Mendelson

  13 May 2026

  Multi award-winning writer and editor Charlotte Mendelson and vibrant literary newcomer Fran Fabriczki discuss the joys and challenges of depicting messy mother-daughter dynamics in their fiction.

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• A Family Affair: Yvvette Edwards & Ashley Hickson-Lovence

  30 April 2026

  In this warm, open conversation, novelists Yvvette Edwards and Ashley Hickson-Lovence come together to share insights into the beating heart of their latest novels.

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• If This Be Magic: Shakespeare in Translation with Daniel Hahn

  16 April 2026

  Daniel Hahn invites us to rethink not only Shakespeare, but language itself in his new book ‘If This Be Magic’.

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• The Secret History of Dragon Hall with Rym Kechacha (11–13 years)

  7 April 2026

  Create a piece of writing inspired by our Literature House in this creative workshop led by writer Rym Kechacha.

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• The Stepmother

  19 March 2026

  Poets and performers Rachel McCrum and Amélie Prévost present their critically acclaimed show ‘La Belle-mère’ (‘The Stepmother’) — performed outside Canada for the very first time.

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• Drop-in & Write (ages 60+)

  8 June 2026

  Enjoy a quiet, supportive environment where you can focus on your writing alongside like-minded individuals.

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• Drop-in & Write (ages 60+)

  11 May 2026

  Enjoy a quiet, supportive environment where you can focus on your writing alongside like-minded individuals.

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