Join us to hear writer and critic Henry Oliver discuss the ideas behind his latest book, ‘Second Act: What Late Bloomers Can Tell You About Success and Reinventing Your Life’

£7.60 | In-person | Book here

Join Jo Somerset as she talks about the release of her first book, Mission: Find Mum - a powerful story for 10-13-year olds on climate activism, protest, betrayal and family complexity.

£5.60 | In-person | Book here

Join us for an evening with Terri Apter and Julia Samuel where they will be discussing Terri’s new book Grandparenting: One Love and Relationships Across Generations.

£12 | In-person | Book here

In Big Veg Energy, Christina shares 100 simple, tasty and nutritious recipes to be enjoyed by everyone.

£12 | In-person | Book here

Zelda Cheatle will talk about her latest book, ‘The Photograph That Changed My Life’. Book here.

Jane Steward tells the fascinating story of the medlar, a brilliant fruit whose time has come and you can see the ancient medlar tree I the Bell House garden. Book here.

Come and hear local author Maggie Smith talk about the differences she found in writing her memoires and her first novel. Book here.

Join award-winning poet, Jenny Mitchell to celebrate the launch of her third collection. Book here.

Lev Parikian will explore the ideas behind his book Light Rains Sometimes Falls; what he found on his doorstep in his year of observation, and ways to find nature in even the most urban of environments. Book here.

Online event

Ian McInnes, Chair of the Twentieth Century Society, will give an illustrated talk on the collaboration between the Dulwich Estate, house builder Wates and the Estate's architects, Austin Vernon & Partners, which saw over 2000 new houses built in the area from the late 1950s through to the early 1970s. Book here.

Sarah Moss who will be talking about her new book The Fell with Village Books.

At dusk on a November evening in 2020 a woman slips out of her garden gate and turns up the hill. Kate is in the middle of a two-week quarantine period, but she just can’t take it any more… The Fell asks probing questions about the place the world has become since March 2020, and the place it was before. Book here.

Local author C. J. Schüler will discuss his forthcoming book, The Wood that Built London, to be published by Sandstone Press in October 2021. Book here.

Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? is the story of a year in which Lev Parikian set himself the challenge of seeing two hundred species of British birds, it is a story about birds, family, music, nostalgia, the nature of obsession and obsession with nature. It's about finding adventure in life when you twig it's shorter than you thought, and about losing and regaining contact with the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world. Book here.