Latest Events in Charing Cross Road(November Updated)

Renowned author Tim Shipman, known for his bestsellers "All Out War" and "Fall Out," will be discussing his latest book, "No Way Out," with TimesRadio host Matt Chorley at Foyles in London on May 16, 2024. "No Way Out" delves into the intricate political landscape of Theresa May's tenure and Boris Johnson's ascension to power, offering insightful and entertaining revelations. Shipman, the political editor of the Sunday Times, brings over two decades of journalistic experience to this essential account of modern British political history. In this exclusive event, Chorley, a seasoned Westminster-based journalist, will engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Shipman, followed by a book signing. The doors will open at 6:45pm, and tickets for this enlightening evening range from £8 to £29. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the recent political developments from two distinguished experts at Foyles, located at 107 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DT.

Cat Bohannon, the esteemed author of the award-winning book "Eve," will be at Foyles Charing Cross Road in London on May 29, 2024, for an enlightening discussion on her groundbreaking work in evolutionary biology. Spanning an impressive 200 million years, Cat Bohannon's book delves into the intricate science behind the evolution of the female sex, providing answers to long-standing questions in the scientific community. With a PhD from Columbia University in the evolution of narrative and cognition, Bohannon's expertise is widely recognized, as evidenced by her contributions to esteemed publications such as Scientific American and Science Magazine. The event will celebrate the paperback release of her latest book, with a yet-to-be-announced host leading the conversation. Attendees will also have the opportunity to have their books signed by the author. Doors will open at 6:45 pm at Foyles, located at 107 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DT. Tickets for this exclusive event range from £8 to £16. Don't miss this rare chance to engage with a leading figure in the field of evolutionary biology.

Selva Almada, Philippe Sands, and Juan Gabriel Vásquez will be coming together with Toby Lichtig at Foyles in London to discuss their contributions to the anthology "Explorers, Dreamers and Thieves," which delves into the stories behind objects at the British Museum. Commissioned by Hay Festival Global and the Santo Domingo Centre of Excellence for Latin American Research, these esteemed writers, along with a specialist Museum team, have researched and narrated the journeys of select objects within the Museum's vast collection. The anthology, published by Charco Press, showcases their findings, shedding light on the acquisition and historical significance of these artifacts. Almada, known for her powerful voice in Latin American literature, Sands, a renowned law professor and author, and Vásquez, an award-winning novelist, will offer unique insights into this intriguing project. The event will take place on June 3, 2024, at Foyles on Charing Cross Road. Tickets prices range from £8 to £15, with doors opening at 6:45 pm. Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to delve into the world of these acclaimed writers and their captivating narratives.

Caroline O’Donoghue will be in conversation with Monica Heisey at Foyles, located at 107 Charing Cross Road in London, WC2H 0DT, on June 5, 2024. They will discuss O’Donoghue's latest novel, "The Rachel Incident," a captivating love story that explores the complexities of friendship and young love. The narrative follows Rachel, who develops feelings for her professor and, together with her friend James, hatches a plan to win him over. What initially seems innocent soon challenges their bond in unexpected ways, resulting in a tumultuous and humorously chaotic journey. Caroline O’Donoghue, a renowned New York Times best-selling author, is also known for her podcast "Sentimental Garbage" and previous novels like "Promising Young Women" and "Scenes of a Graphic Nature." Joining her is Monica Heisey, a talented essayist, comedian, and screenwriter from Toronto, with works published in prestigious outlets such as The New Yorker, Vogue, and The Guardian. The event will commence at 6:45 pm, with tickets priced between £8 and £13, offering attendees the chance to engage in a thought-provoking discussion followed by a book signing session.

Renowned author Julia Armfield will engage in a captivating discussion with Eliza Clark at Foyles in London on June 11, 2024. Their conversation will delve into Armfield's latest novel, a compelling speculative tale set in a world ravaged by climate disaster. This queer saga unfolds amidst a transformed landscape where cities have ascended to the skies, and three sisters reunite following the passing of their estranged father. Armfield, celebrated for her acclaimed work in publications like Granta and The White Review, brings a fresh, mind-expanding narrative of family bonds and love to her audience. With accolades including the Polari Prize and recognition as a Granta Best of Young British Novelists, Armfield's literary prowess shines through in her works such as "salt slow" and "Our Wives Under The Sea." Joining Armfield is Eliza Clark, an accomplished author known for works like "Boy Parts" and "Penance," who has been a finalist for prestigious literary awards. The event, followed by a book signing, promises an enriching experience for attendees at Foyles, located at 107 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DT. Tickets range from £8 to £20.

Join Etaf Rum and Yasmin Zaher for what promises to be an in depth and fascinating discussion on Palestinian diaspora. Join Etaf Rum and Yasmin Zaher for what promises to be an in depth and fascinating discussion on Palestinian diaspora. Control, culture, displacement and finding a sense of belonging are all themes which feature heavily in both Etaf and Yasmin’s works of fiction, so don’t miss this opportunity to hear them explore these further. Etaf Rum is a Palestinian-American New York Times Bestselling author, educator and entrepeneur. Her debut novel, A Woman Is No Man, garnered attention as a Today Show Read with Jenna Pick, marking the beginning of her literary acclaim. With her latest novel, Evil Eye, recognised as an NPR Best Book of the Year, Etaf Rum solidifies her position as a leading voice in literary fiction that transcends continents and histories. Yasmin Zaher’s debut novel The Coin is described as enthralling, sensory prose. The Coin explores nature and civilisation, beauty and justice, class and belonging - all while resisting easy moralising. Provocative, wry and inviting, The Coin marks the arrival of a major new literary voice. Yasmin Zaher is a Palestinian writer and journalist. She got her B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering at Yale University and an MFA in Creative Writing at The New School, where she was advised by Katie Kitamura. Information Source: Waterstones | eventbrite

We’re kicking off the first ever Candid Book Club festival with a classic book club with Wiz Wharton to discuss Ghost, Girl, Banana. We’re kicking off the first ever Candid Book Club festival with a classic book club with Wiz Wharton to discuss Ghost, Girl, Banana. Set across 1960s England and 1990s Hong Kong, Wharton's beautifully nuanced saga of family, heritage and heartbreaking secrecy finds both a mother and her daughter striving to piece together the disparate pieces of their identity. We encourage attendees to read the book beforehand to allow for an open discussion on the day. Wiz Wharton is the author of debut novel, Ghost Girl, Banana. Wiz Wharton was born in London of Chinese-European heritage. She is a prize-winning graduate of the National Film and Television school, where she studied screenwriting under the filmmakers Mike Leigh, Stephen Frears and Kenith Trodd. The UK arm of French super-indie Federation Stories, optioned adaptation rights of her debut novel, after a three-way auction, with Wharton on board as screenwriter and executive producer. In 2023, she was named by the Scottish Government Expo Fund as one of the 40 writers predicted to set the literary world alight. Information Source: Waterstones | eventbrite

Rounding off the first ever Candid Book Club Festival we’ll be joined by Mishal Husain and Sairish Hussain Rounding off the first ever Candid Book Club Festival we’ll be joined by Mishal Husain and Sairish Hussain as they discuss their experience of being the granddaughters of partition survivors, exploring themes of family, belonging and what it means to be free. Mishal Husain is one of the presenters of BBC Radio 4’s influential Today programme and the television news on BBC One. Her work has taken her from Davos to Rohingya refugee camps and from interviewing Prime Ministers to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Mishal has been named by the Sunday Times as one of the 500 most influential people in Britain. Born in the UK in 1973, she grew up in the Middle East and was later educated at Cambridge University, where she read law. Broken Threads is Mishal’s extraordinary family memoir, which uncovers the story of her grandparents' lives amidst empire, political upheaval and partition. Sairish Hussain is a Bradford based author and Lecturer in Creative Writing. Her debut novel, The Family Tree, was published by HarperCollins and shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, the Portico Prize and The Diverse Book Awards. It was also longlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award and winner of Calibre Audio's 'Hidden Gem' Prize. Sairish was selected by Kei Miller as one of ten ‘unmissable writers working in the UK’ for the International Literature Showcase 2021. She was one of the finalists in the Women’s Prize & Good Housekeeping Futures Award, an initiative that celebrates the most promising emerging female authors today. Sairish’s latest novel, Hidden Fires is a powerful story of grief and loss, the power of family and the long arm of history set against the backdrop of Partition and the Grenfell Tower Fire. Information Source: Waterstones | eventbrite

Join debut authors Ela Lee, Zoulfa Katouh, Shani Akilah and Wiz Wharton as they celebrate their debut novels Join debut authors Ela Lee, Zoulfa Katouh, Shani Akilah and Wiz Wharton as they celebrate their debut novels and discuss the feeling of finally seeing their work published. The panel will be chaired by award-winning journalist and author, Poorna Bell. From Ela Lee comes Jaded a raw and darkly funny novel that explores the ‘grey-area’ of consent and recovery that’s far from linear, and will leave you asking yourself: what would you have done in Jade’s situation? Ela Lee was born in 1995 and is a British-Korean-Turkish writer. She studied Law at the University of Oxford and went on to practise as a City lawyer. In 2021, during the global pandemic, Ela began work on her debut novel, JADED, which explores themes of consent, race, and identity. As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh is a searing novel set in war-torn Syria. Katouh's deeply powerful work centres around Salama and her agonising decision as to whether to flee her native country or stay and help those in danger. Zoulfa Katouh is a Canadian writer with Syrian roots. A trilingual pharmacist, Zoulfa is the first Syrian author to be published in both the US and the UK in the young adult category. Shani Akilah’s collection of short stories For Such a Time As This explores topics from the tingling excitement of a new relationship to the challenges of online dating, from the shadow of racism in the workplace to the isolation of Covid-19, the stories burst with romance and friendship. This stunning new collection is a powerful snapshot of the relationships – and moments – that make us who we are. Shani Akilah is a Black-British Caribbean writer and screenwriter from South London. She is a book influencer, co–founder of the Nyah Network, a book club for Black women, and was a literary judge for the Nota Bene Prize 2023. Shani has a Masters degree in African Studies from Oxford University. Wiz Wharton is the author of Ghost, Girl, Banana. Set across 1960s England and 1990s Hong Kong, Wharton's beautifully nuanced saga of family, heritage and heartbreaking secrecy finds both a mother and her daughter striving to piece together the disparate pieces of their identity. Wiz Wharton was born in London of Chinese-European heritage. She is a prize-winning graduate of the National Film and Television school, where she studied screenwriting under the filmmakers Mike Leigh, Stephen Frears and Kenith Trodd. In 2023, she was named by the Scottish Government Expo Fund as one of the 40 writers predicted to set the literary world alight. Poorna Bell is an author and award-winning journalist of twenty-one years, former Executive Editor and Global Lifestyle Head for HuffPost. Poorna has published three works of non-fiction: Chase the Rainbow, In Search of Silence and Stronger, which won a 2022 Sports Book award. In Case of Emergency is Poorna's first work of fiction, followed by her recently published second novel, This is Fine. She won Stylist's Rising Star award in 2019 and Red magazine's Big Book Award in the same year. Information Source: Waterstones | eventbrite

Radical publisher Tilted Axis Press invite you to join a stimulating discussion on decolonising translation! Join Vietnamese writer Thuận and TAP’s own Trà My Hickin for a chat on creative translation, decolonising language and a deep dive into poetry from Southeast Asia. Plus... some favourite Southeast Asian snacks will be provided! Thuận was born in 1967 in Hanoi. She is the author of ten novels and a recipient of the Writers’ Union Prize, the highest award in Vietnamese literature. Chinatown, her debut novel in English, was the first work in the Vietnamese language to win an ALTA National Translation Award and a PEN Translates Award (2023), is the Runner-Up for TA First Translation Prize 2023, and was shortlisted for the 2023 Republic of Consciousness Prize. She has won awards for her translations of Houellebecq, Sartre, Modiano, Doan Bui and others into Vietnamese. Trà My Hickin works at the intersection of the arts and community well-being as a publisher, archivist and community organiser. She uses storytelling and applies narrative approaches to social justice and community-building projects. She is the Marketing & Publicity Manager at Tilted Axis Press, a member of the Steering Committee of the An Việt Archives, is a trustee for Southeast & East Asian Women's Association and Kanlungan Filipino Consortium. Please note that spaces for this workshop are limited and tickets are not included in the Festival Day Ticket. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

Join Harry Hill for a very silly afternoon at Foyles! Here to tell us about his hilarious new book, How To Be Silly Every Day of the Year, Harry will be sharing his expert knowledge on all things silly and signing copies of his latest book. Packed with a silly thing to try for every day of the year, this glorious book from one of the nation's favourite comedians has everything children need to know to be as silly as they like! Harry Hill is an award-winning comedian, presenter and author. Starting with comedy series on BBC Two and Channel 4, he went on to create the hit, multi award-winning ITV series Harry Hill’s TV Burp, which ran for 10 years. More recently, he has created and starred in three series of ITV’s Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule, BBC Two’s Harry Hill’s World of TV, has been the longstanding voice of ITV’s You’ve Been Framed, and is the presenter of Channel 4’s Junior Bake Off. Harry has won the Perrier Best Newcomer Award, eight British Comedy Awards and three BAFTAs. Please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. Accompanying adults also require a ticket to access the event. Doors will open from 2:30pm. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

Join the highly acclaimed novelist, Lynne Tillman, as she engages in a captivating discussion about her renowned novel, American Genius, A Comedy, at Foyles in London. Alongside frieze editor Andrew Durbin, Tillman delves into the intricate narrative of her protagonist residing in what appears to be an artist's sanctuary or a psychiatric institution, weaving together personal anecdotes with reflections on a range of eclectic interests – from the Manson family to the Zulu alphabet. Through Tillman's enchanting and erudite prose, American Genius, A Comedy unfolds as a mesmerizing exploration of consciousness and the boundaries of creativity, now available in the UK for the first time. A distinguished novelist, short story writer, and critic, Tillman's literary repertoire includes acclaimed works such as Haunted Houses, Men and Apparitions, and Mothercare, with several National Book Critics Circle Awards nominations to her credit. Currently, she contributes a column to frieze and serves as a Professor and Writer-in-Residence at the University of Albany, residing in New York City. The conversation will be moderated by Andrew Durbin, the editor-in-chief of frieze and an accomplished author in his own right, with an audience Q&A session and book signing to follow the event. Don't miss this enriching literary evening on October 7, 2024, at Foyles, located at 107 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DT. Tickets range from £8 to £16, offering a unique opportunity to engage with two extraordinary literary minds.

The author ofButtercomestoFoyles Charing Cross Roadto discuss her sensational novel with actor and writer Hanako Footman. Inspiredbyareal case of a convicted con woman and serial killer, Asako Yuzuki’sButteris thesearing tale ofa gourmet cook turned murderer who is said to have seduced her victims with her home cooking. A shocking and exhilarating story of obsession and an unsettling exploration of misogyny, this is the first work to appear in English from one of Japan’s mostthrillingcontemporary novelists. Asako Yuzuki was born in Tokyo in 1981. She won the All Yomimono Award for New Writers for her story, ‘Forget Me, Not Blue’, which appeared in her debut, Shuuten No Anoko, published in 2010. She won the Yamamoto Shūgorō Award in 2015 for Nile Perch No Joshikai. She has been nominated multiple times for the Naoko Prize, and her novels have been adapted for television, radio and film.Butter, released in the UK in February 2024, is her first novel to appear in English. Yuzuki will be in conversation with actor and writer Hanako Footman. Footman is a British-Japanese author and actor. She grew up in Wimbledon and trained at LAMDA. She now lives in Dalston, East London. As a child she spent her school holidays in Japan, at her grandmother’s house by the sea. She tries to go back whenever she can. Hanako’s debut novel Mongrel was shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize in 2024. This event is presented in partnership with the Japan Foundation in association with 4th Estate. The event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Doors will open from 6:45pm. Image Credits: Asako Yuzuki by Junya Inagaki and Hanako Footman by Jack Farthing Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

The author of the Southern Reach Trilogy comes to Foyles for the UK launch of the surprise fourth volume in his blockbuster series The author of the Southern Reach Trilogy comes to Foyles for the UK launch ofAbsolution,thesurprise fourth volume inhisblockbuster series. Ten years after the publication of Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer returns to Area X tounravelthe mysteries that remain about the Forgotten Coast, one oftwenty-first-century literature’s most strange and entrancingsettings.Structured in three parts, each recounting a new expedition, Absolution is the provocative and surprising final word in a remarkable story. Jeff VanderMeer’s New York Times–bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy has been translated into more than thirty-seven languages. The first novel, Annihilation, won the Nebula Award and the Shirley Jackson Award. His other books include Hummingbird Salamander, Dead Astronauts, Borne (in development as a TV series at AMC), and The Strange Bird. VanderMeer has lectured at MIT, Yale, Vanderbilt, and Columbia. Most recently, he gave the John Hersey Memorial Address at the Key West Literary Seminar. His Florida reporting has appeared in Current Affairs, TIME, the Nation, and Esquire. He lives in Tallahassee. VanderMeer will be in conversation with Julia Armfield. Armfield's work has been published inGranta,The White Review and Best British Short Stories 2019 and 2021. She is the author ofsalt slow, a collection of short stories, which was longlisted for the Polari Prize 2020 and the Edge Hill Prize 2020. Her debut novel, Our Wives Under The Sea, won the Polari Prize 2023 and was shortlisted for the Foyles Fiction Book of the Year Award 2022. Her much-anticipated second novel, Private Rites, wasreleased this year. The event will be followed by a book signing. Doors will open from 6:45pm. Image Credits: VanderMeer by Ditte Valente and Armfield by Avery Curran Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory, Richard Powers, comes to Foyles Charing Cross Road for the launch of Playground, his panoramic new novel set in the world’s largest ocean. Four lives are drawn together on the island of Makatea in French Polynesia, marked for humanity’s next great adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out into the open sea. Navigating themes of technology and the environment while embarking on a deep exploration of humanity and our relationship with the earth, Playground is the searching and beautiful latest work from the highly acclaimed novelist. Richard Powers has published thirteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory and his most recent novel, Bewilderment, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He lives in the Great Smoky Mountains. Powers will be in conversation with writer and critic Max Liu, whose journalism has appeared in numerous publications, including The Guardian, the i and the FT. Doors will open from 6:45pm. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

To celebrate the release of Street-Level Superstar: A Year with Lawrence, music journalist Will Hodgkinson's chronicle of his wanderings with Britain's most eccentric cult star, Hodgkinson talks to Lawrence and Jarvis Cocker at Foyles about music, bad luck, and life. Lawrence is the greatest pop star who never made it, his dreams of glory thwarted over the past five decades by bad luck and self-sabotage. At sixty-one, he set off on a new mission: to escape poverty, and obscurity by writing a smash hit. Walking the streets of London with Lawrence and getting to the heart of his extraordinary story, in Street-Level Superstar Will Hodgkinson weaves a melancholy and funny portrait of a one-of-a-kind artist. Will Hodgkinson is author of the music books Guitar Man, Song Man, The Ballad of Britain and In Perfect Harmony. He is a regular contributor to the Guardian, Mojo and Vogue and presented the Sky Arts television series Songbook. Since 2010, he has been chief rock and pop critic for *The Times*. Lawrence is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is known as the frontman in the indie pop bands Felt, Denim, and Mozart Estate. Lawrence is the subject of Lawrence of Belgravia, a documentary by filmmaker Paul Kelly, which debuted at the London Film Festival in 2011. Jarvis Cocker is a musician and broadcaster from the north of England. He formed the band Pulp in 1978 whilst at secondary school. They went on to become one of the most successful UK groups of the 1990s. Between 2009 & 2017 he presented the BBC 6Music programme Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service as well as the ongoing, award-winning BBC Radio 4 documentary series Wireless Nights. Good Pop, Bad Pop, his first work of long-form prose, was published in 2022. Doors will open from 6:45pm. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

Get ready for a night of laughter! We're inviting you to join us for an unforgettable comedy night in London, where some of the city's funniest comedians will take the stage to keep you entertained. It's the perfect opportunity to unwind, share some laughs, and enjoy a fun evening out with friends and neighbors. Don’t miss out on the good vibes Need To Know : - Address : 99 Club Leicester Square @ Arboretum Pennine Place, 2A Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0HF - Meet at the venue for 8:15pm. - Please wait until everyone arrives as the ambassador hosting this event will have the tickets for all who booked. - If you need to cancel this ticket, please do so within 48 hours to allow enough time for other residents to be able to book the ticket. Must have : Please bring ID with you. The venue requires all ticket holders to have ID and will turn away anyone who does not have one without refund. Information Source: Folk at Sunday Mills | eventbrite

The celebrated American poet Ange Mlinko visits Foyles to mark her UK debut, Foxglovewise, with an evening of readings and conversation with Lavinia Greenlaw. The poems inFoxglovewise are quiet and revelatory, careful and probing. Roaming from a Scottish cemetery to the site of a Texas storm, they exquisitely capture contemporary experience while speaking profoundly and challengingly to deep histories. Mlinko will be reading from her first UK collection, available ahead of publication exclusively for this event, and discussing the complexities of her work, with Faber Poetry Editor Lavinia Greenlaw. Ange Mlinko has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Randall Jarrell Award for Criticism. She writes for theNew York Review of Books and theLondon Review of Books. She lives and teaches in Florida. Lavinia Greenlaw is a poet, novelist and editor. Her collections of poetry include Minsk(2003), which was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot, Forward and Whitbread Poetry prizes and A Double Sorrow: Troilus and Criseyde(2014), which was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award. Her Selected Poems was published in 2024. She is the Poetry Editor at Faber. This event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Copies of Foxglovewise are available early at this event, ahead of general publication in January 2025. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

Three legends in their genre come together at Foyles Charing Cross Road to discuss their craft,genre-defyingworld-building, and their latest work. Iconic collaborators Jeff Noon and Steve Beard return with the conclusion of their epic two-book series:Ludluda,the sequel toGogmagog.They will be discussing their exquisitely told talealongsideAdrian Tchaikovsky, whoseDays of Shattered Faith,the latest in his symphonic The Tyrant Philosophers series,is released this December. Jeff Noon is an award-winning British novelist, short story writer and playwright. He won the Arthur C Clarke Award forVurt, the John W Campbell award for Best New Writer, a Tinniswood Award for innovation in radio drama and the Mobil prize for playwriting. He was trained in the visual arts, and was musically active on the punk scene before starting to write plays for the theatre. His recent novel, The Body Library, was nominated for the Philip K Dick Award. Steve Beard is a writer who experiments with making essays and fictions from theory, history, testimony and psychogeography. He has written various speculative novels and documentary fictions and contributed to the anthology London: City of Disappearances, edited by Iain Sinclair. He has collaborated with Jeff Noon on the novels Mappalujo and Gogmagog. Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short stories. Children of Time won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Children of Ruin and Shards of Earth both won the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel. The Tiger and the Wolf won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel, while And Put Away Childish Things won the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction. A host for this event will be announced shortly. The event will be followed by an author Q&A and book signing. Doors will open from 6:45pm. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

The author of How Do You Like Me Now? comes to Foyles for the London launch of her stunning new novel, So Thrilled For You. Four friends since university, now in their thirties, are drifting apart. Until a baby shower brings them together and, with a shocking revelation, unravels the tensions and tethersat the heart of theirfriendship. A propulsive, deeply felt tale of female friendship and motherhood, So Thrilled For You is the latest work from one of our most compelling chroniclers of contemporary relationships and womanhood. Holly Bourne has worked as a journalist, an editor, a relationship advisor, and an ‘agony aunt’ for a youth charity, before embarking on a career as a bestselling novelist. Her teen fiction, including the award-winning ‘Spinster Club’ series, helps educate teenagers about feminism. She is the author of several books for adults, including: Pretending, Girl Friends and How Do You Like Me Now? A host for this event will be announced shortly. This event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

The author of How Do You Like Me Now? comes to Foyles for the London launch of her stunning new novel, So Thrilled For You, in a conversation with broadcaster and writer Michelle Elman. Four friends since university, now in their thirties, are drifting apart. Until a baby shower brings them together and, with a shocking revelation, unravels the tensions and tethersat the heart of theirfriendship. A propulsive, deeply felt tale of female friendship and motherhood, So Thrilled For You is the latest work from one of our most compelling chroniclers of contemporary relationships and womanhood. Holly Bourne has worked as a journalist, an editor, a relationship advisor, and an ‘agony aunt’ for a youth charity, before embarking on a career as a bestselling novelist. Her teen fiction, including the award-winning ‘Spinster Club’ series, helps educate teenagers about feminism. She is the author of several books for adults, including: Pretending, Girl Friends and How Do You Like Me Now? Michelle Elman is a broadcaster, Life Coach and author. With a following of over 500,000 across her social media channels, she has also made appearences on The Today Show, E! News and MTV. Elman is the author of bestselling books The Selfish Romantic and The Joy of Being Selfish. This event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

Büyük Ev Ablukada @ Here London Date: Location: HERE at Outernet Get ready for an unforgettable night with Büyük Ev Ablukada at Here London! Join us for a live performance that will blow your mind. Immerse yourself in the music and let the vibes carry you away. This in-person event is not to be missed. Grab your friends and come down to HERE at Outernet for a night you won't forget! See you there! Information Source: Lus Production | eventbrite

Hanako Footman returns to Foyles for the paperback launch of her sensational debut, Mongrel, in a conversation with Liv Golding. Shifting between three intertwining narratives, giving voice to three young women in Japan and the UK, Mongrel threads a web of desire, isolation and belonging written in beautiful and stylish prose. Hanako Footman is a British-Japanese author and actor. She grew up in Wimbledon and trained at LAMDA. She now lives in Dalston, East London. As a child she spent her school holidays in Japan, at her grandmother's house by the sea. She tries to go back whenever she can. Hanako's debut novel Mongrel was shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize in 2024. This event will be chaired by Liv Golding. This event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

The celebrated poet returns to Foyles to celebrate the paperback release ofPity, his rich and resonant debut novel, withMilk Teeth author Jessica Andrews. Set across three generations of a South Yorkshire mining family, Andrew McMillan’s Pity is a beautifully-rendered lament for a lost way of life, a lyrical meditation on masculinity, and a celebration of resilience and community. Andrew McMillan was born in Barnsley in 1988. His debut collection of poetry, physical, was the only poetry book ever to win theGuardian First Book Award; it was also awarded a Somerset Maugham award, an Eric Gregory Award, the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize and in 2019 was voted as on of the Top 25 Poetry Books of the Past 25 Years by the Booksellers Association. His second collection, playtime, won the inaugural Polari Prize. A third collection, pandemonium, was published in 2021. He is a professor of contemporary writing at Manchester Metropolitan University and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Pity is his debut novel. Jessica Andrews is the author of Saltwater, which won the Portico Prize in 2020, and Milk Teeth, which was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Encore Award in 2023. She is a Contributing Editor at ELLE magazine and she also writes for the Guardian, the Independent, BBC Radio 4 and the Architectural Review, among many others. This event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

The Booker-longlisted author of We, the Survivors and Five Star Billionaire launches his sweeping and intimate new novel, The South, at Foyles. Shimmeringly detailed and masterfully attuned to the forces of family and history, Tash Aw’s The South is the radiant story of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer. Tash Aw is the author of four novels, including We, the Survivors, and a memoir of a Chinese-Malaysian family, Strangers on a Pier, both finalists for the Los Angeles Book Prize. His work has also won the Whitbread and Commonwealth Prizes, an O. Henry Award and twice been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. His fiction has been translated into twenty-three languages. A host for this event will be announced shortly. The event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

Poet and novelist Ella Frears discusses her genre-defying fictional memoir of home and habitation, Goodlord, with Octavia Bright. Taking the form of one long email addressed to an estate agent, Goodlord is a subversive response to the housing crisis and a beautiful meditation on place and home. Ella Frears works at the intersection of poetry and visual art. Her collection Shine, Darling was shortlisted for both the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, and the T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry, and her collaborative installation The Six Pillars of Modernism was on show at Tate St Ives. Ella hosts and co-hosts shows for Soho Radio and is currently the Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Goodlord, her first novel, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize and was selected as a Sky Arts Awards Breakthrough Artist nominee. Octavia Bright is a writer and co-host of Literary Friction, the literary podcast and NTS Radio show, with Carrie Plitt. She also presents programmes for BBC R4 including Open Book. Her writing has been published in a number of magazines including the White Review, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, Wasafiri, Somesuch Stories, and The Sunday Times, amongst others. Her first book This Ragged Grace is published by Canongate. The event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

The author ofSorrowland andThe Deep talks to So Mayer at Foyles about their dark and daring new novel, Model Home. Set in the American South, the story of a house and its haunting influence on the lives of three siblings in the wake of their parents’ death, Model Home is an incisive unravelling of questions of race and identity, American fantasies and realities, from one of fiction’s most original voices. Rivers Solomon’s work has appeared inThe Paris Review,The New York Times,The New York Times Magazine,The Best American Short Stories, and elsewhere. They are the author of An Unkindness of Ghosts, The Deep, and Sorrowland. So Mayer is a writer, publisher, bookseller, organiser and film curator. Their first collection of short stories Truth and Dare, published by Cipher Press, was long listed for the 2024 Republic of Consciousness Prize. Their recent books include A Nazi Word for a Nazi Thing, a book-length essay on queer films, bodies and fascism for Peninsula Press, and their recent collaborative projects include Space Crone by Ursula K. Le Guin and Unreal Sex. So works with Silver Press, Burley Fisher Books and queer feminist film curation collective Club Des Femmes. This event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

‘It’s my lunch hour, so ’ Come down to the Poetry Department at Foyles Charing Cross Road on your Friday lunch break when virtuoso poet Richard Scott will be reading from and signing his hugely anticipated second collection. Reverberating with risk, That Broke into Shining Crystals negotiates the darkness of injury, the potency and pain of revelation, and agency as song. Richard Scott was born in London. His first book Soho was a Gay’s the Word Book of the Year and shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize. Richard’s poetry has been translated into German and French. He is a lecturer in creative writing at Goldsmith’s, University of London, and he teaches poetry at the Faber Academy. This event will take place in the Poetry Department on the First Floor at Foyles. Richard will present a short reading from his new collection, followed by a book signing. Please note that seating will be limited at this event, and some attendees may be required to stand. Do not hesitate to get in touch on events@foyles.co.uk if you have any specific access requirements. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

Join the conversation about Queer, William S. Burroughs’ seminal Beat novel, and share your takes on Luca Guadagnino’s shimmering adaptation. Foyles is partnering with MUBI to celebrate the release of Luca Guadagnino’s Queer with a very special MUBI x Foyles Book Club, led by Foyles booksellers Ollie and Joe. We’ll be chatting about Burroughs’ unmistakable prose, and how Guadagnino’s spectacular artistry translates Burroughs’ vision to the big screen. We strongly recommend reading William S. Burrough’s Queer and watching Luca Guadagnino’s recent adaptation in advance of this event to get the most out of the discussion. Your free ticket includes a MUBI tote bag. Please note that reserving a ticket is essential to guarantee a spot at the event. Luca Guadagnino’s Queer is available to stream on MUBI from Friday January 31st 2025. Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite

Researcher Alex Bollen talks to Cathy Rentzenbrink about Motherdom, Bollen’s journey to uncovering the myths and bad science underpinning society’s perception of the ‘Good Mother’. When Alex Bollen had her first baby, the fear of being a bad mother made her guilty and anxious. A researcher with twenty years’ experience, she went looking for answers. The studies she found were exaggerated and misrepresented in the media, forming the foundation for what she calls ‘Good Mother’ myths. With meticulous research and keen insight, Motherdom is both a devastating exposéof the way mothers have been censured and a deeply personal story of the empowering potential of motherhood. Alex Bollen is a researcher with over twenty years of experience, including as a former director of the research agency Ipsos MORI. She is a Postnatal Practitioner with the NCT, the UK’s largest parenting charity, and has been running postnatal groups for new mothers in South West London for over a decade. She is the mother of two children. Cathy Rentzenbrink is the author of the novels Ordinary Time and Everyone Is Still Alive, as well as several acclaimed works of non-fiction, including the Sunday Times bestseller The Last Act of Love. She grew up in Yorkshire, spent many years in London and now lives in Cornwall. The event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Your ticket includes a complimentary glass of wine. Image credit: Bollen by Chris Romer-Lee Information Source: Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road | eventbrite