Join us on Wednesday 14th May, 7pm, when we'll be joined by novelist Katharina Volckmer to celebrate the publication of her second book, Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes .  Katharina will be reading from the book, before being in conversation with Jordan from the bookshop, answering questions from the audience and signing copies of her novels. Tickets are £6 standard admission, £16 including a copy of Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes. Complimentary drinks will be provided.  Tickets are non-refundable but if you can't make the event and would like to reserve a signed/ dedicated copy of the book, please email hello@thewestkirbybookshop.com and we'll sort this for you. We look forward to seeing you there!  About Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes:  ‘This book is filled with brilliant dialogue, unexpected turns, some very dirty talk with sudden bursts of hilarity, and then fierce sadness. It exudes dark energy. It is highly original. It gives pleasure on every page.‘—Colm Tóibín, author ofBrooklyn and Long Island ‘Raucous, incisive and wholly original, the world of Volckmer’s novel lays bare modern life’s gross indignations, mordant desires and naked ambitions with wit and clarity.’
—Eley Williams, author ofModerate to Poor, Occasionally Good
In a London call centre, Jimmie helps holiday makers with myriad problems, but he is hardly a model employee. He doesn’t simply provide customer service to his clients and advice to his colleagues, he gets involved in their fantasies and frustrations, and now he’s about to be hauled up in front of the boss. From perfecting his roles as an undertaker and as a clown to performing duties above and beyond his employment contract, he debates the importance of the optimum shade for lipstick and bathroom walls, the pros and cons of nudist versus textile, as well as the psychological impacts of an Italian mother and an emotional support animal. This is the second, ribald, scatological novel from the brilliant author of The Appointment. Jimmie’s sly, sharp, melancholy insights into the indignities of a world which aims to eliminate the human will make you laugh, weep and never look the same way at an electric carving knife again. About Katharina Volckmer: 
Katharina Volckmer was born in Germany in 1987. She now lives in London where she works for a literary agency. Her first novel The Appointment has been translated into over 15 languages and has been adapted for the stage and radio in several countries.

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