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lampahLof became a registered member

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:07:36 +0100

Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Meet Debbie Young in the group Author appearances and events

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100

Meet Debbie Young Where: Bingham Hall, King Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1JT When: Saturday 16th May 2026 – doors open at 10:30 Entry: F […]

KimExade became a registered member

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:59:39 +0100

Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Meet the Best First Novel Award Shortlisted Authors: Q&A and readings (Authors' Club) in the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100

Meet the Best First Novel Award Shortlisted Authors: Q&A and readings (Authors' Club) Lucy Popescu presents the debut novelists shortlisted for the Authors’ Club’s Best First Novel Award. Come and meet the authors, buy their b […]

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Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:02:31 +0100

Community Share wrote a new blog post Ajay Tegala & Michael J. Warren in the group Author appearances and events

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100

Ajay Tegala & Michael J. Warren Conservationist, author and broadcaster Ajay Tegala will talk to Michael J. Warren, author, medievalist and naturalist, about his life and his […]

Community Share wrote a new blog post Ross Greenwood in the group Author appearances and events

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100

Ross Greenwood Deepings Literary Festival 2026 Venue: Molecey Mill, Stamford Road, West Deeping PE6 9JD Saturday 2 May 2026 @ 10 am Tickets […]

Jason Latnar wrote a new blog post Vaseem Khan (sold out) in the group Author appearances and events

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0100

Vaseem Khan (sold out) Vaseem Khan will be at the Deepings Literary Festival on Wednesday, 29 April 2026. This event is already sold out.

Community Share wrote a new blog post An Evening with Sara Wheeler in the group Author appearances and events

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0100

An Evening with Sara Wheeler In association with The Biographers’ Club, the Authors’ Club is delighted to welcome Sara Wheeler to talk about her captivating authorised bio […]

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Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:29:39 +0100

Jane Smith posted an update: There's a cat on my lap, so I guess I will continue reading. […]

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:15:51 +0100

There’s a cat on my lap, so I guess I will continue reading. (I don’t know the cat; she just came in and sat on me).

Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Mick Herron for Clown Town in the group Author appearances and events

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0100

Mick Herron for Clown Town When: Tuesday 21st April @ 7 pm Where: Bathwick St Mary’s Church, Darlington St, Bathwick, Bath BA2 4EB Ticket (includes book) […]

Community Share wrote a new blog post Tom Hindle in the group Author appearances and events

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100

Tom Hindle Deepings Literary Festival 2026 Venue: Molecey Mill, Stamford Road, West Deeping PE6 9JD Saturday 2 May 2026 @ 4 pm Tickets […]

Community Share wrote a new blog post T.M. Logan in the group Author appearances and events

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0100

T.M. Logan Deepings Literary Festival 2026 Venue: Molecey Mill, Stamford Road, West Deeping PE6 9JD Saturday 2 May 2026 @ 11 am Tickets […]

Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Kid’s Author-Illustrator Event: Fiona Lumbers 'Mo's Stick' (For ages 2+) in the group Author appearances and events

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0100

Kid’s Author-Illustrator Event: Fiona Lumbers 'Mo's Stick' (For ages 2+) Fiona Lumbers is an acclaimed author and illustrator whose much-loved picture books include Clem and Crab and Grandpa’s Gift. She is also the […]

Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Milly Johnson in the group Author appearances and events

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100

Milly Johnson Deepings Literary Festival 2026 Venue: Lilli’s Tearoom, 3 Market Gate, Market Deeping PE6 8DL Saturday 2 May 2026 @ 3 pm Saturday 2 M […]

Community Share wrote a new blog post Suzanne Simard for When the Forest Breathes in the group Author appearances and events

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0100

Suzanne Simard for When the Forest Breathes Suzanne Simard discovered that every tree in a forest is linked by underground fungi, allowing them to communicate and build communities […]

Arves Corral joined the group Author appearances and events

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:05:39 +0100

Community Share wrote a new blog post Tim Sullivan in the group Author appearances and events

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0100

Tim Sullivan Deepings Literary Festival 2026 Venue: Molecey Mill, Stamford Road, West Deeping PE6 9JD Saturday 2 May 2026 @ 12 pm Tickets £12.50 […]

Community Share wrote a new blog post Jo Bell & Julia Jones in the group Author appearances and events

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0100

Jo Bell & Julia Jones Deepings Literary Festival 2026 Sunday 3 May 2026 @ 10 am Jo Bell at 10.00 am Julia Jones at 11.30 am Venue: Molecey Mill, Stamford Road, West Deeping PE6 9JD Tickets £15

Community Share wrote a new blog post Elly Griffiths in the group Author appearances and events

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0100

Elly Griffiths Deepings Literary Festival 2026 Venue: Molecey Mill, Stamford Road, West Deeping PE6 9JD Sunday 3 May 2026 @ 4 pm Tickets […]

Blog: Communion by Jon Doyle review – a charged debut about sin and solace from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:01:02 +0100

A man who meant to be a priest is faced with a moral crossroads in this ambitious and affecting first novelJon Doyle’s debut novel tells the story of Mack O […]

Community Share wrote a new blog post Nicholas Boggs for Baldwin: A Love Story in the group Author appearances and events

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Nicholas Boggs for Baldwin: A Love Story Join Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath for an evening with Nicholas Boggs to celebrate the first major biography of James Baldwin to have […]

Blog: The Fallen by Louise Brangan review – an enraging account of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:01 +0100

The horrifying story of the Catholic-run institutions that incarcerated thousands of women and girlsMany readers, and surely most Irish readers, will finish this […]

Blog: When an author says she had to decline a $175,000 prize, what does it say about the publishing world? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:02 +0100

Helen DeWitt turning down the Windham-Campbell literary award caused controversy. But her bold act highlights that such prizes aren’t always as meritocratic as t […]

Acorn Boi joined the group Brandon Sanderson Fans

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:05:48 +0100

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Stuart Murdoch to be awarded an honorary degree in the group Outside News

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:35:17 +0100

Stuart Murdoch to be awarded an honorary degreeMusician, author and filmmaker Stuart Murdoch is to be awarded an honorary degree by The University of Glasgow on the Commemoration Day of 17th June this year (2026). Read the announcement here.

Blog: Michael Rosen wins Hans Christian Andersen award from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:24:58 +0100

The former children’s laureate missed the announcement of the award in Bologna due to post-Brexit passport rule changesMichael Rosen, the poet and author known f […]

Community Share edited the blog post Meet Maggie Eckersley in the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0100

Meet Maggie Eckersley Thursday, 19th March in our Cafe for a monthly romance book club where they will be discussing the fantastic book from Maggie Eckersley, Back […]

Community Share wrote a new blog post Derek Landy Book Signing in the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0100

Derek Landy Book Signing A book signing with renowned children’s author Derek Landy to celebrate his newest book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, A Soul Full of […]

Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post An Evening With Prue Leith in the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0100

An Evening With Prue Leith Taking place in Cirencester’s Bingham Hall, Dame Prue will be sharing stories from her remarkable six-decade-long career. The talk will be […]

Toni McHadden joined the group General Chat

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:12:13 +0100

Blog: On Memoir by Blake Morrison review – lessons in life writing from a master from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:00:04 +0100

Don’t be fooled by the A-Z treatment – this thoroughgoing guide asks deep questions about the art of autobiography“I’ve had a life and I’ve also had a life as a […]

Community Share wrote a new blog post C.L. Taylor in the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100

C.L. Taylor Deepings Literary Festival 2026 Venue: Molecey Mill, Stamford Road, West Deeping PE6 9JD Saturday 2 May 2026 @ 3 pm Tickets […]

Community Share edited the blog post An evening with Somerset's favourite No Dig guru, Charles Dowding. in the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:03:30 +0100

An evening with Somerset's favourite No Dig guru, Charles Dowding. When: Tuesday 14th April @ 7 pm Where: Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath, York Street, Bath, Somerset BA1 1NG Tickets: £14.99, […]

Community Share wrote a new blog post Debbie Howells in the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Debbie Howells Deepings Literary Festival 2026 Venue: Molecey Mill, Stamford Road, West Deeping PE6 9JD Saturday 2 May 2026 @ 2 pm Tickets […]

jeffjohns joined the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:32:21 +0100

Bob Bobson replied to the topic Which of life's side quests are you doing RN? in the forum General Chat

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:30:39 +0100

Today I am doing the “get the cat to the vet” side-quest.

jeffjohns joined the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:23:31 +0100

Community Share edited the blog post Hannah Gold in the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:22:25 +0100

Hannah Gold Bestselling children’s author, Hannah Gold will be appearing at the Deepings Literary Festival (2026) Deepings Literary Festival 2 […]

Blog: My Year in Paris With Gertrude Stein by Deborah Levy review – wonderfully entertaining from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:01:02 +0100

Biography mingles with fiction as Levy explores the avant-garde writer through the story of three female friends in ParisThe narrator of Deborah Levy’s witty s […]

Community Share edited the blog post Deepings Literary Festival in the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:23:41 +0100

Deepings Literary Festival When: 29th April – 3rd May Where: 7 Venues around Deeping Known author appearances for Deepings Literary Festival 2026 About the l […]

Jason Latnar joined the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:56:01 +0100

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Keeping up appearances in the group Author appearances and events

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:34:22 +0100

Keeping up appearances When I started Author Buzz (UK) all those years ago, it was with the idea that it would grow into a place to get news about your favourate […]

Matthew Brown created the group Author appearances and events

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:42:46 +0100

Matthew Brown created the site Author appearances blog

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:36:24 +0100

Blog: Tucker Carlson to launch publishing imprint with books by Russell Brand and Milo Yiannopoulos from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:05:26 +0100

Former Fox News host says publishing house Skyhorse ‘looking for books that nobody else will publish’Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is set to launch his own […]

Blog: The Romance Edit: April from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:10:25 +0100

Welcome to the April issue of The Romance Edit. Spring is finally in session, and from historical romances, to medical … Continued

Blog: Ghost-Eye by Amitav Ghosh review – a climate-crisis novel let down by its prose from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:00:39 +0100

A reincarnation mystery drives this exploration of spiritual interconnectedness in a globalised worldWhat happens when a novelist cares more about their plot, or […]

Blog: Walking Shadow by Greg Doran review – Shakespeare’s healing power from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:38 +0100

After the death of his husband, Antony Sher, the former RSC director embarks on a quest to see every First FolioThis is really two books in one. The first part […]