Book Events

Tickets include refreshments & 10% off the author's book. 25 capacity, seated. Entrance to the space is wheelchair accessible, although unfortunately the bathroom is not at this time. Full-price tickets cost £6: select this option if you are waged and/or relatively comfortable. Some tickets are allocated as PWYC starting at £2: select this option if needed and pay what you can afford. If you cannot pay £2 but would like to come, get in touch. No-one will be turned away for lack of funds.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

9 APRIL–POETRY ELEANOR REES: EYES IN THE WOOD (BROKEN SLEEP); PORTENTS & PORTALS (GUILLEMOT), & CATHY GALVIN: ETHNOLOGY (BLOODAXE)

17 APRIL–POLITICS [6.30PM] TRANS FEMME FUTURES (PLUTO): NAT RAHA & MIJKE VAN DER DRIFT

23 APRIL–CLIMATE ON WIND & WAVE: MARIANNE BROWN, THE SHETLAND WAY (BOROUGH PRESS) & MARIANNA DUDLEY, ELECTRIC WIND (MUP)

7 MAY–POLITICS DAN HICKS & MAI MUSIE: EVERY MONUMENT WILL FALL

14 MAY–CLIMATE LAURIE PARSONS: CARBON COLONIALISM (MUP)

29 MAY–POETRY TOTTERING STATE #10: NEW IRISH POETRIES, WITH ELLEN DILLON, ARUN SHARMA, & ROB KIELY

10 JUNE–FICTION ANNA MACONOCHI: DIAMOND LIFE (HÉLOÏSE PRESS), WITH KATHRYN ALDRIDGE-MORRIS (COLD TOAST)

16 JULY–FICTION FEMINIST FLASH FICTION FROM THE UK, AUSTRALIA & THE US

SPRING 2026 EVENTS

23 APRIL–CLIMATE ON WIND & WAVE: MARIANNE BROWN, THE SHETLAND WAY (BOROUGH PRESS) & MARIANNA DUDLEY, ELECTRIC WIND (MUP)

17 APRIL–POLITICS [6.30PM] TRANS FEMME FUTURES (PLUTO): NAT RAHA & MIJKE VAN DER DRIFT

9 APRIL–POETRY & PLACE ELEANOR REES: EYES IN THE WOOD (BROKEN SLEEP); PORTENTS & PORTALS (GUILLEMOT), & CATHY GALVIN: ETHNOLOGY (BLOODAXE)

25 MARCH–CLIMATE NICHOLAS BEURET: OR SOMETHING WORSE. WHY WE NEED TO DISRUPT THE CLIMATE TRANSITION (VERSO), WITH SASHA JOSETTE (WORKING CLASS CLIMATE ALLIANCE)

26 MARCH–TRANSLATION [6PM] THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF A HAIKU: POETRY TRANSLATION WORKSHOP WITH HEIDI CLARK 

17 MARCH–POETRY TOTTERING STATE #9: THREE 87 PRESS POETS, MEGAN PINTO (SAINTS OF LITTLE FAITH), EMILY LEE LUAN (/ RETURN) & MANTRA MUKIM (GLITCHWORK), WITH ARTIST RALPH HOYTE

FEB-MAR 2026 EVENTS

14 MARCH–MUSIC RELEASE SHOW FOR DANNY RILEY, ROUND BEING (SENSORY LEAKAGE), WITH CARNIVOROUS PLANTS (LIQUID LIBRARY)

6 MARCH–ECOPOETRY SEAN ROY PARKER: stewarding (MONITOR BOOKS) & SAM FRANCIS: TEASELS (HAZEL PRESS)

4 MARCH–ESSAY SJ KIM: THIS PART IS SILENT. A LIFE BETWEEN CULTURES, WITH MADHU KRISHNAN

19 FEB–MUSIC LOUIS ALBERRY & JIAL: RELEASE SHOW FOR MILK TEETH & ANTLERS

16 FEB–POETRY FROM THE CRATER PRESS: JESSICA PUJOL DURAN, RTA PARKER & REBECCA KOSICK

NOV-DEC 2025 EVENTS

11 DEC–POETRY TRIPLE BOOK LAUNCH: LAUREN MASON: RUST CANYON (V PRESS), FRAN POPE: HOLY BLUE (KULVERT), & DAN ELTRINGHAM: MY DISCOVERY OF (KULVERT)

28 NOV–POETRY LAURA BLOMVALL: ENTER MOON (BROKEN SLEEP), WITH SUZANNAH V. EVANS: UNDER THE BLUE (BLOOMSBURY) & VICKY SPARROW

27 NOV-CLIMATE ADAM HANIEH: CRUDE CAPITALISM (VERSO), IN CONVERSATION WITH SEAN O'BRIEN

21 NOV-FICTION NELL OSBORNE: GHOST DRIVER (MOIST BOOKS)

12 NOV-POETRY REMI GRAVES: COAL (MONITOR BOOKS), WITH DEANNA RODGER

OCT 2025 EVENTS

 29 OCT-POETRY GABRIELLE BATES: JUDAS GOAT (87 PRESS), WITH EMMA GOMIS

23 OCT–POETRY TOTTERING STATE #8: ZOE SKOULDING, JAZMINE LINKLATER & NIA DAVIES

10 OCT-FICTION RICHARD FOSTER: THE PUNK ROCK BIRDWATCHING CLUB (ORTAC PRESS), WITH JOSHUA JONES (LOCAL FIRES)

8 OCT-FICTION AGNES LIDBECK: SUPPORTING ACT (PEIRENE PRESS), WITH TRANSLATOR NICHOLA SMALLEY

7 OCT–FICTION MAHESH RAO: HALF LIGHT (PUSHKIN ONE)

3 OCT–POLITICS MAX FARRAR & BASE SOCIAL CENTRE: BIG FLAME: BUILDING MOVEMENTS, NEW POLITICS

SEPT 2025 EVENTS

24 SEPT–FICTION LAURA VOGT & CAROLINE WAIGHT: *WOMAN, IDLE* (HÉLOÏSE PRESS), IN CONVERSATION WITH NATALIE FERRIS

18 SEPT–POETRY SHEARSMAN SHOWCASE: CARRIE ETTER, FRANCES PRESLEY, ANDREW DUNCAN

11 SEPT–CLIMATE GREEN POPULISM ROUNDTABLE: BECCA MASSEY-CHASE, ROB BRYHER & ADAM CORNER

HIGH SUMMER 2025 EVENTS

14 AUG–NEW WRITING SAMPLING DIF LIT: IAN MACARTNEY, SAM JENKS, THE ZINE TEAM & SHAW WORTH

10 JULY–ART LINA SCHEYNLUS, DIARY OF AN ENDING (PROTOTYPE), IN CONVERSATION WITH TRANSLATOR SASKIA VOGEL

4 JULY–POETRY TOTTERING STATE #7: MICHAEL MARCINKOWSKI (LIVES OF THE SAINTS), Yĕ Yĕ (SOUTH), & JOHN PHILLIPS (LANGUAGE BEING TIME)

30 JUNE–POLITICS LAURA C. FORSTER AND JOEL WHITE, FRIENDS IN COMMON: RADICAL FRIENDSHIP AND EVERYDAY SOLIDARITIES (PLUTO PRESS)

27 JUNE–NEW WRITING LAUNCH OF VOCAL INHABITANTS, AN ANTHOLOGY OF EXPERIMENTAL NEW WRITING (STRANGE REGION PRESS)


POSTPONED



SPRING 2025 EVENTS


11 APRIL THE POLITICS OF HOME: ALVA GOTBY (FEELING AT HOME) AND JACOB STRINGER (RENTERS UNITE!)

5 APRIL LUKE THOMPSON & DONYA TODD: CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER ANIMALS (ORTAC PRESS)

29 MAR SAM WETHERELL: LIVERPOOL & THE UNMAKING OF BRITAIN. IN CONVERSATION WITH AMY EDWARDS

26 MAR TRANSLATING INDIGENOUS MEXICAN POETRY: JUANA ADCOCK & HUBERT MATIÚWÀA (LANDSKIN, GIRASOL PRESS). WITH GIRASOL PRESS (JUKUB)

22 MAR BERNI MUNOZ, MAYA BLACKWELL & SILVIA JIMENEZ: HERBS YOURSELF: A YEAR AT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN

7 MAR EDMUND HARDY: NEGATIVE WORLDS SCREENING & DIRECTOR Q&A

7 FEB TOTTERING STATE #6: LISA SAMUELS (LIVESTREAM), ANDREW HYKEL MEARS (OPEN RIBS ARE A CHURCH FULL OF SKY), CAMILLA NELSON (EPIC)

*RESCHEDULED* 22 JAN 2025 CEMILE ŞAHIN: ALL DOGS DIE (MTO PRESS) & SPRING (FILM SCREENING)

AUTUMN 2024 EVENTS

13 DEC TOTTERING STATE #5: FRED CARTER (OUTAGES), NELL OSBORNE (THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING) & FRANCIS JONES (STORM DRAIN)

27 NOV UNRELIABLE NATURE WRITERS: CLAIRE CARROLL & RICHARD KERRIDGE

18 NOV HASIB HOURANI: rock flight (PROTOTYPE), WITH MIRA MATTAR

15 NOV MINGLE WITH CALEB PARKIN & GUESTS

31 OCT POETRY & TRANSLATION: VÍCTOR RODRÍGUEZ NUÑEZ (DESPEGUE/DEPARTURE), KATHERINE M. HEDEEN & JAMES BYRNE (THE OVERMIND)

28 OCT HANNA NORDENHÖK: CAESARIA (HELOISE PRESS), WITH CAT DICKIE

25 OCT TOTTERING STATE #4: HARRIET TARLO ( CUT FLOWERS II) WITH ROWAN EVANS

14 OCT PAPAYA FESTIVAL: POETRY AND COCKTAILS (PAPAYA TICKET-HOLDERS)

10 OCT MARIJAM DID, EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR: HOW VIDEOGAMES CHANGED THE WORLD WITH JO LINDSAY WALTON